The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-10
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
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this city. November II, in the home of
the brides parents. in Marietta, Pa
Their engagement was announced last
winter. Mr.. Barnard is a son Of Judge
Job Barnard, Of this city
Mrs. Martha Gielow, who has been alb
sent more than a year In California visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Charles Willis
Fisher, wife Of Constructor Fisher. u. S.
N, is again in the city, and at home IS
her friends at $40 Fifteenth street north
west.
Miss Georgia c. Knox. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. w 5. Knox. entertained at a
small tea yesterday afternoon. Tor her
cousin. Miss Nina Van Arsdale, and Miss
Laura Sylvester. who viii be married TO
Mr.. Carleton /. Wood. Of Utica. y. y,
next month. The Knox home was taste
fully decorated with white chrysanthe-
/ NUNS, and the table set in the music
room was exquisite with white chrys-
anthemums. The guests included the de-
butaDtes OF last season. con- -FOOTaries
OF Miss Sylvester and the --lstess, who
were also given an opportun - Of meet
ing Miss Knox's young cousin.
A unique feature Of this pretty function
was the absence OF men, the company be-
ing composed solely of girls. They were
Miss Maitland Marshall, Baroness Marie
Won Paumgartten. Miss Frances Webster.
Miss Lillian Baxter. Miss Margaret
Knight, Miss Ruth Bliss, Miss Katherine
Crane. Miss Margaret Brooks. Miss
Hanna Taylor, Miss Natalie briggs, Miss
Edith Koon. Miss Laura Sylvester. Miss
Mccartney, Miss Mary Dore. Miss Bar
bara Kaufman. Misses Smith. Miss Ze-
lima PilsOn, Misses Abbot. Miss Kearney.
Miss Mildred Fearn, and Miss Julia Heyl
The board of managers OF the Noel
House Settlement VIII give a ball at the
New Willard Thanksgiving evening In aid
os their new gymnasium, which will then
be completed, and ask that society keep
that evening free. so all may help In this
excellent work. which is so much needed
in the northeast.
Miss Elizabeth s. Cotton, OF Easthamp-
ton. Mass. is the guest Of Mrs. Richard
son. 1877 Connecticut avenue A cele-
brated Oriental and linguist, a member OF
tho Royal Asiatc Society. Miss Cotton
has recently returned from year and a
half in India. on Wednesday at II
o'clock. al the Woman's Auxiliary OF the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Miss Cotton Will speak on THE religions
Of India as I have seen them" This
meeting is open 10 all
Miss COlton's account OF her life IN
india seems like d romance. Entertained
by the English officials at Peshawar. her
door was guarded by night by watch
man who was an ex-thief. and by day she
had for teacher Abdul Hamid, the tutor
who prepares the English government
officials for their examinations at Cal
cUtta.
with another Persian. a sur Chulau
Hab.b. she read the wonderful poetry OF
Hahz Sadi and Omar Khayyam. study
ing not only the form and meter. but The
doctrine concealed beneath the poetic
language. At Benares she studied Sans
knit prosody with the famous bandit
Hart Shankara- For recreation she Wis
tied the famous Khyber Pass. She give:
IL as a result OF her observations thai
India IS safe in the hands OF England
so long. but only so long, as Hindus anC
Mohammedans disagree. let these two
unite in the common cause OF freedom
and they could regain possession OF thC
% land in a short time The New Yorl
sun. July y. 1905
The Misses Nora and Emily Taggart
Of Indianapolis, are the guests Of Mrs
William A. Mearns, 230l street.
The charity ball for the Children's Hos
pital viii be given Monday. January 3
and IN asking society generally 10 keeI
that evening free OF any conflicting en-.
EaEements the board OF lady managers
/ promises a brilliant event. a worthy sue
! CcssOr 10 the functions which have enter
tanned several generations OF prominent
persons in Official and resident life OF the
Capital The ball WILL as usual, be giveg
At the New Willard
An elaborate entertainment was giver
in honor Of Miss Nan Callahans eight
zenith birthday Friday evening. at hei
home. 1851 Florida avenue northwest The
house was artisticaly decorated in oal
leaves and yellow chrysanthemums. Dur.
ing the evening several songs were rem
dered by Misses Nan Stock. Ruth Gala.
han. Sadie Notes, Eileen Callahan
Messrs. Louis Ostermeyer. Frank Finley
and Leroy Fox a buffet supper wa.
served, and dancing was INDUCED in unit
a late hour. The guests were Misses Nal
Stock. Blanche Walling. Sadie Notes
Louise Meyers, Lillian Mccain, Eta
Hewett. Sarah Malawista. Mabel How
arth. May Walllng. Marie Barry, Mi
bred Wolf Teresa Lawler. Helen Keefe
Elizabeth Hyster Katherine Murphy
Ruth Callahan. Margaret Stewart. Al
berta Sadler. Eileen Callahan. Mrs. Gala
han, Mrs. Myer Mrs. Notes: NIessrs
Read. Bailey, David Barry. Leo Conroy
John Ellis. George Pattie, Sidney Maltby
Wrenn Howard. Bruner Simon, JOSEPH
Hail. Michael Morris. Claude GIascock
Leroy Fox, Frank Finley, Robert Hol
lingsworth. Louis Ostermeyer. Loui
Notes. Preston Holli~ orth. Franz
Kohl, Austin LOTUS. v-.-se Grant. an,
Alfred Harveycuttc-.
The wedding party which viii atten,
Miss Grace Fletcher Edes, daughter O
the late Commander benjamin Lon,
Edcs and Mr.. Charles Fitzhugh Talman
librarian Of the United States Wcathe
Bureau. at their marriage. November 1G
viii include the brides sister. Miss Eliza
beth Edes, maid of honor: Mr. Johl
ThurstOn Talman, of Wilmington. Del
formerly OF this city. brother Of tn,
bridegroom, best man, and the usher
VIII be Mai George Q. Squier. L. s A.
Commander c. Theodore Jewell. L. S n
Prof. Harry c. Frankenheld. OF In
Weather Bureau; Dr. Scott D. Breckin
ridge. Hiluard T. owen, all of this CITY
and Frederick Estes. Of Boston. A break
1 fast viii follow the ceremony for TIT
bridal party and relatives. The cerenon,
viii take place at noon IN st. AIban' S
Mrs. Robert Burns, Of ST. Paul MINI.
! aunt Of the bridegroom, will be here 70
| the wedding.
One OF the prettiest OF the fall hom
weddings was that last evening Of Mis-
| Mabel V. Plat, daughter of Mr. and Mrs