Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-18
I'm THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
BELLIES AND BEAUS AT WASH
INGTON BARRACKS HOP,
Dinners Preceding and Other Happy
Events-Personal
Notes.


given at Washington barracks last night
when 100 guests were assembled and a
delightful beginning for the dancing sea
the hall. and the Engineer Band gave a
charming program. A dainty supper was
served in the intermission
Gen. w. II. Bixby L. s. A., chief of
engineers. and Mrs Bixby. and Maj Will
liam Barden commandant of the bar
racks. and Mrs. Barden received for the
committee. of which Mai William d. Con-
nor is chairman and the other members
Lieut.. Alexander. Lieut.. Sultan, Lieut.
Harrington and Lieut.. Acher.
Dances will be given throughout the
season on the first and third Fridays Of
each month.
Capt. and Mrs Wigmore gave very
pretty dinner last night before tho hop
at Washington barracks. Their guests
We're Miss Amy Richardson, Miss Eliza
beth Reside, Miss Elizabeth Noyes, Miss
Dorothy Brooks. Lieut.. and Mrs Wildly.
Lieut.. Harrington, Lieut.. Lyman, Lieut..
Ardery and Lieut., Ern heck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. Calf are again
at their residence, 1920 10th street, for
the season. They spent the summer in
Europe.
Col and Mrs. John Jacob Astor will
give their first large entertainment jan
uary 30 at their house, 9TH avenue, New
York. 1t will be dinner, followed by a
dance, to which add tional guests will be
invited. many coming on from the opera.
Col and Mrs. Aston will sail for Europe
a few days later and will then go to
Egypt.
Miss Frances E. de Lashmutt. daughter
of Mrs. Grace Moffat de Lashmutt, will
be one of the seasons debutantes.
Mrs. Eldridge Jordan went to Philadel-
phia yesterday to spend several days as
Ward. She then will Join Mrs. Robert
Roosevelt in New York for the horse
show
spend the winter at the New Willard,
went to New York yesterday, accompa-
MED by her son. They will spend Thanks
giving at the Carpenter place at Cazeno-
via, n. Y.
The new Russian ambassador and Nine.
Bahkmetieff will be at the Arlington I'M
til they take a house. They are expected
to land in New York today from Europe.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
MacVeagh gave a reception yesterday in
honor of Lady Gregory of Cool Park. Ire
land. asking about two hundred guests to
meet her and the Irish Players. Frank
Taft of New York, the organist, gave a
selected program on the great organ dur
ing intervals. Large pink chrysanthe-
NUNS were used in the drawing room,
music room. tearoom and elsewhere.
With Mrs. MacVeagh during the after
noon were Mrs. j. w. Garrett, Miss Har-
riet Switzerland, Miss Mary Switzerland
and Miss Sophy Johnston The guests in
cluded all of the members Of the cabinet
and their wives, the French ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand and number OF
other diplomats, as well as people from
resident and official society.
Of1cers Of the battleship Vermont are
giving a dinner at RauScher's tonight to
commemorate their cruise around the
world. There will be twenty guests.
Mrs. William Collier Of New York has
sent out cards to announce the marriage
of her sister. Katherine Mari. and DR..
Edward Laban Hazeltine Wednesday.
November Is. 1911, at Buffalo, N. Y.
At home after December l at Jamestown.
N. Y. The bride is the eldest daughter
OF the late Mrs. Kate Thyson Mari of
this city and granddaughter Of Paulus
Thyson.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Sewall Of Washing
ton are in New York for the horse show
and are staying at the Wolcott.
Members Of the Business High School
alumni gave their annual Thanksgiving
dance at the Arlington Hotel last night
The patronesses were Mrs. Cuno III. Ru-
dolph, Mrs. Henry Litchfield West, Mrs.
Ashley NJ Gould. Mrs. Allan Davis. Mrs.
Charles Hart, Mrs. Clarence c. Weide-
mann, Miss Margaret Graham and Miss
Sybil Baker. The chaperons were Mrs
Charles Hart, Mrs. Clarence c. Weide-
mann. Miss Margaret Graham and Miss
Sybil Baker.
Miss Barbara Kaufman, who Is to be
maid-of-honor at the wedding OF Miss
Edith Willis Of Champaign. ILL.,. and her
brother. Mr.. Rudolph Max Kaufman,
November %. left Thursday for Cham
paign to be present at the numerous
festivities now taking place In honor Of
the bride.
Prof and Mrs. Willis Moore have left
their country place and are at 9O1 10th
street for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Howard Clark have
gone to New York for several days.
Arrangements have been completed for
the second annual dance given by the
members Of st. Joseph's choir, which Is
to be held next Friday night at Carroll
Institute. This is the first social affair
given by the choir this season.
The various committees are composed
of the members. who are as follows:
Misses Devine. Dorr, Dwire, Dillon,
Fisher. Harvey. Hillyard, Hughes. Keane
T,yuch MQiSak Smith Thornoft Mrs