Evening star., 1917-05-19

duced last evening at the Casino Thea
ter under the direction of Mrs. r. D.
Shepherd for the benefit Of the Con-
federate reunion to be held at Wash
| ington the first week in June, was
great success financially and socially.
Among the boxholders We're Mrs.
Matthew T. Scott. who had with her
Mrs. Horace H. Lurton and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Van Devanter; Mrs. Morris
Sheppard and Miss Bones, Miss Nam
/ ME Randolph Heth, whose guests were
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson. Mrs. William
L. Marshall, Mrs. William T. Baggett
and Mrs; George Theobald; Mrs.
were Mrs. Russell Robinson of Rich
| mond, Va; Mrs. Malcolm McConihe.
Mrs. Horace Macfarland. Mrs. Walter
A. Bloedorn, Jack Hudgins. Malcolm
McConihe and Moran McConihe; Mr.:
| Warrenton, Va, who entertained
party from Warrenton. DIR. and Mrs.
| Walter Van Sweringen occupied an
other box.
| Among others who patronized the
| benefit were the Secretary of War and
Mrs. Newton D. Baker. Mrs. Albert Sid
ney Burleson, wife of the Postmaster
General: Senator and Mrs: SALISBURY,
Mrs. A. B. Gardner. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Glover, Mrs. Samuel Spencer. Mrs. Dun
can U. Fletcher, Mrs. William M. Ingra-
ham, Mrs. j. Willard Ragsdale, Gen
and Mrs. George Barnett, Gen. and Mrs
William Gorgas, Mr.. and Mrs. William
McC. Ritter, Judge and MRS; W11naIf ,sI
ardson Glover, Mrs: Henry 7; Mayo
Mrs. Ffoulke Smith. Mrs. Christian
Hemmick, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor kaun-
mann, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Mlcou
Nine. Roso, DR.. and Mrs. F,rank Anaer
son, Mr.. and Mrs. John w thompson
Mrs. James Pryor Tarvin. Col. ana Mrs
Myron NJ. Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
NJ Parker. jr.; Mr.. and Mrs Harry, L.
Rusk. Gen. and Mrs. E. NJ. Weaver, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Wolly, Mr.. and Mrs
Tucker Sands, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert N
Harper, Mr.. and Mrs. Cary Sanger, MRS MRS
Frank Odenheimer, president genera
of the United Daughters of the Conieo,
eracy; Mrs. James Mulcare, presldedi.
Daughters of the Confederacy; Mrs
Thomas Taliaferro, Mrs. X. +. Armes
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Rlnggold, MIS-
Anna Byrd Howell, Mrs. NJ: p: morgan
ard Dean. A feature of the evening
was the singing of 'The star Spanglee
Banner and at the end OF the per
| formance the young lady ushers sta.
| toned behind the boxes and all alons
| the balcony threw spiral confettl
which fell in showers throughout the
| audience.
Mrs. John A. Peters. wife of Repre-
sentative Peters, entertained informal
| ly at luncheon today at the Purple
Iris tea rooms. when her guests were
| Mrs calvin d. Paige, Mrs. Homer P
SNYDER, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Conger
and Mrs Rumsey of Canada. Purple
tulips formed the centerpiece.
The board of governors of the House
| of the Good Shepherd are arranging
tea and sale for the benefit of the work
| of the House of the Good Shepherd to
be held at their convent, 36th and Res
| eryoir streets, on Thursday afternoon
| Nav "a, from 8 to o'clock The mem
bers of the board are Mrs. Edward
Douglass White. Miss Biggs, Miss Gull
len, Miss Whelan, Mrs. Matthe"soL
and Mrs. Bayne.
Admiral and Mrs. De Witt Coffman
who have passed a short time with
Mrs, Coffman's brother and s1ster-ln-
law, Admiral and Mrs. Clifford J
Boush, will leave today for Newport
where they will occupy their cottage.
Miss Anne Morgan and Miss Maude
Wetmore, daughter of former Senator
| Wetmore of Rhode Island, are stopping
at the Shoreham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace C. Burnett
Court and are at the Westminster
18th and Q streets.
Miss ClaribeI Barnett, librarian OF
the Department of Agriculture, will
receive at a tea given by the College
Equal Suffrage League for Miss caro-
line Hunt of the bureau OF home eco
nomics today from to at suffrage
headquarters, 1926 Rhode Island ave
nue.. Assisting Miss Barnett will be
Miss Martha McLear, Mrs. Marsh ane
Mrs. Bagby.