Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09

Mr. Frank Hitchcock. formerly Post
master General. is leaving shortly for
Mexico. Mir. Hitchcock has been spend
ing the last two weeks in san Francisco.
and has been extensively entertained by
his many friends.
Mrs. James g. Regain gave a luncheon
yesterday in her apartments at the Hotel
kn;ckerhocker for Miss Doorita OGor-
man, daughter of Senator and Mrs. James
\. O'Gorman. whose marriage to john a
Maher of New York will take place May
- in the I.oyola chanel. Miss OGorman
Was one of the bridesmaids at the we'd
ding of Miss Ed iii Regain and William
Gunthcr Gardner last year.
The rooms and the table were deco
rated with roses spring flowers and
palms. and corsage bouquets were given
as favors- Those present included the
Misses Anna O'Gorman. Alice o'Gorman.
Elsa Arnldt Pauline HaggertN. Elinor
Hubert. Blanchette Julian. 1nez Barrios.
Marjorie MCGOWAN. Kathleen Silo. Louise
MCGOWAN, Grace White and Julia Coney
and Mrs. James Burke.
DR. Thisben of Alabama, who is here
for the medical congress. and Mrs. Ting
ben, entertained at dinner last might al
the Willard. when Representative and
Mrs. Henry u. Clayton. Mrs Bedell Park
sr and Representative and Mrs. Hubert
Dent We're among their guests
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Gordon Whitney.
the latter formerly Mrs Copiey Thaw.
were at home yesterday afternoon AZ
their residence on + street. from - to
o'clock. MIR. and Mrs. Whitney have just
returned from their wedding trip. and
after a visit to the Massachusetts, rela-
tivcs of the bridegroom will go abroad for
the summer.
Mrs BENJAMIN T. Bradford entertained
at a small dance last night in compi-
ment to Miss Marie McMllin Brown and
Mr.. Charles Mason White. jr. whose
marriage will take place tomorrow even
ing at St Johns.
Nine. Ali kuli Khan. wife of tie Per-
sian charge d'affaires will address the
Persia this afternoon at I clock. when
the president. Mrs Fletcher. will be as
sisted in welcoming the guests by Mrs.
Gore and Mrs. bennett.
The assistants of the afternoon will in
cludc Mrs. c. S Thomas and Mrs. J. F.
Shafroth of Colorado. Mrs. w L. Hum
phrey. Mrs Fred A. Britten of Illinois.
Mrs Louis G. cramton of Michigan. Mrs
G. II. Dillon of South Dakota. Mrs. G.
T. Helvering of Kansas. Mrs. J. B. Peter
son of Indiana. Mrs. NJ. f. Phelan of
Massachusetts and Mrs. Bird Mcguire
of Oklahoma. Mrs. McCumber and Mrs.
Ruby will preside at the tea table.
Miss Mona Gill of this city was honor
maid at the wedding i'm New York last
night Of Miss Alice Carroll Williams and
Mr.. Warning Lennox Dawbarn. a small
reception followed at the home of the
brides parents. MIR. and Mrs. Henry
Dunlop Williams The bride wore a white
satin gown with train, draped with chif-
fon embroidered i'm roses and rosebuds.
and point lace cap and VEIL the cap
having been worn 10y four general ions of
women in her family. Her bouquet was
lilies of the valley and white roses. Be
sides Miss Gill there were six brides
maids, Misses Ethel Dawbarn. Virginia
Ward. Helen Blagden Rich. Marie Far
reilly and Elizabeth Hubbard of New
York and Miss Charlotte Denison OF
Baltimore. They wore pale pink satin
gowns with tunics of white shadow lace
and painters OF pink taffeta- The en-
pire bodces. We're of lace and satin.
Agrette bows of pink tulle were fastened
i'll their hair. and all carried pink roses.
dent. honor guest at a party given
by Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
a board their houseboat down the river
today. Luncheon was served en- route.
Col and Mrs. Thompson arc giving a
large dinner tomorrow night i'm compl-
ment to Sir Cecil Spring Rice, British
ambassador.
Mrs. Garrison. wife of the Secretary of
War WAS the chief guest n luncheon
given by Mrs George Rowland Chase to-
DAY
The annual base ball game. Metropoli-
tan versus Chevy Chase. will be played
at II O'Clock the morning of Monday.
May ~ at the American League Park.
7th street and Florida averiue 800
The game will be a benefit for the free
wards of Providence Hospital. and Mrs.
James +: Ban bour is selling the boxes of
which already she has disposed of twen-
ty-fivc.
Nine. Ritter. wife of the Swiss minis
ter. and their children viii go abroad the
middle of this month to spend the sum-
mer in Switzerland. The minister will
join them later.
Miss Viola Mae Hines and her father.
Mr.. Norman F. Hines. received at their
apartment in the Burdock tS;S East
Capitol street, last evening. Refreshments
were served. Nh Hines and his dauEh-
ter expect to leave I'm few days for an
extensive northern trip. visiting the sea-
shores and mountains.
Paymaster John Knapp gave a dinner
followed ny dancing last night aboard
the Dolphin in compliment to Mrs Claude
Swanson and her house guests. Mrs. and
Miss Gordon of New York. The other
dinner guests We're Mrs. Knapp Miss
Calderon, Miss Hoke Smith Miss Matt
land Marshall and Miss Harriet Calhoun
of Atlanta, Ga. and several officers Of the
ship.
Miss Louise Warfield at her marriage
yesterday at the Baltimore home of her
parents. former Gov. and Mrs. Warfield
to Count Ledochowski wore a simple
dark blue gown of ratine having pretty
lace collar which accentuated her beauty.
She wore bouquet of orchids. The
groom was attired in black sack suit
with Piccadilly collar and dark cravat
His shoes had tops Of lieht-colored kid.
with sari buttons. His boutonniere was
a gardenia. Mr. T. Courtney Nicodemus
of New York. the brides cousin. entered
the room with him and bore the rings,
one for each of the contracting parties
This is Polish custom.
The count and countess went to New
York on the 80 o'clock train from
Union station. and will sail for Liverpool
on the steamship Friedrich Wilhelm
They viii! lie Joined in London by Edwin
Warfield ir.. brother of the countess
who was with her in Japan when the
count was introduced to them.
Most of the presents from members of
the counts family. including jewels. are
in London. awaiting the arrival of the
bride and groom. Beautiful presents of
silver. bric-a -brac and ornaments of all
kinds were on exhibition yesterday at the
brides home. One of these was por-
trait of the brides father. painted when
he was governor. Another was south
ern cook book which the countess will
he sure To use as a textbook for her new