Evening star., 1911-05-25

broidered in diamante. with train of
point applique over silver gauze. Her
sister, Miss EIndres, wore an apricot col
ored satin dress, with silver gauze and
pale lace chiffon.
The assistant secretary of state and
Mrs. Huntington Wilson entertained the
Mexican ambassador at dinner last night.
In the party were the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor and Mrs. Nagel. Sen
ator and Mrs. Switzerland Senator Bur
ton. the Chilean charge d'affaires. the
French first secretary and Countess de
la Rocca, Mrs. Richard II. Townsend,
Miss Ridgely, Miss Mary Williams. Miss
Ernst, Senor Don German Bulle. Mexican
second secretary, and Senor Don NJ. Ar
mendariz Castillo, Mexican third sec
retary.
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
MacVeagh have issued invitations for a
formal dinner June .
Mrs. Wickersham will not return this
week, as expected. but has decided to
remain with Mrs. Akin until June. when
she opens her own house for the sum-
mer. The Attorney General returned yes
terday morning
Secretary and Mrs Meyer gave an au-
tomobile party, followed by supper. to
Miss Taft and number of young people
last night
Miss Bernardine Woodward of Brook
land has gone to New York to join her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Braw-
ner, and to accompany them to their
summer home at St. Helena, Cal, to re-
main until October 1.
Emory will be the hostesses at the in
formal tea to be held at the Children s
Country Home on Grant road Friday
afternoon. May Is.
The home will be open for Inspection
and all those interested in this worthy
charity are cordially invited to come.
There will be no invitations sent out.
Friday afternoon, June :, Mrs wan
wright assisted by Miss Goode and MISS
Michie will pour tea, and the Following
Friday June O. Mrs. George Dunlop and
Miss Saville.
Mrs Woodbury. Pulsfer will leave
Washington Saturday for her summer
home on the Maine coast.
A luncheon was given today by Miss
NJ. Louise Conway of 663S Georgia avenue
in honor of Miss Ada Nourath of Har-
risonburg, Va, her guest.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey has had as
her guest the past week her brother. Mr.
Platt r. Spencer of Jacksonville, Fla Mr..
Spencer was on his way north to spend
the summer
Sailing today from New York. aboard the
steamship Kaiserin Auguste Victoria of
the Hamburg- American line for Plymouth.
Cherbourg and Hamburg. were the fol-
lowing from Washington: Mrs. Stephen b.
Ellsins. Miss Elkins. Miss Lillian Finley,
Miss Agnes Jacleleit. Miss Helen w.
John r. Mclean. Miss Christine Owen,
Miss Selma Swensen and Mrs. R. H. Town
send.
A quiet but pretty wedding took place
Wednesday at o'clock in the Holy Trim
ity Church, Rev. Father Brennan officiat-
ing, when Miss Mabel Clarke. the young
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Clarke
Of 1856 street, became the bride of
Mr.. NJ Fulton Harty of this city. The
bride wore a smart suit Of gray broad
cloth. with a pale lavender hat and
plumes. She wore a corsage bouquet of
pale lavender sweet peas and lilies OF the
valley and carried an ivory prayerbook-
The matron of honor was the brides
mother, who was gowned In black silk
with hat to match and wore a corsage
bouquet of violets and lilies of the val
ley The bridesmaid was Miss Emma
with hat to match. and carried large
bouquet Of pink sweet peas The best
man was Mr.. F.. Lester Clarke. brother
of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs Harty left
and Canada. The brides travelling suit
was of blue serge with hat to match.
After their return they will reside at
1885 n street.
Miss Mabel Nelson Thurston's Bible
class celebrated its fifth birthday ami
versary Tuesday evening with banquet
at the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation. Mrs. Mabel Handy Evans is
president and Miss Annette Miller sec
retary of the class. which has recently
organized for social service work
The tables were beautifully decorated in
green and white and plates were laid fo-
twenty mine. DR.. Ada r. Thomas, Miss
Florence NJ. Brown. Miss Della NJ. Grow
er and Miss Neva A. Chappell of Los An
geles, Cal, were guests of the class.
Greetings from absent members were
read and the following program Of talks
given: "Old Girls" Miss Baurman: New
Girls Miss Taylor: 'The Girls Who
Are to Come Miss Leeds: Things Done
gious Conditions in the City" Miss Flor
ence NJ Brown; Dreams That Are Com
ing True Miss Thurston, and The Big
Sister Movement" Miss Chappell
Mrs. Robert Hinckley and her daugh-
ter. Miss Gladys Hinckley. will sail June
for Europe, where they will remain un-
til August, when they will return to this
country and go to Bar Harbor for the
remainder of the season.
Gen. and Mrs. George L. Gillespie, U.
U. A.. went to New York today to spend
week before going to their summer
home At Saratoga Springs, n. Y. for the
season.