Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22

Mrs. James w. Reilly will be hostess
at a bridge party followed by tea to-
day, given in honor of Mrs. Stedman,
wife of Col. Clarence Stedman, I. S. A.,
and her house guest, Mrs. G. +. How
| land of Boston,
| The decorations are to be pink. and
Mrs. Bowman II. McCalla and Miss
Waller viii preside at the tea table.
Those present will include Mrs.
Charles W. kutz, Mrs: Baxter. Mrs.
Howe, Mrs. John Temple Graves. Mrs.
| J. Romance Edison, Mrs. Medorem
Crawford, Miss Frances Smith, Mrs.
Holcomb, Mrs. Baird and Mrs. Roose-
Welt.
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan was the
honor guest at luncheon given by
Mrs. Norman Williams yesterday.
Mrs. Richard Townsend is in New
York, where she will remain until the
end of the week.
The Secretary of War and Mrs Car
rison were hosts at dinner last night
in honor of their house guest, Mrs
Fielder. wife Of the Governor of New
Jersey.
Col. and Mrs. W w Harris gave a
| dinner last night at the Chevy Chase
Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. V. Wheeler entertain
ed at dinner last night in ompliment
to Mrs. George Leonard Smith, their
house guest
Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs Smith left for
New York this morning for short
visit
The Dixie ball. given by the Robert
r. Lee Chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy at the Raleigh last night,
| was one of the most successful affairs
| of the spring season.
| The ballroom was beautifully deco
rated with flags and palms. and a buff
let supper was served at midnight
| The guests We're received bv Mrs E,u
genia Rollins, Mrs. Maude Howell
smith Mrs. John NJ Hickey, Mrs. Ste
phen Harrison Ford. Mrs Ashton Todd.
Mrs Walter +. Hutton, Mrs r. F. Vol
land. Mrs. George 5. coxington and
Mrs James l.. Mulcare.
| Mr.. Claude Bennett Mr.. Roy Price
| and Mr.. Charles II. Keel made The
| presentations.
| The bachelor officers at Fort Myer
| will entertain at dinner tonight at the
Army and Navy Club in compliment to
number of young ladies who are Wis
| iting at the post.
Mrs. J. f. Buckingham. jr, of AIS
| Massachusetts avenue northwest, who
has been seriously i'll for the past three
weeks, is slowly recovering
Mr. Walter c. Parker entertained at
dance last night in honor of Miss
| Dorothy Townsend.
| Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett enter
| tanned at dinner of eighteen covers
| last night.
| Mrs. Fl. W. Beck gave a luncheon of
| thirty covers at the Hotel Powhatan to
| the Indiana delegates who are In Wash
| ington attending the d. A. r. conyen-
| ton
| card party Will he given by the
Christ Child Society for the benefit of
the Fresh Air Home at Rauscher's next
Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
The last dance of the series given bv
the Daughters of the Confederacy hal
been postponed from this evening until
the evening of April %.
Ono of the prettiest weddings of the
season took place yesterday afternoon
when Miss Ruth Louise Andersen
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Andre
sen. and Mr.. David Ralph Miller OF
Syracuse, N. Y, were married at
o'clock at the home of the brides par
ents, 1851 Newton street northwest.
Tho ceremony was performed by the
Rev. John T. Huddle, pastor of st
Pauls English Lutheran Church, in
the parlor, which was beautifully deco
rated with palms. ferns. lilies and cut
flowers. intermingled with sprays of
apple blossoms and dogwood.
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