Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
Hlexan0ria Society
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

The New Year dance of the Alexandria
German Club was held Tuesday evening
at McBurney's Hall and was the most
brilliant event Of the season. The chape-
rons were Mrs. ]. Sidney Douglas. Mrs.
George Uhler. Mrs. George A. Mushbach
Mrs. Anthony w. Armstrong, Mrs
Frances Smoot Danenhower. Mrs. T. Mar
shall Jones and Mrs. Samuel G. Brent
The cotillon was led by Mr.. Harry C.
Beverly. dancing with Miss Hattie Doug
las, and Mr.. Clarence r. Howard of Fred
ericksburg, dancing with Mrs. Howard
AS the new year came in Mr.. Beverly
formed the dancers into four sections
making the figures 1905. while the or
chestra played Aud Lang Syne." Shortly
after/midnight a delicious supper was
served, and the dancing continued until 2
O'Clock. Among the couples present were
Miss George McComas French with j..
Thornton Ashton. Miss Laura Danen-
hover with John Mason Lee, Miss Court
ney Grenough with Wilmer Waller, Miss
Beall Daingerfield with Alec Stratton,
Miss Edith Ramsay with Lewis Machen,
Miss Mittie Herbert with Milton French
Miss Ellen Fawcett with Edward Faw-
cett. DR.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Cochran,
Miss Ruth Ashton with DIR. I4lewellyn
Powell. Miss Lucy Douglas with Bank
head Lee of Washington. Miss Ida Nc
Laughlin with Peter Belches of Washing
ton. Miss Clarence Snowden with Mahlon
Hopkins Janney, Miss Mary Snowden with
Marshall Jones, Miss Hildreth Gatewood
with Harris Franklin, both of Washing
ton; Miss DOROTHY Gatewood of Washing
ton with Boylan Green, Miss Mary Phil
lips with Page Waller, Miss Katie Mar
bury of Maryland with Algernon 'Chal
mers. Miss Willis Williams of Staunton
with Gwynn Dent, Miss Louise Fauntle-
roy of Stanton with Wallace Lindsey,
Miss Lisa Anderson with Isadore Schade
of Fairfax. Miss Grace Anderson with
Charles Emmett of Washington. Miss
Jean Carter with Mr.. Clarkson, both. of
Washington: Miss Bessie Jones with
Philip Dawson Of Seminary Hill. Miss
Mamie Jones with Frank Morse of Wash
ington, Miss Jessie Armstrong with How
ard Smith. Miss Eva Dent with DR..
Vivian P. Berry. Miss Mary Dent with
Henry o Bannon Cooper, Miss Mary Balls
new, Miss Eliza Uhler with HERSHEY Sell
den of Washington. and Miss, Marion
Gregg with John Lawrence Marye. The
stays were. Messrs. William Hanckel of
Charlottesville, Stuart Hunter of Win
chester, John Beale Barber of Pittsburg,
Harry Rankin of Luray.. Edward McCor-
mick Stribling of Norfolk, DR.. Pollard.
John Graves. a. Payne, r. w. Gwathney,
Robert Davis, Ernest Mech1in, Archie
King and D. V. Naly of Washington,
CndTieS H. hooI, JT. RICHARD ana raul
Micou of Seminary Hill, David Chalmers,
Powell Brookes. Daingerfield Addison,
Magruder Dent. Richard Chichester, Rob-
ert Standing, Charles Barrett, Marshall
King. Edward Hunter. Gustave Thomp-
son, Beaudric Howell and James Douglas.
Among others present were Mrs. Montrose
Houck Of New York, Mrs. Henry .Ashby
Of Delplape. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fairfax
Robertson and Mrs Adams of Washing
ton. Judge and Mrs. Louis c. Barley. Mr..
and Mrs. George S. French. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll W. Asfhy. Mr.. and Mrs Herbert
Mrs. Herbert Oliver, Mrs. Julian Miller,
Mrs Richard Gibson, Mrs. Louis 8. Scott,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Worth Smith, Mrs.
John Robinson, Miss Fanny Dixon, Miss
Josie Robinson, Miss Sallie kemper, Miss
Bena Stratton, Messrs. Eugene B. Taylor.
Albert D. Brockett, Douglass Stuart and
Carroll Pierce. .-.--..-------.-..-..
The Wednesday Club was entertained
last week by Miss Lucy Doug.as at her
home on Cameron street. The members
present were Miss Bessie Jones, Miss Nam
ME Jones, Miss Lisa Anderson; Miss Grace
Miss Mittie HERBERT Miss Edith
Ramsay. Judge J. X. NJ. Norton. Messrs.
p Hunter, Harry Beverley. Rich
ard Chichester, Milton French James S
Douglas and Arthur Herbert. The prizes
were won by Miss Mamie Jones and Judge
Norton.
Mrs. Samuel l.. Monroe entertained on
afternoon at three tables of
bridge in honor of Miss Caroline Wood
Draper of. Admission, Ala. Mrs. Monroe's
guests were Mrs. George Uhler Mrs. Ar
thur Snowden. Mrs. William B. Smoot.
Mrs. William j. Boothe.. jr., Mrs John
Foster. Miss Carrie Stribing. Miss
Elizabeth NJ. Janney. Miss GauH Norton.
Miss Mamie Norton, Mrs. Carroll w. Ash
by, and Miss Margaret MEG. Ashby. Score
was kept by Mrs. Mary Nicholson Moore
of Savannah, Miss Ada Garrett and Mrs.
Monroe.
Miss Helen Norris Cummings entertained
at one table of seven-hand euchre on Wed
nesday evening in honor of her guest, Miss
Virginia Corse Of The Plains. The other
players were Miss Fanny Herbert, Miss
Elizabeth NJ. Janney. Miss Kate Taylor
Smoot, Miss Margaret Ashby and Miss
Carrie Stribling. .
The Junior Gard Club was entertained
on. Thursday evening by Miss Jean Brent
at her home on North Columbus street
The members present were Miss Rebecca
iJhler. Miss Kate Smoot, Miss Clarence
Snowden, Miss Mary Snowden, Miss Mary
Phillips. Miss George French, Miss Laura
Danenhower, Miss Ellen Fawcett, Miss
Courtney Grenough.' 9, Messrs. Charles
Smoot. Charles Barrett. Edward Fawcest,
Henry O'Bannon Cooper. James S. Doug
las. Wallace Lindsey Marshall Jones' MIL
ton French. Gwynn Dent. Magruder Dent
Harry Beverley, Wilmer Waller and DR..
Vivian p. Berry. The guests of the club
were Miss Mary Hoge. Miss Margaret
Hoge a,rd Miss Meta F'alconer of Wash
mgton, Messrs: Howard Smith and J.
Thornton Ashton.
Mrs. Horace w. Jones has issued jpvlta:
lions to the marriage Nof her daughter,
Miss Sue Duke Jones. to Mr.: Roy NJ.
Palmer. which is to take pace Wednesday
afternoon. January s, at O'Clock In EN-
manuel Episcopal Church, Greenwood. Va.
Miss Jones will wear a tailored suit of
gray cloth with hat to match and will
carry a shower of valley lilies. She Will be
given in marriage by her unc.e. Mr.. James
D. Jones. Miss Charlotte Moncure Black
burn lett yesterday for Greenwood to be
present at the ceremony.
Mrs. j. Stewart Jameson was 1.-The
hostess of the Thursday Club this week
Mrs Jamieson's guests were Mrs. Car
roll W. Ashby. Mrs. George Uhler, Mrs
Samuel l.. Monroe. Mrs Robert w Full
Ter. Mrs Thomas W. Robinson. Mrs.
Louis S. Scott. Mrs. Hugh Mcclure. Mrs.
William B. Smoot. Mrs. Richard Gibson.
Mrs. David JAnney Howell, Miss Lizzie
Potts. Miss Margaret MEG. Ashby. Miss
Virginia Corse, Miss Helen N. Cummings
were won by MIS-. ~Bher and Mrs. Howell
The Bridge Luncheon Club was enter
tained Friday by Miss Lisa Anderson and
Miss Grace Anderson at their home on
Duke street; The members present
Mary Phillips Miss Mildred Foster. Miss
Marion Bryant and Miss Bessie Jones
The guests were Miss Mary Donohoe and
Miss Margaret Moore of Fairfax Miss