Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-14
the Hotel Lafayette for the remainder
of the session

Mrs. William S. Hogg will be at home
by Mrs. Henry W. Lawton. Mrs. Alex
ander Sharp. Mrs. Mark L. Hersey, Miss
Annie Grey, Mrs. ]. c. Colquitt, Miss
Carolyn Stone and Miss Katherine
Lawton.
Mrs. Willard Salisbury will not re-
ceive tomorrow.
Mrs. Warren 9. Harding, 2314 wyo-
ming avenue, will not receive tomor-
row.
Mrs. Earl I. Brown. wife of Maj.
Brown, will receive on Thursday,-Feb
ruary %, for the last time this season.
Mrs. Harrie Craig Ansley will be at
home tomorrow from 4 until for the
last time this season.
Mrs. Fred bennett and Miss bennett
VIII not be at home tomorrow.
Mrs. Cummins, wife of Senator Cum
minis, will not be at home tomorrow.
Mrs. e. Marvin Underwood will re-
ceive tomorrow afternoon for the last
time this season. She will be assisted
by Mrs. Huston Thompson. Mrs. Las
key, Mrs. George Julian Zolnay and
Mrs. Ruden.
Mrs. George Thomas Sma1lwood, as
sisted by Mrs. Reginald Wycliffe Geare
and Mrs. Annie Prescott Ordway, will
be at home Informally tomorrow from
until 6.
Mrs. Theodore Shuey and Miss Shuey
Will be at home tomorrow from until
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Read, accom-
panied by Miss Catherine and Miss
Margaret Weaver. have gone to New
an for the Mafd Gras nna
weeks in the south they will return
TO their home in Wisconsin avenue.
Mrs F. Lester Jones will be at home
tomorrow afternoon for the last time
this season.
Mrs. William Alden Smith will be at
home informally tomorrow afternoon
she will be assisted by her house guest,
Mrs. Benjamin +. Hanchett of Grand
Rapids.
Mrs. Clarence O. Mckay of 1747 Kill
bourne place will be at home Friday,
February 16, from to 6.
Rehearsals are in progress for the
Washington Stage Society plays, to be
given Saturday evening at $50. at the
Casino Theater, for the benefit of local
charities. Mrs. John w. Thompson,
1903 18th street. is in charge
of the sales of tickets. Among
the annual subscribers who probably
will be present Saturday night are
Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Mrs. Theodore
w. Moves. Mrs. Charles B. Wood, Mrs.
Charles J. Bell. Mrs. o. NJ. Barber, Mrs.
James NJ. Green. Mrs. Carl Vrooman,
Mrs. Richard Harlow and Mrs. Charles
Johnson.
The program will include a farce, "A
Purely Relative Matter: a comedy
'Rosalind," by Barry. and melo-
drama, "One Day More" by Joseph
Conrad.
At a meeting Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. Alfred H. Plant of the
committee on arrangements for the third
annual Mardi Gras ball. to be given at
February 10. by Washington Camp,
No. -305. Sons of Confederate Veterans,
final arrangements were made for the
successful carrying. out of the several
Mardi Gras features to be introduced at
the ball, including the browning of the
queen of the carnival, Miss Olive Plant,
and the king of the carnival. Maj. E. w.
R. Ewing.
1t was also decided by the committee
that it will not be required that the
guests attend in character dress. The
various features in connection with the
Mardi Gras celebration will be intro
duced, and many of the guests will at
tend in costumes, although the wearing
of dress other than the regulation even
ing attire will be left to the discretion
of the guests.
The committee on arrangements for
the ball consist of Mr.. William S.
Stamper. chairman; Mrs. Gilmer Bren-
iZer, Miss Suzanne Chase, Miss Olive
Plant, Mrs. George S. Covington. Miss
Pansie Wilson, Maj. f. w. r. Ewing,
Mr.. ]. Roy Price. Mr.. W. Everett Brock
man, Mr.. w. B. Hicks and Mr.. T. Stuart
Murray.
DR.. NJ Louise Strobel has gone to
Fort Myers, Fla, for a short stay.
Miss Isabelle Murphy, secretary of