Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-30
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
OLD ENGLISH SONG RECITAL IN
EAST ROOM TONIGHT.
Marriage of Miss Hume and Mr..
Howard-Other Events.
Personals.

The President and Mrs. Wilson have
| asked few friends for tonight at ?
Q clock TO hear program OF old English
! ballads, to be given by the Misses Fuller
and Mr. Fuller. in the east room.
Mrs Wilson will attend meeting of
the Associated Charities this afternoon
Hiss Dick Root has received news OF
the sudden death in New YORK. Monday
/ OF her brother-in-Iaw. Horatio Alvah
Foster consulting engineer and author.
Mrs. Foster and her son. Richar. Root
Foster are in Cheyenne visiting the fam
| lily OF Maj. Nerling X. Hart, ID.
| Mrs Wilson and the Misses Wilson
Mrs William Jennings Bryan and Mrs
Duncan L. Fletcher, president of the
| Congressional Club. will be among the
| box holders Friday evening. May ., for
the presentation at the Playhouse OF
| Mrs. Burleson's new play. Her Hour"
! ana the clever monoiogue depicting
afternoon tea in Washington. The OBJ
Ject 10 which the proceeds Of the en-
teftalnment viii be devoted, the pur-
| chase of large press for the library of
the blind in order to enab several copies
OF . sheet to be printed at once. and thus
/ form circulating library throughout the
| countr. for the blind. together with the
| Tact that the author of the play and the
! nonologue is the talented wife of the
4 postmaster Gene al. warrants the enter
| ta'nment All unqualified success In adj
/ dItlon. the services of Mr.. George O'Con-
nor have been secured. and after the play
| dancing will be INDUCED in. The enter
.ainment IS in charge of a committee of
| congressional ladies. and the tickets can
| be obtained from Mrs. f. A. Hayes Pill
| Bancroft place. Mrs. Maud Howell Smith
VIII take the principal character i'm the
and MIL
| OF young girls from congressional circles
is being selected to act as ushers
| Mrs. Marshall will not receive this
afternoon. and the cabinet receptions will
| DC limited to those TO be held by Mrs.
Lane Mrs. Redteid and Miss Agnes Will
| SON. Mrs. Bryan is out of town for a
few DAYS. Mrs. BurIeson has not vel
commenced to receive Wednesdays Mrs
Houston will not observe the day until
established i'm house here. next fall
Mrs Garrison is spending this afternoon
at Fort Myer.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Daniels are leaving this afternoon for
wilson. ~ c.. the birthplace OF the Sec
rotary. where his visit will be celebrated
with great festivity Tomorrow there
will be a large luncheon in honor of Mrs
Daniels. and in the evening a reception
OF all the townspeople. with dinner to
follow. The LIST of May is the birthday
Of Mrs Daniels. and the following day
the twenty-tifth anniversary of their
marriage. From Wilson they will go to
Raleigh for two days. and tfen to New
Orleans. where Mr.. Daniels will inspect
| the navy yard He will make a little tour
of inspection from that point. and the
Secretary and Mrs. Daniels expect to be
back here May 13
The paymaster general of the navy and
Mrs. Cowie will entertain at dinner May
- in honor OF the Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Daniels.
Mrs. Stuart Ellett-Brown OF West
Franklin street. Richmond Va, is visit
ing her mother. Mrs j. Janney Best of
this city.
Mrs. and, Miss Terry of Seattle. who
are passing a week at the Ora fton. are
being extensively entertained Mrs. Ter
~ other daughter is pleasantly remem-
bered in Washington. where she came
two years ago as the bride of Mr. VIII
liam s. Peachy. formerly OF this city.
but now residing in Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Won L. Meyer and
Miss Meyer have closed their house in
| Scott Circle and are at the Shoreham
where they expect to spend some time
before leaving Washington for the sum
mer. Mr.. Meyer will go to New York
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Malone arrived in
Washington yesterday, and are stopping
at the Shoreham
Mrs. Alexander Elliot Williams. wife
of Capt. Williams. L. s. A.. has taken a
suburban house for the summer months
during Capt. Williams absence on the
border. After May ) she will be located
at 1922 Lamont street. Mount Pleasant
Miss Margaret Mae Bryde. from Princess
Anne. Md. will be with her during the
summer
Ny
have gone to Panama where they will
remain until the latter part Of May
Mrs William Graeme- Harvey enter
tanned the executive board and some of
the members of the Women.s National
Wilson and Marshall District League and
the president of the Womens Demo-
cratic Section League at luncheon Mon
fit of the Confederate Home. Covers
Were laid for ten. In the center of the
table was a large vase filled with La
France roses. and at each plate a hou-
cuet of pink sweet peas with pink chiffon
The last of the informal dances which
have been one of the features of the
Inequalities of the Congressional Club
throughout the pas season will be held
tomorrow night.
The ch:ldren's relief ball at the New
Willard FRIDAY night will be an oc-
of the season many who have enjoyed
cal life under the new regime Mrs.
Wilson and her daughters have accepted
the invitation of the management to
occupy with their chosen friends the
Presidents box and Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall are also expected to be
present The hours of the ball will be
from q to y. The Marine Band will fur
nish the music.
Edward \. Dom. who recently re-
turned from Central America, will leave
Washington about May for the White |
noun aims.
Mrs Henry Oxnard gave luncheon |
YESTERDAY in honor OF Mrs. Franklin X. |
Lane. The other g,resss were Mrs. JON.
d. Works. Mrs. William D. Stephens |
Mrs A. f. Fechteler. Mrs. Cary D. Lang
horne. Mrs. Biddln Porter. Mrs John |
Hays Hammond Mrs W. Emile Mont |
gomery. Mrs. Ben HELEN. Mrs Charles
Boughton Wood Mrs. Hunt Slater Mrs |
McCauley. Mrs. Henry B. Spencer. Mrs. |
Eozier Dulaney. Mrs. Louis Lehr and
Mrs. Thomas Thatcher of Boston
Former Gov. Dockery of Missouri third |
assistant postmaster general. entertained |
a box party at the National Theater last |
night in compliment to the Postma ster |
the Interior and Mrs Lane and Miss |
party.
A noon wedding today OF great inter-
est TO large circle of friends was that |
of Miss Winifred Elliott Cooling dauyh- |!
ter of Mrs. Clarence Fisher Goodins and |