Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington Wilson gave
a luncheon today for the Russian am
bassador and Nine. Bakhmeten at New
port.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T. Willard and
Miss Willard OF Washington and Miss
Ethel Roosevelt Of oyster Bay. who were
at LenoX, Mass. started yesterday by
automobile for Fort William Henry. on
Lake George.
Mr.. W. Bowie Clarke left yesterday
for Burlington. VI. where he will be a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George Marshall
Allen at their camp in Shelbourne road.
During his stay he will accompany Mr..
and Mrs. Allen on their yacht 10 Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Letter are spend
ing few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
s. Pearsall at their place al Black Rock.
Conn.
The fancy dress ball at Nara cansett
Pier. given for charity. at the Casino last
night was merry event. The broom
was transformed into a forest scene. \
grove of cedar trees surrounded the ball
ROOM and over the balcony boughs Of
native oak were streVn. interspersed
with clusters of poinsettia and gladiolas.
At the ball pierrots and perrettes fitted
in the throng. and oriental girls mingled
with the daughters of Peru.
Among the favors distributed to the
dancers We're flying blue serpents. Chi
nese face balloons. Turkish turbans for
the women and musical dolls and various
coiored French parasols.
The carnival opened with the grand
march. which took place before the COM
mittee of arrangements, including Philip
;. T. Randolph. otto l. Mersnan, Henry
B. Kane. Olney Arnold and DR.. \. Z.
Hopkins of this city
All the Washingtonians at the pier
were in striking costumes.
4 birthday party was given Wednes-
day evening in honor of Miss Ruth King,
daughter of Mrs George W. Graves, and
Miss Isabel Blaugnblock in the grove adj
joining the summer residence of Mrs.
Graves at Great Falls. Va. The grove
was beautifully Illuminated with pink ard
green Chinese lanterns, and quite a num-
Der of young people from Washington.
Forestville and Great Falls. Va. attended
the happy occasion and participated in
games, music and dancing until late
hour Both young ladies in whose hon
or the party was given received many
beautiful presents.
Mr. and Mrs. W X Nottingham OF
this city are in New York.
Col. and Mrs. Seden Allen Day. L. s
A.. have returned from a visit to their
cousin, Paul Hester, at his home, Gunston
Hall, Va.
The colonel also attended the fftieth
reunion Of the Blue and the Gray AT
CuIpeper August 2. the date of the bat
tie there known as the battle of Cedar
mountain. The remnants of the two
regiments held q campfire and love feast
on the battle grounds this year. some
coming from California. Texas. Ohio and
other states
Later Col. and Mrs Day will visit her
relatives in the Shenandoah valley and
at the Virginia springs
Mr. A. Z. L. Leckie has left town for
California and will stop at Wyoming, at
the Leckie ranch. en- route.
Misses Elizabeth and Ann Leckie left
for Philadelphia yesterday. where they
expect to meet friends and will motor
from there to Pottsville, Pa.
Miss Elisabeth Hundley of Capitol Hill
is visiting relatives in Brooklyn, y. Y.
during August.
Mrs. Henry Z. Cooke and Mrs. Herbert
G. Prescott Of 1897 Meridian place north
west arrived in New York Thursday. the
18th instant. from Panama and will re-
main there few DAYS. visiting friends
before returning TO their home in this
city.
Mr.. John ". Calvert left town ycster-
day for a trip TO the western coast. He
will motor through California and make
several stops at interesting points en-
route
Mrs. Blanche X. Towson and family
spending several weeks at Ocean
View, Va.
Mrs. Katherine c. Bales gave a golden
rod dance Thursday evening at her home
the Bungalow in Clarendon. Va, in honor
of her laughter, Miss Florence kathryn
Brush, and her guest. Miss Gretchen
Boyd. Forty young people from Alex
andria. Falls Church. CORTLAND and
Washington were present. The blue rib
hons for the best .'raggiest rag dance"
were won by Miss Milsie Zachary Of Del
Ray and Mr.. Max Fadelv Of Falls
Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Will c. Stierlin have
closed their apartment in the Plaza
Washington Circle. and have left for "A
few weeks stay at Atlantic CITY