Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
dinner Saturday night at the Tavern
Club.

dinner Saturday night at the Taverl
Club.
Mr.. William Frederick Hoffman o
this city has gone to Louisville. ky., L
join Mrs. Hoffman. who is the guest o
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Bonnie
They will remain two weeks before re
turning to their home here.
The marriage of Mrs. Alice Corneli
Thaw, formerly the Countess of Var
mouth. and Godfrey c. Whitney, son o
Mrs. Charles Whitney of Milton. Mass
| is expected to take place the last of April
After their marriage Mr.. Whitney and hi
bride will divide their time between
Washington and their home in Boston.
Mrs. lThaw will spend the holidays Il
Pittsburgh with her mother. Relatives o
MIR. Whitney expect that his fiancee vii
make short visit to Boston and Miltol
after the holidays.
Col. and Mrs. George F. Downey's in
vitations are out for a buffet luncheon
New Year day. following the White Hous
reception.
Capt Davis Bowles Wills, L. S. NJ. c.
and Mrs. Wills gave a small tea yester
day at their apartments in the Cordov;
in honor of Col. Lincoln KaTmany, L.
NJ c., and Mrs. Karmany of Norfolk. VIII
are the guests OF Gen. ana Mrs. BldOle
at the marine barracks.
Mrs. Wills was assisted in receiving b.
Mrs Fred w. Matteson. Mrs. Georg
Richards, Miss Dorothy Gatewood, Mis-
Julia Mason, Miss Josephine Mason AM
Miss Elizabeth Matteson.
Justice and Mrs. McKenna will hav
their sons-in-law and daughters. Mr.. an
Mrs. Davenport Brown of Boston and MI
and Mrs Pitts Duffield of New York, wit
them for Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs F. H. Litchfield of 30S
street southeast celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary of their marriage Sat
| urday. December u. quartet and al
orchestra rendered several selections dur
ing the evening. The couple We're as
sisted in receiving by their children
They received many beautiful and usefu
presents in silver. Among those presen
We're Mr.. and Mrs. P. l.. Paylor, Mr. ane
Mrs. H. Viele, Mr.. and Mrs. f.. L. Ad
ans, Mr. and Mrs. w. ]. O'Brien. Mr.
and Mrs c. A. Martin. Mr.. and Mrs
T. H. Martin. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Har
desty, Mr.. and Mrs. George Scroggins
Mr. and Mrs J. Davis. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Storey. Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. John Teachum, Mr. ano
Mrs. Harry Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. +. II
fLitchfield, Mrs. Golding. Mrs. Il. Mack
Mrs NJ Knox, Mrs. M. Johnson, Mrs
James Martin, Misses Nettie, Helen ant
Margaret Litchfeld. Misses Ella, Anita
and Mildred Martin. Misses MarSaret
Genevieve and Katherine O'Brien. Mar,
! Teachum, Martha Mack and Hilda Ad
ans, Messrs. II. Mccall, HI. Weimer, j
Scrannage, r. Atlas. r. Sanders. >
Vurnstien, ]. Rountree. w. Naecker. r
Bid, J. Trueshem. J. Williams. 6: Wiley
F. Herman, ]. Mortimer p. OMalley
Altofer Gagelman, r. Storey, Streeks
| e. Storey, II. f. Litchfield, r. o. Litch
field, C. w. Litchfield. F. w! Litchfiei'
and Masters WILDER Martin, William
O Brien. John Teachum, Carroll Macl
! and Clark Davis.
| A birthday party was given Saturda.
afternoon by Mr. and Mrs. j. Refs at ~
street northwest. to celebrate the mint
anniversary of their son Julian In
/ table was decorated in red and green.
Those present We're Edwin. Howart
and Frances Held, Esther and Butt
/ Kahn, jeanette Baer Josephine and lrm;
Ney, Hope and Retha Caro-, Sylvia OPP
I penheimer, Dorothy Somehow. Ruth ant
| Harry Kronheimer. Simon E3chbeig
! Joseph Ullman. Ruth Block, Oliver ant
Earl Blondheim, Lehman Blondheim
| Kathryn Kohner, Dorothy Cohen. Olive
/, and Jerome Kaufman Lillian kleeblatt
Thomas Lynch, Joseph Abel. Melvin
Hartstall Alice Schiller. Paul and Bar
| ney Robin, Virginia Michaelis, Elme
Phillip and Irene Aarons.
Many pretty gifts were received.
Mr.. A. H. Caro- of Chicago is the CUES
of his brother. Mr.. II. H. Caro- of 132-
Monroe street northwest, over the holi
days.
Mrs. H. G. Hunt has closed her hous
in Toronto and is at $50 West 1I9ti
street New York city. Thursday las
Mrs Hunt gave the first of series o
Assisting MrS
A. Alexander Thomas.
Miss Mary Lee Fleming. daughter o
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fleming. will maxi
her debut this afternoon. Mrs. Griffith
Atkinson and Mrs. Burr James Ramag,
will preside at the tea table. Amons
those who will assist will be Miss Elois
Orme, Miss Katharine White, Miss Vir
ginia Hammond. Miss Ruth Wheaton
Miss Sallie Williams, Miss Helen McCum
Der, Miss Elizabeth Hill, Miss Edna Sny
der Miss Dorothy lie Due. Miss Eller
Mfllebrown, Miss Adeline Hammond. Mis-
Virginia Mullins. Miss Faith Snyder ant
Miss Burke and Miss Fleming of Virginia
A number of young men will join the re-
ceiving party. and the reception will be
followed by a dance.
Miss Charlotte Palmer Capers will cele.
brate her sixteenth birthday Christmas
eve by giving a dance to her young
fflenuS at the HUME VI HCt PdtSh 0ni
and Mrs John G.. Capers. 1907 Q street
northwest.
Mrs. f. NJ. La Penotiere of Minneapolis
is in Washington for the winter. She is
at the New Logan on Iowa circle north.
west.
Miss Katharine Rudolph West is home
from school on a visit to her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. William d. West. Mr.. West has
taken an apartment for the season, blu,
expects to build in the spring.
Mr. and Mrs. j. a. Brooks Ladd, who
were married here Thanksgiving day and
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