Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-02

| Mr. and Mrs. George r Becker enter
tanned at dinner last evening in honor OF
DR.. Wilfred T. Grenfell. who is the guest
| of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler.
Secretary and Mrs. Meyer and Senator
du Pont gave dinners last night
| Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley entert aimed
AT dinner last night for their house guests.
Mrs. Louis POoler and Mrs. Herbert Ship
man, the latter the daughter of the hosts.
The other guests We're Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Moore. Niscount and Viscountess
de Sibour. Mrs. Bulmer, Baroness Mar
guerite Moncheur. Miss Mary Sheridan.
Count Torok of the Austrian embassy, Mr..
Henry MART of the Swiss legation, Mr..
Janssens of the Belgian legation. Mr..
Jack Siebert and Mr.. W. T. Bingham.
Relatives from this city attended the
| wedding last night at (.larksburg. w.
Va. at Christ Episcopal Church of Miss
Rosalie Lyle Wheat formerly of this city,
and Mr.. John Townsend Burwell of Mill
wood, Va. George H. Burwell. brother of
the groom. was best man. and Miss Flor
ence Wheat. sister of the bride. was
bridesmaid. Among the many from dis
lance were Mr. and Mrs Burwell, parents
of the groom. Wildwood, Va; Leo p.
Wheat, Washington: j. Allen Wheat. New
YORK: Mrs. Charles Skinner, Richmond
Mrs. William S. Potter. Baltimore, and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Oliver. Wheeling; Rob
Wheat. Huntington and Miss White of
Berryvile. After a reception Mr.. and Mrs.
Burwell left for North Carolina, where
they will remain for short time and
then sail for Europe for an extended tour.
Upon their return they will reside at
Carter Hall. the Burwell ancestral home,
at WILDWOOD Clarke county. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps Brown. the latter
formerly Miss Ridgely, daughter of the
former controller of the currency. are to
make their home in Springfield, Mass.
Mrs Brown, who has been here on a
short visit to her grandparents, Senator
and Mrs. Cullom. left yesterday to join
her husband in Springfield.
The Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton will give a reception to meet Miss
Louise s. Holmquist of New York April
6. from 3 to ). at the Portner. 18th and
l. streets.
The secretary of the Swedish legation
and Nine Ekengren are now in Bermuda,
where they will pass a month. They
will return to Washington May l and
will be with Mime. Ekengren's mother,
Mrs. John P. Jackson, at her home on
Connecticut avenue for the spring. They
will go to Bar Harbor for the summer.
Mr.. NJ. Colman, ST.. will be at home
Sunday evening. April 4. in honor of
his seventy-fifth birthday, at his resi-
6 to 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Abel of 1454 Cliff
ton street northwest will be at home
s to 10. They will take this means Of
bidding goodbye to their friends. as
they are leaving the city for a stay of
six months. Mr. Abel will go to Seattle,
the exhibit of the bureau of animal in
dustry of the Department of Agricul-
ture at the Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposi-
ton, and Mrs. Abel and children will
spend the time with her father and sis
tiers at PittSburg, Pa.
Miss Hannah Willard Ashe of Raleigh.
n. c.. Is at the Cordova as the guest of
Miss Rebecca Jordan Chany.
Mrs. Gordon Cumming is confined to the
house by Illness and has been compelled
to cancel all engagements
Miss Ellen A. yinton of zoos Cliffbourne
place will be at home informally tomor-
row, to & pm.
Miss Elsie Turner will be hostess at
the womens building. 1888 I street, to-
morrow. afternoon from 1880 to g.
Mrs. Kean and Miss Kean have re-
turned to New York and are at the Hotel
Wolcott, where they entertained at din
ner last evening for six, going afterward
to the opera.
Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Barber are at Pas
adena, Cal.
4 surprise party was rendered DR.. L.
p. Howser by his wife Wednesday evening
at their residence on Nicholas avenue.
Solos were rendered by Mr.. William Scan
tlebury, jr.: Miss Marion King and MI.
William Cook. Mrs. Scantlebury played
a few selections on the piano. DIR. How
ser received many presents Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. William
ScantIebury. Miss Sheehy. Miss Bivans.
Miss King. Miss Cuff. Miss Sommerville.
Miss Howser Miss Kenton and Miss Kill
bourne and Mr.. Harry Howser. Mr.. Ma
loney, Mr.. Foose, Mr.. Cook and DR.. and
Mrs. IIowser.
All students of Smith College are in
yited to meet President Seelye at Mrs.
Hills. 173S Q street. at O'Clock tomor-
row.
Mrs John Dalzell. 1866 New Hampshire
avenue. will not be at home tomorrow