Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-08
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
A SILVER WEDDING PARTY AT
THE STEVENS HOME.
Naming Of the Debutantes Is Com.
mencing-Home- Comings.
Notes.


welcomed hundreds of their friends YES
terday afternoon to their home on Jeffer-
son place at charming reception to
mark their silver wedding anniversary.
Each room had wealth Of floral beauty.
which had been sent with the congratu-
lations of home and distant friends, with
palms, vines and foliage plants forming
festive background for their arrange
ment.
The host and hostess met their guests
in the front drawing room, the latter
most becomingly gOwned in soft gray
satin and carrying roses. The pleasure
Of their welcome was repeated by their
handsome young daughter, Miss Marie
the occasion.
In the dining room Mrs. Leonard Wood
and Mrs. Cha lies Whipple We're Avis
at the table and in the library upstairs
Mrs. William Fox presided at the punch
bowl Mrs. Rodney Smith and Mrs. AL
bert Janin We're other assistants at the
reception, which brought together both
resident and army and navy friends, and
as the opening event of the season was
most suspicious one.
Miss Edna Celestine Wood of 1929 New
Jersey avenue northwest, Washington,
and Mr.. Samuel Ernest Mcqueen OF Xiv
erdale. Md, We're married in Rockville
Thursday afternoon by Rev. 5. II. White
OF the Baptist Church al the home Of
the minister.
Miss Cora Virginia Berry of 40 IA
street southwest and Arthur Cliforu
also married in Rockville Thursday aft
ernOOn.
Senator Isadore Rayner of Maryland
came over from Baltimore this week to
attend to some private matters in con-
nection with his new home which he &C.
CURED recently. 1t was formerly the
home Of Gen. Rochester, and occupies q
commanding site on the west side OF 18th
street just below Massachusetts avenue.
Since purchasing the property, which be-
longs to the old, substantial style of
houses that have marked that section Of
the city, Senator Rayner has had the
house remodeled and practically rebuilt.
Senator Rayner and Mrs. Aayner oc-
cupied apartments at the Highlands last
winter. They expect to come to Wash
ington for the winter soon after Novem-
Der !.
Miss Ida Norment Smith. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Odell S. Smith, will be
among the debutantes of the winter. her
coming-out tea to be given in early De-
cember.
The Abradabrs Club held its. first meet
ing for the season at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Y. Casanova, 1905 Caro-
line street northwest. "Reminiscences Of
the summer vacation were recalled in
pleasing discourses by the members. and
musical selections were rendered by Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. D. Lindsay.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Larner and
family have returned from their country
home in Pennsylvania. Their daughter.
Miss Ruth Larner. who has been abroad
for the past year at school in Paris, will
be a debutante of this season.
Miss Helen Walker Gridley has been
spending this week with friends in York,
Pa, attending the fair. On her way home
she will stop in Baltimore to spend sew
eral days. then go and visit Miss Daisy
Woods at Lutherville, Md.
Justice George w. Atkinson and wife
are now in the city for the winter.
Rudolph Kaufman sailed for Europe
today on the Berlin, to join Mrs. and
Miss Kaufman in Italy.
was given by Miss Adella 7. Parks at
her residence in honor Of Miss Ruth
Logan of Alabama. The guests were en-
tertained with clever and unique games.
the SUCCESSFUL winners DelnS AWARDED
prizes. The evening closed with dancing.
Among the guests We're: Miss Ruth
Logan of Alabama, Miss Louise Howard.
Miss Lillian Evans. Miss Sallie Fisher,
Miss Willard Hall, Miss Imogene Clarks-
ton. Miss Marie Lewis. Miss Annie Muir
dock. Miss Merriam Wormley and Miss
Edna hurry; Mr.. Warren Logan of Ala
bama. Mr.. Jay Clifford. Mr.. Forester
Washington of Boston, Mr.. Joseph Mar
tin. Mr.. Charles Flag Mr.. Charles Dor
ri ri
Morris, Mr.. II. Z. Parks DR.. William
Howard. DR.. Freeman and DR.. Wilson.
The Due de Hichelieu has arrived in
New York for stay of some duration.
He is half American through his mother,
who was Miss Alice Heine of New Or
leans. She married as her first husband
the late Due de Rfchelieu of France in
1915. and after his death became the con-
sort of the reigning Prince of Monaco,
from whom she is now judicially sepa-
rated. The Due de Richelieu is l,er son
by her first marriage. and inherits his til
ties, which include the dukedom o. From
sac and the marquisate of .Jumilhac. from
Jean de Viguerot. a granddaughter of the
great Cardinal Richelieu
The Hon. Neil Primrose, a son of Lord
Rosebery. was a passenger on the Maui
retania. arriving in New York Yesterday
He is accompanied by his cousin, Baron
James Rothschild.
Mrs. Richardson Clover and Miss Clover
sailed today in the Lapland to spend a
couple of months abroad Miss Beatrice
Clover has returned to school.
Mr.. and Mrs. William p Emo returned
yesterday from Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard NJ. Kennard of
the British embassy are expected to ar
rive today from Europe. and Mr. and
Mrs. George J. Young, also Of the British
embassy, are sailing today for this coun-
try.
Miss Mary Cumnins of 500 14th street
has returned to the city after an absence
of two or more months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Eckhardt and Mr..
and Mrs. N. Hackett and their mother
Mrs. Mccormick. have just returned from
a delightful house party given by Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Severance of Gathers
burg, Md.
Columbia Chapter. D. A. r.. held it's
initial meeting of the season last Tues
day evening, when the members and their
friends assembled at the residence of
the regent, Mrs. 8. j. Croissant, TIT @
street. the gathering taking the form of a
social reunion. After america" had
been sung and the usual routine business
transacted, Mrs. Mary E Lewis Hart
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