Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
Alexanorla Society
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, va, FeDfOafS ~, iFpS-
The last dance before Lent of the Alex
andria German Club took place at Nc
Burney's Hall last Friday night and was
one of the most brilliant of the season.
The hail was festooned with southern
smilaX and hundreds of red electric bulbs
added greatly to the charm of the scene.
The dance was chaperoned by Mrs Will
liam &. Daingertield. Mrs. George Uhler,
Mrs. George A Mushbach, Mrs. James S.
Douglas and Mrs. Carroll w. Ashby. The
cotillen was led by Judge Louis c. Bar
ley with Mrs. James V. Epson of San An
tonic, Tex, and Mr.. Harry G. Beverly
with Miss Bessie Jones. Among the dane
ers were Miss Beatrice Wyoming Darnele
and Miss Marguerite Jones of Memphis.
Tenn. Miss Mackie Young of Portsmouth,
Va. Miss Charlotte England and Miss
RosaEe Rutherford of Baltimore, Miss
Willis Williams of Staunton. Miss Mary
DOnohoe of Fairfax, Mrs. Agnes Quarles
and Miss Katie Green of Delaplane,
Misses Earlena and frankie Taunt of Gull
pepper. Miss Helen Holohan of Lancaster
Pa, Miss Lucille Martin of Blue Ridge
Summit Pa, Miss Winslow of San An
tonic, Tex, Miss Bessie Crosby of Nor
folk Mrs. Helen Tally, Mrs. Cole. Mrs.
George Derrick. Misses Hildreth Gatewood.
Dorothy Gatewood. Frances Dodge and
Ralph of Washington, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Anderson Sommers. Mrs. William
Bryant. Mrs. Louis S. Scott Misses Clar-
ence Snowden. Mary Snowden. Edith
Ramsay, Mittie Herbert, Lucy Douglas,
Hattie Douglas, Eva Dent. Mary Dent,
Laura Danenhower. Courtney Grenough.
Beall Daingerfield. Mary Phillips, Bessie
Jones. Mary Bentley. Rebecca Uhler,
rion Gregg and Annie Murphy. Messrs.
Karl Minnegerodet of Baltimore, Archie
GoodlOe of Culpeper. John Janney of
Leesburg. Richard r. Farr of Fairfax.
Charles kemper of Clifton, Va, James V.
Epson of San Antonio, Tex, Stuart Hun
ter of Winchester. Lieut.. Stuart Williams.
U.S.A.; John Brewer of Rockville, Frank
Mccormick of Berryville, DR.. Roy Adams,
DIR. Richard Lloyd Cooke. Charles b.
Cheyney, Frank w. Gwathmey, Frank
Hufty. Everett Boughton. Charles En-
NETT, Lee Clarkson. George Minnegerode,
Dr. Edmund Franklin, Paul Portner, AL
vim Portner and Howard Wright OF WASH
ington. DR.. Vivian p Berry, DR.. LEW
ellyn Powell. Milton French. Arthur Her
bert Charles Smoot. James Sidney Doug
las. jr., Marshall Jones, Mahlon Hopkins
Janney. Alec Stratton. Henry OBJ. Cooper.
Carroll W. Ashby. Page Waller. Wilmer
Waller. Charles Barrett, ]. Thornton Ash
ton. Wallace Lindsey, Edward Fawcett,
Richard Chichester, Daingerfeld Addison.
Agernon Chalmers. Aylett Nicol. Lewis
Ansey. Windsor Snowden. Gwynn Dent.
Magruder Dent, Howard Smith and john
Agnew. Among others present were mrs.
e. d. Adams of Washington. MRS
Acton DR.. and Mrs. Thomas 3. Cochran,
Mrs. Isaac Gregg, Mrs. Edward II. Kemp
er, Miss Sallie Kemper, Miss Clara Moore.
Messrs John Waller. William Hall. Mar
shall L. King and Edmund Hunter.
The Eight-hand Euchre Club was en-
tertasned Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
Edward Herbert oliver, 81 South Wash
ington street. The guests of the club
were Mrs Thomas B. Cochran and Miss
Mary Phillips The members playing
were Miss Mary Bentley. Miss Mary
Thomson. Miss Ida Mclaughlin. Miss
Mary Gilkeson and Miss Lucy Douglas
Miss Douglas won the prize.
Mrs William 3. Daingerfeld and Mrs.
r. Marshall-JOnes entertained the Sc
nior Euchre Club Wednesday evening at
the home of Mrs. Daingerield 131 North
Washington street. The guests were Dr.
and Mrs James d. Gatewood of Wash
ington. Miss Margaretta Mcclure of
Richmond. Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Boothe, Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Lloyd
Boothe. Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll w. Ashby,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Chandlee Lead
beater. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Stabler,
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. French. Mr.. and
Mrs George Uhler, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam 3. Smoot, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Snowden, Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett {. Dunn,
DR. and Mrs. Hugh Mcclure, Mrs. John
Hinton Foster. Miss Elizabeth Potts and
Miss Margaret MEG Ashby. The
prizes were won by Mrs. Smoot. Miss
Ashby, Mr.. Leadbeater and Mr. Stabler.
Miss Ada Harrison Garrett entertained
at luncheon Saturday at her home on
North Washington street. Miss Garrett $
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tyson
of Baltimore Miss Lauri McLaurin of Mis-
sissippi Miss Gertrude Williamson and
Miss Margaret Williamson of George
town.
Miss Mamie Agnew entertained the
Tuesday Euchre Club this week at her
home on South Pitt street. Those playing
were Miss Gretta Mccoy of Riverton.
Va: Mis- Katie Green of Delaplane Miss
Louise White of Washington, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kosciusko Kemper. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward H. Kemper. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Rogers, Mrs Isaac Gregg. Miss Anita
Robbins Messrs Robert Davis Of Wash
ington, Raymond Acton, William j. Hall.
Frank L. Slaymaker, James Douglas,
Ernest Allen and John Agnew. The prizes
were won by Mr.. Edward kemper and
Mr.. Allen.
The Duplicate Bridge Club met this
week at the home of Mrs. Louis S. Scott.
on North Washington street The other
ladies playing were Mrs. !. Marshall
Jones. Mrs George Uhler. Mrs. Thomas
w. Robinson. Mrs William b. Smoot.
Mrs. Louis G.. Barley. Mrs. Carroll W.
Asilbv and Miss Elizabeth Potts.
+ Mrs Gardner Lloyd Boothe entertained
at one la BILE of eight-hand euchre Thurs
dav afternoon in honor of Miss Marga-
retta Mcclure of Richmond. Mrs.
Hoothe's guests were Miss Helen Holo-
han of Lancaster. Pa: Mrs. Hugh Nc
CURE, Mrs. Arthur Herbert Bryant, Mrs.
Richard Gibson. Mrs. Thomas b. Coch-
ran Mrs. Herbert Lightfoot of Washing
ton and Mrs. Clarence G. I-eadbeater.
Mrs. Bryant won the prize.
Thursday evening by Miss Clarence Brent
Snowden at her home, 800 King street
The members present were Miss George
French, Miss Jean Brent, Miss Kate
Smoot Miss Courtney Grenough, Miss
Mary Phillips. Miss Mary Snowden. Miss
Ellen Fawcett Miss Rebecca Uher, Miss
Beall Daingerfield. Miss Hattie Douglas
Dr. V. p Berry, Messrs Harry Beverley
Charles Barrett James Douglas, Edward
Fawcett.. Henry OBannon Cooper. Milton
French, Marshall Jones, Gwynn Dent, Ma
gruder Dent Charles Smoot Wallace
Lindsey Wilmer Waller, j. Thornton Ash
ton. Daingerfield Addison and Windsor
Snowden The guests of the club We're
and Mrs Thomas b. Cochran, Miss Marion
Bryant. Miss Annie Murphy. Miss Eva
Dent. Miss Mildred Foster and Mr. An
thony G. Armstrong.
Mrs Carroll w. Ashby entertained the