Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-05
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
DINNER FOR WASHINGTON
DIPLOMAT AND HIS WIFE.
The Negley-Burleson Wedding Is
Close at Hand-0thcr
Events-Notes.

Mr.. Jonn Philip Hill has issued invi-
tations to dinner Tuesday. April Ii.
at his residence, II East Eager street.
Baltimore, in honor of the Spanish Min
lister and Sonora Riano.
Mrs. Burrows, wife of former Senator
Burrows, entertained at luncheon today.
\ marriage license for Miss Laura
Burleson, daughter of Representative
and Mrs. Burieson of Texas. and Mr.
Richard V. NJ. NeSley of San Antonio
| Tex, was issued today. naming Rev G.
| Ernest Smith, rector Of st. Thomas
| Church, as the minister to officiate. The
gagement of the couple was an
| nounced fortnight ago and nearby
wedding date indicated.
| Col Robert NJ Thompson entertained
at dinner last night the directors and
committee of the horse show who are
at present in Washington. The guests
Leonard Wood, Gen. Nelson A. Miles.
Gen. Clarence Edwards. Gen. Carter.
Senator Lippitt. Senator Bailey. Mai.
Allen. Col. Garrard. Mr.. Perry Belmont.
Mr.. j. William Henry. Mr.. Mullikin. Gen.
Buchanan. Mr.. William Marrow, Mr.. De
Graw. Mr.. Edward Mclean. Admiral
Brownson. Mr.. Arthur Addison. Mr..
Horace Westcott: Mr.: George Howard.
Du Lany. Mr.. Herbert Wadsworth and
Representative Swager Sherley.
| The Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
sham will spend Easter with their SON.
| n-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Akin. at their home on Long Island.
They will return to Washington next
Tuesday.
| The Epiphany Chapel Happy Order, bet
| ter known as the T.. G. H. Q. Club, gave
Master G. Irwin Burneston. at his home,
| a p street northwest, a surprise April
| T. in honor of his seventeenth birthday.
| Games and musical selections were given.
Master Irwin received numerous presents.
| Among those present were Mrs. c. Burne-
| ston. Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Burneston,
the Misses Aurelia and Hannah Hanway,
| NJ. Moreland. 4. Tyler +. Baker, ]. Bar
| baux, NJ Itogers. c. Perry and F.. Holt
| man and G.. Schreiner. cousins of Irwin;
| Mr.. George Manly. L. Jones. c. Car
| withen. r. McBurney. II. Garner and
| L. KintZ.
Mrs. Dora Gaffney. Miss Margaret
Gaffney. Miss Frances Haight and Lieut..
Daniel S. Quigley of the New York police
| department are on visit to Frank l..
! Quigley of the government printing office
and are stopping at the National Hotel
for two weeks and will then leave for
Atlantic City, returning to New YORK
about May ].
Mr. Edward w. Creecy has returned to
the city from visit 10 his son, Capt
Richard 3. Creecy, United States Marine
Corps, who is on duty with the Atlantic
fleet in the vicinity of Fortress Monroe
and is temporarily stopping with his rel
ative, Mr.. p. c. Wilson. 1870 I street
northwest. Mr. Creecy was a midship-
shipman on the L. S. S. Macedonian
which was at sea for 100 days IN 1864
| fcr ba Copfcderafa nriV2tCQre
Tallahassee and Florida
i Mrs Lila Bruce jacobs who has beer
visiting her sister, Mrs. Richard Chew
at the Wyoming apartments. left for heI
home today in Lexington, Ky.
Miss Winnifred De Witt is the guest
of Commodore J. Stuart BlacktOn $ fam:
lily aboard their yacht. the Paula. or
Matanzas bay, where they will remain
until after the motorboat races.
Mrs. Wallace Shoiars. jr., of Orange
Tex, is visiting her sister. Mrs. III. NJ
lJacoway, wife of Representative Jaco
way.
Mrs Matthew 7. Scott entertained yes
terday at luncheon i'm compliment to Mrs
Dickinson and Mrs. Lamar in the banque
hall at Memorial Continental Hall.
The Abracadabra Club met Wednes
day evening with Mrs. Casanova. Afte
the program, which consisted of a pape
on Aluminium, by DR. Brumbaugh, and
piano solo by Miss McCausland, the an
nual election of officers was held. MI
ICasanova was reelected president; Mrs
Story, first vice president: Capt. McIn
tosh. second vice president; DIR. Mckee
secretary-treasurer reelected: Miss Hill
corresponding secretary. and Mr.. Hardy
chairman executive committee.
Mr.. Richard p. Backing of New Yori
has been added to the list of those win
will take part in the entertainment Easte
Monday night at the home of Mrs. Arthur
Jeffrey Parsons for the benefit of the Da.
Nursery and Dispensary.
Miss Gladys Hinckley has returned from
a visit to Rehoboth Beach, where sh
passed part of the week with he
father, at his home. BelhaVen-by-the
Ocean.