Evening star., 1908-01-12
Hlexan0ria Society
.cial Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, January IL. 1903
Mrs William B. Smoot entertained at
4seven-hand eucher Wednesday afternoon
in honor of Miss Virginia Corse of the
Plains Mrs. Smoots other guests were
Mrs John Hunton Foster, Mrs. George A.
Mushbach, Mrs. Samuel L. Monroe, Mrs.
r. Marshall Jones, Mrs. Carroll w. Ash
: by. Mrs William ]. Boothe jr, Mrs.
Hugh Mcclure. Mrs. Louis S. Scott, Mrs
Thomas w. Robinson. Mrs. ]. Stewart
Jameson, Mrs. Louis C. Barley. Mrs. An
thony E. SInoot, Mrs. George Uhler, Mrs
Samuel G. Brent, Mrs. Writ French of
Princeton. w. Va. Mrs Henry Fairfax
Robertson of Washington. Miss Helen
Norris Cummings. Miss Carrie Stribling,
Miss Margaret McGregor Ashby. Miss
Elizabeth Potts and Miss Lille Marbury.
The prizes were won by Mrs. Uhier. Mrs
Monroe, Miss Stribling and Mrs. Jamie
son.
Mrs John Hunton Foster entertained
at two tables of bridge last Saturday
afternoon. Mrs. Fosters guests were
Mrs. William J. Boothe. jr. Mrs Carroll
w. Ashby. Mrs. Louis S. Scott. Mrs
David Janney Howell. Mrs. Thomas B.
Cochran. Mrs. Samuel G. Brent and Miss
Carrie Striblns.
Mrs. Albert D. Brockett and Miss Vic
toria -Peed have returned from Ohio,
where they have been on visit to rela-
tives. Mrs. Brockett has as her guests
her brother. Mr.. Frank Nourse of Ohio
and Mrs Nourse.
The Eight-hand Eucher Club met Tues
day evening with Miss Anita Robbins at
her home on South st. Asaph street The
members present were Mrs. Isaac Gregg
Miss Marion Gregg, Miss Sallie Kemper
Miss Mamie Agnew. Miss Irene Lambert
Messrs. William j. Hall, Raymond Acton
Ernest L. Allen and John Agnew. The
guests of the club were Miss Cecilia
Taliaferro of King George county, Miss
Mary Ba1sley OF Reidsville. n. c., and
Mrs. Richard f.. Acton. The prizes were
won by Miss Gregg, Mrs. Acton and Miss
Taliaferro.
Mrs. Clara G. Ieadbeater entertained in
formally at five-hundred Tuesday evening
at her home on South Pitt street. Miss
Leadbeaters guests were Miss Virginia
Corse OF the Plains. Mrs. Laurence Stab
Ter. Miss Helen Norris Cummings, Miss
Mildred HaIlowell Bentley. Miss Mary
BENTLEY. Miss Emma Thorn. Messrs- Ed
Ward s. Leadbeater, Mahlon Hopkins
: Janney, John Herndon and Milton Dana
Morrill,. Miss Corse won the prize.
The Wednesday Club was entertained
this week by Miss Lisa Anderson at her
ent were Miss Nancy Jones, Miss Bessie
Jones, Miss Grace Anderson, Miss Mittie
Herbert. Miss Edith Ramsay, Miss Lucy
Douglas, Judge J. h. NJ. Norton. Messrs.
Ashley Rowell of Washington, James Sid
ney Douglas. jr.; Milton French. Harry
Beverley. Edmund p. Hunte~ and Richard
Chichester.
The Friday Afternoon Card Club met
this week at the home of Miss George
McComas French on North Alfred street.
The young ladies present were Miss Oar
nell of Nashville Miss Mary Dent. Miss
Eva Dent. Mrs Thomas b. Cochran, Miss
Mildred Foster Miss Mary Phillips. Miss
Clarence Snowden. Miss Hattie Douglas.
NJ IS Annie Murphy. Miss Mary Snow
den and Miss Jean Brent.
Mrs Robert w Fuller held the meet
ing of the Thursday Club this week at
her home on Orinoco street. Score was
kept by Mrs. Frances Smoot Danen-
hover and Mrs. Fuller. The players
were Mrs. William =. Daingerfield. Mrs.
Stewart Jameson. Mrs Carroll w. Ash
by. Mrs. William j. Boothe, jr., Mrs.
Cla-ence Chanoblee Leadbeater. Mrs. Hugh
Mcclure. Mrs. Arthur Snowden. Mrs.
Eayid Janney Howell, Mrs. Richard Glib
son, Mrs. Edward II. Kemper, Miss Mar
garet MEG Ashby. Miss Phil Watties.
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Janney, Miss Rose
Macdonald. Mrs. Louis C. Barley and
Miss Virginia Corse. The prizes were