Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-18

An engagement of much interest in
Washington, that has just been an
nounced is that of Miss Muriel Bogert Of
Flushing. n. Y. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John l.. Bogert. TO Mr.. J. Holds
worth Gordon. jr.. formerly of Washing
ton but now residing in Flushing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis ". Young OF Chi
cago announce the engagement of their
daughter. Ruth Pierpont. to Robert Will
liam Gunnell. son Of the late DR.. r. H.
Gunnell Of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Absalom p. Wells an
nounce the engagement of their daughter
Edna to Mr.. Paul Davis Keller. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas W. Keller. The
wedding will take place early in June.
An engagement Of importance to Balti-
more society just announced is that OF
Miss Mary Dorothea Hoffman. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Curzon Hoffman, to
Mr.. +. Courtnay jenkins. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph w: jenkins. jr.. and both
prominent socially.
The Secretary of State left last night
for New York to spend Easter with Mrs.
Root and their sons Edward Root and
Elihu Root. jr.. and his wife. and their
son-in-law and daughter. Lieut.. and Mrs.
Grant at the home of Mrs. Wales, mother
of Mrs. Root.
Miss Margaret Draper has returned
from school to spend the holidays with
her parents. Gen. and Mrs. William F.
Draper.
Senator and Mrs. Guggenheim and a
party travelling in private car are at
Hot Springs, Va.
Miss Jeb Whitfield of Wilson. n. c..
who is attending Notre Dame of Mary
land. is spending the Easter holidays with
Miss Shanks of Massachusetts avenue
northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Patterson enter
tanned at dinner last night the Secretary
of Agriculture. Senator and Mrs. Hop
kins Senator and Mrs. Sutherland. Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney Williams. Mrs. lie Droit
Barber Miss Ethel Evans, of New York
and Mr.. j. E. Wilkie.
Senator Aldrich has joined Mrs. Aldrich
and Miss Lucy Aldrich In New York city.
Miss Ernestine Rich of 144S Harvard
street will be at home TO her friends to-
morrow tSunday) evening in honor of her
guest, Miss Irma Kline OF Baltimore.
Mr.. John F. Plunkert OF 435 o street
northwest has gone to Atlantic City to re-
cuperate. accompanied by his wife, and
will be absent two weeks
Mr. and Mrs Daniel w ODonoghue
are spending the Easter holidays at At
lantic City.
Representative and Mrs. Jesse Over
street are spending the week in Atlantic
City.
Mrs. Meyer and the Misses Meyer. wife
and daughters of the Postmaster General
are going abroad early in May to spend
about two months in the enjoyment of the
London season and in travel.
Mrs. William Emory. wife of Rear Ad-
miral Emory. who is with the fleet in Cal
ifornia waters has reopened her old home
on Connecticut avenue for the spring
season
The last social of the Excelsior Literary
Club was held last evening at the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Frear.
:e225 sth street northeast. and was
opened by its President, Mrs. Ensle.
in a welcoming address. The program
was as follows: Piano solo. Mrs. Edwin
Fleetwood: instrumental music, Phillips
family and H. Hoeke: recitation. Ar
worth: recitation. "The Quaker Widow
Mrs. c. Kent: piano solo, Miss d. Knapp;
either solo, Mr.. Muller; vocal solo, Mrs
Woodhead: remarks. Mrs. l.. Bacon; reel
Ida Knapp: vocal duet. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frear: piano duet Mesdames E. V. Carr
and A. III. Frear: selection, Mrs. DR.. Hud-
dlestOn. Among those present were the
f. v. Carr. Mr.. E. V. Carr, Mrs. 8. A.
Bacon. Boston: Mrs. Seely and Miss An
german. Mrs. .Jordenson and Miss Field
ing. Miss b. Langford. Florence Crandall
Emerson Wiksell. Boston; Miss Mabel
White. Miss Jessie Tulle. Mrs. Edith
Slowarth Marie McElroy Dorothy Knapp.
Mrs. NJ. Gorden. Mrs. J. F. Engle. Mrs
E. Muller, Mrs. c. A. Woodhead. Char
lotte Howarth, Mrs. A: H. Frear. Mr.. A.
H. Frear. Mrs. Carrie G. Kent. Miss
Blanche McCreery. Mrs. Faye X. Bebb.
Miss C. Sale, Mrs. W. I. Webb. Mr.. and
Mrs Arthur B. White, H; w. Hoske.
John Y. Phillips. ST.. Mrs. J. Y. Phillips
and John X. Phillips. jr.
Mrs. ]. H. Kyle, widow of Senator Kyle
is in the city.
Mrs James C. bowling OF 1l19 L street
northwest will have as her guests Easter
week Miss Anna McNorton of Yorktown,
IVA and her sister, Miss Marie Thomas
of Philadelphia.
Mrs Sallie Ewing Marshall Hardy, vice
president general L. S. D. 4. r. of Lou
isville Ky, will arrive Sunday afternoon
and will be at the Ebbitt House during
the congress. Mrs. Hardy. who has been
nominated for reelection by her state,
will make one Of the speeches. in re-
Spouse to Mrs. Donald McLean's address
of welcome. Mrs. c. ID. Chenault. state
regent of Kentucky. d. A. r.. will be at
the Ebbitt during the congress.
Miss Aver and Miss !. Jewell of this
city sailed today on the koenigin Luise
for Genoa, via Gibraltar.
Mr.. J. Fairfield Carpenter is home for
his Easter vacation with his brother at
1927 18th street Mrs. j. Fairfield Car
penter will receive on Wednesdays.
Invitations have been issued by Mrs
Edward Enoch Filler Of Sharon, Pa. for
the wedding of her daughter Clara Eliza
beth to Mr.. Talbot Eugene Pierce Tuesday
evening, May ). St. Johns Episcopal
Church. Sharon. Miss Mary Pierce, the
sister Of the groom. will act as maid of
honor. and Mr.. E. c. Witherby. Amherst,
90. will be best man. The ushers. DIR.
William F. NJ. Sewers and Messrs David
NJ. Craig. George l.. COllard, all Princeton
men: Robert H. Walker, Swarthmore.
cousin of the groom w. A. Kranz and