Evening star., 1909-04-18

John B. Kinnear.
A Gibson Of Takoma Park and Miss
Helen Donnelley' Of Chicago, Ill. Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Russell OF Boston, Mass.
| were present az guests the occasion be-
Ing the fourteenth anniversary Of their
wedding.
| Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kinnear cele-
brated the twenty-f1fth anniversary OF
| their marriage Friday evening from to
1890 o'clock at their residence. 1870 Cali
fornta street northwest During the even
ing several hundred friends called and
| extended their congratulations. The par
| lor. where Mr.. and Mrs. kinnear re-
| ceived, was artistically decorated with
ferns. palms. fruit blossoms and Ameri-
| can beauty roses. The reception hall was
prettily arranged with out flowers and
| ferns, while behind a screen a string or
| reception.
In the dining room the decorations were
| pink and white carnations. with the CEN
| terpiece on the table of Richmond roses
| Ferns and cut flowers completed the color
effect. Asparagus fern. entwfned with
gauze ribbon. was draped from the center
Of the room to the table.
Those assisting Mrs. Kinnear were Mrs.
Julian C. Dowell. Mrs William F. GUIDE,
Mrs. 8. j. Masters. Mrs. Hervey s.
Knight, Mrs. p. T. Chapman, Mrs. G. w.
Silsby. Mrs. William g. Schafhirt, Miss
Effie Brooks. Miss Elizabeth Dowell, Miss
| Helen Gardner and Miss Genevieve Kin
near.
| Mrs. kinnear received in an empire
gown Of soft white satin. trimmed with
pearls and lace and carried a bouquet of
and net; Mrs. Guide. pink embroidered
net: Mrs. Masters. white lace robe; Mrs.
Knight, white messaline: Mrs. Chapman.
yellow satin: Mrs. Silsby, white lace; Mrs.
satin: Miss Brooks, green satin: Miss
Gardner. yellow satin. and Miss kinnear,
pink silk and lace.
Mr.. and Mrs. kinnear were married in
NJ. Tigue, pastor Of the First Presbyterian
| Church Of Dequin. III. The couple re-
ceived a handsome collection of silver
| ware, which was displayed on the second
floor. Mr.. Kinnear for a number of years
was connected with the Office OF the au
ditor for the State Department. For sew
eral years he resided with his family in
Takoma Park, Nd, where he served two
terms as mayor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas 8. Callahan left
yesterday afternoon for Philadelphia,
where they expect to spend several weeks
visiting Mr.. Callahan's parents. Mr.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartwell Mccartney who
| have been spending the winter on Dunn
barton avenue. have recently opened their
Mrs. Jessie Holmeade OF 18th street has
as her house guest Miss Daimie Protz-
man of Morgantown. w. Va
Mrs. Sinclair and her son, Master Left
wich Sinclair, jr., left recently for Char
| lottesville. Va, where she 10 visiting her
father, the Rev. H. E. Johnson. DID.
Falls Church society was treated to a
pleasant time Tuesday at an Easter dance
given by the young men of that place.
| The dance cards were gotten up in very
attractive style. and each girl was given
"a favor designed in the shape of an
Ballard with Frank Moncure. Aveline
| Flagg with Alan Garner, Lillian Brown
ing with Ed Balinger. Ruth Garner with
Ralph Quick. Dot Copper with Ed Flagg.
Ellen Nicholson with Lawrence Shreve.
Kathleen NIcGroarty with Hazel Newell.
Edith Gideon with Richard Sutton, Grace
Carter with. r. A. Meade. Mrs. J. P.
Machen with Mr.. J: P: Machen. Mabel
Shreve with Guy Shreve, Helen Marshall
with Willis CARTS, Eleanor Noland with
Louis Gott, Clarinda Crupper with Neal
Iker. Elsie Crupper with Robert Shirley.
Miss Fennel with Wilbur Sewell Misses
Sebastian. Pointer. Gott Stuart and Quick.
Stays. Messrs. Talbert Lynch, Will Lynch.
G. Fl. Brown. r. E. Belches. Frank Scho-
\ IL. NJ.
Sinclair. Talbert Sinclair. Robert Nc
Groarty, Frank Poston, M. c. Moncure
and Tom Johnston. Chaperons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Copper. Mr.. and Mrs. Merrifed. Mr..
and Mrs. Balinger.. Mr.. and Mrs Mon
cure. Mr. and Mrs. Fellows. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smyth. Mr.. and Mrs. Smoot. Mrs. Gar
ner. Mrs. Gould. Mrs. Sparks. Mrs Nc
Groarty. Mrs. Noble Moore and Mr.. and
Mrs. Unverzagt.
| Mr.. Rodolphe Lemieux. postmaster gen
eral of Canada. and DR.. John Alton Har-
riss of New York were with Mr. and Mrs
De Graw at the concert on Riverside drive
yesterday.
Last Tuesday evening. at the New Var
mum Hotel, an Easter ball was given by
Mr.. E. A. Bennett. There were about
! fifty couples dancing. and many elegant
gowns were worn. Mrs. Bennett was ele-
ganty gowned in a pale blue satin en-
pire elaborately trimmed in pearls: Mrs
seed pearls; Mrs. D. E. Hughes. gray and
! pink satin empire gown: Mrs. Bessie
CockreIl. in lace. and Miss Gertrude Han
Iley in a canary satin empire. Mrs. l..
Mccoy. Mrs. Margaret Brodie Mrs. H. B.
Parker, Mrs. w. L.. Cherry, and many
others were among those helping to add
to an enjoyable evening. Representative
| Stephens of Texas and daughter. Mr..
J. v. Townsend. DR.. F. e. Harrington.
Judge Lands. Representative Cowes and
many others attended.
The engagement of Miss Harriet Bor-
den. young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
| Ivy L. Borden of San Francisco, Cal.
and Paymaster Harry Collins, I.S.N.. has
just been announced None hut the init
mate friends of. the couple suspected the
secret. as the bride-elect is barely out of
the schoolroom and has not made her
formal bow to society. The news was
told informally among the nearest friends
Of the couple and so became public with
out the usual tea or cards to add cere-
mony to the disclosure. In fact. Miss
Borden was in santarium at the time
licitationS of her friends by telephone
She is convalescent after an operation
for appendicitis and will soon be out
again. She will be the incentive for many
Of the spring affairs, bride-elect. as
the wedding will not take .place until
June. The yong navy officer who figures
in this betrothal is. now at Mare Island
for an indefinite time. and so the plans
of the young couple are not yet formu-
lated
Miss Jean Tyson of California, WHO is
here on visit. will shortly join her par
| ents. Mr.. and Mrs. George Fl. Tyson, and
her sister, Miss Marie Tyson, i'm New
York and sail with them for a long s,ay
abroad.
! were married Easter Monday at St Alloy
sius Church. have visited Philadelphia
and New York, and are now at Atlantic
! City. They will be at home TO their
| friends after April 25.
Commissioner and Mrs. bennett were
| among the dinner hosts of the past week.