Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-24
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
ENGAGEMENT OF MISS EVERS-
MAN AND MR.. CURLEY TOLD.
Miss Cromwell and Mr.. Brooks Will
Have Large Bridal Party.
Personal Notes.

MIS- fTdnclS -. ENersman announces
the engagement of her daughter, Marsa-
retta Mary. to Mr.. James Francis Curley
of Massachusetts,. Miss Eversman is a
sister of Mr.. John c. Eversman, well
known in political circles in WASHINGTON
and Illinois. No date has been set for
the wedding
Miss Louise Cromwell went to the
Green Spring Valley, Nd Saturday to
be the guest over yes .erday of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter e. Brooks, parents of her
hance, Walter e. Brooks. jr
At their marriage. May IL. at st.
Thomas Church. this city. the bridal at
PENDANTS will include Mrs. Carroll Rasin
OF Baltimore. Miss Frances Brooks, sis
ter of the bridegroom. and the Misses
Alice Vande-grift, Gladys Hinckley, Laura
Merriam. Catherine Britton Sophy John
ston, Margaret Cotton Smith and Dorothy
Williams
The ushers have not yet been selected
a reception will follow at the home of
Mrs. Cromwell after the ceremony.
This week will bring the final round of
entertainments for Miss Elizabeth Cum
nlngham and Mr. Jerome Adds Browne
formerly of this city, before their we'd
ding May in Chicago. Tomorrow Mrs. NJ.
s. willing will give a tea for the bride and
her attendants. Wednesday Miss Mildred
Blair, Miss Margaret Keep and Miss Mar
garet Billings will give dinner at the
Blackstone Hotel. followed by a theater
party Thursday Miss katherine Nc
Fadon and Miss Dorothy Robbins will
give theater party. with a supper later.
Mrs. watson Armour, 2126 Prairie ave-
nue., Will give dinner Friday evening.
and Saturday evening the brides grand
mother, Mrs. II. o. Stone, 2035 Prairie
avenue. will give a dinner A luncheon
Sunday next at the Saddle and Cycle
Club. at which Kenneth Goodman will
be host. will close the entertainments.
dinner last week for this greatly feted
couple. There were twenty-four guests.
AT each plate was white satin Easter
egg painted in Cupids. Inside the eggs
blossoms for boutonnieres. The girls
found alternately. china slippers with
gilt bows and silver keys tied with pink
ribbons large cake in the middle of
the table had a bride in veil of spun
sugar: The cake was cut by Miss Gun
Following the dinner there was informal
dancing.
Miss Katharine Niles was hostess for a
Mass. Easter week. The guests were
Miss Iris Masters of this city, Miss Eliza
beth CASTOR, Mr.. Roland Wright, Mr.,
Hurding. Mr.. Charley Niles. and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Goodell. DR.. and Mrs. Niles
chaperoned the party.
Mr.. Calvin E. McGrew will leave this
week for Atlantic City for a brief stay
prior to sailing from New York for South
America.
Mrs. Margaret Mcnamara and her
the Misses Rose and Irene
Mcnamara, have returned to Washington
after spending Easter week in New York.
Friday evening merry party of young
people gathered at the home of Miss
Mildred Gaskins in honor Of her fifteenth
birthday. Music and games were enjoyed
until they were summoned to the dining
room for refreshments. Some of those
present were Messrs. Frank Bowling,
Carl Dampier. Edmund Deeds Norman
Lipscomb. Earl Boomers and Harold
Kaufman. and Misses Genevieve Anadale.
Alice Mcdonald, Margaret Smith, Rose
mary Lucas. Mary Deeds. Helen Jones.
Margaret Victory, Katie Snow and Mil
dred and Lavinia Gaskins.
A dance will be given at the Washing
ton Country Club Friday evening, April
%.
Mrs.fH. c. Knapp and the Misses Marie
and Dorothy Knapp of Massachusetts
avenue accompanied by Miss Anita Off,
terdinger, have returned home from a trip
to the mountains.
Mrs. Van Auken Mills is detained in
New York city owing to the illness Of her
sister, Mrs. F. E. Lathrop.
Mrs. John Imirie. Mrs. J. Bright Handy
and Miss Hannah B. Ashley Of New Bed
ford. Mass. will be at home Informally
ho WnH-
nesday afternoon, April %.
Mr.. Simon Brailove and his son, Mr..
Harry Brailove. are the guests Of Mrs.
Brill and family at 36O1 Georgia ave-
nue. northwest.
Mrs. Rose Lawrence Young and her
two young sons of Yonkers. \. Y, have
been spending Easter week with Mrs.
Alice Cnderwood-Hunt at 4546 Wisconsin
avenue.
\. Y. is visiting Mrs. Alice Underwood
Hunt at 1916 Wisconsin avenue.
Mrs. Charles Chambliss of, 1925 Monroe
street entertained dinner party Satur-
day last in honor Of her house guest Miss
Louise Fleming, of Greenwood. S. c. To
meet Miss Fleming were Mrs. Frank
Shumate Mrs. Thomas Whitaker Miss
Miriam Hammer and Mrs. Joe Bailey Of
Clinton, S. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. II. Warner entertained
the Woman's Club and their husbands in
their kensinston house Saturday even
Ing. The following program was rem
dered Piano, Mrs. ]. Harry Cunning
ham: song. Mrs. Anna Warner: recita-
tions from Shakespeare, by Mr.. Charles
Hanford of Washington: a chalk talk, by
Mr. Harry Cunningham. Mr. Hanford
recited. by special request, The Old vir-
ginia Reel after which a social hour
was thoroughly enjoyed.
Miss Jennie AIahan of Philadelphia. who
spent the week end visiting Washington
friends. was guest of honor at a dinner
given by Mr.. and Mrs. James w. DOGGY
of Capitol Hill last Friday. The dining
room was handsomely decorated with
jonquils and ferns. Covers were laid for
eight.
Mrs. Conrad F.. Hesse gave a we'll ap-
pointed dinner Sunday in compliments to
Miss Mahan and Mr.. Leroy +. Reed of
Philadelphia. The table decorations were
sweet peas and colonial candelabra.
Covers were laid for eight.
There was beautiful wedding at st.
Anthony's Church, in Brookland. D. c.,
last Tuesday. Rev. Father r. r. Ryder
of st. Thomas College performed the
ceremony for Miss Thenia r.
Fleming of North Carolina and Mr.. Rob-
ert \. Barrett Of this city. The bride
wore dark broadcloth with cream-col-
ored picture hat trimmed i'm orange
blossoms. Miss Virginia l.. Plemmons
was maid of honor and Mr.. Robert J.
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