Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
BRITISH MILITARY GUESTS
WILL BE VISITORS HERE.
A Silver Wedding-Other Pleasing
Events-PersonaI
Notes.

Lieut. Col. Sir Alfred Codrington of
England and Lady Codrineton, who
were of the British military party par
ticipating in the unwilling of the me-
, mortal shaft to Gen. Braddock ut
Uniontown. Pa, this week. will reach
this city this evening and during
their stay will be guests at the home
of Lieut.. Col Stephen L. H. Slocum.
U. S. A. retired. and Mrs. Slocurn, who
will entertain at dinner in their
honor tomorrow night
| The Siocums will accompany their
guests when they leave Monday for a
tour of the battlefelds In this vicinity.
The party Is expected in Philadelphia
Tuesday. when q dinner will be given for
them at the Bellevue-Stratford. A motor
trip to points of historical interest about
the city and a reception by the Trans
atlantic Society will fill Wednesday.
Capt. J. H. /. Philips Of the Cold Stream
Guards, a member of the British party.
will also be guest at the Slocum home
over Sunday.
/ The. reopening of the Congressional
Club for the fall and winter season
formal gathering of members. who
were welcomed by the president. Mrs.
Duncan Z. Fletcher. and took tea later
on. Mrs. William A. Cullop doing the
honors in the dining room. There were
flowers around the rooms sent with a
pleasant greeting by Mrs. Wilson. who
thus marked her return to the White
House yesterday.
Mrs. Briggs Of Maine. Mrs. Raker of
California, Mrs. Towner of Iowa, Mrs.
Ernest w. Roberts of Massachusetts,.
Mrs. French of Idaho, Mrs. Humphrey
of Washington. Mrs. Sheppard of Tex
as. Mrs. Hazleton of Wisconsin. Mrs.
Stout and Mrs. Bevens of Montana,
nf N n, iy,rr fny,
Mrs. Kemp and Miss Fletcher. daugh-
tiers of Senator and Mrs. Fletcher; Mrs.
Roach OF North Dakota, Mrs. Howell
of Utah. Mrs. Garrett of Texas. Mrs.
Of mr Ohio Mes MTs N Manaaaa
Mrs. Seth Shepard Mrs. Charles w:
Bell of California, Mrs. Gregg OF
Texas. Mrs. Borland Of Missouri,
Mrs. Thompson OF Kansas. Mr.. John
N. Stephens of Texas. Mrs. Smith
of Texas and Mrs. Samuel w. Beakes
OF Michigan were some of those pres
ent.
| The Japanese ambassador, Viscount
Chinda, gave a dinner last evening in
compliment to Mr. John Russell Ken
nedy, who is on a visit from Toxic. The
embassy staff was present. together with
Mr. r. S. Miller of the State Depart
| NJ. Hood. Mr.. William z. Sturgeon and
Mr. 0. X. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ Crandall of S0c LIST
street celebrated, ednesday. the birth
| day of their nine-year-old daughter Mil
dred. Music, dancing and games were
played, and later the children were served
with refreshments. The dining room was
beautifully decorated. The prizes were
won by Master Adolph Miller and Arthur
Johnson and Misses Barbara Rice and
Genieve Douglas.
ents. Among those present were Misses
Margaret Burns, May Johnson. Grace
Merrilatt Helen Cody. Kathleen Ready,
Lily, Mary and Genieve Douglas, Mar
garet Quill Barbara Rice. Grace Miller,
Josephine Curtin, Irene Reagon and Mas
tiers Adolph Miller. Arthur johnson, Jo-
seph Ready, Daniel Curtin, Warren Swift,
James Douglas, Robert Honeyman, John
Quill and John Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs Myer Cohen announce
the engagement Of their daughter hu...
to Mr. Harold B. Chase.
The wedding, which Will be quiet
home event, will take place October 20.
Mr.. and Mrs Brainard H. Warner ar
rived today in New York on the
America from their summer travels
abroad.
Rev. and Mrs Thomas Culbertson Clark
celebrated the twentX-fifth anniversary of
their wedding yesterday from to and
from to II o'clock at the Manse. 13O
Maple avenue. Takoma Park. Md. Dur
ing the hours of the reception they were
the recipients of congratulations from
several hundred of their friends from the
city and their townspeople. Many MEM
beers of the Washington Presbytery, ac-
fompanied by their wives, were among
those who paid their respects at the after
noon reception.
The Manse was artistically decorated
with autumn leaves, clematis, trumpet
vine and ivy. DIR. and Mrs. Clark re-
ceived in the parlor. being assisted in the
afternoon by Mr.. and Mrs. George Fran
els Williams, Mrs. Z. V. Chittenden and
Mrs. Helen Thompson. In the evening
those who assisted in the receiving line
were Prof and Mrs. B. 7. Galloway, Col.
G. C. Kniffin, Miss e. P. Bitter and Mr..
and Mrs. r. .. Rush. Mrs. Clark wore
her wedding gown of twenty-five Years
ago. 1t was of cream Ottoman silk, trim
med with white point lace. She also wore
a bouquet of pink roses.
Those who assisted In the dining room
| were Mrs. Joshua Skinner, Mrs. H. f.
Taft Miss Madge Coon. Miss Elizabeth
Blauvelt, Miss Alice Burnett, Miss Julia
Howard Mrs. Edward La Grange, Mrs.
E. K. Nelson and Mrs. Daniel Miller.
Dr. and Mrs. Clark We're married Oc-
tober IT, 1883, at Shckouoko. Duchess
county, \. Y. Mrs. Clark was Miss
Maria B. Carpenter, a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Carpenter OF that place.
They were married at the old Carpenter
homestead, which has been in the family
over hundred years. They resided at
the homestead for two years. and then
went to Freedom Plains, n. ", where
he was pastor of the Presbyterian
Church for seven years. They then de-
parted for Grand Island, Neb., where
DIR. Clark occupied the pulpit of the
First Presbyterian Church for sixteen
years From Grand Island he accepted
a cali to become pastor of the Takoma
Presbyterian Church. coming to Takoma
Park May 1, 1906. They have two sons.
one Henry Culbertson Clark, a prominent
LAWYER in Jacksonville, Fla. who will
not arrive here until tomorrow, being
DELAYED by an important case, and Isaac
Carpenter Clark, who is now attending
college in New York.
Or and Mrs. Clark were the recipients
of a handsome collection of silver pres
ents. which were exhibited in the IL
brary on the second floor Included in
the collection was silver tray contain
ing 100 silver dollars, a gift from the
CONGREGATION of his church.
The first meeting of the year of Capt.
Molly Pitcher Chapter, ID. a. r., was
held Monday afternoon, the 18th, at
the home of Mrs. Albert j. Gore. the
Sherman Mrs. Gore delightfully."- enter
tanning the chapter and guests with a
luncheon and bridge. Mrs. n. w. Holt,
the regent, presided.
After the regular business meeting.
plans for the year were discussed the
chapter deciding to take up certain
patriotic work the coming year. A
letter was read by the regent from
N To- ive hof