Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-29

Mrs. Thomas NJ Rees and Mr.. NJ.
Marsh Rees of Pittsburgh, Mass. Mr.. and
Syracuse. N. Y. after their wedding
trip.
Welcoming Inequalities for Capt. VIII.
liam B. Caperton, L. S. N. the new COM
mandant of the naval station at Nara
gansett Bay. and Mrs. Caperton begin to-
night with a dinner, at which Commander
and Mrs. George w. Williams of the tor
pedo station will be hosts.
Last evening many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph L. Dague of 81 East Capt.
toll street met at their home to congratu-
late them on the fiftieth anniversary of
their wedding. Mr.. Dague was born in
Washington county, Pa, but early in
life, with his parents. moved to Logans-
port, Ind, where he learned the printing
business and was for a number of years
editor of the Logansport Journal Mrs.
Dague, formerly Miss Margaret Fancher,
was born near Columbus, Ohio. but had
also moved to Logansport where, May
o. 1862, she became Mrs. Dague In 1852
the couple moved to Washington, and for
thirty years have lived here, Mr.. Dague
occupying position as examiner in the
pension bureau.
During the evening an account Of the
tin wedding of the couple was read from
a Logansport paper of forty years ago.
Miss Marian Mccoy sang an appropriate
old song. Capt. Thomas H. Mckee. a
friend of many years of the couple,
made some felicitious remarks and an
original poem, by Mrs. Laura B. Lawson,
was read. Numerous presents were re-
ceived by the couple. During this
occasion a nephew of the couple. Mr..
Roscoe WaShburn, well known in WASH
ington. was married In Phoenix, Ariz,
thus making the 2sth of May of double
interest to the family circle.
Many Washington friends have received
invitations from former Secretary and
Mrs. Truman H. Newberry for the wed
ding reception Of their daughter. Carol
Barnes, and Capt. Wentworth Holder
Alleyne of the Queens Regiment Tuesday
afternoon, June 10. at 4 o'clock, at Dry
Brook, Crosse Pointe Farms. Mich.
The marriage ceremony will take place
at 3 80 o'clock at Crosse Pointe Protestant
Church.
Capt. Alleyne and his bride will be at
home after October 1 at Prospect, Ber-
muda Islands.
There will be a subscription dinner and
dance held at the Chevy Chase Club
Friday night next, in compliment to the
visiting participants in the tennis tourIra-
ment
The committee in charge is COM
posed of Maj. William E. Horton, pres
ident: Mr.. Lawrence Townsend, Mr.. Ed
ward w. Dom, jr.. Lieut.. Byron A. Long.
NJ. c.. Mr.. ]. Upshur Moorhead and Mr.
William L. Bingham. secretary.
Mrs. John E. Lathrop of Mckinley
street, Chevy Chase. has loaned her house
and grounds for a garden party this
evening from to IL for the benefit of
the Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church.
Miss Rachel NJ De Wolf. the valois.
1890 Massachusetts avenue has returned
home from Philadelphia, where she has
been attending Drexel Institute the past
year.
Rabbi and Mrs Louis Stern announce
the engagement of their daughter Irma
and Mr.. Samuel S. Kalisher of Chicago.
At home Wednesday evening. June ).
from to IL o'clock
Justice and Mrs. Van Orsdel have given
up their residence at $500 Ontario road.
and are stopping at the Hotel Grafton.
Their new home. 1854 Wyoming avenue,
will not be ready for occupancy until fall
Mrs. Van Orsdel's illness Of several
summer indefinite. but they expect to
leave Washington early in June
The Dancing Club was delightfully."- en-
tertained last evening by Miss Hazel
Smith at her home 1850 Columbia road.
served.
Members present were Misses Hazel
Smith. Nellie George, Edna Steiger.
Marcia George, Lena Kolmer. Yolande
Burchfield, Florence George, Recyl
Burchfield, and Messrs. Fred Hammer,
r. Glove. Clyde Palmer, Will Wallis
Herbert George, Clarence Penn. Frank
Hines. Everett Hickerson. Nelson George
and John Calvert.
Mrs Eugene Faith and children are
the guests of Mrs. Samuel Gaskins of
Goth street. Miss Anne z. GaSkins re-
turned home with them, after a delight
full visit of several weeks as the guest
of Mrs. Faith in Hancock. Md.