Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-20
street is giving a birthday tea this after
noon for young people

street is giving birthday tea this after
noon Tor young people.
Miss Lockwood. Mrs. G. w. Wood and
Miss Wilson will be al home. :Dli q
street. tomorrow and Tuesday, Febru-
airy IS.
A charming reception was given Satur-
day by the ladies of Gunston Hall. The
house was decorated with palms. smlax
and flowers and refreshments were served
in the chapter room, opening on the gym
nasium. where stringed orchestra
played throughout the reception.
Presiding in the tearoom were Mrs
Gatewood. Mrs. Worth:ngton. Mrs. David
Tenant and Mrs. Blair Spencer.
Mrs. Neill S Brown gave a delightful
tea Yesterday as welcoming compliment
to Gen. Biddle. the new confmandant of
the marine barracks, and Mrs. Biddle
The house was decorated in red flowers
and the tea table had a centerpiece OF red
tulips. Assisting Mrs. Brown We're Mrs.
Stokes, wife of the surgeon general OF
the navy: Mrs. b. b. Bradford. Mrs
Green Clay Goodloe. Mrs. Stone. wife of
Henry Cole. Mrs Wotherspoon, Miss
Mary Temple of Tennessee. Mrs. Hiram
| Irwin. Mrs. Walter lizard Miss Walton OF
Nashville. who is spending the winter
with Mrs. Brown. and Miss Marie Nc
Mllin Brown. daughter of thc hostess.
Mrs. John \. Logan and Mrs. NJ. l..
Tucker entertained at a luncheon Satur-
day in honor of Miss Jessie ID. Gillett Of
Illinois. who is visiting her sister. Miss
Amaryllis Gillett The guests were Mrs.
Champ Clark, Mrs. Percy, Mrs. F'oss of
| Illinois, Mrs. Samuel HILL Mrs. +. Il.
Mrs. Goodloe. Mrs Dorr of Colorado.
Mrs. Burkett and Mrs. \. b. Payne of
| New York.
/ Mrs. n. p. PAYNE formerly Miss Eliza
! beth Tucker. and a niece of Mrs. John \.
Logan is on a visit to the latter and
! Mrs. Tucker.
Mrs l.. Whiting Estes will not be at
home Wednesday, February 90.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lucien A. Clark have re-
! turned from two-week trip to Havana,
Cuba.
ST. Valentines DAY was celebrated at
! the home of Miss Annie B. Davidson 122i
Evarts street northeast, on the nth in
slant
! The rooms and reception hall We're beau
| tifully decorated and hearts and ''cupids'
| met the gaze Of the observer in every
direction.
A goodly program had been prepared
| for the evening by Miss Davidson. the
| by the aging of cards. the game being
hearts, which was greatly enjoyed by
the guests, numbering about forty per-
sons.
prizes were presented by Mrs. Essie G.
| Davidson. mother of Miss Davidson. to
| their respective winners. but before pre-
| senting the prizes Of the evening Mrs.
Davidson announced the engagement of
| her daughter Annie Bell to Mr.. Charles
| r. Simpson Enthusiastic appla Sc
| followed her short speech. after which
she presented the two first prizes to Miss
| Naomi Lynch and Mr.. Bradshaw. Miss
/ Kurtz and Mr.. Fogle claiming the Sec
ondS.
Refreshments followed after many con-
gratulatione to the engaged couple.
| Miss Davidson was very attractive in a
gold messaline costume and wearing a
| bouquet of yellow roses and asparagus
| fern.
Those present were Misses Florence
| Lyons, Florence Dykes. Ella kertz. Nir-
| ginia Hunter, Grille Hitz Anna Davis
| Nellie Davis, Ethel Dykes. Ruth Sears,
Louise Gore, Mabel Guild. Miss Tilden
Ethel Hodgkins. Mona Roberts. Rachel
johnston, Naomi Lynch. Blanche Gudgin.
Wallace, Mrs. Dunbar, Mrs. Brashaw
Messrs. George Barton. Fred Fogle,
| Roy Chesiey. Albert Ward, Kenneth
Huse, William Davidson. Ned Dunkle
| William Wolfley. Jay G. Seacord, Albert
Henderson. George Thornton, John Lyons,
I Thomas Davidson, Robert Bradshaw and
John Wilmeth
Mrs. Essie G. Davidson, widow of
DR.. Falconer Davidson, of 1926 Evarts
street northeast announces the en-
gagement of her daughter, Annie B.. to
Mr.. Charles r. Simpson, late of London
| England, youngest son of the late 10
seph Simpson, F. r. II. s.. of London
England. The wedding date has not yet
been set.