Evening star., 1917-05-06
Lewis-M ohler.

Lewis-Mohler.
Ballston. Va. announce the marriage
of their son. Ellis Smith Lewis. to
Miss Jessie /. Mohler. April "a. at
Calvary Baptist Church After trip
south Mr.. and Mrs Lewis will reside
at 1903 I'd street northwest
Mrs. Elizabeth f. Shelton chaperoned
a dance last night, given by Mr.. Lewis
George Asbury. Mr. Charles H. Probert,
Mr.. Henry SyfX. Mr.. j. f. Detalles. Mr..
Calvin Norris. Mr.. Lee V. Moore. and
Mr. Frank Bell Of New York. who is
here for the week end. The dance was
given at the Dupont Circle Studio.
The Alumnae Association of Holy
Cross Academy held a general meeting
at Dumbarton on the Sd of May. At
brief business session it was decided
to organize a Red Cross unit for first
aid Work-cla Sses to be held weekly at
Dumbarton. The annual luncheon given
by the association for welcoming the
new members was made a permanent
feature of commencement week. AT
the adjournment of the meeting those
present We're entertained by the class
of 1917 in the senior reception room.
Mrs. L. A. Roper entertained at a
luncheon Thursday in honor of her
house guest, Miss Eleanor Cooney of
Augusta, Ga. Miniature ships, with
flags. marked the places, and the deco
rations were in red and white roses.
Dolly Madison Chapter. D. A. R.. is
celebrating this month the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the founding of its
chapter.
1t will have festivities at the Col
lege Women's Club. at which it hopes
to have the pleasure of receiving many
of its friends. and it will dedicate on
the 10th of May one of the mi!estones
of the District of Columbia at Oxon
Run. Va.
The committee in charge of the town
reception is Miss Catherine Custis
Mrs. Charles B. Bailey, Mrs. John NJ.
Beavers. Mrs. Richard E. Claughton,
Mrs. Charles L. Du Bois and Mrs. A. W.
Spanhoofd. The hostesses for the oc-
casion will be Mrs. Arthur W. Burt,
Mrs. Albert Carhart. Miss K L. Car
hart, Mrs Price. c. Clafiin. Miss Lu-
tbs. Mrs. Charles L. Du Bois. Mrs. S. A.
Faunce, Mrs. Hillman A. Hall, Mrs.
Lemon G. Hine,. Mrs. James F. Hood,
Mrs. James McNabb Miss Winifred H
Redway. Mrs. Benjamin c. Somervell.
Thompson and Mrs. Annis Greenawalt
Tonge.
The Dixie Chapter Of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy will give
garden party on the evening of May
% at the home of Representative and
Mrs. Ragsdale, 18th and Clifton streets.
The committee in charge will be: Mrs
Goodwin D. Ellsworth. Mrs. A II.
Mitchell. Mrs. John S. Tomlinson. Mrs
Smith. Mrs, d. A. Skinner. Mrs Samuel
Burleigh Milton. Mrs. Alfred H. Marsh,
Mrs. Parker Anderson. Mrs. Henry Pitts,
Mrs. George K. Denmarck, Mrs. Henry
W
Garner. Mrs. Ella C. Nets. Mrs. Frank
Miss Mary Coleman and Miss
Margaret Daniel
Miss Agnes Mallonee and sister, Mrs.
Helen Richardson, have returned to
their home at Baltimore, Md. Miss Mall !.
lonee spent several weeks with Mrs S
A. Gaskins of 29th street northwest,
where Mrs. Richardson Joined her for
the week end.
The members of the Red Cross unit at
Fort Monroe have begun work in earn
est and the meetings. which are held at
the quarters of Col. Stephen NJ. Foote,
z. S. A.. every Tuesday morning, have
been largely attended by the officers
wives of the post. The frst-aid class
is arranging for some benefit to raise
funds.
A picture of Gen. Robert f. Lee was
fax. Va, on Friday. April 81. by Mrs.
James f. Mulcare. The picture was un-
yelled by Mrs. Claude Wiley. president
of the Fairfax Chapter, U. D. c.. and
was received on behalf of the school
league by Mr. John Rust. Personal
of Gen. Lees life were
given by Col. r. E. Lee, jr. A poem on
Gen. Lee was read by Mrs. Charles H.
Fred, who was also in charge of the
musical program. which consisted of
solos and duartets. The Fairfax Chap
ter L. D. c.. entertained the guests at
luncheon at the residence of Dr. and
Mrs. Howard Fletcher, and Capt and
Mrs. Henry entertained al supper
Maj. Charles Blake of Brandon Can
ada, who was the guest of Mrs. La Rue
and her mother last week, has left for
join his regiment. He has been on the
firing line" since the beginning of the
war.
Mrs. d. NJ Mountford of Chevy Chase
has been in New York for the past few
days, where she met her daughter Miss
Donna Mountford, and chaperoned a
party to West Point Military Academy
during the week end.
Robert E. Lee Chapter, No. 644. United
Daughters of the Confederacy, will give
its last dance of the season at a near
by suburban resort Thursday evening,
May "a Mrs. George Covington. who