The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
ENTERTAINM EN- rs.

A great many Washington people stay
ing in Nara ragansett attended the brilliant
reception given by Mrs. Samuel H Val
entine and her sister. Miss Harriet Por-
ter. at ''Nalmar on the Cliffs. Narragan-
sett Pier number of well-kn0wn
artistes We're brought down from New
York to entertain the guests. Mrs. NAL
colin McConihe and Miss James Sands
presided at the tea table
Misses Virginia and Helen bowling. of
Washington: Mr.. Joseph DT Barry. of
Philadelphia. and Mr. Donald Clark. Of
Yale. were the actors in a clever play
given in the Gardner House. jamestown,
r l. Wednesday evening, for the benefit
of the jamestown Golf and Country Club.
The vaudeville performance given by
society actors in Newport Friday evening
for the benefit Of the Tennis Players
Club was = great success. Miss Maude
X. Wetmore. daughter of Senator George
Peabody Wetmure. and Mrs Spencer Lor
Hard. ir. We're the committee of ar
rang"ments. Among the Washington
people in the boxes We're Mr.. and Mrs.
JOSEPH Leithcr, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G.
Mum, and Miss Maude WetmOre.
pretty Informal musicale and dance
was given on Friday evening by Miss
Bertha TanCre at her home, i50l Georgia
avenue Among the guests were Miss
Harriet Graves. Miss Alys Kendrick, the
Misses Marie and Blanche Anderson,
Miss Hrst-- Tancre, Mr.. William Baker,
Mr.. Edwin Brown. Mr.. Sam COrdin. Mr..
CLAYTON Vcrmillion, and Mr.. Edward
Hall.
Mrs Gibson. wife of Capt. Gibson, L.
s. y. was in charge Of the vaudeville
performance given recently at Capron
Springs. W. Va. Miss Carrie Gibson i'm
persomated the tennis girl.
The prettiest entertainment of the
midsummer season was the fancy dress
ball Friday evening at the Casino, Mar
raeansett Pier The carnival committee
was composed OF DR.. Alfred Hopkins.
OF Washington, as chairman; Mr.. Will
lam Marrow, OF Washington; Mr.. Philip
s Randolph Mr.. Henry BrevOort Kane,
Mr.. c. L. Mersman. and Mr.. Olney Ar
mold Dr. Alfred Hopkins was also
chairman OF the costume committee.
The ballroom of the Casino was deco
rated with streamerS of blue and orange
which with the vari-COlored lanterns
and lights and the brilliant fancy dress
Of the men and women made a rarely
gorgeous spectacle. AS far as possible
everything vas done to give the effect
OF real Venetian carnival. from the
Italian band dressed as strolling players
TO the confetti which was scattered
broadcast on the dancers Two barefoot
Italian dancers entertained the COM
pany before the grand march began.
The grand march was led by DR. AL
fred Hopkins, who was dressed as Capt
Kidd and Mrs Henry BrevOort Kane,
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number of most effective costumes were
worn by Washington people, among them
being Miss Marguerite Barbour, in the
La T0SCa costume she wore at the ball
given by the Vicountess lazy in Wash
ingtOn last year. and which at that time
was voted the most beautiful costume of
the evening; Miss Jane NcCue Sands
made stately Lady Gainsborough: Miss
Alice Vandergrift, as the Spring Girl;
Miss Mabel Hume was a quaint picture
or Chinese girl; Mrs. Alfred Hopkins,
as the Daughter of the Regiment; Miss
Marguerite Prescott wore q dainty black
and white Pierrot costume, and Miss
Isabel Mersman was dressed as Carmen.
"A corn roast" at the Young women's
Christian Association Vacation Lodge,
Cherrydale, Va, is announced for FRI
day, September !. The young women
who are and have been guests during
August. will be hostesses. together
with the Indoor-Outdoor CLUB of the
association. There will be unique plan
tation features, fortune telling, and
refreshments, in the interests of a new
engine for the lodge.
The members OF the Wisconsin Ath-
letic Club were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas N. Howard and their son.
Mr.. George Howard. at their home. 254s
Thirty seventh street. on Friday even