Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-20
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
A BREAKFAST IN HONOR OF
MRS. WILSON.
Women of the New Administration
Will Attend-The Flower
Ball.

committee of resident hostesses has
arranged breakfast April 5, at Rausch-
er's. in honor of Mrs. Wilson, wife of
the President; Mrs. Marshall, wife of the
Vice President; Mrs. Champ Clark and
the cabinet women. The event will be a
most notable one for these the early
days of the new administration and the
women who are adding so much distinc-
ton and graciousness to official life Mrs.
John w. Kern will be the toastmistress at
the breakfast which will be served at
1890. and which will be followed by an
illustrated lecture on the Historic White
House"
meet Mrs. Wilson and the other honor
guests, will be the concluding feature.
Mrs Steven 3. Ayres. wife of former
Representative Ayers, is chairman OF
the committee of arrangements 1t is
thought that several hundred guests
Will be present who will represent
every branch of feminine activity in
society, politics and patriotic work.
Mrs. C. Albert White of the Northum-
berland who is president of the District
of Columbia section Of the Woman's
National Democratic League. will enter
tain at a democratic tea Easter Monday,
from to 6.
The flower ball for the benefit of the
Washington Diet Kitchen. which will be
held in the great hall of the Edison
Bradley home next Wednesday evening,
March 26, has aroused widespread in
terest, not only in this city, where the
work OF this charity is known. but
elsewhere, as IS proved by requests for
tickets. The program which will open
the evenings enjoyment consists of
minuet, barcarolle by Miss Amies,
dance of the f1owers-daisies and JON
quils; Mendelssohn's spring song. by Miss
Forney, flower quadrille. men and girls;
a minuet, "Baccharini,' the spring song,
by jonquils and violets. and surprise
which is called THE Coming of Spring"
Mrs. George Vanderbilt, Mrs. Henry
F. Dimock. Mrs Slater. Mrs Murray
Crane, Mrs. Wetmore, Mrs. Robert Pat
terson and Mrs. MacVeagh have taken
boxes and the remaining seats may be
secured by application to Miss Gwynn,
mentioned that the price of the ticket
also includes a dainty supper and that
general dancing will follow the program.
The George Washington University Hos
pital will be the beneficiary of May Rob-
sons performance at the Columbia The
alter. Monday evening, April 4. The board
of lady managers is anticipating large
audience from the many friends of the
university and hospital.
L,
any member of the board of lady man
ayers, may be consulted with in regard
to either seat or box reservations.
Miss Catherine Britton entertained at
dinner last night the second German Sec
Rotary and Nine. Haniel Won Haimhausen,
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Curtis, Miss
Frances Lippitt, Miss Cecilia May Miss
Frasee of Louisville. Capt Louis Little
Mr.. von- Rulow of the German embassy
A: Kerr Clark Kerr and Mr.. Campbell
of the British embassy, and Richard Ell
kins.
Mrs. Henry M. Whitney of New York
has announced the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Josephine Whitney, and
Mr.. Francis b. Duveneck. Miss Whitney
is niece of Mrs. Henry F. Dimock of
this city.
Mrs. Tom J. Landergren and daughter,
Ihelma. left today for Savannah, Ga, to
meet Mr.. Landergren, who is engaged in
business there.
Mrs. e. Quincy Smith and Miss Dorothy
Quincy Smith of New York city are
spending a week at the Hotel Grafton.
Under the auspices of the Sunshine So
c1ety Tuesday afternoon. in the ballroom
OF the Raleigh Hotel. the annual silver
tea and musical was given to found
scholarship for a blind child who is the
protege of the society. Those in the re-
ceiving line. assisting Mrs. Ella S. Knight
president of the Sunshine Society, were
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, president general
u. A. R.; Mrs. Steven B. Ayres, presi-
dent National Democratic League: Mrs.
w. E. Andrews. president Federation of
Women's Clubs: Mrs. Henry Couden. Mrs
George L. Peckham. Mrs. Philander P.
Thaibert Afford, Mrs. Helen Nelson
DOGGY. Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins and
Mrs. A. B. Lacy of Philadelphia.
Those presiding over the tea tables
were Mrs. Sanford Taylor. Mrs. Theresa
A. Williams and Miss Helen Grandfield as
sisted by Miss Leila Howard. Miss Mil
dred Wise. Miss Margaret Peckham, Miss
May Biglow. Miss Isabella MCGEE, Miss
Evelyn Emig, Miss Gladys Emig Miss
Reinhart Miss Helen I. DOGGY, Miss Eu-
nice James and Mrs. E. Richard Gasch
Those who contributed to the musical
program were Mr.. and Mrs. Hartsill-ac-
Mr.. Fulton B. Carr-Mrs. Will
liam T. Reed, Miss Richie Mclean, Mr..
Arthur Simpson, Miss Mary Sherier. Mrs.
w. ]. Cawthon-accompanist Mrs F. NJ
Jackson-Mrs. Mary Sitz Parker and Mrs.
Melville d. Lindsey; accompanist Miss
Ardelle Moore. Mrs. Bella NJ TRULY
Mrs. Cattna and Miss Belle Van Ness
presided over the silver bowls.
The presentations We're made by Mr.
Frank L. Peckham, assisted by Mr. Lee
roy Z. Reed.
Col and Mrs. Simon La Fayette SOM
mers celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary Monday last at the Melwood
apartments. Both Col. and Mrs Sommers
are descendants of the oldest Virginia
and were born in Alexandra
county. Col. Sommers was county sur
veyor for many years. and served in the
Engineer Corps of Gen. Lees army until
the close of the war. He then went to
Macomb, ILL.,, in charge of the southern
and western properties of the late w. w
Corcoran of this city, and managed this
estate for some thirty-five years, when he
retired and returned shortly afterward
to his old home, Alexandria county
The position of county surveyor was
seemingly hereditary in the Sommers
family. having been held by Col. Sommers'
father and grandfather, the last men
toned having succeeded Gen. George
Washington in that capacity.
Mrs. Sommers is the daughter of the
late Capt. Charles A. Newton of the
Confederate navy, and niece of the late
Lieut.. Colville j. Minor of the United
States Army
Owing to the advanced age of Col Som
mers, eighty-nine years, the event was
celebrated quietly. only the members of
his immediate family being present, in
Guiding his son-in-law and his daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Hull of Cleveland,
Ohio
Mrs. Beale r. Howard and Miss NJ B.
Adams of this city are at the Hotel
Wolcott, New York city, for stay of
several days
Mrs. Charles w. Richardson will open
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