Evening star., 1912-09-07
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
BERKSHIRE HUNT BALL AT
TENDED BY CAPITAL GUESTS.
Other Events in Which Home Nota-
bles Took Part-Sailings.
Personals.

Mrs Spencer c. Cosby Is q member OF
the house party now being entertained at
the Spencer p. Shotter villa, Shadow
brook. Lenox. Mass. where the ninth an
nual Berkshire hunt ball was given last
night and which more than two hundred
members OF the summer colony attended.
Miss Shotter gave dinner OF twenty
four covers before the bali. A midnight
supper with a yellow orchid table decora-
ton was served
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. George
city. are staying with Mr.. and Mrs.
George r. Becker at their country place.
Tamarack. at Tyringham, Mass.
Mrs. william A. Hammond and Mrs. @.
Lothrop Bradley arrived from abroad yes
terday and are at the Ritz In New York.
for few days before coming back to this
city.
Mrs. Robert ]. wynne. Miss wynne
and Masters Charles and John Wynne
were passengers aboard the Lapland
from New York today. Mrs. Wynne ex-
poets to 90 at once to Paris on landing
there before going to England. She will
visit her son-in-law and daughter. Capt.
and Mrs. Hugh Ronald French. at their
new home in London and will enter her
young sons at Beaumont College at
Windsor. when the fall term opens. She
will stay abroad but a couple OF months.
according to present plans.
Mrs. Philip Walker. accompanied by
Mrs. Albert J. Carrico and daughter Anne
has returned from a summers outing
at Asbury Park and the North Shore.
Mrs. s. NJ Boyce OF M street is gaining
much strength after her long and serious
party at the house Of Mrs. F. H. Bacon
this week.
Miss Ethel Priest Of near Rockville
had az her guests the Misses Seay and
niece OF Falls Church. Va.
Miss Lucille Priest has returned home
after a pleasant visit to friends and
relatives in Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Priest entertained as
their conference guests Revs. J. l.. kibler
of this city and T. NJ Swami Of Claren-
don, Va. and Misses Priest and Northrup
of Clarendon, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson Karr and Mr..
Fulton Karr have returned from Allan
tic City. Mr.. Fulton Karr left yesterday
for Bluemont. Va, where he will spend
the rest of his vacation.
Miss Lille Boykin Brame. daughter OF
Judge Lex Brame of Jackson, Miss. Is
visiting the family Of Capt. Fred Beall
at 113O Columbia road She has just
returned from extensive travel through
Europe
DIR. and Mrs. Eugene A. Byrnes yester-
day entertained at luncheon a number
of friends attending the Eighth 1nterna-
tional Congress- OF Applied Chemistry.
Among those present were Sir William
and Lady Ramsay and Mrs. Forster OF
London. Mrs. w. II. Nichols. Mrs. L. H.
Barksland and DR.. Matherson OF New
York. Prof. Engler Of Karlsruhe. Mrs
Young and Mrs. Gray Of California. Dr.
H. w Wiley. Mrs. Wiley and Master H.
w. Wiley. jr., Mrs. F. w. Clarke. Prof
Parsons, DR.. David T. Day, Miss Day.
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Cameron, DR.. Moore
and Mrs. Gilpin.
Mr.. Thomas NJ Medford of Bristol. Pa.
with his son Theodore. Is in Washington
for a few days to attend the marriage of
his brother, Perry e. Medford.
Mrs Harry B. Midkiff of the champlain
entertained a number of friends at lunch
con Tuesday. assisted by the Misses
Puntenney of Jacksonville, Fla, who are
spending the summer in Washington. The
decorations of the table were pink roses
and ferns.
DR.. and Mrs. D. Onn Leech have re-
turned to the city.
Mrs F. S. Reynolds. after a stay in the
Blue Ridge mountains. is at home to her
friends this month at 1888 18th street.
A surprise birthday party was given for
Mr.. H. NJ. Bradley last Tuesday. Those
present were Miss Beatrice Law. Miss
Lottie Evans. Miss Lottie Charlton. Miss
Louise Charlton. Miss Ruth Olinger. Miss
E. Spangler. Mr.. Harry Coping. Mr.
Millard Charlton. Mr.. @. Ball, Mr.. Oscar
p. Steele. Mr.. w. D. Sullivan. Mr.. Will
liam Bradley. Mr.. Clifton Bradley, Mrs
E. F. Hall. Mrs. j. A. Steele Mrs w. F.
Charlton. Mrs. H. NJ. Bradley. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Olinger Mr.. and Mrs. s. NJ
Shower, Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Dewey. Mr.
and Mrs. G. w. Parsons. Vocal and in
strumental music was the program for
the evening. Refreshments were served
on the lawn, which was beautifully deco
rated with lanterns. ferns and palms
Mr.. Harry j. Lee has returned from a
two-week vacation in the north.
Last Monday in the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage at Parkton. Md. Miss Mar
garrett S. Buell., daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas A. Buell. of this city, was mar
ried to Mr. Earl l. Talbot of Cockeys,
vile. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. F. K. Sebring in the presence of
a few friends.
Commodore W. S. Hogg. U. s. N. and
Mrs. Hogg have returned to Washington
from Atlantic City. where they spent the
greater part Of the summer and have
opened their house on Cathedral avenue.
Mr.. Webb Hogg Is convalescing from an
operation at the Naval Hospital. but will
return to his home in few days.
Mrs. j. F. Klein of Capitol Hill has re-
turned from New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Longley announce
the marriage of their daughter Naomi Lee
and Mr.. F. c. Alexander Sunday Septem-
ber 1. at Niagara Falls. Mr.. Alexander
who Is graduate Of Georgetown Uni
versity Law School, now resides in Ohio,
where he has taken his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Carr of 6iOla Park
road northwest have returned home after
a pleasant trip to Atlantic City and visit
ing friends in Philadelphia, Pa.
Miss Maitland Marshall is entertaining