Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-01

Mrs j. r. Langhorne and grandson.
Louis Langhorne. of Richmond. Va. are
visiting Mrs. W. Alexander, at the To-
ronto.
The young ladies of Takoma Park gave
a Halloween party to the students OF the
Bliss Electrical School last saturday
night at the school. The main building
was decorated with crepe paper in the
school colors. pennants, autumn leaves
and japanese lanterns. The reception In
the assembly hall was followed by
grand march, led by Mrs. Walter y.
Charlene Browne. Later came stereop-
ticon entertainment by Mr.. Bristow
Adams of the Department of Agriculture.
describing the life of a forest ranger.
journed to the bungalow dining hall for
refreshments and dancing. Here the dec
orations consisted of JACKIE lanterns.
paper cats. bats and witches and other
adornments suggestive of Halloween. The
committee on arrangements consisted or
Misses Suzanne Warren. Charlene Browne.
Ruth Decker. Deborah Gooch. Jean Bur
dette. Margaret Burdette. Marion Taylor,
Hazel Van Houten and Ruth Van Houten,
assisted by Mrs. Walter n. Weston, Mrs.
l.. r. Mcdonald and Mrs. Karl Decker.
More than two hundred persons were
present. among the ladies in attendance
being Mrs. Louis ID. Bliss. Mrs. Walter
y. Weston. Mrs. l.. r. Mcdonald. Mrs.
Mrs. ]. ]. Faber. Mrs. Hugh Atkinson,
Mrs. b. b. Jenkins, Mrs Nathaniel Mel
son, Mrs. II. l.. Orme. Mrs. l.. r. era
bill, Mrs. James II. Van Houten, Mrs.
Charles w. III. Browne. Mrs. A. p. Wake
field, Mrs. Karl Decker. Mrs Fred Haas.
Mrs. George ID. Mitchell, Mrs. w. b.
Pain. Mrs. Alfred Smith. Mrs. John A.
Massey and Misses Rosamond Stickney.
Helen Mckeever. Georgia Carpenter.
Browne
Hazel Van Houten. Ruth Van Houten.
Ruth Decker Elizabeth Purman, Cecile
Atkinson. Marion Taylor, Ellen Jones.
Cora burst, Helen w. Davis, Helen
Langford, Marie Siousatt, Bessie Goche-
nour. dorothy Featherstone. Nellie Feath
erstone. Jessie Miller. Florence Haskell.
Bessie Haskell. Ethel Wakefield. Dorothy
Davis, LYDIA Haight. Mabel Disney. Ruby
Disney. Emma Thomas. May Coburn.
Pearl Hill, Elva Whitcomb. Katherine
Whitcomb. Lell Bitter. Dorothy Smith.
Reba Campbell, Mary Sullivan, Katherine
Baird. Hattie Grimes. Deborah Grimes,
Edith Ccwles. Eva Kelley. Ivy Cross.
Edith Curran. Kathryn Whitmer and
Edith Bouts
4 Halloween festival was held Satur-
day night in the home of Mrs George
A. Humphrey in Manor Heights. The
hostess of the evening was Miss Helen
Clarkson The guests were received i'm
a large room. decorated to resemble
woodland nook, interspersed here and
there with skeletons. nymphs and John
ny" pumpkins. After an evening spent in
appropriate games the guests were served
from table grotesquely arranged with
autumn leaves and favors. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Humphrey. the Misses Ruth Mead, Irene
Posties. Marion Fisk, Dorothy Russell.
Evelyn Kerr. Kathleen Culverwell.
Margaret Watkins. Appalona Fahrney
and Helen Clarkson.
DIR. Martha Clark Burritt. who is at
her country place near Fairfax. enter
tanned party of young people from town
over Halloween. The guests were Miss
l.. A. Hilcken of Baltimore, Misses Mar
garet Craig, Bessie Elder. Esther Brock,
Alice and Margaret Burritt, Messrs. G. f.
Leavitt. George c. Shinn. III. p. Bayly.
Bert Forse. +. n. Corey and Robert and
Bruce Handy.
The outdoor advantages of real woods.
cornfelds. pumpkins and bonfires. with
the fine moonlight night. all added to
the enjoyment of the usual Halloween
frolics. The party returned TO town Sun
day evening. DIR. Burritt expects to re-
main in the country until the latter part
of November.
At the regular meeting OF Robert r.
Lee Chapter. L. ID. c., held Tuesday even
ing. the following ladies were elected as
officers for the coming year: Mrs. Harry
l.. Wheatley, president: Mrs. James w.
Wrenn. first vice president: Mrs. Bel g.
Riley. second vice president: Miss Mar
garet V. McCabe. recording secretary;
Miss Julia kinsabring, corresponding sec
rotary: Mrs. c.. S. Derrick, treasurer
Mrs. Babcock. historian: Mrs. Albert S.
Carter, custodian: Mrs. Eugenia Yea Rol-
Inns, INSTRUMENTATION; Mrs. George Law
ton Morgan, chaplain. The retiring presi-
dent Mrs j. r. Mulcare. was presented
I nd eli
small oxen of appreciation for faithful
services rendered the chapter the past two
years.
Mrs Nellie p kelleher is at the Con-
gressional where she has taken an apart
ment for the winter.