Evening star., 1912-08-25
ALEXANDRIA.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, August -. 1912.
Mr.. Mahlon Hopkins Janncy spent a
month at Dingmans Ferry, Pa, and left
that place last week for EIkton, Va, for
visit Of several weeks. Miss katherine
johnson of Alexandria, Miss Helen Har-
per- Miss Hattie Ensign, Miss Marie Cis-
sci, Miss Bessie Humphries, Miss Marie
Humphries, Mr. Leon Douglas, Mr. Ern-
est Sparkling. Mr.. Edward Cissel. Mr..
Warren Seltzer and Mr.. Ralph Little OF
Washington and Mr.. Robert McCoubrey
of Boston, who have been guests at a
house party given by Miss Winnie Cox
and Miss Leslie Cox OF Rosemont, have
returned to their homes. Miss Alice An
derton, VINO, with her mother, Mrs
George r. AndertOn, is spending the
summer at Sweet Chalybeate Springs
entertained at a chafng dish party Mon
day evening. Her guests were Mrs. Boy
kin, Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Baldwin of Nor
folk and Mrs. Anderton, Miss katherine
Myers and Miss Louie Myers. Mr.. Hen
derson Liggett, Mr.. Bradford Tazewell.
Mr.. Charles Hume. Mr. Joe Friveash, Mr..
Brooke Eakle and Mr.. Edward Hardy of
Norfolk. Mrs. Katherine c. Bales ems
tertained at a Golden Rod dance
Thursday evening at her home, the Bun
galow. in honor Of her daughter, Miss
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guest. Miss Gretchen Boyd of Baltimore.
Little Miss Louise Adams entertained al
delightful birthday party Wednesday
evening at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert B. Adams, in Rosemont
Among her guests We're Miss May Shelton
and Master Robert Barley of Salem, Va
Miss Mary Nails, Miss Virginia Keith OF
Alexandria, Miss Margaret Linn OF
George Washington Park. Miss Sarah
Kemper. Miss Charlotte Kemper. Miss
Marion Adams. Miss Katherine Ad-
ans. Miss Margaret Adams and Mas
ter Roger Adams of Rosemont. After
a number of games played on the lawn.
refreshments were served on the porch,
which was beautifully decorated with
ferns, cut flowers and japanese lanterns
There were a number of songs and reel
tations by the little guests. and a beau
tiful birthday song by Miss May Shelton
of Salem. Mrs. Louis N LArmond, who
has been the guest of her brother-in-
law, Mr.. Frank Larmond, has returned to
her home in Richmond. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Doniphan and Master Jack
Doniphan. who have been the guests OF
relatives in Del Ray, have returned to
their apartment in the Fairfax. Mrs.
Genevieve Peyton Grimes of Norfolk,
who has been the guest of her sister.
Mrs Lucie Peyton Luckett. on South
Patrick street. left last week to visit
Mrs. r. N. Hutchison at her home in
Orange county. Mr.. and Mrs George
Fletcher and Miss Marian Fletcher are
at Atlantic City. Miss RoXie Doniphan
and Miss Madeline Hope are the guests
of Mrs. Samuel Bryly at her home at
White Post. Va.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett and Miss
Lila Waller Barrett left Thursday night
for an extended trip through the west
and Canada. They will visit Chicago,
Kansas City, Denver. Fargo. San Fran
cisco. Portland and Vancouver. and
through British Columbia to Prince Ru-
pert Land, where Mrs. Barrett's son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs Whit
man Rathbone Smith. live, and will not
return to Alexandria until after Christ
mas. Miss Katherine Steele Barrett is
now the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith.
Miss Pearl Hoffman, accompanied by
Miss Nellie Thomas Of Petersburg. has
returned to her home In Rosemont, after
attending the summer normal school at
the University Of Virginia, Charlottes-
VILE. Miss Thomas has returned to her
home In Petersburg. Mrs. Horace Baker
Ramey is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Graves at their home in Scran-
ton, Pa. Mrs. r. NJ. Hancock and two
children of Braddock are the guests of
relatives at Lorton, Va. Mrs. j. G. Hen
shaw and Miss Marion Henshaw have re-
turned from visit to friends in Falls
Church. Mrs. l.. l. Armistead and little
Miss Marie Helen Armistead left Monday
for q ten-day trip to Philadelphia and
Atlantic City. Miss Anna Schwarzmann
has returned from q two-month visit to