Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
MRS. EMMETT LEE HUTCHINSON,
Formerly Miss Frances Nelson Hough.

Mrs Reeves T. Strickland and Mrs A.
c. Patterson.
Miss Margaret Moore gave a lunch
con recently at the Southern Club, Bir-
mingham, Ala, in compliment to Miss
Elizabeth Howry of Washington.
Miss Jessie A. Griswold. president of the
League of American Pen Women, enter
tanned with a delightful tea yesterday
afternoon. in honor of two visiting men,
bers of the league. Miss Sarah Frazier
OF Chattanooga, Tenn, and Mrs. c. S.
Shawhan of Mobile, Ala. The parlors
of the kenesaw were bright with spring
flowers. The afternoon was enlivened
with readings and poems. Miss Frazier
gave with dramatic effect. one OF her
published stories, "Marthy's Tyrst.'
story of the Tennessee mountains, and
for an encore humorous darkey sketch.
Miss Wolf gave a fine rendition Of an
Easter symbol" Responding to an en-
thusiastic encore she gave one of James
Whitcomb Rileys' children stories Mrs.
Beck. widow of Gen. Beck, gave one of
her own poems. based on a dramatic in
cident in PHILIPPINE life occurring shortly
after her arrival there. Mrs. Augustus
Knight gave. with telling effect, one of
keen sense of humor. About fifty guests
were present, among them five ex-presi-
dents of the league-Miss Elizabeth A.
Hyde. Mrs. Bertha Lincoln Heustis. Miss
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and Mrs. Virginia King Frye.
Mrs. James Robert Mckee of New
York, who spent the past fortnight as
the guest of Mrs Stephen Elkins. re-
turned home Saturday.
Mrs. Albert Sidney Burleson. wife of
the Postmaster General has been ap-
tee on war relief service" National
Society Daughters of the American
Revolution. by Mrs. George Thacher
Guernsey, president general of the So
ciety.
Mrs Burleson will act in unison with
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, chairman; Mrs
James Benton Grant, Colorado, acting
secretary, and Mrs. Fred II. II. CAL
ter Ellison. Massachusetts,; Mrs. Will
liam Henry Wait, Michigan; Mrs. Frank
W. Bahnsen. Illinois, and Mrs. James
Lowry Smith of Texas.
The committee will send out regis
tration blanks to every member of the
national society, listing her for active
service.
Lieut. and Mrs Harrison Brand. ir.
have returned from their wedding trip
and are temporarily with Mrs Brands
parents, Senator and Mrs. Porter J. Nc
Cumber at their home in MASSACHUSETTS,
avenue.
Mrs Theodore Shuey has been called
south by the death of her uncle, Rev
DR.. Felix r. Hill.
Mrs. r. A. Long and Miss Loula Long
of Kansas City, Mo-, mother and sister
of Mrs. Hayne Ellis, will arrive tomor-
row and will be the guests of Lieut..
Commander and Mrs. Ellis at Single
Oak, Woodley road. Miss Long has
shipped fifteen of the horses Of her
stable and will show them at the horse
show.
Mrs Edwin Smith of Providence, r. l.,
chairman of the legislative committee
of the Rhode Island Woman Suffrage
Association, who directed the lobby work
upon the presidential suffrage bill just
passed by the Rhode Island legislature.
was guest of honor and a speaker at
the tea yesterday afternoon at National
American Woman Suffrage Association.
Mrs. Smith told how it was done in
Rhode Island
Miss Mary Alden Hopkins of the Ma
tional Consumers League spoke on In
dustrial Standards in War Time"
Miss Heloise Meyer was hostess for
the afternoon, and was assisted by Miss
Harriet Balm of Kenosha, Wis; Misses
Mary Sibley Evans. Maude Burwell and
Florence P. Smith of this city.
The entertainment committee of
Stonewau jackson Chapter, No. 20. U.
D, c.. of which Mrs. Elizabeth C. Fred