Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-30

District Division Of the Daughters Of
the Confederacy in honor Of the Vet
Grams Sons and Daughters OF the Con-
fedsracy on Tuesday evening, January
l. at the Memorial Home. 1879 Vermont
avenue.
In the receiving line will be: Mrs.
s. IA. A M,,essI Mr., r., Marcus
son, Mrs George A. Mitchell. Mrs. c. F.
Kari, Mrs. Paul L. Joachim. Mrs. Gus
tavus Werber. Mrs. n. G. Bonham. Mrs.
Horace Whitaker; Miss Gladys Pngh.
sey. Mrs. James NJ. Hickey. Mrs. G. Fl.
Fred. Mrs. Hilton jackson. Mrs Oscar
Roonie, Mrs. Jennie Monroe. Mrs. 9.
Lawton Morgan. Mrs. Anthony. Wayne.
Seldom. Mrs. Harriet Turner and Mrs.
George William West
There will be dancing Of the Virginia
reel during the evening,
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald J. KenEla.
who are entertaining their cousin,
Cadet Harry Mewshaw Of West Point
during the holidays, gave a dance In
his honor at their home in Webster
street Wednesday evening. Among
their guests were Misses Frances
augh, Belle Burt, Dolly Parker. Ruth
Harveycutter and Helen Miller. and Mr..
and Mrs. Victor Thurston. Lieut.. Thorn
as Mcguire, L. S. N. and Mrs. Nc
CURE, Cadets Nevin u. Young and
o'Ferral knight. Capt. Brouwer. L. s
and Messrs. Austin Harveycutter and
Edwin Bacon.
Miss Lillian Menaugh entertained at
dinner at the Shoreham for Mr.. and
Mrs. Archibald Kengla and their house
guest. Cadet Harry Mewshaw of West
Point on Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Livingston Vann. jr.;
Miss Asha Louise Wells and Miss
Eunice May Taylor returned last week
from the Canal Zone, TO spend the holt
days with their parents.
tending school at George Washington
University, left Sunday to spend the
holidays at her home at Philadelphia.
Sigma lambda Sorority held its usual
Christmas dance at Rauscher's Thurs
day evening. December 81. The rooms
were tastefully decorated with Christ
artistic setting for the sixty young
couples In attendance. Alpha Chapter,
Central High. and Zeta Chapter. West
ern High. were we'll represented. with
Ia goodly following of the aiumnae.
Capt. H. c. Drew. U. S. M. r.. and Mrs.
Drew. who have been living at Brook
lyn, N. Y. since their marriage in Sep
TENDER. are in the city for short visit
to the latter's mother. Mrs. Ellen MUIR
ply, 22s I street northwest.
On Wednesday evening, December IS.
Miss Leona ]. Cailan, sister OF Lieut..
J. f. Callan. Q. NJ. c.. entertained some
Of her friends at her home in the Earl
Ian. mother of the hostess. chaperoned
the party. Those present were Mrs. Nc
Mahon. Misses Edna Wilcox. Catherine
Smalley. Bess Letter. Josephine Claim,
Rittenhouse and Lieut.. Andre Brodart.
mission militaire Franchise; Lieuts,
Scherk, Alexander. Piper. Jackson:
Beaie. Mccarthy, Woodward. Callan OF
Camp Meigs, Washington, D. C.. and
Lieut.. Jones Of Camp Greene, North
Carolina.
Features Of the evening were the
unique game OF Opposing colleges"
dart, discoursed on the life ut the front
"over there" He gave some very
vivid pictures of war life. Lieut., jack
son told some comical stories during
the supper. The party ended the even
ing by singing THE Star Spangled Ban
ner."
Mr.. J. T. Coghill announces the mar
rage of his daughter Ethel Wright to
Mr.. Raymond II. Cross on December
Is, 1917, at the parsonage Of Rev. P. A.
Cave. They will be at home after jan
uary I. at $50 N street southwest
Mr. Isidor Cohen and his sister, Mrs.
Raphael Sachs OF New York. are, VISIT
ing Washington for q few days. Upon
their return home Mrs Sachs will stop
at philadelphia FOR short visit.
/ Thirty soldiers boys enjoyed the hos
pitality of AZ many young ladies, sAt
the fortnightiy dances at Studio Hail.
on Saturday evening. The hostesses in
charge, headed by Miss Mary Louise
Noble. we're Miss Margaret Gates, Miss
Marjorie Potbury, Miss Olive McNeal
Miss Melanie Gordon. Miss Catherine