Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-19
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
FLOWER BALL TO BE HELD
NEXT WEEK FOR CHARITY. .
Quiet Reigns Because of Lent's
Last Days-Personal
Notes.

The social engagements OF the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson and the Misses
Wilson have ceased during the remainder
of this, holy, week
Mrs. Wilson has accepted a box for the
Belasco April I. to see the benefit per
! Torrance given by the Columbia Unirer-
slty Players of New York city. The play
is for the Homeopathic Hospital of this
| city.
The ice President and Mrs. Marshall
will spend Easter at Springfield, Mass.
where the Vice President will speak at
the Young Mems Christian Association
OF that city. They leave here Saturday.
The flower ball which will be held at
! the residence of Mrs. Edison Bradley the
| evening of Wednesday, March % is ex-
pected TO be one of the most beautiful
| and artistic of pageants. for which an
audience of the greatest social distinc-
ton is assured Rehearsals are going
on at frequent intervals i'm the great hall
or the Bradley mansion, and the grace
OF the dances. as well as the personal at
fractions of the dancers, indicates a Won
| derful artistic success
The costumes are exceedingly lovely.
and have been especially chosen for their
| oecomlngness to the wearers. Forty
| eight dancers recruited from social ranks
are To take part in the flower quadrilieS,
and Miss Wetmore. Mrs. McCiintock and
| MIS-. George Howard are i'm charge. one
| having the daisy or fersetme-not dance
| another the snowdrop and coiumone, and
| the third that of the violets and jonquils.
| Taking part in the first named will be
! Miss Julia Whiting. Miss Ruth Anderson.
| MISS Elizabeth Noyes. Miss Beatty. Miss
Lagarde. Miss Ruth Hitchcock. Miss Mar
| Jory Smith and Mrs joan de Saulles.
/
ter, Miss Cora Barry Miss Eleanor Rey
burn, Miss Dasha Alien. Miss Mary Nc
Cauley, MIR. Underwood. Mr. st. Clair.
Mr.. Arthur Dutton, Mr. Robert Stead,
| Mr.. William Fathers and Mr.. George
| Lewis will dance in the second. and Miss
| Perrin, Miss J. Meyer, Miss Ethel Noyes.
Miss Rebekah Wilmer, Miss Frances
Hoar Miss Katherine McClintock, Miss
Mary Webb, Miss II. Chanier. Miss G..
ingalls, and Miss Oge in the last named.
| The men in the dances are to appear in
the dress of gardeners.
Miss Amies will give dance interpreted
tons and Miss Gladys Hinckley will also
have a leading part
| At the close of the flower dances the
latter will lead the dancers from the
stage to the ballroom. where general
| dancing will follow. as soon as the seats
are taken out of the way.
The flower bail will be given for the
benefit of the Washington Diet Kitchen,
| and many of the boxes which are a fea-
| tuTe OIL the arrangement OF the DallfOOn
| have already been taken.
| Miss Mary Gwynn. 174O street. may
be consulted With in regard to seat or
| box reservations
| Mr.. Charles Henry Butler entertained at
dinner last night in honor of the Attorney
General, Mr.. McReynolds.
| The other guests were Mr.. Justice Day.
Judge Robb. DR.. Charles Wood Mr. Ora
ham Bell, Mr.. Edward Head, Mr.. Robert
Lansing. Mr.. James Brown Scott, Mr.
Chandler Anderson, former Senator
Spooner Gen. Crozier, Mr.. Marshall Bull
| lit, Rear Admiral Brownson. Maj
Wright. Mr. Maher, Mr. Edward Howe
of Princeton, Mr.. Snow and Mr.. Glover
Miss Rosina NJ. Lee and DIR. EmNn J.
| Britton were married at Asheville. n. c.,
recently by the Rev. Calvin B. Waller.
pastor of the First Baptist Church Ow-
| ing to serious illness of the brides broth
| er the wedding was very quiet and was
witnessed only by the intimate relatives
| of the bride. 1t was DIR. and Mrs Brit
toms intention to have reception to their
| friends on their return to Washington,
but they were compelled to cancel it on ac-
| count of the death of the BRIDES brother.
| DR.. and Mrs. BrittOn will be pleased to
see their friends at 2f5 4th street south
| east
Mrs. Walter ]. Cogswell announces the
marriage of her daughter. Mae Cantwell,
and Mr.. AchiHe NJ Burklin of this city,
March 8. by the Rev. Daniel Neeley
| They will be home at 1908 l. street north
west.
| Mrs. A. A. Birney. Mrs. Fred Dubois
Mrs. A. w. Spanhoofd and Mrs Charles
Bailey are arranging for dance and
song recital by Miss Small of New York
| on Easter Monday evening at the Cairo.
Among the patronesses are Mrs Matthew
| i. Scott. Mrs John Miller Horton and
| Mrs. Henry L. Mann. Miss. Small will
| give the songs and dances of five coun-
| tries-F'rance. England, Ireland Scot
| land and Spain.
Miss Agnes Wilson. daughter of the
Secretary of Labor. has gone to Bloss-
burg, Pa, to join her mother for Easter
Miss Sidney Burleson has arrived at the
Powhatan to join her parents for the
Easter holidays. Miss Lucy Burleson will
come from school, also. this week and be
with the Postmaster General and Mrs.
Burleson during her vacation.
Miss c. Ogden Jones and her niece, Miss
Caroline Jones of this city. have gone
! to New London, Conn, for a short visit
with relatives
Announcement was made Yesterday by
| Capt. George E. Burd, L. S. N. and Mrs.
| Burd of the engagement of their daugh-
| ter Miss Ethel Burd to Mr. Harry Win
| throp Luck of Keene Valley, n. Y. The
marriage will take place in October. Capt
Burd is attached to the engineers Office
of the New York navy yard.
Mrs. Don p. Blaine entertained at
luncheon, followed by a musical. at the
| New Ebbitt yesterday. Her guests in
cluded Mrs. Charles p Grandfield, Miss
Jeanne Winston, Mrs. Sidney H. Phillips,
| Mrs. E. S. Henry. Miss Georgia Robert
| son, Mrs. Emma S. Shelton, Mrs c. S.
| Hammond. Mrs. Earl G. Torrey Mrs. W.
j. Cawthon. Mrs. Oscar S. Bryant, Miss
| Laura A. Church. Mrs. B. A. Lineback.
Mrs Harriet NJ. Storch. Mrs. c. E. Emig.
| Mrs. Celia Mayse Nye and Mrs. Grace c.
| Morris
| The large square table was decorated
| with pink blossoms and ferns and place
| cards were inscribed with description
of each guest in rhyme. written by the
| back gave humorous readings, and
cold-water toast was proposed to the
| Jones' Works excise law.
| Following the luncheon Miss Jeanne
! Winston of light opera fame gave re-
| cital assisted by Mrs Cawthon and Mrs.
Emig, with Mrs. Storch at the piano.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Funston of Had
| donfield y. j., announce the marriage of
| their youngest daughter, Marguerite, and
| Mr.. Merle l.. Sweet of this city Tuesday,
March II, at O'Clock, in Grace Episco-
| pal Church. Haddonfield.
The bride was attired i'm travelling
| suit of new blue and carried a shower
bouquet of bride roses. Miss Edith
] Boogar who also wore a tailored blue
| broadcloth, and carried pale pink carna-
| tons and marguerites, was the only at
| tendant. The wedding march was render