Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-27
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
GOOD WORKS ARE FILLING THE
TIME OF NOTABLES.
Benedicks' Ball Will Be Omitted
This Year-Other Events.
Personals.

President Wilson's bale of cotton has
been separated into small boutonnieres
and is being sold at the Red Cross
bazaar in New York city.
Miss Genevieve Clark, Miss Mona Nc
Adoo, Miss Lucy Burleson and Miss
Callie Hoke Smith will be the guests
of Mrs. Henry F. Dimock in New York
Thursday and Friday at the bazaar.
There will be the dansant Friday in
their honor.
Miss Julia ]. Calhoun, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs John c. Calhoun, and Baron
E. de Nagell. attache of the legation of
the Netherlands, will be married Tues
day afternoon, December s. in St
Thomas Church, New York city. A re-
ception will follow at the home of the
brides parents, 667 Madison avenue. The
engagement of the couple was an
nounced last week.
Mayor and Mrs. John Purroy Mitchell
gave dinner last night in the st. Regis
Hotel for Mrs. j. Borden Hartman and
M IS Ethel Hartman of this city.
Maj Cen ]. Franklin Bell. U. S. A,
who has joined Mrs. Bell here, will be
1.-THE guest of Brig. Gen. Ernest A. Gar
lington, U. S. A, and Mrs. Darlington
until Friday.
The war in Europe has caused the
Benedicks' ball, one of the most ex-
elusive and important functions each
winter in Philadelphia. to be called off
by the committee in charge 1t was to
have been held in Horticultural Hall the
night of December %. the first Tuesday
after Christmas. There is just a possi-
bility that later date may be chosen.
Miss Barbara Rutherford. the younger
daughter of Mrs. William X. Wander
bilt. is arranging a Russian festival. to
to be held Tuesday night. Decem-
Der 1, at a New York hotel. the
proceeds of which are to go to Russian
sufferers from the war. the money to be
transmitted through the Russian am
bassador. who. with his staff. is ex-
pected from Washington to attend the
festival. The program will be given by
Russian singers and other artists; and
for the first time. There Will be no
patronesses, but Miss Rutherford is
asking her friends to give dinners be-
fore the festival. Dancing will close IT.
Mr. and Mrs Harrison Dodge returned
to Washington from Fort Bliss. Tex.
last Saturday afternoon, going direct
from the train to Arlington cemetery
for the private lnterment OF their
daughter, Mrs. Rodman Butler Only the
the late Gen. Buffers family were pres
ent.
Miss Jessie l.. Galloway, who will be
maid of honor at the marriage OF MISS
Nellie f. Barber and DR.. ]. Lester
Brooks this evening at the Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church, was hostess at a
supper last night given in honor OF
the bride.
The guests included Miss Barber. Mrs.
Ada Catherine
Works. DIR. Brooks, DR.. Elijah w. Titus.
DIR. W. Bruce Hoofnagle. and Messrs.
Harry J. kirke. G. Fred Thompson,
Harry a. Works. Earle J. Black and
and Rev. and Mrs. John Compton Ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip H. Barber, Miss
Gertrude Barber. Mrs. Earle J. Black.
Miss Lucy Robertson. Mrs. G. Fred
Thompson. Miss sallie Wilson. Mr.. and
Mrs Harry G. Wilbur, Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Lippitt, Mrs. Louise Reich
ard. Miss Ethelyn Galloway. Mr.. Felix
Early, Mrs. E. w. Titus. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbert Galloway, MIR. and Mrs. Roland
Z. Fleharty. Miss Rachael Fleharty and
Mrs. Gilbert A. Clark will be matron
of honor. Miss Jessie L. Galloway
maid of honor. and Ada Catherine
Works. the little niece of the BRIDE
groom. will be flower girl at the we'd
ding. DIR. Elijah White Titus will be
best man. and Messrs. Earle J. Black.
Gilbert \. Clark, Harry J. Kinks and
G. Fred Thompson and DR.. W. Bruce
Hoofnagle will be ushers.
A reception for the contracting fam
lilies and the bridal party will follow
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip II.
Barber before the newly married cou-
pie leave tonight for their honeymoon
travels.
at home at 425 9th street northeast.
All members and those interested in
the Army Relief Society are invited to
attend a meeting at the New Ebbitt
Thursday, October 20, at 1890 am, to
Myer.
In commemoration of the fourteenth
anniversary of the founding of the Chi
a supper at the New Willard was given
last night. The tables were beautifully
decorated with ferns and yellow chrys-
anthemums. The party was chaperoned
by Miss Loretta Muckenhaupt and Mrs.
Silas W. Hastings. Among those pres
ent were Misses Marion Will, Carrie
Hastings. Mildred Martin. Edith Nash.
Edna Cosdon. Louise Cramer, Edna
Shinn. Letta Stewart, Dorothy Hulfish.
Humphreys. Edith slime. Margery stod-
dard Dorothy Crisp. Dorothy Adams.
Dolly Parker. Eleanor Ashford. Louise
Larrabee, Mary Bell, Hester Munger,
Doris Weber. Virginia Shinn, Mrs John
Avery, Mrs. Harry Harper. Mrs. Jona-
than Rowland, jr.. and Mrs Clara Nor
ford.
Bishop and Mrs. Frank NJ Bristol of
Omaha are expected in Washington to-
morrow. They will be at the home of
their cousin. Mrs. Webb B. Wheeler.
1910 Cd street northeast. where they
will be glad to see their friends
The engagement of Miss Anita B.
Cresap, daughter of the late Lieut..
Commander James c. Cresap, U. S. N,
and Mrs. Cresap of Anna mills to En-