Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05
LEEsBURG.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
LEEsBURG. Va. November 4.

LEESBURG. Va, November 4, 1911
Mr.. and Mrs. William Preston Gibson
entertained at charming Halloween
party Tuesday evening at their home in
the western suburbs of town Among
those present were Miss Ada Kincheloe of
tpperville, Va: Misses Nancy Lee jan
ney. Catherine Beaver. Jean Lee Penuel
Richard Wise, Henrietta Goldsborough
and Violet Alexander and Messrs Frost
of Missouri, Conrad P. Carter, William L.
Tebbs. Hubert T. Plaster T. Blackwell
Smith. Harry l. Tiffany. Allan Foster,
William A. Metzger, DR.. John A. Gibson,
Dr. A. Lee Penuel. Mr.. and Mrs William
H. Martin. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Grammar
entertained at two tables of bridge
Wednesday evening in honor of their
house guests. Mr.. and Mrs Frank Thomp-
son. of Pittsburg. 4 delightful surprise
party was given Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. H
Alexander Thursday evening at Spring
wood in honor Of the first anniversary of
their marriage. Miss Jean Lee Penuel
was hostess at two tables of bridge Tues
day afternoon in honor of Misses Mary
and Elizabeth Forbes of Boston, Mass,
who are the guests of Mrs. John Guthrie
them were Misses Harriotte Winchester
of Macon, Ga: Ada Kinchloe of Upper
vile, Va; Richard Edwards Wise, Nancy
Lee Janney, Catherine Beaver. Mabel
Lifting and Violet Alexander The Bridge
Club was entertained last Saturday aft
ernOon by Miss Mabel Lttig at the home
of Mrs. Walter Harrison The guests of
the club were Misses Harriotte Winches-
ter. Bessie Belle Cannon, Nancy Lee
Janney, Jessie McEnery Haskins and
Mrs. ]. Page Laughlin. Miss Ruth Nc
Cabe was hostess at a large Halloween
party at the home of her mother. Mrs. |
James Buchanan McCabe, on Writ street |
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Gertrude Atwell |
has announced the engagement of her
daughter. Nellie Lee, to Mr.. John Carter |
Osburn of near Leesburg. The marriage |
the brides aunt, Mrs. d. B. Willard Of |
Goresville, and owing to recent death |
or near relative, will be witnessed by |
only the immediate families Announce |
Miss Susan j. Stone. daughter of Mr. and |
Mrs. n. T. Stone of Culpeper Va. and |
Mr.. Alfred Sydney Bates of Waterford, |
this county. The ceremony was perform |
Tuesday, Rev. Fleet H. James of Round |
Hill. Loudoun county, an uncle of the |
bride, officiating. After an extended |
southern tour they will make their home
Washington spent the week end with his |
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Saunders, |
at Lombardy farm near Leesburg. Miss
Jean Lee Penuel left Wednesday to spend
some time with relatives in Baltimore. |
Mrs. Arthur Fendall has returned from
Washington. where she spent several
days during the past week. Miss Mabel
Littig left Wednesday to spend several
days in Berryvile after which she will
go to Baltimore to spend some time. Mrs.
Samuel s. LutZ was the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Thomas Claggett
of Washington. during the past week.
Mrs. William Dade Hempstone and Miss
Katharine Clagett returned Saturday
from an extended driving trip through the
valley of Virginia. Miss Ada Kinchloe
OF uppervilie. Va. spent, the past week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Preston Gibson in the suburbs of town
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson Of
Pittsburg are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. F. L. Grammar of this town. Mrs.
Charles Perkins of Lynchburg is visit
ing at the home of her brother, Mr..
William Hawking. Miss Elizabeth Car
ter Davis left Tuesday to spend several
weeks with friends in Washington. Mrs.
Howard N. Hoge left during the past
week to attend the annual convention
of the National Womans Christian I'm
ion at Milwaukee, Miss Louisa Davis
spent the past week in Richmond. Va
where she attended the convention of
the Woman's Auxiliary as a delegate
from St James Church, Leesburg. Miss
Mary Carr left Wednesday to spend
some time in Washington. Mr.. and Mrs
William Hamilton Rice of near Lees
burg were the weekend guests of Mr.
and Mrs. II. Ballenger of Lucketts, Va
Miss Margaret Milburn of Washington
| is the guest of Mrs. j. 7. Cornwell of
Purcellville, this county. Mr.. Henry
Limerick has returned to his home in
Purcellvile from visit in Frederick
and Washington. Aubrey Mcdaniel of
near Wheatland has gone to Wash
| ington to reside. Mr.. and Mrs. Morti-
mer Thompson of Purcellville have re-
| turned from visit in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Ballenger Mrs. Nor
| man Corbin and Miss Carrie Hunt from
Charles Town, " Va. were the week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Bal
| lenger at Lucketts. Mrs. ]. A. Boone
of Greenville, w. Va. and Miss Laura
Neel of Sanins, w. Va. are visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel j.
Johnston of this town. Mr.. and Mrs
H. c. Winslow and two children. who
spent the past month at the Littleton
home in Leesburg left during the past
week for Washington, where they have
taken a house for the winter months.
Mrs. Louis Powell left during the past
week for extended visit to rela-
tives in Geneseo. N Y. Mrs. Virginia
Porter has returned from an extended
visit to relatives in Culpeper Va Mrs.
Clarence Lefevre of Ashburn was the