Evening star., 1916-11-10

Sheridan Circle, Studio House. A dance
drama in which number of the young
people of society will participate will
be a feature of the afternoons hospi-
tality. The reception. which will be
for Nine. Bernhardt's friends at Wash
ington, was postponed from last Tues
day owing to Nine. Bernhardt's profess
sional engagements. Nine. Bernhardt
was a guest of the French ambassador
and Nine Jusserand at tea at the
French embassy yesterday.
The engagement of Miss Pocahontas
Butler. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
rion Butler, to Capt. Thomas Dupuy
Woodson. Medical Corps. U. S. A.,
which was announced last week at the
country home of her parents, has been
anticipated for some time by their
Washington friends.
The wedding, which was to have TAX
en- place here after Christmas. will be
quietly celebrated some time in No
vember at their historic home in North
Carolina. where the family has been
detained by illness. Mi-
Owing to the brief leave of absence
of Capt. Woodson, now stationed in the
! wedding is not yet decided.
Elliott, the plantation which was
royal grant to Mrs. Buffers Huguenot
ancestors before the year 1900. and of
which several thousand acres are still
in the possession of the family, is
charming place for country wedding.
Capt. Woodson, who is native of
Missouri, is Fhember of the Army and
Washington, where he spent several
years before going to his present sta
. tion at Panama.
Miss Butler. who has been spending
some time with Mrs K. F. Andrews,
has been ont of town for short stay,
but will return Monday for visit.
Gen. and Mrs. Edward B. Pratt were
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Army and Navy Club, having as their
guests Mai and Mrs. Isaac Erwin, Capt
and Mrs. Henry Beeuwkes and Capt.
and Mrs. Townsend Whelen.
Mrs. Whelen, who has been the guest
of her parents, Gen. and Mrs. Pratt,
| for several months, will retarn to Pan
anna with Capt. Whelen the last of the
month.
| Mrs. George F. Downey, Mrs. Will
! liam Cline Borden, Mrs. William o.
| Owen and Mrs. Rust are in charge of
| the tickets for the cavalry drill to be
| given for the benefit of the Army Re-
| lief Society at Fort Myer at 2:30 on the
| afternoon of Saturday, November IS,
| followed by tea dance in the admins
| tration building. Extra transportation
will be provided to lake the holders of
the tickets to Fort Myer.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. V. L. Cottman.
| L. S. N, have arrived from Seattle
| for stay of several months with Mrs.
| Cottmans brother in-law and sister,
/ Capt. and Mrs. Emil Thesis, at their
| residence, 174l Q street.
| Mrs. A Huntington, wife of Paymaster
| Huntington, L. S. n, will also spend
| the winter with Capt. and Mrs. Thesis.
| Col and Mrs. John A. Lejeune. Col.
and Mrs. Long, Capt. and Mrs. Jesse F..
| Dyer, Capt. and Mrs James j. Meade,
Mr. and Mrs. F. w Dyer of Minneapolis.
! AFty Afnt
! Mrs. Ira Murphy. DR.. Jacob Stepp and
I Mrs Colin Hoskins of Manila formed one
| of the subscription parties dining at the
Army and Navy Club last evening.
| MIR. and Mrs. F. w. Dyer. who have
been on visit to their son and daughter
in-Iaw, Capt. and Mrs. Jesse F. Dyer, will
leave tomorrow for their home at Mime
| apolis.
! Invitations have been issued by Sena-
| tor and Mrs. B. r. Tillman to the mar
| riage of their daughter, Sallie May, to
| Mr. John w. Shuler on November 90
at o'clock, at the Church of Our
| the youngest daughter of Senator and
Mrs. Tillman and has spent one win
ter at Washington. Mr.. Shuler is the
! only son of Mrs. Sarah Shuler of Bates
J burg S. c. The wedding Will be n
| brilliant one and there will be a large
| reception afterward at the country
home of the Tillnans.
| Miss Agnes Messick, daughter of Mrs
| Charles Marbury, will leave Washing
ton tomorrow night for New orleans
| where she will spend the winter with
! her mothers sister, Mrs. lie Blanc. Miss
| Messick will make her debut at New
| Orleans, where her mothers family
| have long had leading position in
| the social world.
| Miss Wallach, granddaughter of the
late Mrs, Richard Wallach, who was
to have been one Of the idebutantes OF
| the season, will not make her debut
| owing to mourning for her grand
| mother and. instead, she will spend the
| winter at Warrenton, Va.
| Mrs. Theresa Drexel McClintic of
| Washington. D. c., and First Lieut..
Daniel A. Boone. 9Th Cavalry, were
| united in marriage at, o'clock on
| Wednesday evening, September 20. The
ceremony took place at the quarters
of Lieut. and Mrs. Charles w. Mcclure
at Fort Mckinley. Philippine Islands.
| and was performed by Chaplain Alex
4 ander d. Sutherland of the 10Th cav
4 airy. The bride was given IN marriage
by Capt. Ode Nichols, and the matron
Of honor was Mrs. Nichols. The best
man was Lieut.. J. G. Taylor OF the 27th
The bride wore a simple white net
gown, white satin girdle and q white