Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-15

Radcliffe. Miss Domida. Mrs. II. +.
Bakenhous. Miss Walford. Misses Het-
field and Mrs. Underwood. Miss Lesley
Jackson and Miss Bertha Perrie Will
be in attendance all day.
An entertainment will be given at the
Arcade Thursday night under the aus
pices of the board of visitors of the CO.
lumbia Hospital for the benefit OF Its free
wards. Mrs. Lawrence Heap. Mrs. FRANK
Cosby and Mrs. Henry F. Allen are IN &C
tive charge. There will be tables for
bridge. dancing and roller skating for the
young people. as well as supper.
The members of the board of visitors
are Mrs. Henry w. Fitch, president; Mrs.
Charles Fl. Poor vice president: Mrs. Jul
MUS MacMurray. secretary: Miss Anna
Abbott. treasurer; Mrs. {. Nj. chester,
Mrs. Frank Cosby Mrs. Lawrence Heap.
Mrs. Brown Miller. Mrs. George Shiras
Sd. Mrs, Nathaniel Wilson MI, Mrs O. n r.
Rixey. Mrs. Austin Stickney, Mrs. w l..
Marshall Miss NJ. l.. Lawrence. Miss
Claude Abercrombie, Mrs. Barstow. MISS
Waller. Mrs. r. F. Allen. Mrs. Richard
Wainwright, jr.; Mrs. John Dunlop, Mrs.
Robert Gilmore. Mrs. E. NJ Weaver. Mrs.
c. c. Hearn, Mrs. +. III. Taliaferro, w. j.
Snow. Mrs. F. B. Bright and Mrs. Will
liam Sinclair.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Littlejohn an
nounce the marriage of their daughter,
DR.. Alice Littlejohn of Columbus. ONO,
and formerly of this city, to Prof. G H.
GoetZ. also of Columbus. The ceremony
took place at the home of DIR. w. o.
Thompson. president of the Ohio state
University. April TO- i'm the presence OF
a few friends. President Thompson ofn-
ciating. DR.. Littlejohn, for five years a
teacher in the Washington High schools,
is the head of the department Of ply
steal education for women in the unlVer-
sity at Columbus. Prof. Goetz, graduate
of the University of Michigan. and
former member of the faculty of the
State University of Washington, is pro-
fessor of forestry at Ohio State.
Mr. and Mrs. I. r. Bowen of 3110 18th
street northwest celebrated the fftieth
anniversary of their marriage at re-
ception last evening. About 800 guests
were received. The home was beauti-
fully decorated with potted plants and
cut flowers. the color scheme. yellow and
white, being developed in the floral deco
rations ices and CONNECTIONS. Mrs. Bowen
was attired i'm black lace over white
satin, and carried a quaint bouquet or
yellow roses, jonquils and lilies of the
| valley, tied with yellow satin ribbon. A
wedding march was played as the couple
descended to the parlors. Many beautiful
and valuable gifts were received Mr.. and
mrs. Bowen have resided in Washington
and Alexandria for more than half CEN
fury. Mrs Bowen was Miss Mary VAR
| ney of Philadelphia. and their chlldren
are j. Stuart Bowen of Woodside. Md. /;
Miss Carolyn Bowen. Miss Emma Bowen,
Mr. S. Russell Bowen and James L..
| Bowen, all of this city. Musical selections
were rendered by Prof j. Oscar Com
stock throughout the evening. The out-of-
town guests were Capt. James Bowen of
Camden. NJ j.; Mrs. William Bernard of
Bayonne. y. j.; Mrs Mary Null of Cam
den, n j.: DIR. and Mrs. Soul of Phila-
delphia, Miss Harriet Branson of Philadel-
phia and Mrs. Augusta Wilson of Baltl-
more.
The counselor of the French embassy
and Countess de la Rocca entertained at
dinner last evening for Miss Denise de
Lagarde. who is returning to her home
at Boalsburg. Pa. Their additional guests
were Miss Miriam Crosby and the MEM
bers of the cast of the French play
"L'Assassin," which was given at the
Playhouse last Monday night; Miss Mac
Culsky Mr.. Schmolck. DR.. Baumann and
Mr. Denaint of the French embassy.
Mrs Stanley Morton was hostess at
luncheon at the New Willard yesterday
in honor of Nine. Henri lie Grand of
Paris. The guests asked to meet Nine.
Hawkins Taylor Mrs. Walter ID. Brown,
Miss Grant and Miss Mitchell.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood will en-
terrain tomorrow at > O'Clock at her resi-
dence, 1919 Rhode Island avenue, in hon
| or of the members of the d. A. r. from
Connecticut.
| Mrs. Pinchot will give reception on
| the evening of April % from until T.
O'Clock in honor of the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Lane and the Secretary
| of Agriculture and Mrs. Houston.
| Mrs. Harry B. Midkiff of the Ethel.
| hurst who has been ill for the past ter
| days with an attack of appendicitis, is
| now greatly improved.
| One of the most attractive features OF
| the annual Dixie ball to be given by the
| Robert E. Lee Chapter. THURSDAY. April
| u, will be the cotillon danced from
| II to 1.
| Mrs Robert Mckittrick Jones of ST.
Louis gave a large tea at her home in
| Westmoreland place last Friday after
| noon in honor of Mrs. David f. Houston,
| wife of the Secretary of Agriculture. The
| affair was in the nature of farewell to
| Mrs Houston. Several hundred guests
| were present.
| Mrs Richard Townsend. Mrs Stephen
| B. Elkins and Miss Katherine Eikins
| arrived at the RitZ-Carlton, New York,
| Yesterday from Washington, d. c., for a
| visit of several days.
| Miss Genevieve Clark. daughter of the
| Speaker and Mrs. Clark. is sailing from
| New. York tomorrow with Mrs. George
| Harvey for an extended trip abroad.