Evening star., 1908-01-26
Alcxan0rla Society
Special Correspondence of The Star
ALEX January -

ALEXANDRIA. January p. 1908
One of the most delightful events of the
winter was the leap year dance last Fri
day night at McBurney's hall in honor Of
the men of the Alexandria German Club.
The leap year spirit was carried out in
every way, the girls filing out the men S
cards, breaking in on their Dances and
at midnight serving them a supper which
they had prepared with their own hands.
The young ladies in charge, Miss George
McComas French and Miss Mary Phillips,
deserve great credit, as it was due mostly
to their untiring efforts that the affair
was such a success. The only regrettable
part of the dance was that Miss Phillips
was taken sick Friday afternoon and
could not be present. The dance was
chaperoned by Mrs. George S. French,
Mrs. Richard Gibson, Mrs. Frances Smoot-
Danenhower. Mrs. Edward S. Fawcett,
Mrs. Edward H. Kemper, Mrs. George \.
Mushbach, Mrs. Louis S Scott Mrs Ar
thur Snowden, Mrs. j. Sidney Douglas
and Mrs. Anthony w. Armstrong. The
men present were Messrs. Joseph Venabe
of Petersburg, Richard Farr of Fairfax
Philip Postom o. Falls Church. William
John Thomas and Norris Bentley of
Sandy Spring. Md. Richard Micou.
Charles r. Hooff. jr, and Philip Dawson
of Seminary Hill. Charles Cheyney,
Charles Emmett, f. w. Gwathney, Lee
Clarkson. Herbert Stabler. HERSHEY Sell
den, Alvin and Paul Portner. Foster
Slaughter and John Graves of Washing
ton, Cyril Dalton of the Plains, Marshall
Jones, Daingerfield Addison. Edward Faw-
cett. Mahlon Hopkins Janney. Page Wal
Ter. Wilmer Waller. Charles Barrett.
James Sidney Douglas. jr., Vivian Berry.
Henry O'Bannon Cooper. Eugene Taylor,
Alec Stratton. Gwynn Dent Magruder
Dent. Marshall King. Gustave Thompson
Harry Beverley, Charles Smoot. Ander-
son Sommers. John l.. Marye, Ernest Al
len. John Agnew, George S. French, Louis
Scott. Carroll w. Ashby, Robert Standing
Milton French, j. Thornton Ashton Mi
ton Morrill,, Wallace Lindsey. Richard
Chichester and Howard Smith. The young
ladies were Miss Beatrice Darnelle of
Memphis. Tenn. Miss Belle Heath of
Norfolk. Miss Ann Taylor of Anniston
Ala. Miss May Beverley of Broad Run
Misses Mary and Margaret hoge, Fanny
Washington. Anne Selden. Hildreth Gate
wood. Margaret Boydkin and Jean Carter
of Washington, Mrs. Thomas b. Cochran
Misses Grace Anderson. Bessie Jones'
Clarence Snowden. Mary Snowden
George French, Nancy Pierce, Eliza Uhl-
er. Rebecca Chler. Edith Ramsay Mil
dred Hallowell Bentley. Edith Bentley
Mary Bentley. Alice Chnn, Mittie Her
bert, Lucy Douglas, Hattie Douglas, Eva
Dent Mary Dent, Annie Murphy. Frances
DanenhoWer Laura DanenhoWer, Mildred
Foster, Emma Thorn. Ellen Fawcett.
Jean Brent, Courtney Grenough and Sibyl
Smoot, Miss May Fair of Warrenton, Miss
Mary Janney Hooff and Miss Sadie Hor-
ner of Seminary Hill.
Mr.. Robert Jones entertained at dinner
on Friday evening at his home on North
Washington street. Mr. Jones guests
We're Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nourse of Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Doyle Brockett. Miss
Constance Boush and Mr.. Robert Stand
ing.
Miss Sibyl Harriet Smoot entertained in
formally Saturday evening at her home
on Prince street. Miss Smoots guests
We're Miss Ann Taylor of Alabama. Miss
George French, Miss Frances Danen-
hover. Miss Laura Danenhower. Miss
Clarence Snowden. Miss Mary Snowden.
Miss Rebeccs Uh,er. Miss Jean Brent,
Miss Eva Dent. Miss Mary Dent. and Miss
Courtney Grenough, Dr.. V. P. Berry,
Messrs. Charles smoot. Henry OBJ.
Page Waller Wilmer Waller. Marshall
Jones. Thornton Ashton. Lenox Uhler and
Edward Stabler Fawcett.
A very quiet but extremely pretty home
! wedding took place Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock at the residence of the bride,
5O1 Cameron street when Miss Hannah r..
Henderson was married to Mr.. George W.
LaycOck or Hamilton. Va oWlHS 10 the
| recent death of the brides mother only
| the immediate families were present. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Simp-
son V. Ildebrand. pastor OF Harmony
Methodist Episcopal Church South at
Hamilton. The bride was attired in a
princess dress of white crepe over taf-
!; feta and carried a shower of bride roses
| and valley lilies Her only attendant was
her niece Miss Alice Montrose Graham.
who wore light blue crepe and carried
bridesmaid roses. There was no reception,
Mr.. and Mrs. Laycock leaving later IN the
afternoon to spend their honeymoon in
| Ohio and Illinois. On their return they
will live at the Baldwin House, Hamil-
| ton, where Mr.. Laycock is prominent
merchant.
| The Duplicate Bridge Club met Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. Louis c. Bar
| ley at her home on North Columbus
street The other ladies present were
Mrs Thomas w Robson. Mrs. Louis S.
Scott. Mrs William ]. Boothe. jr., Mrs.
Samuel G. Brent. Mrs. L. Marshall Jones,
Mrs. George Uhler and Mrs. William b.
Smoot.
Mrs. Gardner Lloyd Boothe entertained
six tables of bridge on Wednesday after
noon at her home on South Columbus
/ street in honor of her guest. Mrs. Blair
| Spencer of Williamsburg. Mrs. Richard
Gibson and Mrs. George s. French won