Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
SOCIETY.
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and Mrs. Samuel NJ. FiIliuS, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur l.. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. f. j,
Wood. Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Tolson, the
| Misses Shaner Mr.. William III. Cook, Mr.
Samuel D. Frazier and Mr.. and Mrs
Scantlebury.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Heroes announce the
engagement of their daughter, Rebecca
Heroes, to Mr.. j. a. Cohen of Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Miss Genevieve Mccarthy of West Phil
adelphia is visiting her uncle and aunt,
| Mr.. and Mrs John A. Quinn of w street
| northwest. Wednesday afternoon Mrs.
! Mitchell gave an informal reception for
her. Music, games and refreshments filled
| the afternoon. A theater party was given
for the same visitor yesterday.
Mrs. and Miss Matile win not receive
| Tuesday, January 3. but will be at home
the following Tuesdays in January at the
| Cairo.
Mrs. W. r. Sampson will receive Mon
day, assisted by Mrs. Roy C. Smith, Miss
Marjorie Smith and Mrs Cluverius
A luncheon and theater party was given
| Thursday by Mrs. Harry ID. Gasson of
! Miss Lucy Carmichael of Fredericksburg.
| Va Among those present were Mrs.
johnson Tanning, Misses Alfalfa Kimmll.
| Lillian and Helen Woolfork, Lucy Car
|
Miss Doris L. Talhert entertained at
! a reception Friday afternoon for her
house guest. Miss Clara L. Lancaster of
Maryland. The house was decorated in
Christmas green's and refreshments were
served at 4. Miss Lancaster is a student
| of st. GATHERINGS Normal Institute, Bal
timOre, Md, and has been spending the
week end in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. r. Harnish of Maple
View avenue, Anacostia, entertained
Thursday last. Several vocal and instru-
mental selections were rendered, followed
by refreshments. Those present included
Miss Annie Hingley, Miss Gladys LeFray,
Miss Marion Butler. Miss Very Watson,
Miss Josephine Marshall, Miss Alice Leap
ley. Miss Vergie Price and Miss Anna
Price. Mr.. Charles Marshall, Mr.. George
Frazier, Mr.. John Cook and Mr.. Charles
Etzler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peacock entertained
friends at their residence last Wednesday
evening in honor Of their daughter, Miss
Bonita Peacock. Miss Louise Weiss. Miss
Josephine ErmOld, Miss Myrtle Peacock.
Campbell, Miss Alice QUAD, Miss Bar
bara Schubert, Miss Bonita Peacock, Ber-
nard Peacock. Miss Maude Peacock, Reu-
ben Graves and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pea
cock were present.
Miss Alice Leapley held a party at her
residence, Nichols avenue, AnacOstia, last
evening, when the young people spent a
old year out. Games were played and in
strumental and vocal selections rendered.
Refreshments w<xe served. Those pres
ent included Anna Price, Myrtle Tolson,
Dorothy Lutz. Marion Butler. Annie
bell and Tracy Campbell, James Hodges.
Frank Thomas. George Frazier. Charles
Etzler, Harold King and John Cook.
The marriage of Miss Carrie Louise
Mum. daughter Of Mrs. Charles A.
Mum. and Mr.. Reginald Boardman of
Manchester, Mass, will take place in
this city at st. Johns Church about the
middle of February.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Shedd,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. S. Shedd
and Mr.. William Clifton Lawton Of Phila-
delphia and Baltimore will take place
Saturday. January Z. at s pm. at St
Margaret's Church.
The ceremony will be performed by
the Rev. Herbert Scott Smith. and the
bride will be given away by her father.
The maid of honor will be Miss Mildred
Duvall, and the bridesmaids Miss Eliza
beth Dowell and Miss Charlotte Sweet
of Buffalo. n. Y.
Mr.. Lucius Beebe Of Philadelphia will
be Mr.. Dudley LawtOn. brother of the
groom, Mr.. Joseph T. Lawton, jr., and
Mr.. Lawton Norwood, all of Baltimore,
and Mr.: Eugene Guilford of Philadelphia.
home Of the bride in the Kenesaw apart
ment.
Miss shedd. the bride, will entertain
the bridal party at dinner following the
Miss Mildred Duval will entertain at a
card party in honor of Miss Elizabeth
Shedd and Miss Gertrude Fry the even
ing Of January A.
An interesting event of yesterday after
noon was the marriage of Mrs Sarah
Pearson Pointon and Mr.. Solomon Lans-
residence Of Rev. Joseph Dawson, 1421
Columbia road. Mr.. Lansburgh Is a son
of Mr.. Gustave Lansburgh. and his bride
Is a daughter Of the late Joseph Pearson
The attendants to the couple were Mrs
S. NJ. Meeks and Mr.. Charles Goldsmith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lansburgh are residing at
the Cavendish. Columbia road and Mess
more place.
Mrs. Frank B. Noyes gave a dancing
party last night at Rauscher's for the
friends Of her younger daughter, Miss
Ethel Noyes, who is home from school
for the holidays.
A wedding of interest took place last
evening at the home of Admiral and Mrs.
Watson, u. s. n. in Louisville, KY. when
Thomas Armat. Miss Buckley is from
Santa Rosa, Cal, but has lived in Wash
ington for several years. where she has
many friends. Mr.. Armat has also lived
here for some years, but was formerly
| from Virginia and numbers among his
ancestors many of the makers of history
| of that state. The marriage was a quiet
home affair, with only relatives and
few intimate friends present. The bride
wore white satin gown draped with
white marquisette and point lace Mr..
| and Mrs. Armat left last night for three
months travel and will be at home at the
| Highlands after April I.
MIR. NJ. Richard announces the engage
ment Of his daughter Pauline to William
A. Finkelstein of this city.
| The old colonial home of Mr.. and Mrs
| Thomas Biscoe Gour,ey. located at HOl-
land point, on the picturesque Patuxent
river in Calvert county. Md. was the
scene of beautiful wedding Friday
morning. when their daughter, Anne
Carey Gourley, became the wife of DR..
James Dawson Reeder, member of the
! faculty of the University of Maryland
| and one of Baltimorcs prominent sur
| geons The bride came down the wide
| staircase escorted. by her father. who
| gave her away I'm marriage, and passed
through the parlors to the altar. where
| Rev. Benjamin Is. Lovett of Prince
| Frederick, rector OF st. Pauls parish.
read the Episcopal service. She wore a
charming princess gown Ell train over
messaline, trimmed with baby Irish lace
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