Evening star., 1915-01-25
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
Coming Marriage of Miss Chanler
and Mr.. Pickman in
This City.
Recent and Coming Hospitalities.
The Slater Girls-Per-
sonal Notes.

| by Il reception at the home of the
! former ambassador to France and Mrs.
Henry White. The bride and bride
groom are Miss Hester Chanler.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Winthrop
| Chanler of Geneseo. n. V, and Mr.. Ed
ward NJ. Pickman, Harvard '0S, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley l.. Pickman OF
Beacon street. Boston. Miss Chanler is
now here with her parents, who have
the house, 1928 \ street. Mr.. Pickman
has severed his business connection
with the Boston firm of lawyers
with which he has been identified. and
will sail for France with his bride,
who, it is understood, will take up the
duties of a nurse in one of the military
hospitals. Miss Chanler is grand
daughter of John Winthrop and Mar
garet Astor Ward Chanler, and through
her grandmother is great-granddaugh :
ter of Samuel and Emily Astor Ward
and great-great-grandda of VIII
liam Backhouse Astor and a relative OF
the Astor, Van Allen. Langdon and kane
families. Her grandfather. John I'm
throp Chanler, owned the estate on
Bath road and the Cliffs at Newport
which is now the property of her
father. Her sister. Miss Laura Astor
Chanler, is prominent in art circles,
having returned last year from Venice
and Paris, where she studied sculpture,
and gave an exhibition of her work at
the Art Association in Newport iast
summer Mr.. Pickman has joined the
American Ambulance Corps in Paris.
The ambassador of Argentina and
Nine Naon will entertain at dinner to-
night. The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Garrison, Mr.. and Mrs. William Phillips
and Mrs John Jay White will also give
dinners.
The Misses Slater, daughters OF Mrs
Horatio n. Slater, have made arrange
ments to provide suppers three times
week for the next three months Tor
hungry children in Boston.
Judge and Mrs A. B. Wells have re-
turned from Wellsburg, w. Va. where
they went to attend the wedding OF
their son, Mr.. Charles Wells. and Miss
Marie Virginia Anderson, only daugh-
ter of Mrs. William II. Anderson. ne
ceremony. which took place at CLOCK
Wednesday evening, at the home of the
bride. was followed by bridal dinner
of forty guests. The brides gown was
of white crepe de chine and princess
lace, with pearl trimmings. and she
wore a small veil of real lace. The
bouquet was a cluster of bride roses
and lilies of the valley, and her only
ornament was a pendant of platinum
and diamonds. the gift OF the groom.
The young couple left the same nlght
| d
nate in Nicksburg, Miss. there future
| home. The brides travelling suit was
of blue broadcloth. with a small blue
hat.
The bride is a daughter OF the late
Prof W. ii. Anderson and Mrs. Martha
Anderson She is a graduate or the
Wheeling High School and OF bethany
College and a member OF Le1a 1au
Alpha College Fraternity and a very
popular member of Wellsburg's social
set
Mrs. Joseph Esrey johnson has invi-
tations out for an at home ThursdaE'
January os, to $50. at the Grafton
Mr. Van Ness Philip, who is spending
some time in Washington. entertained al
a luncheon Saturday at the Shoreham,
when his guests We're Mr.. and Mrs George
Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Foster, MIR. and
Mrs. Haven, Mr.. and Mrs. Webb. Mrs
Blair, Mrs Wilkins Mrs. Hay, Mrs Letter,
Miss May, Miss Window. MI Purdy' Mr..
I,egare. MIR Dahlgren and Maj Winship
John Frederick Imirie of Chevy Chase.
Md. went to a dance given by George
Haine of Alta Vista last Friday even
ing.
Mrs. George NJ S,ernberg was at home
Saturday last. and was assisted IN re-
ceiving by Mrs David J. Hill, Mrs. Ed
ward A. Goodwin, Mrs. Alpheus II. Bow
man, Mrs Clarence B. Miller, Mrs Rey-
nolds Lands. Mrs. Derrick Vincent of
Los Angeles, Cal: Mrs. Winfield $ over
ton. Mrs Champ c. NIcCulloch. Mrs. A.
r Saxton. Miss Mary Temple of Ten
nessee, Miss Breckinridge. Mrs. Kathleen
Kline and Miss Florence Worthington.
Mr.. John Lind. late special represent
ative of the President to Mexico, is at
the New Willard for a few days visit.
Miss Margaret Neuland was the guest
of honor Wednesday at surprise
party given on her eighteenth birthday
anniversary by her sister. Miss Mary
Neuland at her home 922 East Capitol
street Present We're Misses X. Nc
| Donald. NJ. Mcdonald, G. Anadale. +.
Johnson, G. Lothrop, l.. Germuller. NJ
Klug \. oyster, f. kubel. f. b. Neu-
land. Messrs. i. Hughes. f. Lyons. r.
Bayly II Kimball II. Harvey. G.
| Payette, a. Ostmann. w. Ostmann, f.
Murphy. 5. Barron. +. Neuland. J..
| Mr.. Seaton w. Trunnel, commander
Of COLUMBIA Commandery, No. 2.
| Knights Templar, and Mrs. Trunnel.
leave today for Philadelphia, where
they Will this evening be honor guests
! of Mary Comnandery. No 33, Knights
/ TempIar. at its fourteenth annual
| tournoi and ball. which will be held in
| Horticultural Hall.
| Mrs J. Hamilton Lewis entertained
| the Illinois congressional delegation at
| breakfast yesterday at the Shoreham,
Senator Sherman Of Illinois assistin Z
/ the hostess in the absence of Senator
Lewis, who is not sufficiently recovered
| from his recent illness to be present.
| The guests numbered about eighty and
included besides the honor guests and
/ their wives. q mum ber of people from
| Illinois who spend the winter here or
are temporarily in Washington.
Mrs. Hayes. wife of Representative
| Z. 5. Hayes of California assisted by
Mrs. J. |. knowland. Mrs W. u. Ste
phens, Mrs. c. ". Bell, Mrs. William
, keppler and Mrs. J. /. Nolan, will be at
home at 2li1 Bancroft place tomorrow
| from to 6.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Lane Parker. re-
! Gently married in this city. have. been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. orion +,
, DarnaH of 432i Hermosa way San
Diego. Cal. Mr.. Parker is district su-
| pervisor of the state of Washington.
! and the couple viii make their home al
/ Tacoma. in that state. Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Harry l.. Turner of San Diego enter
| tanned for the couple at a dinner when
| the other guests. Mr. and Mrs Orton f.
| Darnall and DIR. and Mrs. Louis c. F..
Hugo. were also former residents of
this city.
Last evening Miss Yetta Friedenberg
entertained at her residence 9l7 9th
street southwest. The Spotlight Dram
attic Club gave songs. monologues, reci-
tations and music. Refreshments were
,served. Those present were Misses An