The Washington times., 1911-02-02
Pink Carnations, Sweet
Peas, and Mignopette
Form Decorations.

Mrs. John Cropper entertained al
luncheon today in honor of her house
guest, Miss Peters, of Boston.
Invited to meet Miss Peters were Mrs.
White, wife of the Chief Justice, Miss
Cannon, daughter of the Speaker; Mrs.
Stanley Matthews, Mrs. Emile Mont
gomery, Mrs. Robert Hinckley, Mrs.
Ten Eyck Wendell, Mrs. Bingham, Mrs.
John W. Foster, Mrs. Weyth, Mrs.
Samuel Spencer, the Misses Cullen, Miss
Sally Schenck, and Miss Goldman.
The table decorations consisted of
pink carnations, sweet peas, and mig
nOnette.
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Nine. Chang, wife of the Chinese min
lister; Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph, wife of
the District Commissioner; Mrs. Thom-
as Nelson Page, and Mrs. Virginia
Faulkner McSheTy, president general of
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, will be patronesses for the opera,
THE House That Jack Built" which
has its initial performance at the CO.
lumbia Theater Friday afternoon, for
the benefit of the Confederate Memo
rial Home. At this performance Mrs.
c. d. Merwin, District president of the
L. ID. c., will entertain in the box
hHOWH as the daughters Oh Ine OOU-
federacy box" the president general of
the L. D. c., Mrs. Virginia Faulkner
McSherry, of West Virginia and the
presidents of the StOnewall Jackson, the
Robert +. Lee, the Southern Cross, the
Albert Sidney Johnson, and the Dixie
chapters of the District, and Miss Nam
ME Randolph Heth. president of the
Southern Relief Society.
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, president gen.
eraI of the Daughters of the American
ID DnN-a al,tfi mill rYoi n a
at this performance, and Mrs A. 4.
Wall and the Misses Wall, of Salt Lake
City, will also entertain party. Miss
Martin, who is in charge of the opera
Iehearsals, Will entertain party from gI
New York city, and Mrs. Duncan L:
Fletcher, wife Of Senator Fletcher or
Florida, will have a party of young
folks from Annapolis in her box.
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William McGiIl Geddes has invitations
out for the marriage of his daughter,
Miss Margaret Geddes, to Walter Ava
lah Johnston. Wednesday. February 10.
a. u o'clock, noon. at 1872 Columbia
road.
At home cards for after April l, at l4l4
Euclid street, were enclosed with the
Invitations.
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At the regular annual business meet
day morning at the club house on X
street the following officers for the en-
suing years were elected: Mrs. Ernest
". Roberts, wife of Representative
Roberts, of Massachusetts, president;
Mrs. Edgar d. CrumpaCker, wife Of
Representative CrumpackeT, of Indiana,
first vice president; Mrs. John B. Hen
dersun, wife Of the former Senator Of
Missouri, second vice president; Mrs. +.
J. Hill, wife of Representative Hill of
Connecticut, third vice president: Mrs.
Elbert II. Hubbard, wife of Represen-
tative Hubbard of Iowa, fourth vice
president; Mrs. w. r. Smith, wife of
Representative Smith of Texas, fifth
vice president: Mrs. J. n. Garner, wife
of Representative Garner of Texas,
treasurer; Mrs. NJ. L. Driscoll, wife of
Representative Driscoll of New York,
recording secretary: Mrs. William P.
Borland. wife of Representative BOr-
land of Missouri, corresponding secre-
tary, and Mrs. J. W. Philip. wife of the
late Rear Admiral Philip, L. S. N, So
Cial secretary, succeeding herself
Mrs Thomas W. Svmons is spending
q few days in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Wilson s. RisselI and Miss poro-
thy Bissell, of Morristown, n. j., will
arrive in Washington February q, TO
he the guests of Colonel and Mrs. Sy-
mons for few days. Miss Bissell is a
debutante of the season, and a daughter
of the last Postmaster General of PreSi-
dent Cleveland's last Administra ton.
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Miss Alice Boutell is spending several
weeks in Providence R. l.