Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24
SHORT season OF grand opera


benefited
The bazaar OF the months for the bene-
fit of the Working Boys Home will be
held at Rauscher's, Thursday and Friday
next. The names of those in charge of
the tables and their assistants beSpeak
the wide social interest which the affair
has already and will create.
The President and Mrs. Taft and their
guests attended the opera last night
Mrs. Letter entertained at dinner Miss
Helen Taft and other young people, and
took them with her later to the opera.
Mrs. Marshall Field was another dinner
hostess last night whose guests went with
her to the opera.
Mr.. and Mrs Perry Belmont had as
dinner guests last night and at the opera
the Austrian ambassador. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend and the Countess
Won BernstOrff.
The marriage of Miss Louise Chaplin
Fletcher, daughter of Senator and Mrs.
Fletcher of Florida, and DR.. Thompson
Junior Kemp of this city Will take place
April "a, at All Souls Church, and will
be followed by a reception at Rauscher's.
The French ambassador and Nine Jus
serand entertained at dinner last night
CtIldtOI anu hTS. William AlueI SoIDltI,
Senator and Mrs. Briggs, the Swiss min
lister. Mrs. S. Ekengren, Representative
Cannon. Miss Cannon, Representative and
Mrs. Foss. Representative and Mrs. Mann,
Representative Levy, Col de Bode of the
Russian embassy, Baro:.ess Elizabeth de
Bode, Mrs. MaLachlan. Mr. and Mrs j.
c. Burrows, Mrs William B. Ridgely.
Miss Lay and Mr.. de Perette de la ROcca
of the embassy staff
Mrs. Thomas j. Jones OF ST Adams
Church, chairman of the supper commit
tee arranging for the bazaar to be given
April "a and % for the Episcopal Eye.
Ear and Throat Hospital. has chosen the
following assistants-one from each of
the twenty-eight parishes in the diocese
of Washington: Mrs. II. Walbridge OF
Trinity, Mrs. John Paul Earnest of st.
Johns Washington; Mrs. c. B. Hoppin,
of ST Stephens. Mrs. Frederick r. Rob
erts of Epiphany, Mrs. William NJ. Dove
of St Michael and All Angels. Mrs. G..
NJ. Foote and Mrs. j. l.. Parsons. jr,
from the chapel of the Nativity: Miss
Alice E. Edwards of Ascension. Mrs. Oil
yer Magruder of the chapel of the Good
Shepherd, Miss Lille Soper of Christ
Church, Washington; Mrs. Frank Brown
of ST. Margaret's. Mrs. F.. NJ. Mix of All
Saints. Chevy Chase; Mrs. Burton X.
Ross and Mrs. Charles Linnell of In
carnation. Mrs. Emory j. Bentley of Rock
Creek Mrs III. w. Offutt of ST. Johns,
CeOTSelONH, MISS Sciplc Dcttio VI vi Az
Church, Georgetown; Miss Glorvina B.
Gordon of Christ Church, Georgetown;
Mrs. William NJ. Hewin and Mrs. l.. b.
Swormstedt of ST. Andrews Parish.
Great interest attaches TO the plans or
the mystery table committee under the
leadership of Mrs. Alexander Pope of
ST Marks Church. Associated with Mrs.
Pope are Mesdames William B. Trott.
Edmund Barry, William r. De Vries and
r. f. Grant and Miss Elizabeth c. Chew
of st. Marks: Mesdames W. NJ. Stuart.
D. w. Middleton. W. r. Myers and
George van Fossen and Miss Lille Acker
of Trinity parish; Mrs. w. g. Davenport
of Emmanuel Church, Anacostia: Mrs. c.
f. Buck Miss Agnes Burgess and Miss
Ida NJ White of Rock Creek. Mrs. James
II. Taylor of st. Adams. Miss Henrietta
Harding and Mrs. George II. McGrew of
Silver Spring, Md.
Mrs Taft has been invited to occupy
the presidential box at the benefit per-
Torrance given Tuesday evening, March
26, for the building fund of the District
of Columbia Federation of Womens
Clubs at Columbia Theater. Mrs Will
liam E. Andrews, president of the feder-
alton, will occupy another box. and nave
as her guests Mrs Mary s. Lockwood.
District regent of the d. A. r.: Mrs. G.
ID. Merwin of the District United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Ernest W.
Roberts, president of the Congressional
Club, and Mrs. Horace w. Townsr of the
Iowa Chapter, P. +. o.
Mr.. Fernando Carpenter of 1914 Kear-
new street northeast had a recent very
en- ioyable birthday celebration surrounded
by the members of his immediate family
and close friends. among whom were Mr..
and Mrs c. H. Etz, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Tansll, ST., Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Car
penter Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Carpenter,
Mrs Harry Cooley. Miss Martha Cooley.
Mr.. Carol Carpenter and Mr.. Fred Tan
sill.
At the last meeting OF the Brookland
Phunny Phellows' Social Club Prof.
Charles Mccarthy of the Catholic Uni
Versity favored the members OF the cfup
and their invited guests with an inter
esting talk on .'MormOnism.' The club
quartet furnished the music and refresh.
mentS were served.
DR.. and Mrs. Hiram J. Penrod have
sold their home, corner of 18th and Mon
roe streets, BrooKland, and will leave
Washington tomorrow for Baltimore and
Philadelphia. After spending some time
in those cities, they will go to their sum
mer residence at Bethany Beach, Del,
for the season.
Mr.. Harry Bailey of the United States
battleship Vermont now at Norfolk Va,
was the weekend guest OF his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Bailey.
Mr. Clinton BaXley of Alliance, Ohio.
visited his cousin, Mrs. Franklin T. Howe,
sr. last week.
Mr.. Wilfred NJ. Dyer returned Monday
from a trip to Ardmore. Pa. and Atlantic
City, n. j., where Mrs Dyer is spending
some time with relatives.
At the matinee entertainment at cards
given by Miss Amelia Rosendale in honor
of Mrs. Milton c. Lenoir of Chicago, Miss
Rosendale was assisted by her sister,
Mrs. Sts,nbaugh. and dainty buffet
luncheon was served. Others present
were the Misses Kurtz. Miss Klees, Mrs.
Dora Herbert, Miss Katie Keifer, Miss
Bush Miss Lyle. Miss Viola Neale, Mrs.
lie Roy Champion, Mrs. w. H. Jordan.
Mrs. F'orney Parker. Mrs. Kimball and
Mrs. Winfield Wilson. Prizes were won
by Miss Bush. Miss Keifer, Mrs w. Will
son and Mrs. F. Parker Mrs. Lenoir and
son left Washington Tuesday for her
home in Chicago, accompanied by her
husbands brother, Mr.. Earl LenOir.
Miss Esther Johnson of Franklin street
was given very enjoyable birthday
party Friday evening.
Brookland town hall was the scene of
a merry dance Saturday evening, when
Miss Emily Hetfield entertained a large
circle of friends. Mrs. Charles Hetfield.
Mrs. Horace MacParlane Woodward and
| Mrs. Elizabeth Daniels were the chap
! erons Of the occasion, and many elegant