Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
Countess Alexandra Won Bernstorff.

ountess Alexandra Won Bernstorff.
a the Ashley Saturday evening for little
Erin Samson, granddaughter of the host
and daughter of Prof Rignald Samson of
Brooklyn. y. y.
The parlors, reception hall and dining
room were handsomely festooned with
ropes of laurel and cedar. The msntelS
were banked with holly. and their bright
red berries gave a decided atmosphere of
Yuletide.
Miss Helena r. DOGGY gave several
dramatic selections. Miss Hill enter
tanned the guests with music. and the lit
tie folks contributed some charming tab
leaus. Supper was served at midnight
and eaclI guest received christmas
favor from the tree
Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Humphreys enter
tanned at dinner Sunday. December -. at
their residence. "a Fenton street north
east. The following persons were pres
ent: Rev. G. 7. Long. presiding elder of
the Washington district of the c. NJ f.
conference: Rev. l.; r.; E: Rosser; Do.
II. Sterling. Rev. II. Robinson. Prof O.
! f. Ghassaway Mrs. Sterling. Mrs. Rriscoe.
Mrs. Butler, Miss West, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Sanford. Miss Grace Butler and the
Misses Margaret, Carrie and Blanche
Humphrey Before dinner the time was
interspersed with instrumental and vocal
selections by Miss Butler and Prof. Ghas-
saway.
Mrs Oscar Raymond Evans of L street
| has as her guests for the Christmas sea-
| son Mr. and Mrs. A. X. Williamson and
| their two children from Bessemer. Ala.
Mrs Charles A. Mum. will give dinner
| of about eighty covers tonight for her
! daughter Miss Carrie Louise Mum and
| her house party A dance. to which
nearly fifty others will come in later.
lose .tn ling
| Al the marriage Of the Earl of Granard
and Miss Beatrice Mills, at the OdSen
| Mills residence in New York. January
! room.
| Miss Mills will be attended by four little
| bridesmaids. who to he Miss Gather
| inc -Mackay. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Clarence Mackay: Miss Alice Astor.
daughter of Col John Jacob Astor and
Mrs. Aston: Miss Grace Vanderbilt,
| daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Van
dernilt, and little Miss Taylor, daughter
| of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Taylor. The Hon.
| Donald Forbes will be best man for his
brother.
| The wedding will he comparati lively
small one. followed by a reception. The
earl and his bride will spend a week at
| Staatsburg before sailing on February
| for Il week in Paris after which they
will go to London to be present at the
| opening OF parliament on February IA.
| The Granards will take "A house in
London.
| Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Mills gave dinner
| last night for their daughters fiance and
| Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. The Ogden Miles
will have large party at Staatsburg over
| New Year.
| Mai Gen. and Mrs. Gillespie entertained
at dinner last night in honor of the Vice
| President and Mrs. Fairbanks, though
only the former was present Their other
guests were Associate Justice of the SUI
preme Court and Mrs. Oliver Wendell
Wayne Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
| Hague, Lieut. Col and Mrs. Charles l..
McCawley. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kirke
Porter, Mrs. George NJ. Pullman. Miss
| Mr. and Mrs. Francis NJ Hatch gave a
dinner last night for their daughter. Miss
Harriet Hatch. In the party were Miss
Weeks Miss Frances Maitland Marshall,
Miss Sally Darlington. Miss Langfitt.
Miss Hazard. Passed Assistant Surgeon
James r. Dykes. Passed Assistant Pay
| master Graham NJ. AIDE, Lieut.. Moore.
Victor Wolcott, Mr.. Foster and DR.. Du-
laney.
Col. and Mrs Denny and Miss Esther,
Denny had party dining with them last
night which went on to the White House
ball later-Mr. Harmon Denny, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. William Denny, who is in
Washington for the holidays; Miss Van
dergrift Miss Leutze Mr.. Ray Howell
and Mr. Epsher Morehead.
Mrs. Annie F.. Murphy has gone to
spend the remainder of the holidays with
l,er son. Mr.. d. Edward Murphy. at the
Virginia Military Institute. Lexington,
Va.
| The Secretary of War and Mrs Wright
will receive the army and navy circle and
! t,inn oar day
| & O'Clock. at 2UOa \ street. They will re
| turn TO Washington tomorrow from Mem
| phs. where they spent the Christmas hol-
| days with their children.
\ delightful musical was given Nester-
| day by the ladies OF the Monday Morning
| Club. The chorus. conducted by Mrs.
| Blair. gave splendid rendition of a
! Christmas hymn of the seventeenth CEN
fury. Mrs. w. c. Denny sang songs by
Edgar Newcomb and Margaret Land.
delightful surprise of the program was the
rendition of Miss Mildred kolb and Miss
"Polonaise in \ flat Delibes "Passepied''
| and Chaminades "Humoresque.' Miss
| Fisher rendered Memberships Spinning
Wheel Song and Spring Song Both re-
| sponded to encores.
| Mr. Thomas +. Walsh and MIR. and Mrs.
Edward Beale Mclean, just back from
| honeymoon abroad. were together last
|
| ator and Mrs Knox, Senator and Mrs.
| Carter the Baroness Hengelmuller and
| other prominent persons were present.
| Secretary and Mrs. Straus and Secretary
! and Mrs. Newberry We're at the National,
! where Mrs. Irwin had box party of
young people for her daughter, Miss
Annie Irwin.
Miss Marjorie Emery of 10Th street has
| cards out for pink tea December 81.
The British amba ssador and Mrs. Bryce
gave a reception last night for the His
| torical Society OF America. They were
assisted by the members of the embassy
staff
Miss Marguerite Hines entertained at
a pleasant masquerade party at the home
| of her mother. Mrs. S. w. Parker, 1915
| streets northwest. on the evening Of
| the eSth. The home was tastefully dec
GRATED with holly and mistletoe. The
evening was spent in dancing and sing
| ing, several pleasing solos being rem
dered by Miss Rosendale. J. A. Desio
and Edward Hines. besides instrumental
selections by Miss Hines. Refreshments
were served after the unmasking and
the climax of the evenings enjoyment
came in old-tme Virginia reel
Those present We're: Misses Ruth Full
Ter, Louise Rosendale May Finch, Louise
] Morgan. Marguerite Stutz. Emma No