The Washington herald., 1913-01-19
ALEXANDRIA.

Mrs. Frank s. Harper entertained last
Wednesday afternoon from until {
O'CLOCK at cards. a reception was held
| from to o'clock
The affair was largely attended Mrs
Harper was gowned in black lace and
net over white brocaded satin. and in
the receiving line with her were her sis
| ter. Miss Bessie Hill, OF Fairfax, and
Mrs. Taylor Burke
The guests were served eggnog in the
dining-room by Mrs Charles F. NicoI
The decoration consisted of fern, and
La France roses. the color scheme of
| pink being carried out in the bonhons
and dulces. The tallies were pink. and
the same color predominated In the
drawing-rooms as in the dining room.
Four hand euchre was the game of the
afternoon and the prizes given follow:
A white gold chop dish. won by Mrs
Charles Greene. and the second prize a
set Of bread and butter plates. won by
Miss Roxie DOniphan. The consolation
prize a broom in the shape OF bird,
won by Miss Zimmerman.
Among the guests at the card marty
were Mrs. Richard f. Acton. Mrs. Harry
r Burke. Mrs John Foster, Mrs V.
Smith. Mrs Edward II. Kemper Mrs
Thomas b. Cochran. Mrs. Robert s Bar
rett, Mrs Harry c. Beverley, Mrs Will
lam s. Connolly. Mrs. Pearce Horne Of
Washington; Mrs. Frances Danenhower,
Mrs. Charles Z. Nicol. Mrs. Albert Bryan,
Mrs. Herbert Oliver, Mrs. Henry OBJ
Cooper. Mrs Charles Greene. Mrs. Clar-
ence c. Leadbeater. Mr. John Leadbeat-
er. Mr.. Stewart Jameson, Mrs George
Chler. Mrs. George p. Anderton, Mrs
John NJ. johnson. Mrs. Downey. Mrs
Grave. Miss Dolly Zimmerman, Miss
Mary Carlin. Miss Clarence Snowden,
Miss Helen n. Cummings. Miss Fanny
Dixon. Miss Minnie Henderson. Miss
Frances Danenhower Miss George
French. Miss Jean Brent Miss Lily Mar
bury. Miss Katie Chler Miss Linda
Snow. Miss Constance Boush. Miss Roxie
Doniphan. Miss Elizabeth Herbert, Miss
Cora Cochran.
Score was kept by Miss Julia Nicol
and Miss Cora Jones
Guests at the reception were Mr. and
Mrs. Carroll Pierce. Mr. Eugene Taylor.
Miss Bessie Janney, Mrs. w. J. Morton,
Mrs. Goode. Mrs. Acton. Mrs Fawcett,
Miss Susie Fawcett. Miss Katherine
Stewart, Miss Rebecca Stewart Miss
Mamie Fowle, OF Washington. and Mrs
Henry Hill, of Washington: Mrs. E NJ.
Leadbeater, Mrs. Calvert and Miss Call
vert. Of Alexandria County, and Miss
Simmons. Miss Green. and others.
Miss Nellie Chler entertained the
Junior Five Hundred Club. of which she
is member, at her home in Cameron
Street Tuesday evening. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad johnson.
Misses Lola Ashton, Cora Jones, Julia
Nicol. Pauline Greiner. New York:
Katherine Hutton. Sandy Spring. Md;
Esther Green, Christina Kemper. Eliza
beth Herbert. Mary Glenn Uhler, Messrs-
Milton French, Edmund Hunter, John T.
Stevenson, Beaderic Howell. William
Brooke. Ward Boswell, Walter Foster.
DR.. J. Thornton Ashton. Prizes were
won by Miss Julia Nicol and Mr. Conrad
johnson.
Miss Josephine Grossman has returned
after spending a few days in Manassas.
Va
Miss Grace Morris. who for some time
past has lived here, has entered the
Johnson Willis Sanatorium, Richmond.
During the week Mrs. H. d. wenrich
visited in this city.
Miss Helen Heishley is the guest of
Mrs. Lily Spinney in Washington.
Mrs. Henry OBannon Cooper will give
a bridge luncheon Monday in honor of
her house guest, Mrs. Charles Greene,
Of New York.
Miss Eta Amber. of Staunton. Va,
is the guest of Miss Christina kemper,
Rosemont.
Miss Edith Pigeon. of Washington, was
the guest this week of Miss Hattie
Douglas.
Misses Katherine Hawthurst. Lena
Ramsay and Ruth Patterson, and Mr..
Boyd Brown, all of Washington. were
guests during the week of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Roberts, of Fairfax County.
Commander and Mrs. James Reid and
family, who have been the guests OF Mrs.
l. W. Reid, at her home in Duke Street, |
have returned to their home at The
Plains, Va.
One Of the best amateur performances
ever given in this city was that of the
presentation OF the "Mikado," Wednes- |
day and Thursday evening at the opera |
house by a local musical organization !
know as "Sharps and Flats" The af- |
fair was under the direction OF Mrs. NJ. |
w. O'Brien. |
Mrs Frederick P. Russell presided at |
the piano.
Mrs. James B. Fitzgerald held a recep- |
ton at her home Thursday afternoon, |
which was largely attended. She was as |
ington; Mrs. C. M Schwab. Mrs. Lorenz |
Wolford, Mrs. Dallas Richardson. Miss |
Bessie Davis, Miss Evelyn Croggan. of |
Washington, and Miss Pearl Schwarz-
mann.
Assisting in serving punch and lunch
con were: Mr. Herbert Ramey. Mrs.
Frank Lucas, Hrs. William Roberts. Mrs