Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01

Miss Nancy Gordon Jones entertained
matinee party today in honor of
Miss Hanna Willard Taylor. whose
marriage to Mr.. Charles Clay Bayley
will take place May s. Following the
matinee there will be a tea at the
Reid Hunt and Mrs. John H. Knapp
will be at the tea table, where bas-
kets of flowers will form the decora-
ton.
Hanna Taylor. Mrs. John II: Knapp
Mrs. Freeman Day. Mrs. Reid Hunt
Mrs. Henry Holcombe. Mrs. Joseph Z
H. Colquitt, Mrs. Charles Nelson Rlker
ford. Miss Dorothy Taylor. Miss Helen
| McCumber. Miss katherine Holbrook
Miss Ethel Norris. Miss May ALTON
| Power. Miss Marie Peary and Miss
Olive kugle.
| Senator James w. Wadsworth returned
| TO Washington last evening from fi,ts-
| burgh. where he spent some days MRS
| Wadsw worth. who spent Easter vacation
at Southboro. Mass, with their SON. Jerry
| Wadsworth. who is in school there, has
| also returned to Washington.
| Miss GLADYS Sullivan will return to New
York tomorrow after spending several
days here the guest OF her uncle and
| aunt Sena tor Phelan and Miss Phelan
| She vas their guest during the winter
| hut went to New York several weeks age
| to take up special studies, and returned
| here to keep some special social engage
| ments.
| The minister OF Salvador and Nine. de
! Zaldiyar entertained at A large lunch
| con yesterday at the legation on Con-
| pecticUt avenue.
| Mrs. Polhemus and Miss Wood enter
| tanned at auction this afternoon al
| Rauschec's.
| Mrs. William Barrett Rideley entertain =
| ed at A tea yesterday afternoon in com
/ plinent to her sisterin-law, Mrs. George
A. Deering. jr of Sea tile. Mr.. and Mrs
| Deerng are the guests of Mr.. Deering $
| mother, Mrs. George A. Deering.
| Mrs. Dieffenderfer. wife of DR.. Will
| liam E Dieffenderfer. is entertaining
at reception this afternoon in com
| pliment to Mrs. Agnes II. Bartram.
The ladies who are assisting Mrs.
Diefenderfer are Mrs. Chester Ever
glade of Pasadena. Cal; Mrs. George
Metcalf, Mrs. J. NJ. Haywood, Mrs.
Hardy g. Denham. Mrs. Philip Walker
Mrs Franklin Little, Mrs. William f.
Hancock. Mrs. Robert Patterson, Mrs
Clarence Mckay Mrs. James B. Ilor-
Griffith. Miss MAY Little. Miss Dorothy
Denham. Miss Mary Louise Slack and
Mrs. Edwin Almon. wife of Repre-
sentative Almon.
shaded electric lamps and Candida bra
large floral basket filled with azaIias
and trailing vines stands at the
entrance Of the dining room. A mound
of spring blossoms interspersed with
small electric lights occupies the cen
ter of the table
Following the reception the receiving
party will be entertained at Il buffet
supper and musical. Those assisting
AT the musical will be Mrs Metcalf
Miss Metcalf and Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Patterson.
Mrs. Richard Sylvester has joined
Maj. Sylvester at the Hotel Dupont in
Wilmington. Del. where they will
spend the coming summer except for
visit TO Saranac lake, where they will
he the guests of their son-in- law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton l..
Wood, and to Cape May, where their
son and dauahter-inlaw, Mr.. and Mrs
John McF. Sylvester. are making their
home.
Senator and Mrs. Beckham will re-
turn today. having been the guests
over Sunday of the formers brother
in-law and sister. DIR. and Mrs. William
r. =. Wyse. at their home near Pixies
VILE.
Rev. DIR. and Mrs. J. Jeffrey Johnston
wedding trip. and are ut the Hotel