Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-06

| Mrs W. THOMPSON Burch is chair
| man of the committee OF arransemenIs
| for the reception which the District OF
Columbia Branch of the Nationhal
Woman's Party is giving at Rausch-
| er's tonight in honor of the members
of the National Woman's Party VINO
are attending the three-oay conier-
ence of the organizations ofhcers.
4 Assisting her as hostesses will be Mrs.
William Kent. Mrs. S. B. NJ young
Mrs. Harvey Wiley. Mrs: ellison Gard
ner Mrs. Nina Allender MIS-. Randoiph
Keith Forrest. Mrs. Herman Gasch.
Mrs. Helena Hill Weed. Mrs. John Mel
son of Minnesota and Mrs. John NJ
Baer. wife of Representative Baer OF
North Dakota.
Pending Mrs. Howard Gould's arrival
from the south. Mrs. William Kent.
Mrs. Harvey Wiley and Mrs. John Jay
| White are making the arrangements
for the reception which she is giving
in honor of the members Of the
national advisory council Of the
Woman's Party who are attending the
three-day conference OF the officers OF
the organization here.
The initial business meeting of the Con-
gressional Club was held in the clubhouse
on New Hampshire avenue "Wednesday
Iowa, the president. in the chair. A large
number of representatives and senator's
wives attended The work of the ensuing
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was placed upon the war service activi-
ties. The clubhouse will be made the
center of vigorous efforts in all war re
lief departments. with Mrs Samuel r.
Winslow of Massachusetts as the chair
man. While informal social entertain
ments will continue, a large part Of the
members time will be devoted to the
tainns Hs 10 the war anu Pomor re afternoon
at 80 Mrs Herbert Hoover will be the
guest Of honor at the Congressional Club
and will deliver an address on food con-
servation.
Mrs. Horace Mann Towner. president
OF the Congressional Club. will receive
the guests at the club tomorrow after
noon, assisted by Mrs. Rodenberg Of I'LL
nois Mrs. Eagle of Texas. Mrs Mondell
Of Wyoming, Mrs Lenroot of Wisconsin.
Mrs. Hardwick of Georgia, Mrs. Kahn OF
California and Mrs. Mott of New York.
Four former presidents of the club, Mrs.
Mrs. Roberts. will pour tea. The enter
tainment committee and chairmen of the
standing committees, Mrs. Thompson of
Kansas. Mrs. Lee of Georgia. Mrs. Ram
Mrs Peters of Maine, Mrs. Craygo of
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Hughes of New Jer-
sey. Miss Abbie Page of Vermont and
Mrs. Morrison of Indiana, will assist in
entertaining.
The Club OF Colonial Danes will hear
patriotic address by Mr.. Clifford Pinchot
on Monday at 80. A board meeting will
be held on Friday. December %, at IL
o'clock in the morning.
Maj. and Mrs. William wrightson. the
latter daughter of Surgeon General Cor
gas. have returned to Washington after
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William Dougherty
at their home at Baltimore.
The wedding of Miss Willie o'Neal
Brown of this city to Lieut.. Wiley NJ.
Fuller of Wichita Falls. Texas. was
solemnized Monday at Richmond. The
of the Holy Trinity by the rector, Rev.
]. j. Gravatt, and was witnessed only
by the brides sister. Mrs. Perry E.
Taylor. and Lieut.. Taylor. The bride
corsage bouquet of violets and sweet
heart roses.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs John
W. Brown. formerly of Fairfax Coun-
ty. Virginia. The bridegroom. before
entering the officers training camp at
Leon Springs. Texas. was a govern
ment employe and student of law In
George Washington University.
Richmond. after which Lieut. Fuller
will report for duty in Texas.
Mrs. Christian Hemmick. who was
Hopkins. left last evening for New
York. where she has studio apart
ment for the winter.
In the Church of st. Philip the Apos-
tie. a st. Louis, Mo. at 8 o'clock De-
cember 3, Lieut.. John Thornton Knight,
jr.. goth Field Artillery, United States
Army, and Miss Mary Tigner Holmes,
daughter of Commander Urban T.
Holmes and Mrs. Holmes, were mar
ried
The bride was given in marriage by
her mother. who accompanied her from
Philadelphia to st. Louis. where they
We're met by the bridegroom coming
from his station at Camp Stanley. Tex.
Mrs. Booth Cook and Mrs Ruben
Lindblom of Arlington. y. j.. are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Edfeldt.
Lieut.. J. Victor Burne u S r., and
Mrs. Burne, formerly Miss Elsie NJ May,
daughter of Mrs. L. Fraley Mills Of