Evening star., 1917-04-01
feathers and a silver and blue ribbon
is tied in the front in a bow
A scarf Of white fox fur is also worn
Boxes for Ball.

Is tied in the front In a bow.
A scarf Of white fox fur Is also worn
Boxes for Ball.
Among those who have taken boxe.
for the Red, White and Blue ball, to bt
given at Rauscher's, April IL, for the
benefit of the Working Boys Home are
Mrs. James W. Wadsworth,~ jr, Mrs
Richard Crane. Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh
Mrs Robert NJ. Thompson, Mrs John b
! Henderson, Mrs. Henry Cleveland Per.
| kins, Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood Mr.
| Henry H. Armstead. Mrs. James Nc
Donald. Mrs Stephen B. Elkins, Mr.
| William E. Fowler, Mrs. H. Campbell
| Graef and Mr.. Thomas F. Ryan
| Col. Daniel e. Mccarthy was host at
dinner last evening at the Army and Navy
| Club in honor of Brig. Gen. Francis J.
| Herman. who was recently promoted to
his present rank. Gen. Herman leaves to-
| day for station at FL Paso.
| Mrs Robert Mesinjer Hinckley has
| returned from Pensacola. where Lieut..
| Hinckley's ship has been stationed
| through the winter. and is with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. George A. King. at 1911
2sth street.
Miss Elizabeth Trueman King will re-
turn tonight from Smith College and
Will SHenu Cne spring vacation at her
home, 1911 2Sth street
Mrs. Charles w wetmore will be a
guest of the Club OF Colonial Danes to-
morrow afternoon and will address the
club at 4:30 on War and the English
Woman"
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Barrett of War
renton. Va. with their two children,
arrived at Washington yesterday to re-
m raj IN, a % CT q va
They are returning from Miami, where
they spent the winter. With them are
Mrs. B. D. Spilman. Miss Margaret Spill
man and Mr.. B. D. Spilman. jr.. of War
renton and Mrs J. n. Camden of Par
kersburg. w. Va.
Lieut.. and Mrs Nathan 3. Chase, the
latter formerly Miss Frances Beard of
place recently, have returned to Wash
ington after a brief visit to New York
and are the guests of Capt. and Mrs
Nolney o. Chase, parents of Lieut..
Chase.
Capt. Jesse f. Dyer. L. s. n. will
leave Washington tomorrow for his
new station on the Virgin Islands.
He will accompany Admiral J. H. Oil
yer. who has been appointed governor
of the islands.
Mrs. Dyer has as her house guests
her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Nimrocks of Minneapolis, who have
spent the winter in Florida and are
now en- route to their home.
Mrs. Dyer will be at home informally
Tuesday afternoon. when she will be
assisted in receiving by Mrs. Nimrocks
Mrs. Harry Dyer, who has been visit
ing Mrs. Dyer, is spending few days
with Mrs. Ridgway at Chevy Chase.
Mrs. Dyer and her mother. Mrs. Ira
c. Murphy, will leave Washington on
April 27 to join Capt. Dyer at his new
post.
have leased for the spring months the
residence 1908 Sunderland place, of
which they will take possession upon
Mrs. Chamberla ms arrival at Washing
ton Easter week.
An interesting social function was the
celebration of Gunston Hall day by
the alumnae of Gunston Hall at Wash
ington yesterday at the Lotos Lantern
tea room. Gunston Hall day was cell
ebrated simultaneously in 320 places in
the United States. well as at Lon
don. England, and Shanghai, China
The celebration was in honor of the
twenty fifth anniversary of the school,
and resolutions of congratulation to
Mrs. Mason, the principal. were drawn
up and signed by the ninety alumnae at
the Washington meeting, as well as
those at the various other meetings
throughout the country.
Plans for the big reunion to be held
from May "a to 80 were discussed, and
the meeting was the occasion for
delightful renewal of old associations
Presiding at the tables at the Lotos
Lantern were Miss Katheryne Hitch
cock, Mrs. Robert Beale, Mrs Guy
Stuart Castle, Mrs Henry Flood, Mrs
Horace Epes. Mrs. Ross Chamberlip
Miss Elizabeth Crenshaw, Miss Ellen
F'illebrown and Miss Dorothy Stephen
son.
Mrs. William C. Post was dinner
hostess at the Shoreham last evening.
Mrs. George A F. D. Mann of Mon
treal and Miss Mann, who are return
ing from Hot Springs, Va. are spend
ing a few days with Mrs. Joseph II.
Curran.
Miss Mamie Chase. daughter of Gen.
and Mrs. Chase, who was operated upon
several days ago for appendicitis at a
local hospital, is recovering very salts
factorily.
Miss Helen Byer of 1919 Lamont
street will return Wednesday from
Astoria, L. T.. where she has been visit
ing Miss Marian Lawrence She will
be accompanied by Miss Peg Matlock
of Mount Airy, Philadelphia They will
return to Goucher College April 9.
Mr. Frederick N Beardmore of Mon
treal entertained at luncheon at the
Shoreham yesterday.
Mrs. J. A. Furer, wife of Naval Con-
structor Furer, and their young daugh-
ter. who have been spending the win
ter at Miami. Fla, are returning to
Washington today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Titus of San Fran