Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-02
IN the WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. AND MISS ROCKWELL
HAVE YOUNG GuEST&
An Engagement Announced and
Wedding Plans Noted-other
Events-Personals.

Miss Christine Roosevelt and Miss Edith
stearns are guests at the White House.
| Mrs Fairbanks will entertain the men,
bers of the Congressional Club at 3
O'Clock tea Friday. May s.
An engagement announced today which
is of interest in Washington Is that OF
Miss Edith Barnard of Baltimore and
Mr.. James Delano Of New York.
! Miss Barnard, who is well known as
writer of short stories is the daughter Of
| and Mrs. Barnard, and resides with her
| mother at o019 ST. Paul street. in the
| Monumental city. Miss Barnard Is re-
| ted to number of Washington people,
and her father was for many years con-
nected with the Baltimore and Ohio and
| other railroads in a professional capacity.
He was a member of the old Deerfeid,
Mass. branch of the Barnard family ~
Mr.. Delane comes Of a well known ram
| lily in New Bedford. Mass. He Is grad
uate Of St. Paul's School, Concord. n. H.,
and of Yale University, and is now in
| business in the metropolis.
| The date for the wedding mas not yet
| been set.
,, Thursday evening. April 30, Mr.. and
| Mrs. James Ahern of 626 I'd street north
east. celebrated their silver wedding an
niversary. The early part Of the evening
| was spent in music, singing and games.
after which the guests repaired TO the
dining room. which was beautifully deco
rated and where bountiful repast was
served. Among those present were; Mr..
and Mrs James Ahern, Mrs. Jane Ahern'
Mrs. O'Loughlin, Mrs. De Cheers. Mrs
Clipper. Mr.. and Mrs George A. Malone
T. Mattingly, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L: Mat
tingly Mr. and Mrs. Graves. Mrs. Hutch
inson Mrs. c. Mccartney and Mrs Rose
Foust of Bristol. Md; Misses M. E.. M.
Mccartney, n. and X. Collins and Mary
Mattingly, and Messrs. Davenport, Clip
per- George, Charles and James Ahern,
G. Mccartney. William Malone and VIII
liam F. Malone.
Mr. and Mrs. Ahern were the recipients
of many handsome pieces of silver.
Mrs. Bessie Brooks Spence has gone to
Mrs. Bessie H. Darrell of Wilmington.
Del. and Miss Linda F. Spence of West
chester, Pa.
Miss Helen Bingham from Laurelton.
Pa, has been spending the month of April
in the Capital city visiting her brother
and others.
| Mrs Frank E. Ghiselle spent Easter in
Atlantic City. having with her Miss keefe,
Miss Lee and Miss OBrien Of New Haven.
Conn. From there the party went to New
York for the remainder of the week.
Last evening the Optimists held a social
in their cIubrooms, 2O6 10th street south
east. the president. Miss Pansy Duckett,
opening the meeting with short ad-
to games and music. Mr.. F. c. Dolbey
| rendered several solos. and Miss Parsons
and the Misses Duckett entertained the
company with tableaux.
DR.. and Mrs. Percy leave today for
weeks stay in Atlantic City.
MFR. and Mrs. Z. Tiffany Dyer are in
New York and will spend two weeks
there.
Admiral Davis and Mrs. and Miss Davis
have returned from Havana and are al
1705 Rhode Island avenue.
Mr. and Mrs Henry E. Pel!ew have re-
Aiken, s. c.. and are again in their own
house on Massachusetts, avenue. Miss
Pellew will join them after a short visit
in Charleston.
Mrs. Magruder and Miss Natalie Ma.
gruder. who have been i'll for several
weeks with grip, are at Atlantic City.
A leap year dance was given Thursday
Chevy Chase. At intermission refresh
ments were served: Those present were
the Misses Nora Richardson. Marguerite
Wagner, Sadie Wagner. Ethel Davis. Bes-
sic Davis. Elinor Rupert, Katherine Dud-
diman. Matilda Weight, Elder Samayer,
Louise Deitric land and Emily 3 Csanm s,
mer Trey. Samuel Yoder, NJ. r. CisseI.
Jack sCrogan, Ernest johnson. Herbert
Warner. Jacson Hellers. David Wisten,
Erwin Barber and Fairfax Oyster. Mr.:
and Mrs. Arthur Richardson chaperoned
the party.
Visitors to the Italian embassy yester-
day when Baroness Mayor des Planches
was holding her last formal reception en-
joyed hearing Mrs. Frances Batcheller of
Boston sing. Nine. de Blanpre and Mr.:
de Thai also contributed to the musical
program. The ambassador and his wife
are going to Chicago tomorrow.
The Swiss minister. DR.. vogel. enter
tanned at dinner last evening. when his
guests were the Spanish minister. Mr..
Pima; Mrs. Fish, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Gaff, Mrs Herbert Wadsworth. Dr. and
Mrs. Morris Murray. Miss Lucy Kean and
Baron Ambrozy Of the Austrian en-
| bassy.
The Postmaster General gave a dinner
delegation in Congress having as guests
Speaker Cannon. Senators Lodge and
Crane. Representatives Lawrence. Gillett.
Washburn. Tirrell. Butler Ames. Gard
ner, ROBERTS,. MCSdIi. hellHSf. " AONNeli,
Peters Weeks, Greene and Lowering.
Representative and Mrs. Longworth
gave dinner last night in honor Of Miss
Gladys ingalls, of Cincinnati.> who is now
| visiting Miss Grace Jarvis. but who will
stay at the LongwOrth home before leav-
| ing this city,
At the marriage of Miss Edith Sanger
| and Mr. Vaudeville Carlisle the brides
attendants will be Miss Polly Randolph.
| and Miss Grace Jarvis. The ceremony
will be at st. Johns Church. May 70. at
| II O'Clock. the rector. Rev. DR.. Roland
| Cotton Smith, officiating. A reception will
| follow at the home of Gen. and Mrs. San
| ger.
Mrs. Isaac Cans has gone for few
weeks visit to her brother, Capt. P. A.
! Barton, and family at Cornell Heights.
Ithaca. n. Y. While there she will at.
| tend the musical festival Of the Cornell
/ University. which embraces two weeks
evefy May. This Is Capt. Barton's last
year at the university. He will in the
| fall join his command. Troop F. Sd Cav
airy He has been assigned as military
| instructor at Cornell University for the
| ton some time in June before going to
| his new post.
| Mr. and Mrs. l. B. Linton have gone to
/ Cape May.
| Mr.. John H. w. Thrush and wife left
| the city Friday to attend the funeral Of
| his mother. Mrs. Rachel Thrush. who died
April 80 in LewistOWn. Pa. Mrs. Thrush