Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

delicate cameo shade embroidered in
chenille made on draped princess lines
with a panel embroidered in pearls in
grape design. Mrs. Mcclure, the
bridegroom's mother, wore pale gray
satin trimmed with bands embroidered
in pink, rose and blue beads, finished
with collar Of point lace. Later
Lieut.. Mcclure and his bride left for
a short wedding trip, the latter wear
ing a smart suit of panne brown vel
vet with a short eton jacket finished
with a flaring rufi1e giving the hustle
effect to the skirt. Silver fox collar
and cuffs completed the jacket and
her hat was of mushroom colored vel
vet faced with blue and trimmed with
conventiona1ized blue thistle.
Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs.
James Mcclure of Kentucky. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Kennedy of Worcester.
Boston. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Proc
tor of New York, Capt. and Mrs. Edgar
Logan Hill of New York. Capt. and
Mrs. John Dean Gillett Hill, Mrs. Anna
Gillett of Chicago. ILL.,; Miss Kate
Lewis of Springfield, ILL.,: Mr.. Albert
Morris Bagby of New York, Lieut.. Owen
Kennedy and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis G.
Stevenson and Miss Stevenson of
Bloomington. Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. McKittrick Jones of st.
Louis. who have been visiting the Secre
tary Of Agriculture and Mrs. Houston,
returned to their home yesterday.
To Receive at Charity Ball.
Mrs. Mahlon Pitney.~ chairman of the
charity ball to be given Januarp IL at
the Willard for the benefit of the
guests at the ball Receiving with her
will be Mrs. John Crayke Simpson, Mrs.
James w. Wadsworth, Mrs. Stephen B.
wilkins. Mrs. Horace Westcott. Mrs.
Clarence Wilson and Mrs. Joseph
Letter. The ball, as usual, will be one of
the largest of the winter. The boxes
nave been sold and number of the
hosts will have, out of town guests in
their parties.
Dance at barracks.
Mrs. Frederic V Abbot, wife of Gen.
Abbot. commandant of the Washington
barracks, assisted by Mrs. Joseph Earle,
Mrs. Conklin and Mrs. Young, received
the guests last evening at the dance
given at the Officers Club. This was the
first of series of dances to be given
every two weeks under the auspices of
the woman's committee for engineers in
aid OF their free wool, fund OF the
many benefits given here this season
these promise to be among the most
popular The engineers band played
for the dancing and light refreshments
!" Ell q ScEFcQ later III Cie SNSHlHS. he
next dance will be on Saturday, De-
cember %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Giines an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter Ruth Ethelinda to Lieut.. Cleghorn
Footc. United States Ma rine Corps. The
is expected to take place in the
early spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Graham Glasgow
have taken possession of 1927 K street,
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome
Bonaparte. which they have leased for
the season. Mr.. Glasgow returned some
days ago from Rumana. where he has
been on a Red Cross mission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bettmann of Gin
cinnati. who have come to Washington
for the period of the war, have taken an
apartment at the Burlington. Mr.. Bett'-
mann has been appointed assistant to Mr.
John Lord O'Brian, the special assistant
to the Attorney General for the war 4
Mrs. Delos Blodgett. accompanied by
Mrs. Charles G. Matthews, Miss, Blodgett .
and Miss Mona Biodgett. will leave Wash
lnston Saturday for Florida, remaining 4
until after the holidays. They will be 4
Joined by Mr.. pelos Rlodgett, who is at
New York. where he has been .tAkInE b 1
special course at the Columbia University.
Mr. and Mrs. JaAa Hsss: hammond win