Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-29


this afternoon.
Miss Taft has invited several girl
friends for weekend visit, and they are
expected to arrive at the White House
during the day.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Stimson
entertained at dinner last night. having
as their guests Gen. and Mrs. Mills, Gen.
and Mrs. Darlington, Gen. and Mrs.
Evans, Gen. and Mrs. Bixby, Gen. Weav
err. Mrs. Winslow and Col. and Mrs.
Burr.
The assistant secretary Of war and Mrs.
Robert Shaw Oliver entertained at din
and Countess Won Bernstorff. the Bra
lillian ambassador. the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor and Mrs. Nagel, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Francis Adams. Miss
and Mrs. Andrew Peters. Miss Oliver,
Mr.. Mitchell Innes and Capt. Syming-
ton.
Tho charge d'affaires Of Sweden and
Nine. Ekengren were hosts at dinner
last night, when their guests We're the
Austro-H ungarian ambassador, Senator
Briggs. Senator du Pont, the minister OF
Norway and Nine. Bryn. Mr.; and Mrs.
Pierce, Miss Helen Ernst, Miss Josephine
Patten, and Mr.. Dmitrow of the Russian
embassy.
Mrs. William F. Draper entertained at
dinner last night Representative and
Mrs. Mccall of Massachusetts, the naval
attache of the French embassy and Wis
countess Benoist day. Gen. and Mrs
Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Mer-
Ram. DR.. and Mrs. Wilmer. Mr.. and Mrs
William Corcoran Hill, DR.. and Mrs
Fremont Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
wilkins. Miss Slater, Miss Nagel, Miss
Reid Rogers, Miss Draper. DR.. A. P1att
Kerr Of the British embassy and Count
de Chabannes.
Mrs. William Disston has sent out invi-
tations for dinner, followed by auction
2i21 Walnut street. Philadelphia, in
honor of Mrs. John Rodgers of Washing
ton, who will then be her house guest.
Justice and Mrs. Lurton entertained
sixteen guests at dinner last night.
Miss Marrow Of Dallas, Tex, their
niece, will arrive here the first week in
April for months visit to them.
Mrs Amos A. Fries and Mrs. William
D. Stephens are giving large tea for
young people this afternoon at the home
of Maj and Mrs. Fries, at Washington
barracks, in honor of Miss Barbara
Stephens, daughter of Representative and
Mrs Stephens Of California. who is here
from Wellesley for the spring vacation
Assisting in the entertainment of guests
are Miss Carrie Lee Chamberlain. Miss
Dorothy Brooks. Miss Marie Newton,
Miss Ellerbe and Miss Schackelford.
The Congressional Club tea today prom
Uses to-be an interesting one. Mrs Nagel
and Mrs MARITIME of New. Jersey will be
at the tea table, and Mrs. Newlands of
Nevada Miss Page of Vermont, Miss
Padgett of Tennessee. Miss Page OF
North Carolina Mrs Oldfield Of Arkansas
and Mrs. Green Of Iowa Will assist In
the reception. The lecturer Of the day
and his topic will he DIR. J. Ford Lang
worthy on Food and It's Uses"
Mrs. Charles P. Keyser entertained at
bridge yesterday in honor of Mrs Rector
Bogie of Richmond, Mo. Those present
were Mrs. William Rodenburg, Mrs.
Joseph Russell. Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Nor
man Jenner, Mrs. Hal Smith, Mrs. Jerry
Matthews, Mrs. John W. Gardner, Mrs
Mrs. Arthur Rouse and Mrs. Horace
Keene.
Mr.. Arthur B. Richardson and Mrs
Mamie T. Albrittain of Cheltenham Md.
surprised their many friends by slipping
off to Washington Tuesday. March 20
where they were quietly married by Rev
Clarence Whitmore of st. Agnes Chapel
They returned to their home "Wednesday
evening, where they were in turn sur
prised with a beautifully appointed re.
ception given them by Mr.. and Mrs
John B. Pyles. Mrs. Richardson is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Town.
shend Of Cheltenham. Md.
A delightful surprise party was ten
dered Mr. J. LIE Roy Mack last evening
in honor of his twenty-frst birthday
Music and games were the features Of
the evening, after which refreshment:
Misses Edna E. Struble, Helen Abraham
Jeanette Berry, Eva Flather, Elmira Hol
brook, Ethel Meader. Myrtle Gilbert, A
e. Robey, Celeste Whitaker, Beulaf
Shipley, Esther Mack, and Messrs Bryan
F1ather, William Phebus, Kenneth Ship
ley. G. G. Blakemore. George Shipley
James Webb Sidney Struble. JOSEPH
Wheeler. Irving Williams, Millet Grinder
George Mack, Louis Powell, Edward
Pierce and Frank RAIDER.
Mrs. r. v. Belt of 1S4S Biltmore stree
and Mrs. /. P. Berthrong of Cleveland
Park are visiting the latter's brother
Mr.. S. M. Jones of Chester. S. {.
DIR. Ritter. the Swiss minister, went tt
New York today to spend few days.
At the Easter sale to be given by the
Willing Workers Of the First Baptist
Church. for the benefit of the church, this
afternoon and evening, from to II
O'Clock, Mrs. H. B. PolkinhOrn and Mrs
M. Pearson will have charge Of the fancy
table; Mrs. G.. E. Warren and Mrs II. d
Young of the apron table; Mrs. Charles
e. Bronson and Mrs. s. Sweinhart of the
cake and candy table. The young ladies
in the Bible class taught by Mrs. McMas,
ter, the pastors wife, will have a novelty
table. Ice cream and cake will be sold
The sale will be in the church parlors
18th and streets
Col. and Mrs. Randle gave dinner al
The Manor, Randle Highlands. last even
ing in honor Of Mrs. John Poole of this
city. Among the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Wardman, Mr.. S. j. Henry
the Misses Henry, Miss Silsby, Miss Man
ming, Mr.. o. P. Brothers. Mr.. Talbot
Mr. Poole and Mr.. A. G. Chaplain. After
the dinner there was dancing.
Mrs. Frances B. Doty, Miss Anna p
Doty and Miss r. NJ. Hodgkins of this
city are among the passengers booked tC
sail tomorrow on the KONG Albert from
New York to Mediterranean ports.
The dance Of the f1ref1ies in the coming
Mountain Pageant" to be given by the
Bristol School, for the benefit of the work
Of the Southern Industrial Educationa
Association, April IL and 13, will be ex-
ceedingly beautiful and artistic Among
the patronesses and subscribers to the
cause Of the mountain people are Mrs
Matthew Scott, Mrs. Martin Lttleton
Mrs. John Hays Hammond, Mrs. Charles
Bell. Mrs. Algernon Sydney Sullivan, Miss
Iitchfield, Miss Bessie K1bby, Miss Julia
Strong, Miss Mary Morris Amber, Mrs