Evening star., 1917-10-26
Va. spent several days recently with
relatives in this city.

An important meeting Of the Capital
Garden Club will be held at 1877 x street
Wednesday. October 81. at 10 o'clock
All members of the club arc urgently
requested to be present.
The notices Of this meeting were sent
out through an error for "wednesday.
November l."
Mrs. Goodwin. wife Of Gen. Edward A.
Goodwin. and their daughter. Mrs. Sax
ton, wife of Col. Albert Z. Saxton, en-
tertatned at small tea yesterday art
ernoon from to 6. at their apartment
son. wife Of Gen. Morrison. and Mrs. AL
word. wife of Gen. Alvord. Gen. Morri-
son and Gen. A1vord are away on duty
Assisting Mrs Goodwin and Mrs. saxtoH
William Kelly. 1r.; Mrs. Jessie Mel. Car
ter and Mrs. Ernest r. Gentry.
! The League Of American Pen Women
dent. has cards out for a housewarming
at its new headquarters, 1923 H street
to be held this evening.
Though this organization OF woman
writer's, illustrators and composers has
been established at Washington an6
throughout the states for the past
| twenty years. 1t has never occupied 3
home Of its own; so it Is with great
pleasure and qualification that the ofli.
GERS and members Of this year are ex-
tending this housewarming invitation
| The new headquarters, which are ad-
mirahly situated in the heart Of wash
ington club life, are being taken pri-
marily for the patriotic work which the
| league Is carrying on during the war
period. 1t is conducting the publicity
work for the District branch of the
war services commission, under the d.
rection of the War Department, and is
carrying on a fruitful and interesting &
godmother service for the boys in
France.
An interesting feature of the fur
nishings of the headquarters is the IL
brary of books, composed of auto
sraphed volumes which are gifts of the
literary members of the organization.
The officers of the league for the
present year are: Mrs. Isaac Pearson.
president; Mrs. Theodore Tiller, first
vice president: Mrs. Helen \. DOGGY,
second vice president; Miss Dora Simp-
hins. recording secretary: Mrs. G. B..
Thomas. corresponding secretary; Mrs
Mary st. Clair Blackburn, treasurer.
Miss Dorothy Bennett who has been
the house guest of Mrs. William NJ
Crosse and Miss Janet Crosse, wife and
daughter of Capt. Crosse. L. S. n, at
Philadelphia, will return to Washing
ton today and join her parents, Capt
and Mrs. Frank NJ. Bennett. who have
taken an apartment at 1916 New Hamp-
shire avenue.
Miss Dorothy Madison Brown, whose
marriage to Lieut. James William Fos-
ter. L. s. n, will take place on Novem-
Der II. will go to Virginia for the we'd
ding tomorrow of Lieut. Fosters sister
Miss Mary Fitzhugh Foster. and Mr. Ed
ward Carter Turner, which will take
place at The Plains. Miss Brown has
been visiting her aunt. Mrs. c. Ham
mond Cromwell, at Wilton, her home in
Howard county.
Maj. and Mrs. II. r. Standiford L. S
A. have their house guest at the
Kenesaw their niece. Miss Louise How
ell. of Trenton. n. j.
Maj. Frederick W. Lewis has arrived
from San Antonio. Tex, and is on duty
in the adjutant generals office Mrs
Lewis. who is visiting In Philadelphia,
will join Maj. Lewis here shortly.
Lieut.. J. a. Sternberg. L. S. N. is
visiting his sister, Mrs Howard Mann.
Chestnut Hill farm. Howard county, Nd.
The Washington Alumnae Club of the
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity asks that all Pi
Phis, who have recently come to Wash
ingtop send their names to Mrs. Will
son Compton. Florence Court.
Mrs. Annie Miner has returned to her
home at Philadelphia, following a weeks
visit with her sister. Mrs. Sadie Kline
Mrs. Miner was accompanied by her sis
ter, who will return to Washington the
last Of next week.