The Washington herald., 1908-01-26
ALEXANDRIA SOCIAL NOTES

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Phineas J. Dempsey.
Miss Charlotte Blackburn has re-
turned from Greenwood, where she at
tended the wedding Of Miss Sue Jones
and Mr.. Palmer. of Washington.
Mr.. John 4, Marshall and Mr.. Milton
Fairfax haYe gone 10 the Hot Springs
Of Arkansas for a months stay
Mr.. Preston Gibson. formerly Of Chi
cagO. and son OF the late Senator Glib
son. of Louisiana. viii take possession
on Monday Of the country place near
this city which he recently bought
from Mr.. Courtland II. Smith.
Mr.. Edmund Burke has returned to
New York after a visit to his mother.
Mrs. John W Burke, in this city.
Miss Alice Crawford has returned to
her home on Seminary Hill, after
visit with Miss Alice Robinson, In Bal
/ timore.
Mrs. Sally Hopper, OF Baltimore, is the
guest Of her sister. Mrs William b.
SmOot, I'm Prince street.
Miss Minnie Weinstein. Of New York, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. /. Block.
Mr.. Jack Stephenson, Of Pittsburg was
the guest OF friends in this city the
/ past week.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Nourse left here
1 Friday for New York, after a ten days'
visit 10 Mr., and Mrs, Albert Doyle Brack-
/ EFT.
/ Misses Mamie and Margaret SAYS. Of
/ Falls Church, are visiting Miss Gertrude
Fenton, in King street.
Mrs. Warren P. Taylor. Of Richmond.
/ Va, is the guest OF her sisters. the Misses
Rasbury, in Prince street.
Rev. Joseph R. sevler has gone to Dan
viIle Va. where he will conduct services
for ten days
Miss Virginia Nails. Of this city. is vis-
iting friends in Loudoun and Frederick
counties.
Miss Elizabeth Jones left here Friday
for Baltimore to spend the month OF Feb
ruary with her aunt. Mrs Columbus
shriver. 1919 North Calvert street
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cochran. OF The
Plains. have returned home after visit
ing Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Cochran.
Mrs Louis $. Scott left her. Friday for
Richmond, where she will be the guest OF
Miss Anna D. Carr.
Mr, and Mrs. David Janney Howell and
Miss Ida Wattles have returned from a
ten days trip TO New York City.
Miss Kitty Barrett wiz leave here
Tuesday for New York, from which port
she will sail on Thursday for Paris Miss
Barrett Will spend several months in |
Paris and 90 10 Italy IN the spring.
Mrs Blair Spencer, of WILLIAMSBURG
was the guest Of Mrs. Gardner L. Boothe /
during the past week. She has Joined /
Mr.. Spencer in Boston.
DR.. Louis S. Greene has returned from
Columbus. Ga. where he was called by /
the illness Of his father, Maj William 5. /
Greene.
Miss Mary Randolph. OF Lynchburg. IS [
visiting Mrs. William A. Smoot at Col /
ross"
Among the Alexandrlans who attended
the Southern charity ball. at the New
Willard in Washington. Tuesday even /
ing were. Miss Alice Chinn, Mr.. Harry /
White. Nj. Walton Janney, and Hr. Mar 4
shall I. King.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Doyle Brockett /
entertained at dinner Of fourteen covers. /
on Wednesday evening. IN honor Of Mr..
and Mrs. James Francis Nourse.
Miss Sybil Smoot entertained a number
Of young friends Saturday evening. at
her home in Prince street The guests /
who were asked To meet Miss Ann Tay-
ior Of Admission, Ala, were. Misses Mary
and Eva Dent, Mary and Clarence Snow
den, George French. RebeCCa I-hler.
Courtney GTeenOugh, Frances and Laura
Dauenhower. Jean Brent. Messrs. Henry
o Bannon Cooper. Magruder Dent Gwyn
Dent. Marshal Jones, Edward Fawcett-
Charles SmOOt Page and Wilmer Waller.
Lenox Uhler, Jack Ashton, and DIT.
Berry.
Miss Liza Mclaughlin was hostess on
Wednesday for the Junior Eight-Hand
Euchre Club. Miss Rebecca UhIer won
the prize. Miss McLaughlin's guests were
Miss Mary Thomson. Misses Eliza and
Rebecca Uhler, Miss Mary Gilkeson. Miss
Lucy Douglas, and Mrs. Herbert Olivia.
Mrs Gardner Lloyd Boothe entertained
at six tables Of bridge in honor Of her
guest. Mrs Blair Spencer. Wednesday
afternoon. The paTlors were decorated
with pink carnations and Golden Gate /
roses The prizes. which were unusually
handsome. were won by Mrs. Richard
Gibson and Mrs. George s. French. Those
asked TO meet Mrs. Spencer were: Mrs
Marshall Jones Mrs. Samuel G. Brent
Mrs. Henry J. Robertson Mrs. George
UhleT, Mrs. Thomas Robinson, Mrs. Car
roll W. Ashley. Mrs. Louis 5. Scott. Mrs.
Hugh Mcclure. Mrs. William J. Boothe.
jr., Mrs. Laurence Stabler, Mrs. George
s. French, Mrs. James Reid, Mrs. EN-
nett Dunn, Mrs Clarence c. Leadbeater,
Mrs. Stuart Jamison, Mrs. William 3.
SmOot Mrs. Richard Gibson, Mrs. Louis
c. Barley, Mrs. Herbert LIghtfoot, Of
Misses Rose Mcdonald.
Philippa Wattles, Helen Cummings, and
Miss Elizabeth Potts.
Mr.. Robert Jones entertained at q small
dinner party in honor OF Mr. and Mrs.
James Francis Nourse on Friday evening
at his home, in North Washington street.
Mr.. Jones guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Doyle BTOCkett Mr.. and Mrs. ,
Nourse. Miss Constance Bush, and Mr. II
Robert Standing ,
Mrs. William B. SmoOt was at home
Thursday afternoon TO about 200 guests, !
when her friends were asked TO meet Miss
Elizabeth Hawley Potts. Mrs Smoot's
handsome home, which is one adapted 10 I
Entertaining. never looked prettier with ]