Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE MISSES WILSON GUESTS AT
HOKE SMITH HOME.
Ot$er Pleasant Events of Recent
Happening. and Engagements.
Personal Notes.

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 photographic en- Chef l.. Drien-
court, Commandment Ferrie, Corps du
Genee. chief of the Eiffel tower service.
capt. Levesque, de lartillerie, army geo.
graphic service: Lieut.. de Vaisscau Geg-
non and Prof. Henri Abra ham.
The other guests We're: Commander
Benoist Day, naval attache of France i;
Capt. de Chambrun. military attache of
France; Rear Admiral Hutch !. Cone, L.
). N; George A. Hill, United States
Billiard, u. S. n, superintendent naval
radio service. Lieut. Commander Leigh
c. Palmer, Y. S. N; Lieut. Col. J. f.
Mcmahon, T. s. A.: Brig. Gen George
t. Scriven, chief signal officer. Com
mander George +. Cooper, L. 5. N; O. IL.
'I1ttmann, superintendent coast and geo.
detic survey: George W. Littehales. DIR.
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 H. G. Lodge, Senator
Lee s. Overman, Representative Joseph
7. Johnson. Representative Lemuel p.
Padgett. Capt Joseph l.. Jayne. L. $. 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
absence from Washington and the post
ponement of the arrival of the New York
guests for whom the event was planned.
Miss Elizabeth Leckie has gone to Bal
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
a streets northeast has arranged to
give a hot roast beef dinner, Tuesday
and Wednesday next, April | and .. from
to o'clock, for the benefit of the good
works of the church.
Miss Helen Davidson-Vassar, 1914
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
Patterson Griffin will be at home Monday
afternoon from to O'Clock at Mrs
Tiller's 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.
young ladies': Miss Jene Robson, Miss
Clare Dixon and Miss Helen Gold smith.
Mrs. Winterhalter, wife of Capt. 4. c..
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 1.,2o 29th
street. returned to their home III 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 T.
Wadsworth, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James W. Wadsworth of Geneseo. \. y,
and of this city and Mr.. Fletcher Har-
per of New York was made public in
New York yesterday and also announced
to the friends of the family here. Miss
Wadsworth is now in New York on a
visit to Mrs. John d. Prince. while Mr..
Harper, who is polo PLAYER and a cross
country rider of distinction. is recuper-
ating from fractured right hip, as the
result of fall from his horse a week
ago at Milbrook, n. y. lie 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 Wadsworth 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 IN, III 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.
Whitehousc 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 IL.
Hunt, Mrs. William Bailey Lamar. Mrs.
H. II. Kerr, Mrs. William J. Barden, Mrs.
Dickman and Mrs. George +. Downcy.
Mrs. Clarence Camp and Miss Violet
Powers of Ocala, Fla. are the house
guests of Mrs. John E. Harrell,
The Misses Stone, daughters of Mr.
and Mrs Charles r. Stone, gave a 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. II. T. CornwelI
Miss Mary Anderson Pugh of r street
is visiting friends in New York and Phil
adephia