Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-02

Gays.
Senator and Mrs. Oliver. Representa-
tive Mckinley. DIR. John c. Boyd. L. s.
N; Mrs Marshall Field. Mr. and Mrs A
J. Parsons, Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood, Mr.. and Mrs
Edison Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Z.
Thropp, DR.. and Mrs. j. Breckenridge
Bayne and the Rev. S. w. Fay have
taken boxes for the performance of Mrs
Hemmicks new wordless play. a Greek
idy1, ION the Love Of Echo" which will
be produced at the Belasco Theater Fri
day afternoon, April II, for the benefit of
Neighborhood House.
The Gentlewomen's League is now
holding an Easter sale at S26 Connecticut
avenue, with the usual pretty assortment
OF lingerie, novelties, etc. Afternoon tea
is a special feature after each day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Musser enter
tanned at supper last evening for their
daughter. Miss Gertrude Elizabeth Mus
ser, whose marriage to Mr.. James E.
Taylor is to occur tomorrow at noon
Unly the bridal party was present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w Christian have
sent out invitations to the wedding Of their
daughter GWynette and Mr.. Claude Ed
ward Willis Wednesday afternoon, April
10, at Calvary Baptist Church. An in
formal reception to the bridal party and
nearest relatives will follow the ceremony
at the Christian residence, % V street
northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Oates gave a
musical last Thursday evening at their
residence on Fairmont street An or
chestra played THE Pink Lady, waltzes
and THE Winning Fight" The rest of
the program was made up of selections
for piano and violin. Those who partici-
pated were: Piano. Misses E. Lyons, D..
Donald and Mr.. George Risk; violin,
Misses n Kidwell. E. Thompson. NJ.
Goepfert. Messrs. f. Godfrey, T. Hop
wood and c. Bitter; accompanies, Misses
A. kidwell. d. Dom, d. Hopwood NJ.
Belt and Mrs. W. j. Oates.
Mrs. E. c. Kennedy and Miss Rosa +.
Roberts have closed their apartment in
the Astoria and gone to Atlantic City,
to stay till September u.
Mrs. T. j. Mckee and her sister. Miss
Hoyte. assisted by Mrs. c. A. Quinby OF
day from ) to t. The friends of the
hostess took this opportunity to congratu-
late Mrs. Mckee on her recovery from
recent severe illness. and to pay a
soon to leave Washington for short
visit in Philadelphia before returning to
the east. The drawing room and hall
were beautifully decorated with Killarney
roses. Miss Dunn of Erie. Pa, presided
in the tearoom.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles w Richardson
have sent out invitations for the mar
rage o. their daughter, Miss Amy Rich
ardson, and MIR. William Dwight Chan
dler, jr., ensign United States Navy. The
wedding will take place at their home on
Connecticut-avenue the evening of April
u. The wedding ceremony will be wit
messed by the members of the two fam
lilies, followed by a small reception. Mr.
Chandler is the son of Mr. and Mrs
William Dwight Chandler OF Concord,
n. H., and the grandson of William f.
Chandler, formerly Secretary of the Navy
Count and Countess Won Motke HUT
feldt, the latter a daughter of the late
Nine Bonaparte of this city. arrived from
Europe yesterday in New York
\ special drill in compliment to mem
bers of Congress and their families has
been arranged by Col Garrard. comman-
dant at Fort Myer, for tomorrow evening
at S:15 o'clock in the riding hall at the
fort. There will be several new features.
including a ladies' jumping class and a
pistol duel in which wax bullets will be
used.
Mrs Beekman Winthrop and Mrs.
Il
terday at the last of the meetings of the
Skating Club, which have been held during
Lent. in the interests of the Navy League.
The Mayflower and Dolphin bands played
and tea. as usual. was feature.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. jr..
have arrived in New York from San
Francisco and are stopping at the Hotel
Gotham. They will remain there until
early in May. when they go to Oyster
1Nox- tnS
velt's parents at Sycamore Hill. They
will not take possession of their new
house on East 6Sth street, New York, I'M
til the autumn.
| Senator Frank o. Briggs of New Jer-
sey will entertain at dinner at Rausch-
er's April in honor of the newly ap-
pointed justice of the Supreme Court.
Malcolm Pitney of New Jersey. About
100 invitations have been sent out. and
the guests will include members of the
Supreme Court, the judiciary committee
of the Senate. judges Of the high courts
of New Jersey and prominent lawyers of
| New Jersey and Washington.
Additional boxholders for the Kinema-
color durbar show Easter Monday and
Tuesday at the Belasco, are Mrs. f. III.
G. Slater. Mrs. Cleveland Perkins, .Ad
| miral Brownson and Mrs. Charles Bough-
| ton Wood.
Mrs. Mann will have a large children
party.
| Mrs. Bryce will be a guest in Mrs. c..
| H. Buffers box. The pictures are. Of
course of great interest to the British
| embassy.
The durbar pictures are sad to far ex-
coed those of the coronation in clearnesS
and gorgeous coloring. for the air of In
dia is so clear, the colors of the cos
tunes and trappings SO gay and varied.
From thirty to fifty pictures are taken in
a second. making each person move as
slowly and naturally in life. King
George ordered special concrete platforms
built for the cameras and changed the
procession routes SO that the light would
be perfect and the colors reproduced eN-
| actly as they We're. In the cavalry charge
and the polo tournament fifty films sec
| ond were taken. In the reception to the
Indian princes the state garden party and
the grand durbar ceremonial are blaze
| of rainbow hues
| 1t is evident from the sale of seats that
| the Association for Works of Mercy. for
whose benefit the matinees will be given,
| has hit upon popular entertainment at
popular prices. Mrs. H. B. Brown is pres
| ident of the board, and Mrs. Hoes and
| Mrs. Gheen vice presidents.
Miss Callie Hoke Smith, younger daugh-
| ter of Senator and Mrs. Hoke Smith, ar
rived Sunday last in Atlanta Ga. from
Wa shington to visit Miss Jane Cooper.
and will be the guest of honor this week
at number of affairs, including theater
and tea parties.
Mrs. Martin A. Ryan of New York is