The Washington herald., 1912-01-07

Middleton is studxtEg for The ministry
The elder Mrs. Middleton win continue
South TO Mobile, Ala, where she VIII visit
her eldest son. Mr.. WhitweIl Middleton,
and wife.
Mrs. James Young and children spent
Christmas week at Mount Vernon.
Mrs. Irene Brewer, who has been visit
ing her daughter. Mrs. Dan Breslin, at
Roanoke, has returned home
Mrs George King and Miss Marion
King will be at home on Thursdays our
ing January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Middleton. OF
sewanee. Tenn, have been visiting Mr.
Middleton's mother, Mrs. Anna Middle
ton. 1T the Holmes"
Prof. and Mrs. Frisby entertained last
Friday evening at a large reception N
honor of the members Of the AsuronoIn.
ical and Astrophysical Society, the GUEST
of honor being Prof. sPicxering, OF haI
ward University, the society presiueHS
who has also been recently eiec.eu
president Of the American AssoclaIoh
for the Advancement OF Science. Ans
guests present were Prof Barnard OF
Yerkes Observatory OF Wisconsin; Ut
King and Mr.. Plaskett, of Dominion Oo-
servatory. of Canada; Miss Whiting. OF
Wellesley College; Mr.. Brashear and Mr..
Schlesinger, of Allegheny Observatory
cannon,
lie. of University Of Pennsylvania; Mr..
and Mrs. Hederick, of Yale University;
Mr. B. T. Wilson, Of Case School OF Ap-
piled Science of Cleveland; Rev. Father
Hederick, of Georgetown University;
Mr. Barton, of Clarkson School OF Tech
nology; Mr.. Chant, OF University OF To-
ronto; Mr. Prentiss, of Rutgers College,;
Mr.. Leland. of Cornell; Miss Mary Proc
tor, Of New York City; Prof. and Mrs.
Eichelberger, Prof. and Mrs. Litten,
Prof and Mrs Skinner and Miss Skin
ner, Mr.. Parks, Mr.. Hewitt Mr.. Hill,
Miss Lamson, Mr.. Lamson, Mr.. Pawling,
Mr.. Rines, Miss Eaton, Miss Graves,
Mrs. Burton, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jones,
Messrs. Raynor, Prof. and Mrs WIN
ston, Mr.. and Mrs. Heaston, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Birch, Miss Blanche Birch,
Meta Craig, Rev. and Mrs. Truett and
Miss Truett, Mrs. Jones, of Richmond,
and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Birch and little
daughter, of Cincinnati, spent Christmas
with Mr.. Birch's parents, Mr.. and MIS-.
Charles Birch, Of Thirty-frst street.
Miss BIanch Birch, who visited her
parents during the holidays, has returned
to New York City.
Miss Truett has returned after her
holiday visit home to her school at Hol-
Inns, Va
The Messrs Raynor, of Prince George
Island, Canada, spent several days as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Jones,
OF Dumbarton Court
Mrs. Jones, of Richmond. has returned
TO her home after a visit to her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. Truett.
Mrs. John Knott gave a children's
party last Thursday afternoon. She was
assisted by Mrs. Eubanks and Miss Ellie
Noon. The children included Helen
d. Knott William and Llewellyn Knott,
Edward O'Brien, John Brown, Mark
Mattara, Louise Dunneitt. Barbara Eu-
banks, Luticia Brooks, Mary and Helen
DAILY. Ester flaming, and Katherine
O'Brien.
Mrs Howard wiIIett was at home for
the first time this season on Thursday
afternoon. She was assisted by her
mother, Mrs Clark, and her sisters the
Misses Clark. Mrs Manning of Ham
mond Court. poured chocolate. Mrs
Willet will be at home on Thursdays IN
January.
Mrs. Huntington is spending the winter
with Mr.. and Hrs. Radford, OF Thirty
first street.
Mrs. Boyd Higgison, of Kentucky, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Fie-
Ian, of Twenty-eighth and P streets.
Mrs. Baldwin, of New York City, is
visiting her sister, Mrs John Hanna, of
Q street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hanna will sail for
Panama on January l6- -..
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Blake and Miss
Blake will be at home Monday, January
Is. from to 6.
Mrs Herbert Van Derberg, who has
been visiting Mr.. Van Derberg's mother
and sister in Georgetown, has returned to
her home In Richmond.
Mrs. T. W. Swart has returned to
Madison Hall after visit over the holI-
days to :Rectortown, Va
Miss NJ. p Davis, of Madison Hall. has
returned from a visit to her family home,
at AcwoOd, n. H.
Miss Margaret Crowley, of Porto Rico.
returned to Madison Hall on January q