Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-20

MI ana MRS. huQOlpn MAX hauumdnH
will spend the Christmas holidays in
Champaign, Illinois.
The Congressional Club has arranged
| brilliant series of receptions, which. with
the literary events now being planned by
the entertainment committee. will assure
most successful season.
The members of the club will keep open
house New Year day from 2:oJ to $50
They will give diplomatic reception
| the evening Of January Is and tea and
reception for the debutantes whose moth
ers are members of the club January %.
A reception will be rendered Speaker
and Mrs. Clark the evening of February
| 3. and the club will have breakfast
February 10.
The Misses Enid and Erma Shaw.
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie NJ.
Shaw. who now reside at Merton, Pa.
| will leave January 3 for Virginia, where
they will be bridesmaids at the wedding
of Miss Josephine Conrad. the daughter
of MIR. William Conrad. formerly OF Mon
tana. and Mr.. Guilbanks Twigg. The we'd
ding will take place at Montana Hall. the
home of Mr.. Conrad, January 6.
Mrs Gilbert Mcneil Hitchcock, wife
of Senator Hitchcock. will entertain
ter, Miss Ruth Hitchcock. The recetv-
ing party will include Mrs. Leonard
Wood. Mrs. Wotherspoon, Mrs. Slayden.
Mrs. Brooke. Mrs. Leroy futile. Mrs
Noyes, Miss Doris Haywood. Miss
Lemira GilIett-Hill, Miss Zia, Miss Es
telle Crane, Miss Elizabeth Munford,
Miss Margaret Brooke. Miss Marthenia
Harrison and Miss Mary Webb.
Mrs Alfred Henry Plant will present
her daughter. Miss Helen Bond Plant
at reception this evening at $3.50
o'clock Among those who will assist
are Mrs. D. c. Randolph and Miss Nc
Cabe of Winchester. Va, and Mrs
Bryan Anderson of Anderson, S. c..
house guests Of the hostess; Miss SAT-
fold, Miss Saunders and the Misses
Catchell.
Miss Geraldine Boush, daughter of Capt.
]. C. Boush. U. S. N. and Mrs. Boush.
will make her debut this afternoon at a
large tea to be given at the home OF her
parents on Wyoming avenue.
Mrs. Coffman, wife of Capt. Conman,
commandant of the BOSTON navy yard.
and sister of the hostess. will preside at
house, wife of Capt. Althouse, at the
other. Miss Rockwell and the Misses Par
ker also will assist.
An informal supper for the assistants
will follow.
Mrs. Bootes, wife of Capt. ]. r. Bootes
u s. NJ. c.. now attached to the u. 8. S.
Michigan will entertain at a tea this aft
ernoon to present Miss Fanny Virginia
Burke of Alexandra, "a. great-great-
granddaughter of President Jefferson.
Those who will assist in the hospitality
are Mrs. Taylor. wife of Naval Con-
structor Taylor; Mrs. Capehart, wife OF
Capt. Capehart; Mrs. Farwell. Mrs.
U. s. r. c. s.; Mrs. Fred Clark. Miss Dor
othy Taylor. Miss Wyman and Miss
Isabel Magruder.
brated their golden wedding anniversary
yesterday afternoon at a large reception.
given at their home on Newton street.
from 3 to O'Clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Pond
were married in Brunswick, Me- nfty
years ago yesterday.
Mr.. Pond is the principal examiner in
the patent Office. and has been in that Of
fee since coming to this city thirty-five
years ago. One of the most fiattering
testimonials sent the golden bride and
groom read as follows: THE commits
sioner and his staff and the principal ex-
aminers Of the patent office, without q
dissenting voice. have voted BENJAMIN w.
Pond these two golden medals. $50 each.
in recognition Of his qualities, first as a
Christian citizen and man, and, second.
as an official, and beg to inclose them In
a purse bearing the name OF his falthfui
companion. They this day commemorate
and with them the best wishes for con-
tinued happiness and blessings"
Misses Caroline. Julia and Mary
Pond. daughters Of the couple, and son.
Mr.. Samuel n. Pond. with his wife and
family, of Chicago. were present at the
reception as were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Blodsett of Maine, the latter sister or
Mr. Pond. Mr.. and Mrs. Blodgett cele-
brated their golden wedding anniversary
two years ago.
A beautiful clock was also presented to
Mr.. Pond from the members OF his own
division in the patent Office
The marriage of Miss Sadie Florence
White, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Cass White. and Mr.. William Lewis
Evans, formerly Of Rome n: Y; VIII take axe
home Of the brides parents.
Rev. Dr. Joseph NJ. Gray Of Hamline
Church will perform the ceremony:
The maid Of honor will be Miss Aileen
Miller, and the bridesmaid. Miss Edith
Mr.. Harry A. Ravens Of White Hall.
N. Y, will act as best man.
Only the relatives will be present at
the ceremony. but large reception Will
follow. Mrs. John HI. Evans and MISS
Grace Evans Of Lee Center, N. T..
for the wedding The bride is a talented
musician and a graduate Of Central High
School In this city. The groom graduated
here also, from the National University
of Law. MI; and MIS- Evans ans WI, De at
Mrs. Huntingdon Wilson went to New
York today to remain there until after
Christmas.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
will leave in day or two for Utica to
spend the holidays.
Miss Helen Taft is on a short visit to
Bryn Mawr to enjoy the festivities before
the holiday closing.
The German ambassador and Countess
Won Bernsto-ff went to New York today.
The ambassador will attend the dinner of
the Automobile Club tomorrow night
They will remain there until the middle
Of next week. The ambassador and the
countess will entertain at dinner here
December o.
Miss Nora II. Pepper entertained at
luncheon In the Wyoming today in honor
of Senorita Amparo Rivero. the daughter
of the Cuban minister, who Is one Of the
were Miss Elizabeth Crenshaw also q
debutante: SenOrita Elena Calderon, the
daughter Of the Bolivian minister: Miss
Dorothy Smallwood. Miss Harrison, Miss
Almeda Barr, Miss Katherine Tennent
| and Mrs. Charles A. Johnson.
The marriage of Miss Dorella LuelIa
Nash, eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew Olin Nash. and Mr.. Wilbur e.
Yocum of Eagle Lake. Fla, now residing
in Washington, was performed by Rev.
Frank c. Goodwin. pastor of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church. amid
beautiful floral decorations, and was wit
messed by small company OF relatives