Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-21

| sister, Mrs. w Sharp wife of Represent
ative Sharp. for the past three weeks,
| has returned to her home in Elyria,
Ohio
Mrs. bennett wife of Commissioners
bennett. will be at home TO her friends
informally at her apartment in the Bur
| lington on the first and third Thursdays
throughout the season.
! A bevy of young girls are arranging to
| give debutante tea al an early date at
Congress Hall.
! Miss Maud Brown is the guest of her
uncle and aunt Representative and Mrs.
Russell of Missouri.
Mrs. Sylvester gave a theater party
Thursday evening in compliment to the
young ladies of Missouri who are in
Washington this winter.
The members OF the board Of lady man.
ayers of the George Washington Cniver-
| sity Hospital are preparing for a benefit
performance to be given at the New Ma
tional Theater the evening of January
| %, when the proceeds of The Concert.
with the original Metropolitan cast, Will
be devoted to the needs of the hospital.
| The benefit promises to be an affair OF
unusual briliancy, several OF the boxes
having already been engaged and the
sale of reserved seats under the personal
L
Sales street, is progressing most favor
a bly,.
Thursday, the 18th, Mrs. Charles w.
Richardson entertained at luncheon the
| various committees having the affair in
charge.
A much feted bride-to-be is Miss Marie
Louise Parker of Detroit, whose mar
riage to DIR. Ansel Brooks Smith of
Grand Rapids will take place at s
o'clock Wednesday evening, January "a.
Miss Gladys Parker will attend her sis
| ter as maid of honor, and their brother,
Aaron Medium Parker. will assist as
best man. William Hanlon of Washing
| ton, d. c., and William Dick will be the
ushers.
Mrs Hannah Wolff OF 9OS 9th street
northwest will return Sunday from a
months visit in New York with her sis
| tiers.
Mr. and Mrs Andrew +. Warschalk
gave a party last Thursday evening in
celebration of their first wedding an
niyersary. 1T was in the nature of an
advertising party. the guests dressing in
costumes to represent we'll known ad-
vertisements. Mrs Odell and Mrs Mas
sey won first prizes for the most care
fully impersonated characters.
C. c. Wilson of Kentucky, Mr.. and Mrs
John Massey of Georgia, Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. q. Stambaugh. DR.. and Mrs. W. a.
Marschalk DIR. and Mrs. l.. V. E. Mars
and Mrs Arthur Emery, Mrs. Milton l..
Odell Mrs. Clarence f. 1ngling, Miss
Dunreath Odell, Miss Nettie Tolson, Miss
Maud Carr. Mr.. Waller Dunn. Mr.. r. p.
Amateis and Mr.. Homer Joseph Dodge.
Mrs. Milton Lemuel Odell of University
place and her sister, Mrs Albert Ford
Ferguson of Chicago, are visiting rela-
| tives and friends in Norfolk and Suffolk.
Mrs. John D. Smoot and Miss Smoot
will be at home Wednesday, February Z.
Miss Hilda jacob, who has been visit
| ing in Jacksonville. Fla, has been the
| last few weeks. and many other affairs
have been planned for her in the near
| future.
| Mrs. Bartlett. wife Of Representative
Bartlett Of Georgia, is spending a lew
DAYS at her home in Macon, Ga.
Representative and Mrs. Anderson Rod
| denbery of Georgia have taken an apart
ment at the New Berne for the congress
siona1 season.
Mrs. Arthur Parsons will be hostess at
a luncheon Tuesday in honor OF Mrs.
| Charles White of Boston.
Mrs. Henry D. Clayton. wife of Repre-
sentative Clayton of Alabama. will be at
home Tuesday from to Z. at her resi-
dence on 18th street. in honor of her
house guests, Mrs. Robert D. Prewitt of
GEORGETOWN. KY. and Mrs. Bedell Park
err OF New York city and Mrs. James Cas-
tleman of Vermont house guest of Yrs.
Dent.
Mrs. Irvine, wife of Lieut.. Irvine. was
hostess at a bridge party Friday afternoon
at the Wyoming
Mrs. Amos Alfred Fries. wife of Capt.
Fries, L. s. A., was hostess at a delight
fully appointed tea at the Washington
barracks Thursday afternoon in honor OF
Mrs. William d. Stephens, wife OF Repre-
sentative Stephens of California. Amer
| lean beauty roses were used In the deco
| rative scheme in the dining room, while
| the Inequalities we're dispensed by deDu-
tantes and brides of the Engineer Corps.
Little Miss Elizabeth Fries. the charming
five-year-old daughter of the hostess also
assisted in serving the refreshments.
| Mrs. Staltzenberg was hostess at a tea
at the Brighton FRIDAY afternoon
Mrs. Stanley Dent. wife of Representa-
| tive Dent of Alabama, received Tuesday
| at the Rochambeau. She was assisted by
her sister and house guest, Mrs. Castle
man of Louisville. and by Mrs. Preuitt,
also of Kentucky. Mrs. Dent was hand
| somely gowned in pearl colored charmeuse
| heavily embroidered. Mrs. Castleman
wore mauve marquisette over orchid satin,
and Mrs. Preuitts gown was black lace
| with touches of cerise. At the tea table,
| which was effectively decked with pink
| Killarney roses. Mrs. Henry d. Clayton
poured tea hecomingly gowned in black