Evening star., 1916-10-16
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of Town
Italian Ambassador and Countess di
Cellere to Entertain for Miss Draper
and Prince Andrea Boncompagni.
Descendant Of George Mason Marries
in Old Pohick Church-Hospitali-
ties Precede Corner Stone Laying.

and Prince Andrea Bonoompagni. Mrs.
Draper and Miss Draper returned to
Washington last evening after spend
ing several days at New York.
Mrs. Beverley Randolph Mason an
Josephine Beverley Mason. and George
Gilmer Easley on Sunday. October 10,
1915.
The marriage took place at Pohick
Church. Fairfax county, Va. in the
presence of the immediate family. The
officiating clergyman was the Rev
Samuel A. Wallis. D. D.. rector or the
parish in Miss Mason's childhood:
Pohick Church was founded by
George Washington and George Mason
on the Potomac, the ancestral home of
the Masons.
Mrs. Walter Clephane and Mrs
hostesses at a class luncheon given to-
day at Mrs. Clephane's residence in
Chevy Chase. the party later attend
ing the laying OF the corner stone Tor
the new building Of the Mount Vernon
Seminary, their alma mater. Others OF
the class who were present included
Mrs. Charles S. Nesbit, Mrs. S. B. Bis
sci, Miss Ada Stinemetz, Miss Skill
man, Miss Rachel Coffin and Mrs. Clark
of New York. The class colors. yellow
in a centerpiece of daisies.
Brig. Gen. A. L. Smith, who succeeds
Gen. Sharpe as assistant quartermaster
Army and Navy Club until after
Christmas, when he will be joined by
his daughters. Miss Dorothy Smith and
Miss Margaret Smith. who will spend
the early winter making series of
visits.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Bonsal of Bal
| timore, who have spent much time in
leased for the winter the residence of
Mrs. Churchill Candee, in Rhode Island
avenue. Mr.. and Mrs Bonsal have
sailed for Europe to fetch their chill
dren, who are in school In Switzerland
The house meanwhile is being made
ready for their occupancy. 1t was oc-
cupied during the last two winters by
Mr.. and Mrs. Swager Sherley.
Maj. and Mrs. w. S. Hase have re-
after spending some weeks at the Blue
Ridge Summit.
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth. who recently returned to
Washington. have as their guests for
a few days the latters brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit
Roossyelt, ,s who e, will sail i.;d, shortly from
/
Mrs Charles T. Boyd, widow of Capt.
Boyd. 10th Cavalry, is the guest of
Mrs Clarence NJ. Coudon, who has
for the winter. Mrs. Boyd has taken
an apartment at the Emerson. 1924
Belmont road. which will be completed
shortly.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Taylor and the
latter's daughter, Miss Frances Betz,
who spent last winter at the Connec-
ticut. have taken an apartment at the
Highlands, where they are now settled
for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ritchie. jr., have
left the Sheridan and taken house for
the winter at 1870 Church street.
Rear Admiral W. W. Kmbali of
Washington Is spending a few days at
the Walcott Hotel. New York.
Mr.. John Barrett. director general Of
the Pan-American Union, arrived at New
York today on the Lafayette and will
return to Washington within a few days.
During Mr.. Barrett's visit to France he
was invited by the French and British
the experience Of going from Verdun to
the Sommes.
| Capt Ridley Mclean. U. s. N. whose
| marriage to Mrs. Olive Gale Gill will
| take place November 8. entertained Mrs
| Hill. Miss Beatrice Glover and Maj.
Thomas Holcomb at luncheon at the
Purple Iris Tea House. Sunday.
Mrs. Preston Gibson will arrive here
today with her children. from Manches-
| ter. Mass. and will be at her home in
Rhode Island avenue for the season.
| Mrs silas Casey and Miss Casey will
| leave the Warm Springs. Va. this week,
where they passed the summer, and after
| motoring slowly through Virginia and
New Jersey will spend the month of
November at Philadelphia
Lieut.. Raymond Rodgers. U. s. N, and
| Mrs Rodgers have taken a house in
Mount Vernon street. Boston. for the
| winter.
Mrs. Thetus ". Sims and the Misses
Sims, wife and daughters Of Represen-
| tative Sims. returned to Washington on
Saturday, and have taken an apartment
at Florence Court. where they will spend
the winter: Miss Marie Sims is spend
Hamilton. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
/ George e. Hamilton. at their country
home, Stone Ridge. in the Rockville
road.
| Miss Mabel Boardman, who leaves
washington tomorrow for lecture
| trip- will go to Manchester, Mass, be-
| fore her return to Washington to
spend a short time at Windclyffe.
Miss Ida Thompson has returned to
| Washington and is at the Grafton
| while opening her house in Massa-
| chusetts avenue.
DR.. and Mrs. Alexander Magruder
have returned to Washington from
their country place and are at their
| home, in Jefferson place.
Mr.. William Butler Webb announces
| the marriage Of his daughter Emma
and Mr.. Azel Anson Martin, Tuesday.
bride 10 = granddaughter OF Senator
and Mrs. Thomas Sterling Of South
Dakota. Her acquaintance with Mr..
Martin began in their college days,
when they were both students at the
state university at Vermillion, 8. D.
Mrs. Edward b. Meigs OF washing
ton, formerly of Philadelphia, is visit
ing her mother. Mrs. John Wister. at
her home. Belfeld. Germantown. Mrs
Wister has just returned from Nova
Scotia, where she spent the summer.
The marriage of Miss Florence Van
Auken Moore. daughter of Mrs. Theo-
dore T. Moore. and Mr.. Carl Monroe
Wynne will take place tomorrow even
Ing at o'clock at the residence Of the
brides mother, in r street.
Rear Admiral Yates Sterling. U. 8. N.
and 0r1. Sterling and Mis- Nellie Ster.