Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-13

| or because of the Withdrawal OF the
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Knox from
| social life.
| Mrs. Ross Thompson gave a luncheon.
today in honor OF Mrs Dickinson, wife
| Of the Secretary Of War
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Eradley's ball last
! night, I" which nearly four hundred
guests were hidden, was the largest house
| party of the new year and provided a
most beautiful spectacle. Most of the
| guests. as were the hosts, were at the
| opera for the early evening. Mrs. Brad
| ley was in a splendid gown OF light gray
satin embroidered in a beaded pattern. In
which rhinestones and sapphires sparkled
| close together.
| American beauty roses and other speci-
| men flowers were in appropriate places,
but the spaciousness Of the Bradley man
| sion. on Dupont circle, is so great that
none of the customary arrangements Of
| the rooms was disturbed to accommodate
| the party, large as 1t was. A buffet sup
| per was served about midnight and re-
| peated throughout the ball. Mrs. Her
bert Shipman received with her mother
and was dressed in pink with a glittering
| rhinestone trimming. Others coming on
| from New York just for the party. al
though other hospitalities quite as splen-
| did will be theirs also during their stay,
| we're Rev. Herbert Shipman, son-in-laW
Of the host and hostess; the Duke of Viii
! ambrose. spanish grandee now on
visit to this country: Mr.. and Mrs: Ken
| meth Murchison, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Greenlees. Mr.. and Mrs. George Marshall
| Allan. MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Wilsee, Mr..
Burnham of London, England; Mr.: Mer
! ton and Mr.. Whyte of New York and
| Hiss Elizabeth Roosevelt.
nf toyH
| the Vice President and Mrs. Sherman.
| the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer. the Misses Meyer. Postmaster
General Hitchcock. the Italian ambassa-
the Austrian ambassador and Baroness
| Hengelmuler. the British ambassador
and Mrs. Bryce. the German ambassador
| and Countess Won Bernstorff. Countess
Swiss minister and Nine. Ritter. the
| Netherlands minister and Nine. London.
| the Norwegian minister and Nine. Guide,
| the Misses Guide. the Danish min
ana nna 6epaW sena3o1 du
Mr.. and Mrs T. T. Gafr. Baroness
| Elizabeth Rosen. Senator and Mrs Ell
kins. Miss Elkins. the military attache Of
the American embassy at London and
Clover. Miss Clover. Mrs. Roscoe c. Bull
mer. Miss Hinckley. Mrs. Pinchot. Clifford
| Pinchot, Mr.. and Mrs. Truman H. New
perry and Miss NeWberry.
! The French ambassador and Nine. JUS
I serand entertained the Vice President
and Mrs. Sherman at dinner last n ght
and had as other guests the Postmaster
General the Austrian ambassador and
Baroness Hengelmu!ler. Senator and Mrs
| Aldrich. Senator Depew. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry White. Nine. GUIDE, Representative
| and Mrs. Herbert Parsons, Mr.. and Mrs
| Benjamin Minor, Miss Polk, the French
naval attache and Viscountess Benoist
day. the military attache and Countess
de Chambrun and NJ. de Perretti de la
Rocca and NJ. falkland. attaches.
| Gen. W. H. H. Greene of Mississippi,
| has taken box for the annual charity
ball to be given on the evening of jan
uary q at the New Wi ard by the South
ern Relief Society. The demand for
that a brilliantly successful bali is as
| sured.
| Mrs Barney will give small reception
i to the newly appointed minister to Per-
STA. Mr.. Charles Russell. Mrs. Barney is
deeply interested in the new Persian
American Educational Society. whose
aims are to educate children all over
| Persia in d practical and Industrial way
for their needs and developments.
| Mrs. A. G. Chaplain will be at home for
| the last time this season Saturday, jan
uary II, from to Z, instead Of January
Mrs. Claude Bernard Guittard, wife OF
Mr.. Guittard, Library of Congress. en-
tertained at an informal luncheon We'd
| nesday, in honor of Ms Dorothy Bcrk-
| shire, daughter Of Judge Berkshire of
Ohio. Covers were laid for six.
/ Mrs. and Miss Lang1itt and Mrs. Con-
nor will not receive at Washington Park
today. but will receive the remaining
Thursdays in January and February.
guest for few weeks Of Mrs. Joseph A.
Arnold, 1874 9th street northeast.
Mrs. Samuel Wallis and Miss Wallis
| will be at home tomorrow for the last
| time this season.
| Mrs. W. S. Hoge and the Misses Hoge
will be at home tomorrow and jan
uary IS
AIRS. ]. Ellen Foster and Miss Pierce
will be at home at the Portner tomorrow
afternoon. Receiving with them will be
of Canada and Miss Helen Varick Bos-
well of New York.
Mrs Remey and the Misses Remey
will be at home Fridays, January Il
and IS.
/ MIS-. Charles >. WOOdln enterta ined. Il
party of young people at the theater last
evening. In the party were her sister,
Miss Kendall. Miss Oliver Culon. Miss
Mintwood. Miss Mamie Lee and Miss
Alma Lambert of Richmond, Va.
! Mrs. Georgiana Courtney of 1925 S
street has announced the marriage Of
her daughter Helena and Mr. Charles H.
Speake. The ceremony was performed
| Saturday, January $, in Baltimore by
the Rev. l.. NJ. Zimmerman Of the South
Baltimore Lutheran Church. The bride g
only attendant was Miss Ray Server and
| the best man was Mr.. William Lawder of
| Washington, D. c.
| The College Women's Club will be at
home to it's members tomorrow from 1
to at the Woman's building. 1886 l
street Mrs. Frederick l.. Ransome will
1 be hostess and Mrs. Frank VrOoman
will pour tea. Miss Ethel Moore of CAL
ifornia will give short talk at O'Clock.
| Mime. Quesada is still in New York
where she was called some weeks ago by
1 the serious illness OF her father, whose
| Quesada, who accompanied his wife has
| been back here for short stay but has
4 again returned to New York
| Mrs. Sydney A. Hillard has sent out
cards for a luncheon and bridge party for
January IL. Mrs. billiard will not be at
| home next Saturday. but will be glad to
| receive her friends the following Satur-
| days until Lent.
| Members Of the Georgetown University