Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30
n ~AY days will offer an outdoor
NH program of sociabilities. which.
weather serving, will carry
the social world along pleas

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| antly for some weeks.
The usual garden party fetes-the White
| House to he the scene Of several-and
| kindred events are already well in mind
| as bespoken dates. The May weddings
will be much more numerous than those
since Easter, and, in many respects will
be notable and beautiful events. The
first week of June. however Will be mark
| ed by several others, but any arranged
for the last half of the month are meant
to be very quiet affairs, since the gay
| world will then be at widely scattered
| points.
| The President and Mrs. Taft gave a
reception to the graduating classes OF
the schools and seminaries for young
afternoon. Miss Kitty Cheatham. as
| sisted by Miss Constance Edison, violinist.
with Miss Flora Macdonald at the piano.
| gave the following program:
| Violin sonata in G major CGriegl nrst
movement. allegro vivace, Miss Edison:
"A Messenger (and His Message! of
Spring" Robin Red Breast CA Christ
| legend) Selma LagerloD: adapted by Miss
| Cheatham: IAN Old Romance" Guy
d Hardelon; 'The PLANT of the Little
Bisque Doll" written for Miss Cheatham
by H. f. Warner III. A. Wadel; 'Nisi-
tors" by Helen Hay Whitney (Wadding-
ton Cooke: one leaf from "A Childs
seTsnso1 of yse Cow by RGssns
THE Froggies Lullaby" written for
Miss Cheatham by Sterling Lines John
McGhiel: THE Camers Hump" from
Just So stories of Rudyard kiping
'Chanson Louis NIII'' and '.Pavane"
1ouis, Conperin): "IArgetto'' HandeD;
.'Zigeunerweisen' pablo de Sarasate),
Miss Edison. Some old negro songs and
stories: The Island Where Babies Grow"
| by Albert w. Smith DANES L. Ford);
1.-THE Elf Man. by John Kendrick Bangs
! John Barnes Wells; "Practicing'' John
! A. Carpentep; Matilda" by Hillaire
Belloc Giza Lehmann): The Owl and
| tire Pussy Cat by Edward Lear George
| Ingraham, Miss Cheatham.
| Maj Horton. Mr.. Jerome Bonaparte.
| Frederick De c. Faust, Lieut. Commander
| L. C. Palmer Lieut.. Byron A. Long.
Capt. l.. Mason Quick. Capt. Graham l..
| Johnson and Mr.. William T. Bingham
| formed the committee in charge of the
dinner dance given last night at Chevy
Chase Club
The diners were seated at one large ia
! BILE in the shape of a hollow oblong. with
| the center filled in with spring blossoms
and electric lights. Flags were draped
! against the sides Of the table.
\ section of the Marine Band played
| for the dancing.
Among those present were Myron NJ
Parker. jr.. Miss Margaretta Brooke.
John NJ Bddle. Mr.. Charles Richardson
Meyer. Lieut.. n. L. Spencer, Miss Har-
| riet Switzerland Mr.. Rowland. Miss
Mary Mckee Mr W. B. Clarke Miss
Alice Whiting. Mr.. Charles Wilson, Miss
Clarke Waggaman. Mrs. Wolcott Tucker
man, Mr.. Willing Spencer. Miss Gertrude
Williams, Mr.. Faust, Mrs. Clarke Wag
gaman. DR.. Henry Parker. Miss Alice
Downing. Lieut.: Commander Pollock,
Miss Heath, Lieut. Thompson, Miss Sadie
Murray, Lieut. Commander Butler Lr.
Sewers. Miss Elsie Downing. Mr.. Stead,
Lieut.. f. S. Jackson, Miss Helen Down
ing. Lieut.. L. Leahy. Miss Mary McCau-
ley, Maj. Low, Miss Carolyn Murray,
Lieut.. Osterhaus. Miss Dorothy Gardner
Williams, the Postmaster General. Mrs.
Bumer Maj Horton, Mrs Summerlin.
Maj. Callan, Maj De Laney. Miss Arm
Peachey. Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, DR..
Davis. Miss Olga Roosevelt Capt Brooke,
Capt Graham Johnson. Miss Alice Van
degrift. Mr.. Franklin Ellis. Mrs. Biddle,
Clarke, Capt. Gulick, Miss Shaw, DR..
Bayne, Miss Kibbey. Mr.. Davidge Miss
Glover Mr.. Crawford and Mrs. Brooke
The Mexican AMBASSADOR. Senior Zama-
coma, will hold his formal reception for
the members of the diplomatic corps on
the afternoon of May TO-
Mr.. Gist Blair. Mr.. Preston Gibson. Mr..
Ward Brown and Mr.. Murray Cobb will
give dinners tomorrow night at the Play
house. after Mr.. Archibald's lecture.
Mrs. Rayner. wife of Senator Rayner,
will give a luncheon at Rauscher's the
9th to meet Mrs. Sherman.
Miss Catherine Britton entertained at
dinner last night, when her guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mr.. and
Mrs. de Lima Silva, Miss Isabelle May,
Miss Gladys Hinckley, Miss Merriam,
Miss Williams, Mr.. Horstmann Of the
the Austrian embassy, Mr.. de Beaufort.
Mr.. Won Weede. Mr.. Jerome Bonaparte
and Mrs Burial HUFF.
Miss Louise Cromwell and Mr.. Walter
r. Brooks, ir., attended the dinner and
costume ball given by Mrs. Peter La
bouisse at her Baltimore home last night
Miss Catherine Britton will give din
ner May II in honor of Miss Cromwell
and Mr. Walter B. Brooks, jr.
a wedding of unusual interest this week
will he that of Miss Claire Wright,
daughter of Justice and Mrs. Daniel Thew
Wright, and Mr.. Harry Arthur Kite,
| which will take place at the Church of
the Ascension May at half-after 8
o'clock pm.
| The bride will be given away by her
father and will be attended by her two
| sisters. Mrs. Durant Church and Miss
Alice Wright, as matron and maid of
| honor.
| Miss Annette Besuden and Miss Juliet
Besuden. cousins of the bride. will be the
| bridesmaids
| Mr.. Samuel Ross will he the best man
and the groomsmen are to be Mr.. William
| Naylor, Mr.. Samuel Kite, brother of the
groom and Mr.. Robert V. Fleming.
| Mr.. Richard Waters. Mr.. Jesse Brown,
| Mr.. Frank Godoy and Mr.. Armstead Pc
| ter of Columbus, Ohio will be the ushers
| large reception will follow at the
| Wright residence on 18th street.
| Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Besuden and the
Misses Besuden are the house guests of
| Justice and Mrs. Wright. and Mrs. Dur
OVerfatness Condemned.
| Fat. even fattsh. women readers who
| want to he in the mode this year must under
| stand that the demand is for lines. not curves
| and govern themselves accordingly.
| That means OFF with the fat. 1t has become
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