Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-16

of Judge and Mrs David Griffith. Owing
| to mourning in the family of the bride
only the immediate relatives of the cou-
pie We're present \ wedding breakfast
followed at the Raleigh to those in at
| tendance at the wedding Mr. and Mrs
Griffith leaving afterward for a trip
south.
Mrs. Mary f. McCeney was hostess at
a tea at the Washington Club Yesterday
afternoon from to o'clock. Mrs.
! McCeney will receive informally in her
apartment at the Arlington Hotel We'd
nesdays in January and February from
= to 3.
The Countess Won Bernstorff, wife of
the German ambassador, will receive at
the Bachelors cotillon Wednesday next.
Cards have been issued for the we'd
ding reception of Miss Pearl Saville
Houston. daughter of the late Dr. and
Wesseler. a son of DR.. F. w. Wesseler
of ST. Louis. The wedding will take
place Wednesday evening. January %, at
the residence of the bride and will be
attended by relatives only. small re-
ception will follow.
Mr.. and Mrs William A. Jacobs an
nounce the engagement of their Youngest
Baylis, ir.. of Philadelphia The we'd
ding will take place in the near future.
Mr.. Baylis is in the United States gov
eminent service and is a member of the
George Washington University foot ball
team.
Miss Helen Goldsmith has returned
from short stay in Baltimore.
Miss Matte Milton. daughter of Capt
John Milton, was married aboard the In
dependence, which is in command of her
father, at Vallejo, Cal, last week to
Lieut.. George +. Neal, l.. S. n. The
ceremony was performed by Chaplain A
best man was Mr. John Neal. brother OF
the bridegroom. and the bride was at
tended by two friends. Mrs. Frederick
kellond and Mrs. Robert Sherman. One
of the attendants at the ceremony was
Maxwell Milton, brother of the bride
who had come from Arizona to be pres
ent at his sisters wedding. The other
ushers were all navy officers. and the
service was brilliant affair. with all the
ceremony Of navy events of the kind The
breakfast and there were about 1OC
friends to say adieu to the couple before
they left for their honeymoon trip.
Gen. and Mrs. George Gillespie gave a
dinner Friday night for Mrs Beech Grant
and Mrs. John S Wyeth The other
guests We're Admiral and Mrs. McGowan,
Col and Mrs. Archibald Oracle, Gen. G.
w LAWS, IOTIHeT SENATOR ana MIS-. Dry
den, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler,
DR.. and Mrs. Wilmer and Gen. Sanger
Miss Julia Belrose attended the Stotes-
bury ball in Philadelphia Friday night.
The birthday of the venerable Mrs
George {. Lee was celebrated last week
at her Beacon street home, in Boston,
and was an occasion of the utmost inter
est to her family. which is large and
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friends. Mrs. Lee has son and several
daughters, together with a goodly number
of grandchildren. among whom is Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth. 1t will be recalled
that MIR. and Mrs. Lee attended the we'd
ding of Representative Longworth and
Miss Alice Roosevelt at the White House.
Mrs Longworth entertained party of
young people at luncheon last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Leonard NJ. Thomas has taken
Quatrefoil. al Newport. for the next sea-
son. Miss Blanche Oelrichs and Mr..
Thomas will be married January 26 in
New York. Miss Cecilia May of this city
being in their wedding party. They will
spend their honeymoon in California.
Miss Lucille Schiff of London, after a
visit here With Mrs. Samuel Spencer. is
expected in New Orleans this week to
visit Mrs. Aldiee.
The Governor of Vermont and Mrs
Prouty are the guests this week of In
terstate Commissioner and Mrs. Charles
A. Prouty at the POrtner.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Thomas Fl.
Stevens, who went from here last month
and are now at Mare Island. Cal, We're
the guests of honor at a watch night
party New ear eve given by Col and
Mrs Randolph Dickens. The feature of
the evening. however. and the incident
of historic Importance was the observ-
ance of the old-time Marine Corps Gus
tom. At the mystic hour of IL the lights
were lowered and in the hush of
suspense four buglers from the barracks
sounded the low refrain of Taps" The
last echo had hardly died away when
the new year uShered in with a
bare of trumpets and the glad "Reveille''
rang out with joyous note prolonged
and then with one accord every one in
the house rose to drink to the new 1910.
Assistant Naval Constructor Gatewood
Mrs Gatewood and Mrs. Harrington
smith and Miss Marie Smith. Or. and
Mrs Charles <indeberGer. all so we'll
known here. were in the company.
Mrs@ :. \. Kimberley will give A tea
10 meet Mrs. Cunningham Friday. Jan
uary u.
Dr and Mrs. Samuel & Laws. 723 Q
street. will be al home on tho afternoon
and evening of "Wednesday. January 10
to meet their friends. the occasion be
ing the ffticth anniversary of their we'd
ding.