Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29

Hoke Smith. daughter of Senator and
Mrs. Hoke Smith. There were over sew
enty guests. all young people.
Mrs. Marshall wife of the Vice Presi-
dent. was honor guest at luncheon to-
day given by Mrs. George T. Porter
The Misses Wilson were in the company
entertained last night by Mrs. Dimock
Hutchinson, whose dance was attended
by about 100 guests.
The Secretary of the Navy today gave
luncheon at the Army and Navy Club
in honor of the French officers co-operat-
ing in radio-longitude determination VIZ,
Ingenieur Hydrogra phic en- Chef l.. Drien-
court, Commandment Ferrie. Corps du
Genee. chief of the Eiffel tower service;
Capt. Levesque, de l'artillerie. army geo
graphic service: Lieut.. de Vaisseau GeS-
non and Prof. Henri Abraham.
The other guests We're: Commander
Benoist Day, naval attache of France;
Capt. de Chambrun. military attache of
France; Rear Admiral Hutch J. Cone, t.
;. N; George A. Hill. United States
Billiard, U. s. n, superintendent naval
radio service: Lieut. Commander Leigh
c. Palmer, u. s. N; Lieut.. Col. J. f.
Mcmahon, L. s. a: Brig Gen. George
mander George F. Cooper, L. S. N: o. IL.
Iittmann, superintendent coast and geo.
detic survey; George W. Lttlehales. DR..
L. A: Bauer, Carnegie Institute: X. b.
Marshall, geological survey; Prof. Willis
l.. Moore, chief of the weather bureau:
Prof. Cleveland Able. weather bureau;
DIR. Samuel w. Stratton bureau of
standards: Senator II. c. Lodge, Senator
Lee s. Oyerman, Representative Joseph
T. Johnson, Representative Lemuel p.
Padgett, Capt Joseph l.. jayne, L. s. N,
superintendent Naval Observatory !:
Charles w. Stewart. superintendent of
library and naval war records; Admiral
Blue, Admiral Twining. Chief Constructor
Watt Admiral Fiske and Lieut.. Com
mander Gherardi.
The dinner. invitations which Secretary
and Mrs. Garrison had out for tonight
have been recalled owing to the former
absence from Washington and the post
ponement of the arrival of the New York
guests for whom the event was planned.
timore to take part in several concerts.
She will not return until April IL.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Metro
politan Baptist Church. corner 9th and
4 streets northeast, has arranged to
give hot roast beef dinner, Tuesday
and Wednesday next, April l and ?. from
) to o'clock, for the benefit of the good
works of the church.
Miss Helen Observation-Disclosures, 1911
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. William Nj.
Davidson, arrived home for the spring va
cation Friday night. Miss Davidson will
have as her house guests three of her col
lege mates. Miss Laura. West of Oak
Park, H.. Miss Ruth Wedge of Lowell,
Mass. and Miss Gladys Topping of FL
gin, Ill.
Mrs. Theodore Tiller and Mrs. Etha
Patterson Griffin will be at home Monday
afternoon from 4 to o'clock at Mrs
Tillers residence on Oliver street, Chevy
Chase to have their friends meet Mrs.
Howell Cobb Erwin, jr., of Atlanta There
are no cards issued.
The wives of three Georgia representa-
tives will assist during the afternoon.
They are Mrs. William S. Howard. Mrs.
Anderson Roddenbery and Mrs. Charles
Crisp.
Punch will be served by the following
young ladies': Miss Jene Robson, Miss
Clare Dixon and Miss Helen Goldsmith.
Mrs. Winterhalter wife of Capt. a. G..
Winterhalter. United States Navy, aid
for material, is slowly convaleScing from
a recent illness and hopes to he out in
another week or ten days.
Miss Edith Parsons entertained in honor
of Miss Annette Payne at a pink tea YES
terday. Assisting her were Mrs. Willet,
Miss Frances Payne Miss Gladys Moore
and Miss Fahnstock.
Mrs. William Orville Caldwell and little
daughter and son. who have been the
guests for the past fortnight of Mr.. and
Mrs Richard T. buckingham at 1923 pot II
street, returned to their home in Paints
vile, w. Va, yesterday.
Mrs Read Johnson entertained "A party
of young people this afternoon at lunch
con, followed by dancing, for her young
son and daughter home for the holidays
and their guest, Miss Helen Read of Nor
folk.
The engagement of Miss Harriet r..
Wadsworth, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James w Wadsworth of Geneseo, n. Y,
and of this city and Mr.. Fletcher Har-
per of New York made public in
to the friends of the family here Miss
Wadsworth is now in New York on d
visit to Mrs. John ID. Prince, while Mr..
Harper, who is a polo PLAYER and cross
country rider of distinction. is recuper-
ating from a fractured right hip, as the
result of a fall from his horse week
ago at Milbrook, n. y. He is in Roose-
Welt Hospital, New York city
Mr.. Harper is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Henry Harper of Allenhurst. y. j.,
who are now abroad
Miss WadsNorth shares her fianceS love
Of horses and outdoor sports and is iden-
titled with riding and hunting circles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wadsworth are at their
* street home.
Mrs Duncan L. Fletcher has invitations
out for a buffet luncheon April 10, in hon
or of Mrs. Roberts, the retiring president
of the Congressional Club.
The French ambassador attended the
opera in New York last night. being in
a box party which included Mr. and Mrs
Beekman Winthrop, Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth and Messrs. J. Norman dc r.
Whitehouse and Philip Bernhard. Mrs
Winthrop wore a gown of black satin
with tunic of white net. Mrs. Long
worth wore rose velvet brocade.
Mrs. Boniface, wife of Capt. J. J. Boni-
face, entertained at luncheon yesterday
at the Brighton, when her guests We're
Mrs. Albert J. Mills Mrs. William H.
Hunt, Mrs. William Bailey Lamar. Mrs
H. H Kerr Mrs. William J. Barderi, Mrs
Dickman and Mrs George +. Downcy.
Mrs. Clarence Camp and Miss Violet
Powers of Ocala, Fla. are the house
guests of Mrs. John b. Harrell.
The Misses Stone, daughters of Mr.
and Mrs Charles p. Stone. gave small
dance at their home on Massachusetts
avenue last evening.
Mrs. Samuel George Cornwell enter
tanned sixty young people at cards last
night. in compliment to Mrs. George Gill
bert Cornwell and Mrs. III. r. Cornwell.
Miss Mary Anderson Pugh of r street
is visiting friends in New York and Phil
adelphia.
At the annual Christ Child Society
benefit Yesterday the Paint and Powder