Evening star., 1917-04-08
Alexandra Society.

Mrs Pfcken, wife of Lieut.. Com
mander Andrew Picken, L. s. N, who
recently returned from China. is the
guest of her mother. Mrs. Charles S.
Taylor, in Prince street. Mrs. John
Augustine Smith has returned to her
home at Charles Town, W. Va, after a
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. r. Maurice Will
kins Mrs Nicholas Philip Trist Burke
of Boston is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry r. Burke at their home at Rose
mont Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Sn1oot
are spending several weeks at Allan
tic City. Mrs. Herman Droste and Mrs.
James Duncan Hunter of Ashland are
the guests of their brother-in-law and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keith Car
lin. in North Column bus street. Miss
Fanny Dixon has returned from visits
to Mrs Julien E. Cuttings at Balti
more. and Mrs. Nancy Lee Coble. at
Winchester. Mrs. Henry NJ. Lewis,
Mrs. J. f. Sheppard. jr-. and Master J.
Z. Sheppard of Charlottesville were the
guests last week of Mrs. Julia Coch
ran. Mr.. and Mrs. William Wooils are
visiting friends in Lancaster county.
Mrs. Thomas W Robinson entertained
at an informal tea Friday afternoon at
the Carlyle tea room in honor of Miss
Serpe1, state regent of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. The other
guests We're Mrs. John Hunton Foster.
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Wattles. Mrs. J. Stewart Jameson. Mrs.
William J. Morton and Mrs Mauchlin
Niven. Mrs. Thomas Mills watkins Ell
tertained the card club Of which she is
member saturday afternoon at the
Wagar. Those playing were Mrs
James NJ. Reed, Mrs. Kemp l.. Lam beth
Mrs Owen Lynch, Mrs. Frederick J.
Paf. Miss Ruth Watkins, Miss Daisy
Howell. Miss Eleanor Watkins Miss
Virginia Paff and Miss Louise Paff Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. L. Horner OF Rosemont
spent the week end in Norfolk. The
Rt- Rev. William Cabell Brown, bishop
coadJutor of Virginia, has returned to
his home in Richmond after a visit to
the Rev. and Mrs. William j. Morton in
North Washington street. Mr.. and
Mrs G. r Buddin and Miss Nancy Bud
din left last week 20 visit relatives in
North Carolina. Mrs. +. j. Povey and
Miss Ada Jackson of Brooklyn. " Y
are the guests of Mrs. W. w BaIien-
ger. Mrs. Branchford Adams has re-
turned to Lynchburg after visit TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert D Brockett in North
Washington street. Mrs. Carrie Led
don and Master Aaron Thomas L,eddon
or Baltimore are the guests of the for
mers mother, Mrs G. NJ. .Jett in North
Fairfax street Miss MARQUIS Soho ha s
returned TO Baltimore after being the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Suter
at Rosemont
citation of the Colonial Danes of Amer
lea. met Tuesday morning at Lee Camp
Han. The ladies present were Mrs
Julian T. Burke. Mrs. Julian T. Burke,
Jr-; Mrs. Thomas Leadbeater, Mrs Clar-
ence c. Leadbeater Mrs. George 9
French. Mrs. William p. DaingerfieId
MIS- william j. Boothe. Mrs. David
Janney Howell. Mrs. Hubert Sno WIDEN,
Mrs. Gardner l. Boothe, Mrs Nicholas
p T. Burke, Mrs. John Hunton Foster
Mrs. Louis s. Scott. Mrs. Thomas b.
Cochran, Mrs. Harry r. Burke, Mrs
John Iackett- Mrs. Taylor Burke, Mrs.
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Jameson. Mrs. George II. Evans. Mrs
Albert Bryan. Mrs. Henry 8. WattIes,
Mrs. Heber Boswell Mrs George Chler,
Mrs. William Bryant. Mrs. MauchIin
Niven; Mrs Hugh Mcclure. Mrs. Wal
lace Lindsey. Mrs Emmett C. Dunn.
Mrs. Thomas W. Robinson Mrs John
NJ. Johnson. Mrs. Robert c. Powell. Mrs
William j. Morton, Miss Esther Burke,
MISS Esther Green. Miss Elsie snowden,
Miss Minnie Henderson. Miss Esther
Brookes. Miss Philippa Wattles and
Miss Carrie Stribling. Mr. and Mrs
J. d. knight left last week to visit
Mrs Knights father. Mr.. Henry Har-
tung. at Honesdale. Pa. They viii
spend some time in New York city be-
fore returning home. Mr.. w. l.. Stan
ley of Atlanta, Ga. was the guest last
week of his brother-in-I law and sister
Rev. and Mrs. John Lee Allison. The
Alexandria Assembly will give its
Easter dance in the ballroom of Elks
home Wednesday evening. April II.
Mr.. De Wilton Aitcheson has returned
after spending several weeks at At
Jantic City. Mrs. Lewis Jordan and
Mrs. John Briscoe have returned to
Charles Town, ". Va. after visiting
Mr.. and Mrs c. w. Wattles, in Prince
street.
Mrs Daniel N Swan, wife of Lieut..
Swan, U. S. A. and her small daugh-
ter, Ruth, who have been at Fort Han
cock, y. Y. have arrived to be the
guests of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander s. Doniphan, at the Fairfax.
Miss Della Phillips. who has been visit
ing Mrs Swan, returned home with her.
The annual meeting OF the Old Do
minion Boat Club was held Wednesday
evening in the rooms of the chamber
of commerce. when the following Of
fcers were elected for the ensuing
year: f. E. Carver. president; Aubrey
Callahan, vice president: Carl Mueller,
captain; James s. Douglas, jr., first
lieutenant; s. Fletcher Dyson, second