Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21
SOCIETY.
Gridley.

| SOCIETY.
| Continued from Second Pase.)
present besides the hostess were Mrs
Leon ReizenSten OF New York. Mrs.
! Samuel Steinberger. Mrs. Calvert Rosen-
thai. Mrs. Simon Kann, Mrs. Sol Minister.
Mrs. Sol Meyer. Mrs. Abe Sigmund and
! Miss Edna Weyl
t Miss Charlotte B. Gridley, daughter of
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Gridley of this city.
will unveil the tablet at Annapolis this
week in memory of her distinguished
uncle the late Capt. Gridley. Miss Grid
ley is pictured in dress worn by her
grandmother over fifty years ago.
Mr.. Edward a. Daniels of New York
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
| Schwab during the week.
Mr. and Mrs A. Wise of Philadelphia
Pa. are visiting friends in this city.
Mrs Abe King is visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. katz, in Paterson, \. J.
| Mrs Gus Wallenstein entertained at
bridge at her home Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph Kohler of New York who
heimer. was at home to her friends Fri
day afternoon
Mr.. Henry Bernard of New York was
! the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Strauss
| of L street during the week
Mrs Hecht of New York is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Aaron Jackson.
Miss Fannie Michels OF New York, who
| has been the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Joseph King. has returned to her home.
The engagement of Lieut.. Charles
Stuart Donavin. instructor of mathe-
mates at the West Point Military Acad
my, to Miss Carolyn CASTOR Williams,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Will
| lams of Elizabeth, y. j., was announced
! recently
| Lieut. Donavin is the son of Col. and
Mrs. George 3. Donavin, and is a brother
of Midshipman kirkwood H. Donavin,
whose engagement to Miss Dorothy
Draper daughter of Col. and Mrs. w.
Morgan Draper of San Raphael, was re-
Gently made public
est took place in Canyon City. Col, No
vember g. when Miss Jessie Anne Pea
| body became the bride Of Lieut.. Cuth-
bert Powell Stearns of the Sd United
States Cavalry. The bride has had
unusual honor. having been regularly
commissioned an honorary colonel on the
staff of Gen. Sherman Bell of the Colo
RADIO National Guard during her fathers
term as Governor of Colorado. The bride
wore a princess lace robe over white
satin, and carried a bouquet Of lilies of
the valley. NJ SIS Cora Peabody. sister of
the bride. was maid of honor. The brides
maids were Miss Ella Hodges of Denver.
Miss Manett Baer of Salt Lake, Miss
Mary Stearns of Denver and Miss Ruth
Lewis of Canyon City. Dr. Brock God
dard of LeavenWorth. KAN. brother-in-
I NI,o
couple will go to Fort Sam Houston. Tex.
90 live.
An interesting incident connected with
the recent visit of President Taft to New
! Orleans was his meeting with Mrs. Ben
| iamn S. Story of that city. a great
grandniece of George Washington. Mrs.
| Story was invited by the members of
the faculty of Tulane to meet the Presi-
dent at the sacred concert held in his
! honor on the college campus Sunday
! afternoon. The President made an eX-
ception in the introduction on this occa-
| sion and expressed great pleasure at
| meeting Mrs. Story. Mrs. Story was a
! leader in the social world here for many
| years, when her beautiful plantation
! home, SaXonholm. near the city was
! the scene of many lovely entertainments.
Since it's destruction by fire several years
ago Mrs. Story has lived in New Orleans,
and her home in upper ST. Charles ave
| nue. is one of the aristocratlc and lovely
|
The officers and ladies OF Vancouver
barracks were hosts at a ball last week
| COMPLIMENTARY to Gen. and Mrs. Maus.
| In spite of the distance. many Portland
| eTS Went over to the dance, which was
| one of the prettiest ever gwen at the
| post. In describing the affair Portland
| paper said:
| Mrs Maus is a woman of decided
charm. and as Miss Lindsay Poor.
daughter of Admiral Poor, she was 4
great belle in both Washington. d. G..
and Baltimore. She is of tall. svelte type,
with light hair. and wears smart gowns.
! AT the ball Wednesday Mrs. Maus was
distinguished in white satin, with an
oyerdress of pearl sequins and a dog
collar of pearls. Col. and Mrs A. Il.
Dyer lad as house guests over Wednes
day night Miss Dorothy Morrison, Miss
Mazda Hart Miss Mila Wessnger. Miss
Ilse koehIer and Miss Becky Biddle.
few other Portlanders remained over
night at the barracks, though the ma jor-
ity returned on special ferry, leaving
at 2:30 am
\ number of dinners, luncheons. etc.
have since followed as a welcome to
Gen. and Mrs. Maus.
| The bridesmaids at Il recent wedding
agreed beforehand that whoever caught
the bride bouquet should give il II the
| best bridge player i'll he group-and she
did
Miss Alma Stewart. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs y. r. Stewart of Seattle, was
the recipient of many hCDors last week.
beginning the season of affairs compli-
! mentarv 10 her this winter. She is en-
gagged 10 Mr.. john ". Ballinger. a cousin
of the Secretary OF the Interior. and their
wedding will take place January - iii
the PiiSri.h Congregational Church OF
| Seattle. Rev. Edward Lincoln Smith Of
hcating. The bridal party has been
chosen follows: Maid Of honor, Miss
JcSsamine Garrett: bridesmaids, Miss