Evening star., 1915-05-28

tea Saturday afternoon at their country
place, Alton farm, to meet Miss Alex
andra Ewing.
Mrs. John Wiley has returned after
an absence of two weeks in Indian
apolis and Buffalo.
Mrs. William P. Wooten, wife of Maj.
Wooten, commandant of Washington
barracks. was hostess at a luncheon
followed by bridge today. The house
was prettily decorated with daisies. and
the guests were Mrs. Frank c. Boggs,
Mrs. c. A. Mckenney, Mrs. Kingman,
Mrs. Gill. Mrs. J. Z. Hopper, Mrs. Charles
B. Howry, Mrs. Sheldon G. Evans, Mrs.
Ernest Gayler. Mrs. Harlow. Mrs. Wal
ter Wells, Mrs. Hodges, Mrs. Holcombe
and Mrs. Anderson.
Mrs. John Van r. Hoff is entertaining
at bridge party this afternoon at her
residence on Massachusetts avenue.
The Costa Rican minister, who has re-
tired from his post here, left yesterday
with Nine. Brenes Mesen for New York,
from whence they will sail for Costa
Rica tomorrow.
An interesting wedding took place
yesterday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Fred Essary, in Cleveland Park,
when the larters sister. Mrs. Hilda K.
Harry A. Kerchner of Baltimore, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Benjamin Reid
Vaughan of New York.
The ceremony was performed at
o'clock by the Rev. James S. Montgom
cry in the presence of family party.
Mr.. Vaughan is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Frank Vaughan of this city and
Rhode Island. He and his bride will
live in New York
In IL . la
S. N. and Mrs. Soule are spending some
time in New York.
Commander Mishtowt, the naval at
tache of the Russian embassy, is in
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont have re-
turned after a two-week stay in Long
Island and New York
Mrs Arthur Wallace Dunn, president
of the Georgetown Convent AIumnae,
will be the guest of honor at tea to-
morrow afternoon at the home of Mrs.
W. j. McNally, in Chevy Chase. given
for the Georgetown alumnae. All visit
ing members are invited
The minister Of finance of Uruguay
and the members of the Cruguayan
delegation to the pan-American finan-
cial conference were the guests of
night at the New Willard by Mr. Ed
ward c. O'Brien.
Mrs. lie Baron c. Colt and her chill
dren, who were recently here visiting
Mrs. Colts mother, Mrs George A. Con-
verse, are now established in their
summer home at Bristol, r. T.
Representative and Mrs. J. willard
Ragsdale entertained at dinner last
night at the Army and Navy Club.
when their guests were Gen: and Mrs.
Taylor. Maj. and Mrs. Robert U. Pat
terson, Capt and Mrs. Edward w.
Eberle, Mrs. II. r. Eldredge of New
York and Mr.. ]. E. Lefevre.
Others entertaining at dinner last
night at the Army and Navy Club were
Lieut.. Commander Dinger. Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Victor Blue, Maj. Wood
son. Lieut.. Heth. Capt. and Mrs. Ander-
son, Lieut.. and Mrs. Charles Maigne,
Capt and Mrs. McVay. Lieut.. Holmes
and Maj. Boyd Taylor
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Sparrow
arranged a large Dutch treat dinner,
given last night at the Army and Navy
Club.
Gen. and Mrs Henry r. Mccain were
d d
Navy Club last night. Their guests
were Assistant Secretary of War and
| Mrs Breckenridge. Gen. and Mrs II. l.
Scott, Gen and Mrs. Bliss. Gen. and
| Mrs Kingman. Maj. and Mrs. Duncan
| Capt and Mrs Clayton, Col. and Mrs
| Stedman. Cen. Crowder. Col and Mrs
| Glen, Mrs Kuhn. Maj and Mrs. Jones
and Maj. and Mrs. Hunt
Mrs Dorothy q. Lindheimer of New
III. In@ rIcIf
with her mother. Mrs. G. l.. Smithson
| OF 1925 7th street northeast.
Miss Isabelle Wells entertained at a
| tea Yesterday afternoon in honor OF
her niece, Miss Jane Wells.
| Mrs Peirce Crosby has closed her
| house on Connecticut avenue and. with
! her daughter and granddaughter, is
4 sncndinp a month at Atlantic city. She
| has leased the Fair house in Warren
| ton, va, for the season.
| Mrs. Charles J. Bell and Mrs. Gran
| Vile Fortescue were at home yesterda y
afternoon at Twin oaks Mrs Bell re
/ ceiyed in the beautiful garden which
| surrounds the house and there was a
| continual stream of callers throughout
| the afternoon.
| Miss Margaret Moran and Miss Mary
/
Of Houston, Tex Mrs. Tomlinsen Rags
dale OF Tatf Springs. Tenn. and Miss
| Ashe OF Knoxville are at the Willard
having come here to attend the annual
meeting cf the Georgetown Convent
Alu1nnae. which will take place next
/ Tuesday, June /.
/ Mrs. G. w Offutt entertained forty
| guests at five hundred yesterday i'll honor
Of Mrs. Lemuel d. Offutt Of Baltimore
| who is her guest
| Mrs William f. Draper and Miss
Draper entertained informally at dinner
last night. later taking their guests to
the theafer.
Those in tho party were Mrs Richard
son Clover. Miss Clover. Mr.. and Mrs
| Sumner Wells and Mr.. Upshur.
Tho All Souls Memorial Sunday school
will hold its annual picnic at Springland
| Saturday. DIR. and Mrs. Sterrett will also
receive informally from 4 to o'clock.
Samuel Wagenfur. nineteen years old
was found guilty of involuntary man.
| slaughter at Baltimore for the murder
| OF Charles Mcleod. an actor, and was