Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-18


The woman's Army and Navy League
in its first annual bail last night at the
navy yard. opening the dancing season.
gave. incidentally, one of the pretflest
parties of the year The sail loft was
brilliant with lights, flags and decora-
Mrs. Beatty. wife of Capt. Beatty.
commandment at the navy yard: Mrs.
Wotherspoon. wife of Gen. Wother-
spoon. president of the War College:
Mrs. Brownson, wife Of Rear Admiral
Gen. Biddle, commandant at the marine
barracks. received for the ball commit
tee, of which Mrs. w. w. White was
chairman.
The attendance was large and few of
the young people who are in demand
socially all the time missed the gay
, scene.
Miss Eleanor Ridgely had a party of
young people at a luncheon today to meet
Miss Katherine Hill.
| The Brocktonia Club. composed of col
Ilege men from various universities
throuphout the United states. entertained
their friends last evening at a dance al
| Glover's Hall. The hall was beautifully
decorated. Easter lilies and college pen.
nants being used for that purpose. The
dance was rendered especially brilliant by
the reaction OF the Lenten season. Among
the out-of-tcwn guests wer, Miss Ruby
Sloan of Boston, Miss Mabel Chambers
of New York and Miss Starnell of Rich
mond.
| Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burns Thomas
have issued cards of invitation to the
marriage of their daughter Edna and Mr.
James MacDermett Sheridan Tuesday
| evening. April 81. at the Mount Pleasant
congregational Church, at O'Clock.
At the home Of Rear Admiral and Mrs
Glover last night a delightful gathering
of young people. the associates of theil
yer, was entertained at dance and
supper. The company numbered Tess
than a hundred.
| Tonight Mrs. James Dudley Morgan is
entertaining similar party of future
beaux and bellies at dance at her Chevy
| Chase home for her daughter, Miss
| t.leanora Morgan, and Messrs Edwin A
aud Dudley ID. Morgan, all home from
school for the holidays.
At the Chevy Chase Club last evening
Miss Fry entertained at a small dance
in honor of her sister, Mrs. Andrew H.
Duvall. During supper DIR. and Mrs
Henry d. Fry announced the engagement
Mr.. W. E. Pearson. son of Mr.. and Mrs
George w. Pearson OF this city. The
wedding will take place in the autumn
Inc l.. r. Slup gave prettS uoiiSe
last night to its members and their in
vited guests. which was attended 10y
about twenty couples. The program con-
sisted Of twenty dances and the music
was furnished by an orchestra. Among
those present We're Misses Eva Brown
Pauline Ewald, Frances Hays, Charlotte
Holden, May Kelly. Irene Maddigan,
Anna Mccarthy. Helen McLane. Nora
McLane. Marion Murphy. Doris Warren,
Marie Woolnough;, and Messrs: John
lin, Thomas Clark, Arthur Emery. John
Fftzgibbon, James Fitzgibbon, V. Fues-
kine James Hayes, John Kelley. w. Null
lin. Fred Neuland, Archie Myers and G.
Walsh.
The marriage is announced of Miss Mel
lie Duncan and Mr.. Newell Klipstein
Rodgers. Saturday. April H. at Rock
vile, Md. Rev. ". D. Keen officiating.
The couple will live il Alexandria.
Mrs Charles Gates Of Bryant street
will give a dinner tonight in honor of her
daughter. Miss Eva Story. Mrs. Alfred
Moffett and daughter. Miss Helen Moffett,
and Miss Louise Moffett, and Miss OreXel
all of Philadelphia, Pa.
Capt and Mrs Beach of 1911 III street
are again entertaining for their house
guests this season, but close their home
this year earlier I'm May, returning to
New Ork
Mrs. Cummins, wife of Senator Cum
minis of Iowa, is giving a tea this aft
ernoon in the rose parlor at the High
lands for the delegates to the Congress
OF the Children Of the American Rev
olution and the Iowa delegates to the
D. A. r. Congress.
The Secretary of War and Mrs
Dickinson have with them for the
Easter holidays their son, j. McGavock
Dickinson. Mrs. Dickinson returned
Yesterday from a visit to her son,
Henry Dickinson. at Seattle.
Mrs. B. G. Lathrop of New York has
come on to sing old English songs at the
spring revel Thursday night at the Play
house. in which such charming opponents
of home talent will also take part. In
this latter group Miss Reside and Miss
Wynne are each to have special dances.
and a number of other attractive and
clever girls are to take part in the vari-
GUS dances to exemplify the arts and
crafts. fashionable audience seems as
sured. supper will follow the revel and
dancing will conclude the evening.