Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-31

4. w al MI AEuISW I1elSe ana MI.
and Mrs. NJ. E Eckles.
Mrs. c. V. Young and her daughter.
Mrs Bourne. 2u.1 Hillyer place. will not
informally Saturdays. February - and
30.
Miss Maude r. steuart of Capitol Hill
entertained the Merrymakers'' Tues
day evening
Mrs. and Miss Bradford. 1870 p street.
will be at home Friday. the 31st. when
them.
The home of DIR. A. D. Cooley vas the
scene OF very prettily arranged
luncheon Wednesday. given by his
honor of her guest. Miss Leila Harrison
Gray. daughter of State Representative
George T. c. Gray of Maryland. Lunch
con was served at ] o'clock in the spa
cous dining room the color scheme being
red and white. Those present were the
Misses F. Louise Cooley. Leila Harrison
Gray Ida. and May Seyboth. Norma Full
Ter. Marjorie and Edna Topham. Laura
Belle Farr, Marie ISettler Blanche Cook
sey. Katherine Hungerford. Katherine
Price and Julia Mitchell Muschette of
Baltimore. Mrs. H. B. Cooley and little
daughter Katherine
u y
usual weekly reception was preceded by a
dinner last night. Others who gave din
nerS We're Senator and Mrs. Wetmore.
Mrs. Don Cameron and Nine Thierry and
her mother. Nine Denis
Mrs. James r. Mckee was the guest of
honor yesterday at a luncheon given by
Mrs. 1sham HornSby. The others present
were Mrs John w. Foster. Mrs. Stanley
Matthews, Mrs. ]. Franklin Bell, Mrs.
Iiar " Nnth
p. Duvall Mrs. John Watts Kearny, Mrs
Stephen Q. Richcy, Mrs. Green Clay
Goodloe. Mrs. Charles Spaldng. Miss
Smith, Miss Schenck and Mrs. Robert *.
Evans.
Mrs. Ollie NJ James. wife of Represen-
tativc James. entertained al a thcater box
party last night. Her guests We're Mrs.
Rodman. Mrs. Deal. Mrs. Jessie w.
Nicholson, Mrs Robert Henry and Mrs.
Senator and Mrs. Depew and Mr.. and
Mrs, Pastor OF the Spanish legation. will
give dinners tonight
Mrs Joseph c. S. Blackburn gave a tea
yesterday at her home in 10Th street in
honor OF Mrs. Goethals, wife of the chair
man of the Isthmian canal commission.
The Misses Perkins presided at the pref
tily appointed tea table.
The engagement was announced yester-
day at Lexington. Ky. of Miss Dewey
Blythe Letcher of that city and Lieut.
Fred w. Hershler 4th Cavalry. L. s.
Army, son OF Capt. IIershler of the War
Department Washington. The wedding
takes place in April.
Among the many pretty weddings of the
| midwinter season was that solemnized at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Moss,
1910 Park place northwest. Wednesday
evening at $50 o'clock. when Mr. Charles
Samuel Brock of Havana, Cuba. and Miss
Lily Alice Hughes of this city were
united in marriage by Rev. James II.
Taylor. pastor of Central Presbyterian
Church.
The event being quiet home affair.
only few intimate friends and relatives
of the contracting parties were present,
though the large array of wedding gifts
in cut glass and silver bore striking tes-
timony to the high esteem in which the
young people are held by large circle
of friends.
The bride was becomingly attired in
gown of white marquisette over liberty
silk. and carried white roses and lilies
of the valley. The home was tastefully
decorated with palms and evergreens. and
white roses and white and pink carna-
tions were artistically arranged in rich
profusion
The bride is daughter of Col. and
Mrs. \. NJ. Hughes Of Columbia. Tenn.
who were present on this location. while
he groom is connected with the bureau
of insu!ar affairs, War Department, in a
clerical capacity. and is temporarily sta
toned in Havana during the regime of
the provisional government.
Immediately after the conclusion of the
ceremony and receiving congratulations.
NJ. and Mrs Brock departed amid
shower OF rice for Norfolk where they
take passage on a government transport
Or their temporary home in Cuba.
Mrs. La Fetra gave a pleasant reception
Yesterday afternoon in honor of her guest,
Mrs. e. b. Stevens of Baltimore who
has just returned from a years inspec-
ton of Methodist missions in India. The
parlors and tea room were tastefuliy
carnations and the tables We're presided
over by Mrs. Eldridge, Mrs Dewhirst,
Mrs. Engle and Mrs. Harvey while Mrs
H. K. Nay1or assisted in receiving. An
informal program was rendered, at which
time Miss Elizabeth Pierce decorated
Mrs. Stevens with beautiful garland of
carnations and narcissus and Miss Caro-
line +. Smith crowned her with a wreath
of laurel in grateful recognition of seven
teen years of unsalaried and effective
service as branch corresponding secre-
tary. Brief speeches were made by Mrs
Naylor, Mrs. John N Culbertson, Mrs
Swiggett, Mrs. La Fetra and others and
Mrs. J. c. Tasker offered prayer. The
parlors were crowded all the afternoon.
In the presence of only the immediate
families of the parties, Mrs. Annie Ste
phan Smit h. daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Albert Stephan. was married yesterday to
Mr.. George Edwin Walker of this city
The ceremony was performed at the resi-
dence Of Rev. J. Z. A. Doermann. After
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Walker left
for Palm Beach and the south.
Mrs ana Miss Madden will not receive
tomorrow, but will be at home Saturday,
February S.
Miss Pierre Anderson gave a box party,
followed by a supper at the New Willard.
Tuesday night in honor of the Misses
Shaw. VINO have returned to their home
in New York The other guests were Mrs
]. j. Richardson. Miss Pansy Perkins,
Miss Anna Perkins. Lieut.. Cosby, Mr.
Archibald Mr.. Van Wyck. DR. Kirkpat-
rick, Mr. Hempstone and Mr.. Elliot
Mrs Mason. wife of Rear Admiral
Mason will not receive tomorrow, owing
to an attack of grip.
Mrs Thomas w. Stubblefield of Euclid
street will not receive Wednesday, Febru-
airy s. but will be at home the second and
last Wednesdays i'll February the 18th
and 26th
Miss Marie Grace Young will spend the
weekend in Baltimore, guest of Mrs
Dwight Mallory.
Mrs William John Zeh of 1901 18th
street will be at home informally Satur-
days until o'clock.
Mrs. Amos G. Draper has been unable