Evening star., 1915-01-04
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of Town
Charity Ball Is the Great Event
of This Even
ing.
Numerous Dinners Will Precede.
Days at Home.
Notes.

The charity ball tonight at the New
Willard promises to be an unusually
brilliant event.
Mrs. Mahlon Pitney is chairman Of
the reception committee. Receiving
with her will be Mrs. Frederick Nc
Guire Mrs. Thomas T. Gan. Mrs. Charles
C. Glover, Mrs. Horace Westcott. Mrs.
Henry c. Corbin. Mrs. Joseph Letter,
Mrs. Preston Gibson, Mrs. Clarence
Wilson and Mrs. Reynolds s. r. Hit.
The box holders, all of whom will
have guests and most of whom are CIV
ing dinners earlier in the evening, are
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury of Phila-
deIphia, Mr. John r. Mclean, Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh. Gen. and Mrs. John
ston, Mrs Samuel Hill, Mrs. Joseph
Letter Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wander
grift, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ewing. Mrs.
Samuel Spencer, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Brownson and Mr.. and Mrs. Larz An
derson.
In Mrs. Spencer's box her guests will
be MIR. and Mrs. Peyton Russell, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Spencer and Paymas-
ter and Mrs. Bonnafon Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Ewing will have Secretary anG
Mrs. Lane in their box and several OF
the young friends of their daughter.
Some of those who will give dinners
tonight and afterW ard go on to the
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson, Miss
Elizabeth Wiley, Miss Marian Van
Buren, and Mrs. Theodore F. Shuey.
Mrs. Watson Freeman Clark will not
be at home until Mondays in February
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
are expected back tomorrow from their
holiday visit to Arizona.
Mrs. Charles Grayson Dulin enter
tanned at a dinner last night for her
house guest, Mrs. Olaf Morrough KEEL
ley of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair enter
tanned a dinner party last night.
Commander Ryan. U. S. n, is here on
a months visit to Commander and Mrs.
Althouse.
Miss Genevieve Conwell of New York.
the charming daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Robinson Conwe1l, formerly of this
city. is the house guest of the Misses
Heron of Chevy Chase. and has been
here throughout the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Bentley en-
tertained at dinner last night at the
Highlands, having as guests Capt. Car
DIR. Charles H Lowndes, U. S. N, and
Mrs. Low and Pay Inspector and
Mrs. Reynolds.
An illustrated free lecture on alas
ka" will be given by the Rev. Charles
E. Betticher, jr., returned missionary
from Alaska, under the auspices of the
st. Adams Woman's Auxiliary. Thurs
day of this week at pm, in St. AL
bans Guild Hall.
A dispatch from Boston says that Mrs.
Horatio n. Slater has announced the
nf he for g
ther Slater, 70 Mr.. Benjamin Sumner
Welles, son of Mr.. Benjamin Welles of
New York. Mr.. Welles was graduated
from Harvard last summer. and re-
turned only a short time ago from a
trip to Africa with Miss Slater's broth
er. Mr.. Horatio Nelson Slater. The two
young men shot big game together.
Mrs. Slater is the principal owner of
New York with her son and her daugh-
ters Misses Esther and Ray Slater.
A wedding of interest to Washington
in New York today will be that of Miss
Katharine Rochester, daughter of Mrs
Robert Spier Reid by former mar
of Washington and New York. The
ceremony will be at o'clock at the
home of her brother. John c. Rochester,
at Ardsley-on Hudson.
st. Luke's Hall was crowded Saturday
night by the friends of the Ambitions.
who held reception from till 10
O'Clock. The club was assisted by the
following: Mesdames Charles A. Champ,
Marie NJ Jumper j. NJ. Johnson. l. G.
Reynolds. and Misses Annie West. Bet
tie Scott. Mamie Thomas. Gertrude Car
ter. Cornelia West, Vernie BRYANT. NJ
E. Toppin. Lncindn Jackson. J. v Shaw,
Alarv l. Green and others. Selections
bv the club and dance music by an or
chestra were the other features.
Senator and Mrs Rankhead have ar
rived at the willard. where they will
spend the winter. They have with them
their granddaughters. Eugenia and
Talluiab Rarfhead who are returning
to- school. after their holidays, spent at
their home in Alabama.
Mr. Robert f. Lee of Ravens. w Va.
Is giving a theater party next Friday
night in honor of his cousin, Miss Mary
Lord Andrews
Mrs. Andrews will entertain the party
informally at dinner before the per-
formance.
Miss Marion E. Foley ard Mr.. Harry
W. Rothery were quietly married by
Mgr. Mackin. in St Paul rectory, last
Wednesday afternoon. The bride wore
travelling dress of dark blue chiffon
cloth and hat to match Miss Edna
Rothery was maid of honor and Mr.
Patrick Boelan best man.
The couple are on a HONEYMOON trim
to Knoxville, Tenn.
Mrs. Charles W. Warden. with her
sister, Mrs. Chauncey C. Williams. will
ne at nome IN her apartment at the
wyoming on the first Wednesday in
January. February and March
Mrs Charles d. HaZen of the Con-
necticut apartments will be at home
Mondays during January and February.
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