Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-18

the Navy, was honor guest at luncheon
at the Army and Navy Club given by
Mrs. Homer r. Stamford yesterday.
Capt. and Mrs owen Slicer Wiley
have sent out cards for the celebra-
ton of the fortieth anniversary of their
wedding, Wednesday evening. April %,
from until IL O'clock at the Parker.
A dispatch to The Star from San
Francisco. Cal. says that the engage
ment of Miss Nell Grant of San Fran
cisco and Santa Barbara, a grand
Lieut. Commander William Piggott
Cronan of the United States Navy was
announced there today by Miss Grants
mother.
Lieut. Commander Cronan commands
the destroyer Jouett. now in Hampton
roads. Miss Grant is the daughter of
Jesse r. Grant, second son OF former
President Grant.
The benefit last night at the Arcade for
the free wards of Columbia Hospital was
a great success socially, well rs from
every other point Of view. There was
roller skating to entertain those who
cared for that amusement. dancing for
others, card tables and dainty supper.
Each Of the features was splendidly pa
tronized.
Mrs Henry W.. Fitch, president Of the
board of visitors. with Mrs. MacMurray,
Mrs Charles II. Poor and Mrs. Lawrence
Heap. received at the entrance. Mr..
Beale Bloomer took the tickets at the
door. Mrs. John Dunlap and Mrs. Brown
Miller were the hostesses in the ballroom.
Mrs Frank Cosby and Mrs. Henry I.
Allen presided in the card room An or
chestra played for the dancing, and in
the rink the music was furnished by the
large pipe organ in the gallery. Taking
part in one or other of the amusements
were Mrs. George Wilson Howe, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Richard c. Holiyday.
Rear Rdmiral and Mrs, Theodore f.
Jewell. Gen. John NJ. Wilson. Miss Weeks.
der. Miss Margaret Howard, Miss Eloise
Orme, Mrs. T. A. kearney, Mrs. Louis
Bennett, Miss Marion Leutze. Miss
Edythe Howard, the Misses Downing.
Mrs. Freyer. Miss Agra Bennett. Miss
Mary Howry. Miss Elizabeth Noyes. Miss
Frances Effinger. Miss Natalie briggs.
Miss Mildred Bacon, Miss Cora Barry.
Miss Frances Brooks. Miss Emily Bowie,
the Misses Fitch. Miss Dorothy Aleshire,
Miss Lila Mcdonald the Misses Allen.
Lieut.. Edwin st. J. Greble. Lieut. Karl
Bradford, Mr.. John Thompson, the sec
rotary of the Norwegian. legation. MT
William NJ. Johannessen: Mr.. MyrOn NJ
Parker. jr.: Mr.. Arthur Browne, Mr..
Perciva1 Waters, Mr.. Arthur Dutton, Mr.
Philip Pratt. DIR. Riker, Mr.. Robert Hunt
err, Mr.. Ralph Waldo Snowden Hill. Mr..
Spencer Gordon. DIR. John P. Briscoe, Mr.
Dunbar Dodson, Mr.. George Lewis. Mr.,
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Spencer.
Mrs. Duncan McKim gave a luncheon
today for her house guest. Mrs. Charles
Moran of New York.
Mrs. j. d. Aleshire is entertaining at
a large bridge party, which will be fol-
lowed by tea. this afternoon
Miss Ida Thompson gave luncheon to-
day for Mrs. Mckee.
Countess Spottiswo od- Mackin is giving a
tea this afternoon at the Brighton for
the national officers of the D. A. r.,
the delegates and alternates to the con-
gress and the visiting and resident MEM
bers of the association to meet Mrs.
Matthew T. Scott and Mrs. John Miller
Horton.
Mrs. Charles B. Bryan of Memphis.
Tenn; Nine. Calvo, Mrs. Richard L..
Fearn, Mrs. Leonard G. Hoffman and
Mrs. Louis Bennett will assist, and a
portion of the Marine Band, through the
courtesy of the Secretary of the Navy,
will play.
Mr. and Mrs c. Fred Hutchinson of
Bradshaw. Md. announce the engagement
Of their daughter. Dorothy Egerton, and
Paymaster S. Rowland White, jr.. U. S. n.
Mrs. j. K Eppley of Philadelphia is
the guest of Mrs. II. L. Taylor, 2S14 Con-
necticut avenue.
Mrs. Charles Brighton Wood, 1919 Rhode
Island avenue. will receive the Fridays in
April
Capt. Gulick, L. S. N, and Mrs Gu
lick Of Washington are in New York city
DR.. Gerry Morgan last night enter
tanned at dinner complimentary to his
house guest, DR.. William Mercur of Pitts
burgh.
The marriage of Miss Faith Lorraine
Sanford and Paymaster Reginald Spear.
Y. S. n. in the Church of the Savior,
Philadelphia yesterday afternoon at
tracted a large throng of society and
naval people. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Robert johnson, rec
tor of the church.
Miss Hope c. Peters was maid of honor
and Miss Elizabeth Stafford, Miss Helen
A. Amy. Miss Eleanor B. Austin, Miss
Edith Pleasonton, Miss Elizabeth Cryer
and Miss Alma Louise Hodges of WASH
ington were bridesmaids. Paymaster G.
w. Pigman was best man. with the fol-
lowing, also naval officers, as ushers:
Lieut.. w. o. Spears Paymaster n. w.
Grant, PaymaSter w. ]. Hine. Surgeon
H. n. Noble. Paymaster F.. L. Simon
pietrie and Paymaster F. H. Atkinson.
Col. and Mrs. Edward w. Creecy of
Howard county, Md. (former residents of
Washington, who have been stopping at
Tie oHoi eHdu I1otci, IcIl the CITY
their country home this morning Col.
Creecy and q party of friends will leave
New York the latter part of next month
for a tour through Great Britain, France,
Germany and Spain.
More than 80 couples attended the an
nual Dixie ball given by the Robert F.
Lee Chapter. United Daughters of the
Confederacy, at the Raleigh last night
the receipts from which will be given to
the Confederate Memorial Home
The patronesses Of the dance were Mrs
Marion Butler, Mrs. L. L. Lomax, Mrs
Fannie Kicks, Mrs. Drury c. Ludlow
Mrs Jack Beall, Miss Mamie Randolph
Heth. Mrs. T. M. Baggett, Mrs. Wal
lace Streeter. Mrs. Marcus Wright and
Mrs. James L. Slayden. Mrs. ]. E. Null
care. as chairman Of the entertainment
committee of the chapter, had charge Of
all the committees who planned the
dance.
officers of the chapter who were pres
ent were Mrs. John M. Hickey, Mrs
Belle c. Riley, Mrs. George S. Coving-
ton, Mrs. John T. Callaghan, Mrs. Wal
ter E. Hutton. Miss Elizabeth Zea, Miss
| Isabel Sinclair, Mrs. Lillian r. Mes
senger. Mrs. Eugenia Rollins, Mrs. NJ
and Mrs. Addie Barrett.
In the receiving line were Mrs Riley,
president of the chapter; Mrs. Streeter
District division president; Mrs. j. p
Tarvin, District vice president; Miss
Heth and Mrs. Georgia Lawton Nor
gan. Maj. Robert w. Hunter presented
the guests to those in the receiving
line. Frank B. Martin. chairman Of the
floor committee, led the cotillon Miss