Evening star., 1914-11-24

Stagg. only few immediate relatives
were present. but Il reception VIII be
held next month after the return OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Stagg from journey to
the Bermudas. The bride was at'ired
in a goingaway gown of brown with
hat and gloves to match. She TaS the
widow of DIR. Gustavus A. Bingham and
u member of the Lalor family. which
has resided for many years in this city.
Mr.. StaSg is connected with the pension
bureau, having come here several years
ago from Cincinnati. Ohio. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stagg will reside in this city.
Miss Doris Haywood was honor guest
today at Il luncheon which Miss Elsie
Downing gave. Miss Haywood's bridal
attendants and few others made up
the party.
Miss Doroule3 owen and her guest.
Miss Florence Mack of New YORK, were
entertained aboard the Mayhower yes
terday. Miss owen and her guest will
go to New York for Thanksgiving and
viii be in Philadelphia Saturday for
the ArmyNavy game. MISS owen is
unique among che debutantes. as She is
continuing her studies at the reoiss
Washington University, and also her
music.
Mrs. Joseph Kuhn, wife of Col. huhn.
L. $. A., who has been assigned to op-
servation duty with the German army
will remain at their quarters at the
Washington barracks during Coz.
Kuhn's absence. and will be at home
as usual Thursdays after January l.
Mrs. Kuhn will go to west folnt 10
visit her son this week. and VIII pe III
Philadelphia Saturday for the Army
Navy game.
An interesting feature Of the meet
ing of the Georgia Woman's Suffrage
League tomorrow in Atlanta wIi oe
Smith by Mrs. Henry Hunter smith OF
piece of cotton dress goods woven
from Nankeeu cotton grown on a piah-
tation near Macon III 1860. ana woven
into cloth by negroes in the year 1870.
The cloth is "f unusually tine texture,
and us there is enough in the piece 10
make two modern GOWNS, MIS-. Snlth
will present the other to Miss Gene
We've Clark, daughter of Speaker
Champ Clark Those gowns, fashioned
into pretty costumes. will be worn
by these two young girls at one OF the
brilliant functions OF The winter in the
National Capital. and viii illustrate IN
very charming manner the 'made-ih-
Georgia" movement.
Miss Smith will address the meeting
on Cotton and War tomorrow. She
and her mother, Mrs. Hoke SMITH. have
spent the fall at their nome in Atlanta.
The First Needlework Guild of Wash
ington held its annual meeting yester-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Robert Craig, and the decision was
reached that the guild should be
merged into the Protestant Episcopal
Cathedral Foundation OF the District
of Columbia, with the Bishop OF wash
ington as its warden.
Mrs Robert Craig, the president of
the guild. and her mother, Mrs. Jane o.
I,l -hn hgN
charge OF the society for many years
and the former has asked to be re-
lieved of the actual work hecause OF
her poor health Mrs. Wallace Rad
cliffe presided at yesterdays meeting
and DIR. Bratenahl explained the con-
ditions under which the guild could
come under the cathedral direction and
still remain undenominational. At the
next meeting the arrangements VIII
be completed.
All articles of clothing viii be placed
at the Visiting Nurses Home. 25o6 h
street, where they will be distributed
as was formerly done at the home of
Mrs. Craig.
The members of the guild also voted
at the meeting yesterday to have let
ter sent to Miss Margaret Wilson ask
ing her to become an honorary member,
ami expressing appreciation of the
work done by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
during the period Of her membership.
Mrs. Robert Craig was unanimously
reelected president OF the Sulld, rs were
all the vice presidents with the excep-
ton of Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, who
has been succeeded by Miss Bessie kib-
hey: The vice presidents are Mrs. Juli-
an James, Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe Mrs.
George X. Beale, Miss Virginia Miller
Mrs Winfield Scott Schley, Miss Gillss
Miss Wilkes, Mrs. John @. Evans, Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Page, AIRS. Albert T
Slater and Mrs. Mackay Smith.
Mrs. William Wheatley was elected
CORE spending secretary and Miss Kate
B. Burgess recording secretary. Miss
Fannie q. Childs was reelected treas
urer and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe chap
lain. Mrs. Radcliffe presided at yes
terday's meeting.
The bazaar, dance and card party to
be given by. the Aid Association for the
Blind at the Raleigh Hotel, Wednesday
and Thursday afternoon and evening,
December , and .. promises TO be
most successful affair. The card party
will take place Wednesday evening
from $3.50 until i0:3" and the dance
Thursday evening from $50 until IL.
The officers Of the association are
Mrs. Richard sylvester. president: Mrs.
Henriett:. 9. Metzerot;. Mrs. James f.
dents; Mrs. Joseph = James. record
lug secretary: Mrs. p. =. Mullett, cor
secretary; MRS. Andrew
Wilson, financial secretary. and Maj.
Richard Sylvester, treasurer.
The bazaar is to be given under the
6ire ction of the ways and means COM
mittee. of which Mrs. Sydney r. Ja-
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