Evening star., 1916-12-03
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an exhibition Of work

for the children and an exhibition Of work
done in the school
Sisters of Charity. who founded 1t in
| 1868. Up to that time there was no In
| stitution to care for the children VINO
at the ages of fourteen to sixteen were
| obliged to leave ST. Vincents Orphan
| Asylum and SO pass out of the 1nnu-
| ence of the sisters before they were
! really fitted to face the world alone.
i the girls from the orphan asylum and
| teach them a trade principally dress
making, though all branches OF domes-
/ tic economy are taught), so that at the
out into the world. equipped with
trade and able to hold their own In life.
The institution is almost self-support-
ing. as the fine needle-work done by
unique and is much sought after: but
the establishment is large and with the
increased cost of living this year the
need for outside help and patronage is
raise money to help with the living ex-
penses and to introduce the work to
larger public. The patronesses are
Mines. Riano. Naon. de Pena. de Urcuilu
ma. Mrs. Nicholas Anderson. Mrs. Wood
bury Blair. Mrs. H. c. Corbin. Mrs D. j.
Callahan. Mrs. William Callahan. Mrs
John W. Dwight. Mrs. George Howard.
s.. H., L. IL,
H P. Johnson. Mrs. Hennen Jennings,
Mrs Richard Lay. Miss Lee. Miss Lay.
Mrs. Garrison McClintock. Mrs McCar-
thy. Mrs. Mullett, Mrs. W. Emile Mont
Mitchell, Mrs Mathewson. Mrs. orme.
Misses Patten. Miss Redfern. Mrs. VIII
liam Ring. Misses Riggs, Mrs John r
Story. Mrs. John P. story. jr: Mrs.
Mrs Hannis Taylor. Mrs. Corcoran
Thorn, Mrs. Horace H. Westcott. Mrs
Nathan Wyeth, Mrs. Clarence Wilson
and Mrs. Arthur Willert.
The Misses Timlow will not receive
as usual on the first Monday OF Decem-
Der, but instead they will be at home
on the second Monday, December IL.
st. Thomas Church was the scene OF
a pretty wedding last Tuesday evening
at $50 when Miss Sara Louise Beamer.
daughter of Mrs. sara :; H,an Bsamer: r.r3e- 9
Wilson DR.. C. Ernest Smith of1ciated,
and the choir. of which the bride and
her mother are members. gave speclal
program: The bride wore nan handsome some
overdraperies of silver lace and long
tulle veil which reached to the hem OF
her train. She carried a shower OF
brides roses and lilies OF the valley.
Mrs Lena Wilson Peters. sister OF
the bridegroom. who was matron OF
honor. wore pink silver cloth draped
with pink tulle and carried mum OF
trailing asparagus vines: Ine nr,aes
and Miss Marian Greenaway of Alex
andria, Va; Miss Gussie Hunter OF
Berkeley Springs. w. Va. and MISS
Sylvia Metcaf. They wore gowns OF
the rainbow hues, lavender silver cloth
and tulle. pale blue, nile green and
yellow, respectively, and carried arm
bouquets of yellow chrysanthemums
All the attendants wore tulle mats TO
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brother Of the bridegroom. was best
man. and the ushers were Mr.. Bayard
Wilson Mr.. Albert Wilson and Mr
John Hunter.
followed at the home of the brides
mother in Vermont avenue. Mrs Beam
err who assisted in receiving. wore
handsome gown of black jet draped
over white satin reiled in black tulle
and a corsage of tea roses.
After wedding trip through the
West Indies Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson will
return to Washington and make their
Vermont avenue. Among the out-of-
town guests at the wedding were Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Hughes Of Berkeley
Springs. W. Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
away. Miss Greenaway, Mr.. and Mrs.
James r. Cation and Mr.. and Mrs. II. B.
Cation of Alexandra.
formance Of DO You Believe in
Fairies?" for the Working Boys Home.
to be presented at Belasco Theater
Tuesday afternoon. December u, at
o:15, are Mrs. Dimock, Mrs. Can. Mrs.
Hennin Jennings. Mrs. William Slater.
Mrs. Houston. Mrs. John B. Henderson,
Mrs. Frank Polk. Mrs. Josephus Daniels.
Mrs. Henry c. Perkins. Mrs. Gist Blair,
Mrs. c. c. Glover and Mrs Thomas F.
Walsh.
During the intermission the Nebo
Rabbit Dolls, the latest novelty toy,
which is reproduction of one of the
leading characters in the play, will be
sold by Miss Halle Davis, assisted by
group of debutantes-
Mrs. c. A. Kotterman entertained at
Thanksgiving day luncheon in her
apartment at the Burlington.
Red roses formed the table decora-
ton. and the guests included Mrs. W.
A. Rawlings, Mrs. l. n. Ireland, Mrs.
Fuller Perkins. Miss Hilda jacob and
Miss Lillian Fraser.