Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-12
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and children's playhouse Riding.
hunting, fishing, tennis and golf are the
outdoor amusements, while social life i'll
tho way Of dinners and teas fourtshes
from the beginning to the end of the sea-
son, which lasts through March. The
lawns now are like green velvet and
pheasants. quail, deer and wild turkeys
abound in the woods. The clubhouse
faces the sea and one. of the wonders of
the coast is we'll of sweet water" near
the ocean. One side of the island affords
q safe shelter for boats and on the other
there are eleven miles Of hard beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry kirke Porter Of
this city have a home on the island. which
they will occupy next month, and where
Mr.. Edwin Gould has also a. splendid es
tate and it Is in his house the newly
married couple is staying.
Mrs. John Bean Gillett Hill entertained
at a large tea yesterday afternoon in
honor of Miss Jessie GilIett of Illinois
and Miss Elizabeth Putnam of Idaho.
Mrs. Gillett received in her studio. which
is very original and attractive. The tea
table was placed under the chandelier.
which is in the form Of cart wheel, the
candles standing upright on the rim, the
hub being cluster Of electric lights.
were interviewer around the chandelier,
this decoration extending down on the
table, which had a center piece OF poin
settias and red-shaded candles.
charmeuse satin embroidered in silver;
Miss Jessie Gillett wore green chiffon
over satin. with silver trimming: Miss
Putnam. pale-blue chiffon. Miss Gillett
Hill and Miss Gillett Barnes. the daugh
ter and niece Of the hostess, also assisted
In receiving, the former wearing white
satin yelled In green chiffon, and the
latter, heliotrope chiffon over pink satin.
Mrs. Walter Mclean, Mrs. Russell Har-
rison. Mrs. W. F. Dennis and Miss
Mss Lena Hitchcock, Miss Marthena
Harrison, Miss Weeks, Miss Evans and
Miss Cunningham also assisted.
Mr.. Thomas B. Murphy gave an oyster
roast at the Washington Country Club
last night to members and friends.
The engagement is announced Of Miss
Nathalie Berry. daughter of the late Mrs.
c. v. r. Berry of Washington. and Mr..
Theodore Vernon Boynton, son Of the late
John Henry Boynton of New York.
Mrs. Hawley. wife of Rear Admiral
Hawley, and Mrs. Hargis have issued
cards for a valentine tea from to $50
o'clock Tuesday next. Several of the sea-
sons debutantes will assist.
Mrs. Aubrey f. Landry entertained de-
lightfully at bridge Thursday evening at
her home on 18th street, Brookland.
Invitations have been issued for val
entine dance given by the graduates of
Holy Cross Academy at Dun Barton
Tuesday, February II.
Owing to absence from the city, Mrs
Fairchild, wife of Representative Fair
child OF New York, will not receive
Tuesday.
Mrs William Radford Wharton has re-
turned to California. She has been the
guest OF her parents. Capt. and Mrs
Stockton Heth.
Miss Elizabeth T. de Saules and Mr.
Richard A. Israel, both of this city, were
married at noon Thursday by the Rev.
s. S. Klyne. pastor OF Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church. Baltimore, the
ceremony taking place at the parsonage.
Mr. and Mrs. Israel left Saturday for
their future home in Wilmington, n. c.
| Mr. and Mrs. August H. Plugge, 1910
| 18th street northwest, left for Bermuda
this week for the benefit of the latter's
| health.
Mrs. F. H. Newell. wife Of the director
OF the reclamation service, and two
daughters have sailed on the steamer
| Brandenburg for Hamburg, Germany, for
a short visit to Germany. to return In
the late spring. Mr.. Newell and two
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| 1909 street northwest.
Miss Eugenia Zetler was rendered a
surprise party February 3. 1911, in honor
| of her eleventh birthday anniversary
Games and music We're enjoyed after
which refreshments We're served Among
those present were Misses Helen Kirch-
ener, Virgie and Grace Kenyon, Gertrude
Miller, Mary Jordan. Mildred Solomon
| Grace Zeller. Magdalene Zeller, Dorothy
Thompson; Masters Emery Clark Nor
man Lambert. Sam Solomon, Bernard
Clark, Billy Miller. Milton Solomon, Paul
Sloan. Granville Tennent; Miss Grace
Sloan. Miss Maize Hile. Miss Elsie Zeller
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs
G. Sloan, Mrs X. Sloan. Mrs T. Herfuth.
Mrs. p. Zeller, Mr.. George Sager and Mr.
]. Healy.
Mr.. H. Hammer, ST.. is spending a
week in Johnstown. N. Y, with his sister,
Mrs. Verleger.
Mr.. Robert Moulden and Mr.. Whit
Hammett entertained at party Friday
| evening last at the home of Mrs Whit
| Hammett. Among those present were
Misses Bertha Reinburg, Loretto Miller,
| Lillian Tucker katheryne Tracy. Caro-
| line Scott, Dorothy Barnard. Elizabeth
Woodward. Marie Militzer. Margaret
Reinburg, Eva Smith. H. Featherstone,
Frank Fuller. Norman Cotton, Henry
Moskey. John Shea, Marshall Daugherty,
| Will Hammett. La Four Raymond. Jerome
Barnard, Cogan Hammett and Ben Gass.
The annual benefit of the Georgetown
| University Hospital will be held the
| evening Of February 20. in the Column