Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10
HleXanOria Society.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ALIEN ANDRIA, Va, May ., 1908.
Mrs Virginia A. Smoot announces the
engagement and approaching marriage
of her daughter Miss Kate Taylor Smoot,
to Sig. Paolo Tuccimei of Rome, Italy.
The wedding will take place cary In
June. Miss Smoot is a locally we'll known
singer and returned only lew months
since from Rome. where she spent several
years as vocal student. 1t was during
this time that she made the acquaintance
of Sig. TuCcimei.
Mr.. Harrie Craig Ansley, treasurer of
the Southern railway. formerly of this
city, but now of Washington. announces
the engagement of his youngest daugh-
ter. Miss Annie Wyberg Ansley. to Mr.
David Shelby Davis. formerly of Hunts
vile. Ala. but now of Chicago. 4Ae
wedding will take place in October and
will probably occur in this city at the
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. William Albert
Smoot, jr.. 6O1 Cameron street.
Mrs. Carroll w Ashby entertained at
cards Tuesday afternoon in honor of
| her sister Mrs. Percy Lumley of Char
lotte n. c. Mrs Ashby's other guests
were Mrs. William B. Smooi. Mrs. Louis
S: Greene: Mrs, John Hunton Foster,
Barley, Mrs. Robert w. Fuller. Mrs.
Richard Gibson. Mrs. David Janney
Howell, Mrs William B. Daingertield.
Mrs Samuel l.. Monroe, Mrs. Kosciusko
Kemper. Mrs. George Uhler and Miss
Carrie Strbling. The prizes were won
by Mrs. Lumley and Miss Stribling.
Mrs. Samuel G. Brent entertained a
ing at her home on North Columbus
street The lad;as playing were mrs
Perrin and Mrs. McCubbin of Baltimore,
Mrs. Marshall Jones. Mrs. Louis e. Bar
e lexr Il
Mrs. William p. Daingerfleld entertain
ed the Afternoon Card Club. of which sne
is a member. Thursday afternoon at
/ her home. 131 North Washington street
| THOSE who enjoyed the games were Mrs.
/ Carroll w Ashby Mrs Stewart jamie
son. Mrs. Robert W. Fuller. Mrs. Louis
{. Barley. Mrs. George S. French, Miss
! Pllllippa Wattles and Miss Edith Ram
say. Mrs. Barley won the prize
| The Thursday Club was entertained this
week by Mrs. Thomas w. Robinson at
The guests were Mrs William j. Boothe,
jr-. Mrs. 7. Marshall Jones, Mrs. Arthur
! Snowden. Mrs. William b. Smoot. Mrs
Emmett c. Dunn. Mrs David Janney
Howell: Mrs George Uhler and Miss
Helen Norris Cummings. The prize was
won by Mrs. Howell.
Messrs. c. w. Dettor and w. J. Col
fet left Thursday for Norfolk to attend
the meeting of the grand camp Modern
! Woodmen of America.
Mrs. l.. b. Judy of McKeesport. Me.
! is the guest Of her aunt. Mrs. Ellen Cum
minGs. VIC Queen street
The May meeting of Alexandria Circle
! Colonial Danes was held last Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs Leigh viii
| bur Reid, on Duke street Among the
! adj n Nrc
Mrs Eleanor S. Washington Howard
| Mrs. William j. Morton Mrs. Gardner l..
Boothe. Mrs. Louis s. Greene and Mrs.
| Hubert SnoWden.
Capt. and Mrs. Critteon entertained a
number of their friends Monday evening
at their home I'm the National cemetery
The guests or the evening were Misses
| Irene. Agnes and Blanche Putnam Elsie
Petit. Messrs. Carl r. Mueller Charles
| J. Deahl. jr., William II. McCuen. ]. Les
lie McCuen and James and. Boothe Pull
| man.
Mrs Bergman Green gave a beautiful
rece ption Monday evening at her home
| OH Seminary Hill in honor Of the grad
uating class of the Episcopal Theological
sisting Mrs. Green were the Misses
Slaughter. Miss Alice Crawford, Miss
Beatrice Crawford. Miss Margaret Micou,
Miss Maria Dawson OF Seminary Hill
! sey Ashton of this city.
| The Wednesday Bridge Gu was enter
/ tanned this week by Mrs. Eliphalet A
! Andrews at her home, Vauxcluse, near
| town The ladies playing were Mrs Louis
S. Scott Mrs. Byrd Willis. Mrs. CARLYLE
Herbert Smith. Miss Bessie Herbert and
Fraulein Won Germ.
Miss Marion Bryant entertained the
| Kit-kat Club Tuesday afternoon at her
home on North Washington street Among
! the Young ladies present were Miss Clar-
| ence Snowden. Miss Mary Snowden Miss
| George French. Miss Jean Brent Miss
| Jessie Armstrong and Miss Mildred Fos-
| ter.
| Miss Anne Minnegerode is visiting
| friends in Washington.
! Miss Getchel of Baltimore is the guest
| of Miss Bessie Herbert.
| Miss Mary Lord Andrews and Master
| Eliphalet Andrews entertained a number
| of their friends last Friday afternoon at
May day party. Miss Collins Mckay
Jones was crowned queen of the May and
there was a proce ssion of fifty children
| carrying boughs of dogwood blossoms
| and spring flowers. Refreshments ,;ere
served on the lawn.
Miss Mary Custis Lee who has been
visiting Miss Maria Dawson has returned
to her home in Fredericksburg
| Miss Sallie Amber has returned to her