Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
Winchester.
Special Correspondence Of The star.

| WINCHESTER. Va, January II. 1913
Misses Clothilde and Dorothy Skinker
entertained the members of the Blue Ball
| Club few evenings since in the old stone
| office building at their home, Greenway
! Court, at White Post, Clarke county,
which was occupied by George Wash
! ington while he was surveying in the
northern neck of Virginia for Lord Fair
| fax. The building has been well pre-
served by succeeding owners of the old
Fairfax estate. The interior was deco
rated with cut flowers and evergreen.
| while the tables, chairs, silver. china and
| glassware used were the same which have
| been kept in the house since it was &C.
cupied by the Baron of Cameron. \
| bright log fire in a large, Oid-fashloned
| fireplace sent out warm and welcoming
greeting to each guest. typlcaily CO.
| lonial supper was served, and on the
| stroke of Il the health of the guests
was drunk i'm delicious punch from "a
silver punch bowl which the sage of
| Greenway Court used frequently on fes-
| tive occasions Miss Bessie McNeer of
| Washington. who has been the guest of
| her aunt Miss Bessie Gaver. at Middle
| town, entertained at an afternoon tea "A
| large number of her young friends. Fed
| eral Hill. the home of Mrs. John +. Sow
| ers. near White Post. was the scene of
| brilliant reception from to . O'Clock
| the other afternoon Mrs. Sewers enter
! tanning with her usual charming grace
and hospitality. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob A.
Rudolph of Frederick county announce
| the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Emma Ashby Rudolph. and Mr.. William
| Archie Brown. which was solemnzed
January by Rev. ]. r. Shenk at
Greensboro. NJ c.. where the bride has
been spending the past fall and winter
After a wedding trip to Washington. Bal
| timore and Winchester. the young couple
live Qf nj
Brown is engaged in business. Mrs
James Anderson of Houston. Tex, who
| has beein visiting at the home of Mrs
John Stephenson. has returned to Wash
| ington. where she is passing the winter.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Milton ". Rouss OF Jef-
ferson have sailed from New York for
Naples to spend some time there and IN
France, and they will make trip to
Egypt. Miss Lucille Faulkner has re-
turned from visit to friends I'm Staun-
ton. Va. Mrs. William ii. Peasants.
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Wright. has returned to New YORK
Mrs. G. G.. Baker and her daughter. Miss
Mary Bruce Baker, have returned from
visit to relatives in Washington. Mrs
Susie Davis left this week to visit rela-
tives and friends in Washington. Mrs
Hattie Clark has returned to her home
in Baltimore, after visiting Mrs John
Stephenson. Miss Agnes p. Smith, who
has been visiting relatives in town, has
returned to Bryn Mawr. Pa. Mr.. Mar
shall Baldwin has returned from short
visit to friends in Washington. Miss
Nena WEIGH. who has been visiting Miss
Mamie Williams at Woodstock, has re-
turned to Washington. Mr.. and Mrs
| Ludwell Baldwin of Norfolk have been
visiting relatives and friends in Berry
vile and Washington. Col. S. K. Miilar
has returned to Front Royal. after spend
! ing the holidays with his family, the
members of whom are in Washington for
the winter. Miss Ada Walker. who has
| y,rsf hn
home of her grandmother. Mrs. Henry
Kinzel. returned to Washington a few
days ago. Capt. and Mrs. ]. X. Particle
of Washington and Gen. and Mrs. w. w.
the past week in Winchester and other
towns in the Virginia valley.
Mrs. John c. Rooms who has been Wis
iting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
/ w. Haddox, has returned to Washing
| ton. Lieut.. and Mrs Nat NJ. Cartmell
who have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Baker. left this week for Washington.
the former to take command of troop
/ of the Sd Cavalry in the Department of
the Rio Grande, and the latter to visit
her mother, Mrs. Collins, before joining
her husband in the southwest Mr. and Mrs.
A. A. Annette of Clarke sailed from New
York this week. and will spend some time
| in Cuba and other parts of the West
Indies. Miss Virginia GlaiZe has re-
turned to Washington after visiting her
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ii.
Boxwell, and was accompanied by Mr..
Boxwell Mrs j. l. Cox of Washington,
who has been visiting DR.. and Mrs. E ID.
Davis at Harrisonburg, has returned to
her home.
| Miss Gussie Stickley and Miss Pearl
Knisley have returned from a visit to
| friends in Washington. Miss Ruth Points,
who has been visiting relatives at Har-
riSonburg, is spending some time with
family connections in Washington before
returning to Chicago Mrs. John j.
Cornwell Of Romney has been visiting her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton E. Allies. in Washington. Miss
Frances Moore of Charles Town has had
as her guest Miss Mary Phillips of Alex
andria. Mrs. Charles Burner. who has
been visiting relatives in Washington
and vicinity, has returned to Front Royal.