Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Charity Ball at the New Willard
Leading Event Of
Tonight.
Mrs. Reside Entertaining the Con-
gressional Club-Engagements.
Neutrality-suspicious..

The charity ball to be held at ths
New Willard tonight, for the benefit
of the Children's Hospital. promises to
be one of the largest events of the win
ter.
The reception committee will consist
of Mrs. Horace II. Westcott, chairman:
Mrs. Charles C.. Glover. Mrs. James w.
wadsworth, Mrs. John Crayke Simpson,
Mrs. Clarence r. Wilson, Mrs. Joseph
Letter and Mrs. John +. wilkins.
Mr.. William 3. Hibbs is chairman of
the ball committee.
The boxholders include Mr.. and Mrs.
Larz Anderson, Mrs. Lloyd Bowers, Ad-
miral and Mrs. w. II. Brownson. Mrs.
Delos A. Blodgett, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
c. Glover, Mr.. and Mrs. William Is.
Hibbs, Nine. Hauge, Mr.. and Mrs. Vic
tor Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Letter, Senator James d. Phelan, Mrs.
John T. Rodgers. Mrs. Thomas
Sweeney, Mr.. and Mrs. E. 7. Stotesbury.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson, Mr..
and Mrs. s.. II. Vandergrift and Mrs.
Charles N. Welsh.
Mrs. Howard Reside will entertain at
a reception at her residence on 18th
street this afternoon from to I, in
honor of the Congressional Club.
She will be- assisted by Mrs. Atlee
Ponnerene. president of h club, and
the following officers: Mrs. George ".
F~airchild, Mrs. Joseph w. Burns, Mrs.
Albert V. Cummins, Mrs. Robert n.
Page, Mrs. Edward T.. Taylor, Mrs.
Henry G.. Danforth, Mrs. Joseph j. Rus
sell, Mrs. James F.. Byrnes, Mrs. James
Thomas J. Walsh and Mrs. Edward Keat-
Ing. Mrs. Gregory, wife of the Attorney
General, and Mrs. Cone Johnson will
preside at the tea table.
49, I'll
include Mrs. Hampson Gary, Mrs. David
Jayne Hill. Mrs. j. Willard Ragsdale,
| Mrs. Robert l.. Henry. Mrs. McMilltn.
| Mrs. Andrew j. Montague. Mrs. Foster.
! Mrs. Parmalee. Mrs. Charles d. Helm
bold, Miss lane Gregory. Miss keas-
hey. Miss Katherine Hill, Miss Dorothy
Wyeth. Miss Montague n Miss Eliza
beth Reside, the charming daughter Of
the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Hemmick. who
returned from New York yesterday, had
| Nine. Calve and Mr.. Gasparri luncking
with them today.
Mrs. r. NJ. Kaufman has returned
! TO the city from a visit to her mother,
Mrs. G. C. Willis of Champaign, Ill.
The marriage of Miss Elsie Bouldin
Green and DIR. Desausseur Carbon
Preston of Burnwell, w. Va, took place
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock in the
Abbey, on Seminary hill. near Alexan-
, dria, the home, Of Rev. DR.. Bergman
Green of the faculty of the Episcopal
| Theological Seminary of Virginia.
Owing to the illness of the brides
father, Judge Boylan Green of Char
lotte county, Va, only a small company
of relatives and intimate friends wit
messed the ceremony, which was per-
formed by the brides uncle. DR.. Green,
in the drawing room before an impro-
vised altar.
Evergreens and white flowers formed
the decoration. and the rooms were
lighted with candles.
Miss Ellie Bouldin Of Washington.
u of the bride. played tho wedding
marches.
The bride, who was given away by
Mr.. Bergman Green, jr., her cousin.
wore a travelling costume Of brown
~broadcloth and carried white roses.
Miss Isabel Carter Bouldin Of Green's
boro, n. c., was the brides only at
endan and she wore yellow satin
and carried pink roses.
DR.. Benjamin Preston of Charles
Town, W. Va. acted as best man for
his brother.
Burnweii, W. Va. on their eturn from
their wedding trip.
Col. Charles Page Bryan and his sis
tained at luncheon yesterday in ono
of Minister Of Finance A. Var de
Vyvier and Chevalier and Nine. Edmond
Carton de Wharf of Belgium. Among
the guests were Judge and Mrs. Lamar,
Mrs. Dimmock, Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
Bradley, Maj. and Mrs. James Ancil
Shipton. Mr.. Frances Loomis. Mr.. Her
koner. Miss Gladys Hinckley and Miss
Harriet Winslow MIR. Santos-Dumont
and a number of Brazilians were pres
ent at the reception which followed.
The Congressional Club will entertain
Miss Mabel Boardman as the guest or
honor Friday. January IA. at 4 o'clock.
Tea will follow at 5 o'clock.
Col. and Mrs. William T. Wood enter
tained at luncheon yesterday in honor
of Capt. and Mrs. Croft, who are spend
ing a few days in Washington en- route
to Texas.
Gen. and Mrs. s.. B. NJ. Young were the
hosts at an informal dinner last night.
the occasion being the generals birth
day.
The Chilean ambassador. Senior Don
Eduardo Suarez Mujica, entertained at
dinner last night
DR.. and Nine. Arturo Guerra, as dele
| gates from Mexico left this morning
| with the Latin American delegates to
| visit Baltimore. Philadelphia. New
York and Boston.