Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-06

white elephant sale. beginning Thursday
at GOT 14th street. in aid of the American
fund for French wounded. the British,
American war relief fund and the Red
Cross helpers. Mrs. George Howard is
chairman OF the committee in charge OF
the enterprise.
Mrs. Mary Mitchell Of Austin, Tex. is
spending the winter at 1858 Q street
Mrs. James A. shipton. wife of Col.
Shipton. will be at home today and the
following Tuesdays in February. Assist
ling Mrs. Shipton today are Mrs. Jay Hof-
fer, Mrs. julius Conrad and Mrs. John
lMcAuley Palmer.
Mrs. Martin A. Morrison, wife of Rep
lresentative Morrison OF Indiana; MRS.
Hermon w. Craven. wife Of United states
Civil Service Commissioner Craven OF
Seattle, and Mrs. McReynolds will be at
home at 1410 N street on Wednesdays.
February 7. IA and 90.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown Scott have
returned to Washington after a visit
to Florida. and Cuba
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Crane enter
tanned at luncheon in the rose room
of the Shoreham yesterday.
Miss Matte Marschall Curd was
hostess at a young peoples dinner last
evening, taking her guests later on to
the Southern Relief ball. In the COM
pany were Senator and Mrs. Beckham,
Miss Marie Sims, Mr.. Walter Thurs
ton. Mr.. Edward Dewey. Mr.. Roberto
Desquiera. Mr.. Macnel Darra and Mr..
John Bell
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran enter
tained at a large dinner last evening
in honor of Senator and Mrs. Atlee Pom
creme. The table was beautifully deco
| rated with a profuson of spring flowers
and pussy willows. The guests included
| icta nd r.
and Mrs. Harry Campbell Graef, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Lombard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Malcolm S. McConihe, Miss Rosalie
Spang, Miss Mary Temple, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter S. Penfield. Mrs. Horace G. Mac
| farland, Col. and Mrs. James A. Shipton,
Gen. Charles II. Lauchheimer, Mr.. Ed
| win Father and Mr.. ]. e. Lefevre OF
the legation of Panama.
Mr. and Mrs Richardson Gibson en-
| tertained at dinner last evening in COM
pliment to the director of the mint and
Mrs. Won Engelken. With the other
Shouse, Representative Steagan, Col. and
| Mrs. George b. Duncan, Commander and
Mrs. Robert Berry, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick E. Chaplin, Mrs. Barker Gummere,
Mrs. John Roosevelt, Mrs. Poe White.
Col Robert E. Lee, Mr.. James Harri-
| man and Mr.. William c. Fits.
| Mr. and Mrs John Walker Holcombe
entertained at dinner last evening
Their guests were Mr.. A. A. Jones, SEN
ator-elect from New Mexico; Col. and
| Mrs. Mason NJ. Patrick, DR.. and Mrs
Harvey w. Wiley. the assistant secre-
l tary of the interior and Mrs. 30 SWee-
ney. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henry But
Ter. Prof. and Mrs Stimson Brown, Mrs
George T. Porter, Mr.. Frank Vrooman
and Miss Eugenia Holcombe. daughter
| of the hosts, who came on from BryH
Mawr for the occasion.
| Mr.. William E. Fowler entertained at
a beautiful dinner last evening at the
| Willard. going later with his guests
| to the Southern Relief ball. The guests
| were received in the presidential suite
and the dinner was served in the cab
I met room, where the decorations con-
sisted of quantities of palms and ferns
and tropical plants.
| The table was adorned with clusters
of pink roses, while the favors served
| between each course were tied with
pink ribbon. The favors consisted OF
odd china art pieces in the form of bas-
| kets, boxes and figures and also NINA
ture musical Instruments. At the final
course there were exquisite ostrich fans
of different colors for the ladies, while
the men received silver card cases, each
| monogrammed.
Mr.. Fowlers guests were Senator and
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis, Senator
and Mrs. Joseph T. Robinson. Repre-
| sentative c. Bascom Slemp. DIR. Santos
a
DR.. and Mrs. John Crayke Simpson, DR.
and Mrs. Walter A. Wells. Judge an6
Mrs. Charles B. Howry, DR.. and Mrs
Alexander McConachie of Baltimore
Baron Enrico Castelli, Mr.. and Mrs
Tucker K. Sands, Mrs. Archibald Oracle
Miss Edith Oracle, Miss Hopwood, Miss
Mary Archer Glass, Mrs. Dan Murphy
of Texas. Miss Augusta Glass, Miss
Mr.. C. w. De Lyon Nichols of New
York, Paymaster H. D. Lamar, u. s. N
Mr.. Charles Howe, Mr.. Miller and Mr.
Ray Baker.
Miss Ina c. Emery and Miss Clara
Emery Darlington of 26O8 Cathedral
avenue will not be at home tomorrow
but will receive February IA from 4
till Z.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Campbell and Miss
Campbell of Harvard street will be al
home the first and second Wednesdays in
February.
Mrs. w. H. Baldwin will not receive
on Wednesdays, February and IA, but
will be at home the following Wednes
days throughout the season.
Mrs. Charles c. Marbury and Mrs
Holder will be at home tomorrow after.
noon.
| Mrs George A. King, 1911 2Sth street
will be at home Thursdays, February
and Is.
Owing to absence from the city Miss
Mary J. Williams of Louise Home viii
not be at home this afternoon.
Miss Callie Doyle, arrived at the New
| Willard Hotel from New York yester-
day, where she has been spending part
of the winter at the Waldorf-Astoria
Miss Doyle will be at the Willard for
some time. She attended the Southern
Relief ball last evening.
| Mrs. Edward Graves and Miss Gore
are at the Despland, Daytona, Fla, for
the month of February.
The Belgian minister and Nine. Have
NTH. who are making their home at
Mount Pellier, are for a short visit at
the Shoreham.
Mrs NJ Wallace Chiswell and Mrs.
Townley Mckee have gone to Florida
and from there will go to Havana, re-
turning by Miami. Fla.
Mrs. Elmer Slayton Newton, accom-
panied by her small niece, Elizabeth
Jennings Towne, has gone to Massa-
| chusetts for an indefinite stay.
| Mr. Thomas Mortimer Offutt enter
| tanned a few of his young friends at a
dance yesterday evening at his residence,
1918 Wisconsin avenue.
Among those present were the Misses