Evening star., 1912-11-03
day. The dining room and parlors We're
handsomely decorated.

| Mr.. and Mrs John f. Duncan, Mount
| Rainier. Nd, celebrated their silver wed.
| ding in happy manner at their home
the evening of the 2Sth ultimo. After tine
| guests had assembled a surprise part!
| was rendered by the Caledonian Club anC
| Ladies' Auxiliary, of which Mr. and Mrs
Duncan are members. Following tnt
usual congratulations the clubs present
| ed silver tea service and other appro'
! pirate gifts. Mrs. O'Brien, president
| made the presentation on behalf of thu
| ladies, and Past Chief William Jardint
| for the club. Among the guests Were
| Mr.. and Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Graham, Mr..
Mrs. and Master John Aman, Mr., Mrs
| Dargie, Mr.. Mrs. and Miss Rae. Mr.. anc
| Mrs. John Robertson. Mr.. and Mrs. A
Robertson, MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Robson
| Mr.. and Mrs. John D.. Higgins. Mr ane
! Maggie Petrie, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Deuchar, Mr. and Mrs. MenZies and Mrs
| Gibb, the officers and members OF the
lCaledonian Club and the Ladies Aux
| Hilary.
A Halloween party was held at the
home of Misses Elizabeth and Catheri..e
Barrett All Florida avenue northwest
dining room were beautifully decorated
with forest plants. cornstalks. autumn
leaves and pumpkins cut into semblance
of grotesque faces and llghted from
within with candles The guests danced
and played several games after which re-
freshments were served. Among those
present were Miss Irene Spauls, Miss
Mabel Finney, Miss Mary o. 'Brien Miss
Loretto O'Donnell. Miss Catherine Slat-
terry, Master Frank keefer. Frank
Waters, Marvin Denham, Robert and
Harry Nelhgan and Edward Slattery.
Miss Frances Leonard entertained the
members of the Northeast Pleasure Club
at q Halloween masquerade party at the
residence of Mrs Andrew l.. Oehmann,
1908 A street southeast.
Appropriate decorations for the season
were profuse throughout the parlor, re-
ception hall and supper room. where later
in the evening an elaborate buffet supper
was served Miss Mary canty and Miss
Belle Padgett and Mr. Raymond Vern-
stein and Mr. A. Junckins won first and
second prizes. Among the others masked
were the Misses M. Barnes. M Mccarthy,
L. Barnes, B. Padgett; E. and Adams,
M. Flynn, NJ. Bealstein. G. Reynolds. E.
Donlan. L. Mason, l.. and ]. Sterner. and
Mrs Hoffman,, and the Messrs. Hon.
Yobst, Clements. Alvey, Taylor. Mayhem.
Glasgow, Mcdonald, Keele. Pierson,
Keyes, Terry, Street, Callow, and Master
Oehmann, jr.
Miss Mary Abendschien celebrated her
seventeenth birthday anniversary last
Wednesday at her home, 815 G street
southwest. LJdHclQS fdiu SdiicS WcIS Al
dulged in. after which refreshments were
served. Those present were the Misses
Marion Fouke, Mary Shearer, Helen
Linlins, Mary Crowley, Mida. Tucker,
Mildred Coates. Mildred Papkins. Louise
Hart Mary Abendschien, Messrs Charles
Fischer Holden Chism, Raymond Pap
kins, Horace Curley, James Evans, Tony
Cippo. Brinton Abendschien and Master
George -Abendschien.
al slr,h hcIl tic
lar monthly meeting at the home Of Miss
Anna Hall, 917 9th street northeast last
Wednesday evening. Those present were
Misses Anna Hail. Pearl A. Yost, Ida
F,itz Gibbons, Louise Purner. Annie
Ennis, May Walsh, Margaret ,~O'Connor
and Messrs. Widmayer, Kent, Elkins.
Joseph Draley, Anderson, King and
Meyers.
New members admitted to the club
were Messrs. Thompson, John Draley
and Metzger. After the playing of sew
eral games refreshments We're served by
the hostess. .sss,