The Washington herald., 1912-04-30

who also is a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
BaIlou, will remain in Washington until
after the season. when he will Join Mrs.
Turner in Maine.
Rear Admiral Richardson Clover. U. 8.
N, retired, and Mrs. Clover and the
Misses Clover will leave Washington
early IN June to spend the summer AT
their place in California
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood will be
hostess at a tea this afternoon from
to 6 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis B. Poe and their
guest. Miss FELTON,, Of Chicago. returned
to Washington from a motor trip 10
Gettysburg, Pa, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Story are spending
q few days in Annapolis, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs Victor Mather. of Phila-
delphia, will be in Washington this week
for the horse show.
A tea will be given at the Young
Women's Christian Home, 81 and 315 C
Street Northwest, from I to s O'Clock
this afternoon, to show the new addi-
ton. and II Is hoped that Mrs. William
B. Guriey, for many years president Of
the board, will receive with the other
officers. Among those present will be
Miss Murray Ladyard, Mrs. Pairo, Mrs.
Charles Nichols. Mrs. Philip Ryan. Miss
Mary p. Godding, Miss DumbeIl, Mrs.
John Eaton, Mrs. G. c. Hazleton, Miss
Kelly. Mrs. John L Newbold. Miss Saw
telle, Mrs. Frank W. Smith, Mrs. George
Whitney White, Miss Edith McCammon,
Miss Lily Finley, Miss Bayne, Mrs. John
w. Biddle, Mrs. Howard Nyman, Miss
Downing. Miss Hayden. Miss Perkins,
and Miss Helen Hunt. There will be no
sale or charge for admission.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s.
Coomes at CharI-Gert, Ardmore. Nd,
was the scene Of a family gathering
Sunday April q, the occasion being the
eighty-third anniversary OF Mr.. Fred
erick Imhof's birth.
Tables were spread on the lawns, and
made a very impressive sight among the
spring blossoms. Seated at the table
with the guest Of honor were his four
daughters, Mrs. ]. F. Schneider, Mrs.
Charles s. Coomes. Mrs. William
Werner, and Mrs. Lynwood Willis, and
their husbands, and his fourteen grand
children and six great-grandchildren, in
cluding Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G. Stein. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry c. Stein, and Mr.. and
Mrs. John c. Stein, Jr., and Mrs. John
c. Stein, ST., Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Will
Jams, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schneider, Mr..
John Schneider, ]. Raymond Coomes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Meyers, Masters
Shelton, Leslie, Lynwood and Albert
Willis, Misses Irene and Katherine
Werner. The gTeat-grandchildren were
Masters Carl Stein, Elmer Frederick
Stein, eugene W. Stein. and Misses Vio-
let and Margaret williams and Audrey
Schneider. Mr.. Imhof was the picture
of health and contenment. Later in the
evening covers were laid for eighty-six,
when friends gathered to congratulate
Mr. Imhof, who is well known in church,
orphanage, and lodge circles. Mr.. I'M
hof is at present living with his daugh-
ter; Mrs. William Werner. Twelfth
Street and Florida Avenue Northwest.
Misses Bertha l. Gawen and Ada B.
Gilliland attended the hop at the Naval
Academy as the guests Of Midshipman
George c. Manning.
DR.. and Mrs. John A williams spent
the weekend in New York.
The Theta Sigma Sorority, Of Central
High School. gave their spring dance
Friday evening at Mrs. Dyer's, 15l7 r
Street Northwest, which proved to be one
of the most brilliant events held by the
of that school this season.
The ballroom was elaborately decorated
In lavender and gold. the sorority colors.
Streamers and pennants added to this
very attractive feature.
The souvenior programmes were in the
form OF lavender suede card cases lined
in gold silk, with the Greek characters
Theta Sigma stamped in gold on the
front. bringing out the club colors very
Miss Ruth T. Beavers and Walter J.
Hibbs led the promenade to the dining
room at the intermission, during which
time refreshments were served.
Those present. including guests i{hem-
bers Of the sorority, and their friends
were as follows: The Misses Ruth T.
Beavers. Elizabeth b Hubbard,
Florence Davis, Margaret Ma
gruder, Elizabeth Davis. Ruth Judson,
Dorothy Aman, Angela Vandoren.
Frances Todhunter, Ruth Belnap. Char
iotte Farrell. wfhelmina Burch, Mar
garet Knowles. Vera Robertson. Marie
Johnson. Dorothy Mack, Phoebe Stine.
Florence steneus, Louise Rupert Lels