Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-20


The fourth annual hop of the clerks of
the Washington navy yard was held last
evening in the ballroom at the yard. The
decorations We're elaborate. flags of va
riouS nations and the electric lights be-
ing used. Moonlight waltZes We're the
feature of the evening. The members Of
the committees in charge We're: Executive,
II. c. Bradley, chairman: j. IA. Mills. sec
rotary; j. May, treasurer; j. II. Mitten-
dorff, l.. l.. Steiner and c. d. German.
Floor-F. V. Lyons. chairman; r. T..
Hoskinson. w. J. Collins f. w. Warren.
A. f. Meininger, f. Farrell and l.. s.
Hollis. Door-G. Dushane, chairman; F..
w. Dyer. w. A. Sullivan. a. g. Sands,
r. p Clark and p Witners.
Mrs. Martin Littleton has gone to Con-
cord. n. H.. to spend the week end with
her sons who are in st. Paulfs School.
Miss Aileen Gorgas. daughter of Col.
William G.. Gorgas, L. S A. chief SAM
tary officer of the Panama Canal Zone. is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George d..
Denegre IN New Orleans and Is taking
an active part in the Mardi Gras fes-
Invites.
Count de Chambrun, military attache of
the French embassy, in Washington. and
Countess de Chambron and her mother,
Mrs Nicholas Longworth; Count Moltke,
Danish minister to Washington. and
Countess Moltke: Baron Hengelmuller
AuStrO-H unSarian ambassador to WASH
ington, and Count Ivan Csekonics first
secretary of the embassy; Rear Admiral
Sidney A. Staunton, L. S. A, and Miss
Staunton; Miss Josephine Patten and Mr..
Robert B. Roosevelt made up Washing
ton party at New Orleans hotel yester-
day. They are Ell route to Panama.
Mrs. katharin Hammer announced the
<,ft ,ar- don pl,f ~,
Mr. Y Bernard Lloyd of Maryland at a
dance given last night at her home on
kalOramd road.
Mrs. William Allen Culiop. wife of
Representative Cullop of Indiana. and
Mrs William Jay Brown, wife of Repre-
sentative Brown of West Virginia. re-
ceived together yesterday in the green
parlor at Congress Hall. 1t was their
last formal reception of the winter. The
room was decarated- in red and green
and a candy cherry tree with shining
fruit was the central ornament of the
refreshment table.
Both hostesses We're handsomely gown
ed, as We're their assistants, Miss Jessie
Brown Miss Isabel Brown and Mrs
Wickliffe, wife of Representative Wick
life, who presided at the punch bowl,
and Mrs Cantrill, wife of Representa-
tive Cantrill, who served the frappe.
MISS N Chapman WIN w o.
home tomorrow informally for the last
time, as she is leaving Thursday for
Atlantic City, the guest of Mrs. W. H.
Bilamy.
A leap year card party was given
last evening by Mr. Parker A. Hord and
Mr. f. c. Merrill at their apartments
on Harvard street. Mr.. and Mrs. r. j.
Mel aughlin and Mr.. and Mrs. j. G
Townsend assisted in receiving the
guests.
Miss Nellie H. Graham is visiting
Miss Raub, 1917 NJ street northwest, and
will be at home informally tomorrow
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs 4. r. Crenshaw enter
tanned at delightful dance last evening
in the red room at the New Willard Tor
their daughters, Miss Crenshaw and Miss
Elizabeth Parker Crenshaw, and their
house guest Miss Virginia Sylvester OF
College Park, Md. The ballroom was fes-
tooned with southern smilaX, palms and
ferns studded with spring blossoms. About.
ninety guests enjoyed the occasion.
Elaborate arrangements are being made
for the entertainment of the French am
bassador who will be the guest this week
of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus II. Mccormick of
80 East Huron street, in Chicago. Mr..
Mccormick will give a luncheon in honor
of NJ JusSerand. A banquet will be given
in his honor by the Union League Club
after the meeting at which he will speak
Thursday night under the auspices of
the club at the Auditorium Hotel, and