Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-05
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
CHARITY BALL TO BE HELD
EARLY IN NEW YEAR.
A Luncheon and Card Party-Other
Events-Travel Notes.
Personals.

The annual charity ball will be given
Monday evening. January 4, 1915, at
the New Willard. For years back, the
nrst Monday i'll January has been taken
for this ball, and the evening is always
kept free from conflicting events The
ball will be arranged on the same Law
ish scale, and is, as usual, for the bene-
fit of the Chi1dren's Hospital, a charity
which always appeals Several genera
tons of the residential families of the
District have succeeded each other on
the board of management of the Chill
dren's Hospital. each in turn taking
the keenest interest in its welfare and
in extending it's usefulness
Mrs. Henry Flagler. wife of Col.
F1agler, U. $. A. gave a small luncheon
today of eight covers. followed by
cards, in honor of Mrs. Macomb, wife of
Gen. Montgomery Macomb.
A largely attended bridge party was
held yesterday afternoon in the ball
room of the Cairo for the benefit of the
George Washington University Hos
pital. The brilliant success of the af
fair is due to the work of Mrs E. G.
Brandenburg and her committee, the
members of which are Mrs. Wallace
Nick. Stowell, Mrs. William NJ. Weaver
Mrs. A. Lisner, Mrs. Charles T. Corby,
Mrs. Christian Heurich. Mrs. Frank A
Wolff, Mrs. Charles +. Monroe. Mrs
Cooper, Mrs. Nathaniel Mckay. Mrs. O.
A. NJ. McKinnie, Mrs. Sara 4. Towns
end Mrs. John Benjamin Nichols and
Mrs. Mitchell.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Charles H.
Davis will end their stay at jamestown
today and come to this city.
Mr.. Frank Harvey Peckham was best
man yesterday in Germantown. Pa. at
the marriage of Miss Rubina Machay
RICHTER and Mr.. John Mitchell Rose.
Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh is expected
to return in few days to her WASH
ington home. Mr. MacVeagh is in chi
cago They have but recently closed
their home at Dublin. n. ii.
The Brazilian ambassador ana NINE,
da Cana are leaving today to spend
several weeks at White sulphur
Springs.
Nine Calderon. wife of the Bolivian
minister. went to New York today for
a fortnight's visit to her sisters.
Miss Naomi Bogley of Halpine, Md,
was hostess to fifty guests at dane
ing party at the home OF ner Slstei
Mrs. J. Coleman of Tahoma Park, last
Saturday evening ihe guests WI
masquerade costumes and the house
vas decorated i'll Halloween manner.
Mrs Uookewerff, wife of Capt. J. A.
Hoogewerff, L. $. n. Will De at nom
To her friends very Informally Fridays
in November and December. Her moth
er. Mrs. Charles W. Keen, is with hef
for the winter
Mr.. and Mrs j. Upshur Morehead are
", RI oil nh T.
Mrs Thomas Roberts, II.
Capt. Charles c. Marsh. u. 5. n: re-
tired and Mrs Marsh arrived from
Italy Yesterday and are staying with
Lieut.. Commander Frank Taylor Evans,
II. S. ~. and Mrs. Evans at the naval
training station, Newport.
Can't. and Mrs Theodore J. Baldwin.
ir-. entertained at dinner last night at
the Chevy Chase Club in honor OF Mrs.
e. w. Rankin. who has Joined her
ia Their, Mr. w. w. Wallace, at the
Shoreham. Others entertaining at the
club before the dance last nlght were
Maj and Mrs. Conner, Mr.. and Mrs
Murray Cobb. Mr.. and Mrs EDWIN H.
Pilson. Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison McClin-
took. Miss Ruth Parker and MIR. and
Mrs Charles V. Wheeler
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Augustus Young,
who were married yesterday at the
home of the brides parents in New
York. will reside at the Alwyn apart
ment on Columbia road, this city,
where they will be at home to their
friends after December Is.
Mrs. Young was Miss Persis Virginia
Stallings, daughter by a former mar
rage Of Mrs. J. +. Dockendorff. The
bride. who was given away by her
stepfather, wore Il gown of white satin
trimmed with duchess lace. She wore
also a veil of Limerick lace and carried
a bouquet of white orchids and lilies of
the valley Miss Anita Goodwin of
Larchmont was the maid of honor. Her
costume was of pale pink chiffon and
satin and she carried a bouquet of Law
ender orchids. Miss Elizabeth Young
of Washington. a niece of the bride
groom, was the flower girl. John Z.
Semmes, jr.. of Washington was the
best man, and the brides two small
brothers, John E. Dockendorff, jr., and
Moves Cornell Dockendorff. were pages.
Immediately after the ceremony there
was reception and Mr.. and Mrs.
Young left later for a southern honey
moon.
The Assistant Attorney General and
Mrs. Samuel j. Graham have leased the
house 1869 Columbia road, and will
spend the winter there.
The annual tea at the House Of Mercy
was held yesterday by the board of
managers from } to s. Mrs. W. w.
Wotherspoon and Mrs. Randolph Nc
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