Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Alexan0ria Society.
special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, May .. 1908.
The Easter german of the Alexandra
German Club was given last Friday night
at McBurney's Hall. The dance was chap
eroned by Mrs. George Uhler, Mrs An
thony w. Armstrong, Mrs. j. Sidney
Douglas. MRS. Carroll w. Ashby. Mrs.
George boswell Brooke. Mrs. Isaac Gregs'
Mrs George A. Mushbach, Mrs. Louis s.
Scott, Mrs Julian r. Miller and Miss
Lille Marbury. The cotillon began
shortly after 10 o clock, and was skiilfuiiy
led by Mr. Harry Carter Beverley with
Miss Bessie Jones. The couples dancing
were Miss Edith Ramsay with Arthur
Herbert Miss Clarence Snowden with
Worth Smith, Miss Mary Windsor Snow
den with Alec Stratton, Miss Marguerite
Jones Of Memphis, Tenn. with James s.
Douglas jr.: Miss Alice lizard of Roanoke.
Va, with John Marshall Jones. Miss Mary
RattisOn Of s Philadepha " with Ayef
with F. w. Gwathmey of Washington
Miss Mary Donohoe of Fairfax with Ma
gruder Dent, Miss Caroline Tiliinghast
Lee with DR.. William Lee Hart both OF
Washington with Page Waller. Miss
Dorothy Gatewood Of Washington with
Windsor Snowden, Miss Jean Carter or
Washington with Howard Smith, Miss
borCle CIOlQ or OoIdpldnc WlAi I1oII
Gray of Warrenton, Miss Eliza Mason OF
Marshall. Va. with Boylan Green. MISS
Fanny Beverley Of Essex county with
Leonard Pierson of Fredericksburg. MISS
May Fair of WarrentOn with Edmund r.
Hunter, Miss Lucy Douglas with Milton
French. Miss Hattie Douglas with Robert
Davis of Washington, Miss Marion Gregg
with Jack Ballinger Of Washington, MISS
Courtenay Greenough with Wilmer wal
Ter, Miss Eva Dent with John Brewer OF
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ton Ashton. Miss Rebecca Uhler with
Charles G.. Smoot, Miss Grace Anderson
with Philip Dawson of Seminary Hill.
Miss Mary Phillips with Henry O'Bannon
Cooper Miss George French with Wal
lace Lindsey and Mr.. and Mrs. Whitman
Rathbone Smith. Among the gentlemen
were Messrs. c. B. Mueller Of Cleveland.
Ohio: Barton Mason Of Fredericksburg.
Robert Taylor. jr.. of Gainesville. Md !:
Amber Mason Blackford of the Episcopal
cox. Alvin Portner, Foster Slaughter, Nor
ris F. Frey. Vivian Everett. Wayne Richie.
Charles Emmett. c. c. Heth. James VIII
cox Brown. jr; Kent Roberts and George
Marye. Vivian Berry. Charles Barrett,
Gwynn Dent. Daingerfield Addison. Rich
ard Chichester. Cecil Kent Sherman,
Julian T. Burke, jr.: Edward s. Fawcett.
Alfred c. Moss and John Agnew. Among
others present were Mr.. and Mrs. Berry
Hopper OF Washington. Mrs. Thomas B.
Cochran, Miss Josie Robinson. Miss Sallie
kemper, Miss Mary Gilkeson, Miss Ida
Mclaughlin. Miss Bena Stratton. Messrs.
John Waller, Eugene B. Taylor. John
Mason Lee, Marshall King and William
w. Smith. - - ~"-s'-
Mr. and Mrs. George William Ramsay
announce the engagement OF their daugh-
ter Miss Edith Ramsay, to Mr.. Frank
Mccormick of Berryville. Va. The we'd
ding will take place June IL. Miss Ram
say Is considered one OF the handsomest
girls in Virginia, and is extremely popu-
lar both here and in Richmond where
she has visited as the guest of Mrs.
Swanson. wife of the Governor Of Vir-
ginia. She is the Youngest of the five
Ramsay girls. all of whom were noted
Robert Reese of Washington. formerly
Miss Rebecca Ramsay; Mrs. Thomas Sed-
don Taliaferro, jr., of Wyoming. formerly
Miss Lucy Ramsay; Mrs. Conger. wife
Of DR.. Clement Ellis Conger Of Pleasant
Valley, Va. formerly Miss Halle Ram
say. AMI Mrs. Brown, wife of Rev. Will
liam Ambrose Brown Of Portsmouth, Va,
who was Miss Mary Ramsay.
Miss Rose Macdonald will entertain at
dinner this evening in honor of her
cousin. Mr.. Mccormick. whose engage
ment to Miss Edith Ramsay has Just
been announced. Miss MacDonalds other
guests will be Mr.. and Mrs. Louis s.
Mr.. Edward s. .Leadbeater.
The Duplicate Bridge Club met this
week at the home of Mrs. Thomas w.
Robinson on North Washington street
The other ladies present were Mrs. T.
Marshall Jones, Mrs. William B. Smoot
Mrs George Chler, Mrs. Louis s. Scott.
Mrs William ]. Boothe. jr.; Mrs. Samuel
G. Brent and Mrs. Louis C. Barley.
bo Ia OF uoeefino NJ SQnfOr Euchrp
Club was held Wednesday evening, when
| the members were very beautifully enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Clarke
Dunn a their home on Duke street Those
of Fredericksburg. Miss Mary Taylor. Mr..
] and Mrs. Laurence Stabler. DR.. and Mrs.
| Hugh Mcclure. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
| Chandlee Leadbeater. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Uhler. Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Smoot.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Brent. Mr.. and
Mrs. George S. French, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll w. Ashby. Mrs. T. Marshall Jones.
Mrs. William B. Daingerfeld. The prizes
were won by Mrs. Boothe. Mrs. Howard,
Mr. Uhler and Mr.. Leadbeater.
| Miss Mary Janney Hooff entertained
informally Monday evening at her home
on Seminary Hill Miss Hooff's guests
were Miss Mary Gusts Lee of Fredericks-
| burg, Miss Sallie Amber of Baltimore,
Miss Grace Anderson. Miss Bessie Jones,
Miss Louise HoOn Messrs. Charles r.
Hooff. jr.; Taylor Burke, Julian Burke.
| Harry Beverley, Arthur Herbert and
| Philip Dawson
Among the Alexandrians who attended
the dance given at Willard Hall. Fairfax
Courthouse. Tuesday night were Miss Eva
Dent, Miss Mary Dent Miss Beall DAM
| gerfeld. Miss Hattie Douglas. Miss Mary
| Phillips. Miss Grace Anderson, Miss Bes-
sia Jones. Messrs Gwynn Dent, Charles
Barrett. James s. Douglas, jr.: Richard
Chichester and Harry Beverley.
The Ann Mccarthy Ramsay Chapte
Children Of the American Revolution, gave
an enjoyable entertainment Saturday
at Miss Kate Shoots studio on Prince
street The members of the chapter posed
| for tableaux. while solos were sung by
| Miss Smoot. Mrs Raymond Hulfish and
Mr. Richard Writ Those who took part
| in the tableaux were Miss Helen Calvert,
| Nellie Uhler. Catherine Waller, Collins
Jones. Judith Boswell. 1sobel Boswell,
| Emma Carter Mary Lord Andrews; Mas
| ters Douglas Mclean, Eliphalet Andres
and Wilfred and Clarence Robinson.
Miss Annie Cragg and Mr.. William Pot
| ter were quietly married Wednesday after
| noon at the home OF the bride, Alb South
Washington street, by the Rev. Charles D.
Bulla of the Southern Methodist Church.
Later Mr.. and Mrs. Potter left for Luray,
| Va. where they will spend their honey
moon. On their return they will live in
this city