Evening star., 1914-07-27
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
A SURPRISE PARTY FOR NAVAL
OFFICER AT SUMMER CITY.
Notab ables Meet at Suburban Dinner.
Travel Plans-Per-
sonals.

A surprise party with favors of nauti-
cal flavor was given by Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Wilkinson of this city Saturday
night at Narrangansett Pier for their
son, Lieut.. Theodore S. Wilkinson. L. S.
N, who is there ON furIough from the
Florida. A miniature battleship suggest
ed the Florida. and among the favors
We're small water wagons and TASKS of
grape juice. The guests We're Dr. and
Mrs. James Daniel Miller of New York.
Miss Elsie Robinson, Miss Lucy Jones.
Miss Marguerite Prescott Miss Mar
guerite Baer, Claude Branch, w. .. Mil
ler and John Welsh of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Henry F. Ashu-st, wife of Sen
ator Asnurst Of Arizona. and Mrs. w. ".
Dixon were joint hostesses at a dinner
party last night at the old Lord Baltl-
more mansion at Riverdale, Md. Their
guests. who were invited to meat Rer-
resentative and Mrs. Henry u Flood
made the trip from Washington By an
tomobile. The party included Senator
Marcus 4. smith Of Arizona. senate Y
and Mrs. James A. Reed of Missouri.
Senator Henry l.. Myers of Montana.
Senator Ashurst Senator and Mrs Key
Pittman of Nevada. Senator 'fhornas j.
Miss Flora Wilson. DR.. J. J. Ricna id-
son, Air. John Wesley Gaines and III
and Mrs. John Wesley Gaines jr.
Nj. and Mrs. William T. Davis OF 10Th
street northwest are driving through
Virginia, and upon their return expect
to visit Atlantic City and New York
Mrs. Warner 4. Gibbs will leave .Au-
gust l for AN indefinite stay in France.
Mrs Gibbs will be at home Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. ]. Willard Purvis of Portsmouth.
n. H., who has been the guest OF his
sister. Mrs. Il. a. Purvls. left Thurs
day for ShipElan, Va. He was accom-
panied by his niece. Miss Theima a
PurVis.
Miss Louise c. Wilson has gone TO
spend her vacation with Mrs. H. ~
Simmons, Ocean Grove, ~ D.
Mai and Mrs. J. Thomas Turner have
announced the marriage OF theif oa uSh-
ter Mary Elsie and Dr. Henry thaFles
Raymond of Detroit. The wedding was
a quiet one with only members OF the
Immediate family present. DE- ana Mrs
RAYMOND have sailed for Europe. where
after ten-day motor tour III r rshee
they will spend the rest of their money
moon in Switzerland and England.
Mrs. Ida Louise Smith of 1"4a Florida
avenue northwest is spending the sum
mer with her friends. Mrs: L. " Faunce
Littleton and Miss Ethylc Faunce. at
the Marburg apartment at Atiantic
City. n. j.
DIR Paul Ritter. the Swiss minister.
has received the sad news OF the sud
den death in Switzerland OF MS motnef,
Nine. r. Ritter-Stahel He lett New
York fog Europe today by the North
German Lloyd steamship hronprlhZes-
sin Cecilie.
Mrs. ]. A. Kirk and her son, Mr. Alex
ander c. Kirk of Chicago. and the
mother of Mrs J. II. Met@erott and the
wife of Mr. Albert Billings Ruddock.
third secretary at the embassy in Ber-
lin. who have been stopping the past
week at the Willard. have returned to
Illinois
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron S adams and
their daughter. Miss IIarie Adams. are
at the New Monmouth. Spring Lake
Beach, for the rest Of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. .Emmons s Smith and
Emmons S. Smith. ir-. of this
city arrived at Maplewood, n r..
ing country, via Pittsburgh. They left
here June 2S-
Mrs Alexander Long and Miss Bessie
r Long left Saturday for Atlantic City.
where they will remain until the lat
ter part of August
Mr.. Tim Newkirl< will spend the next
fortnight in Atlantic City
Rear Admiral Willard H. Erowns"n.
retired. and Mrs. Brownsnr have been
the guests of Col and Mrs Robert NJ.
Thompson at their cottage on Lake
Agawam. Southampton. L. ].
Mr.. Edward B. Mclean of this
city has chartered the steam yacht Sow
ereien. Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean will use
the Yacht for the remainder of the
summer They are now at their farm
near Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin T. Howe and
their youngest daughter. Sarah Cowdin
Howe of 1000 Quincy street northeast.
Brookland, D. G. are the guests of Mrs.
W. p. Wigsin of Brookline Mass. at her
summer home. Fair View. North Fal-
mouth, Mass.
Mrs. Rehekah Kinsey Allen and DR..
Rice P. Steddom of Washington. d. C.,
were quietly married Saturday, July ..