Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02
will join her there in the course of a
few weeks.

VIII Join her there in the course OF
few weeks.
Miss Anne Stuart Randolph has ar
rived from Baltimore to spend the
| week end as the guest of Miss Beatrice
! Crawford.
The New York Southern Society will
send a delegation, including Mr.. Wal
ter L. McCorkle. Mr.. Robert L. Harri-
son and Mr.. Percy S. Mallett. to repre-
sent it at the Southern Relief ball
at the Willard next Monday evening.
| February 5.
The Trinity Church committee of the
| Episcopal Ear. Eye and Throat Hospi-
at Trinity Parish Hail. Sd street and
Indiana avenue. for the benefit of the
hospital The committee. of which Mrs
William r, Myers is chairman, includes
err Mrs. Wallace Chsweu Mrs. Town
ley A. Mckee and Mrs. F. ]. Stewart.
Mrs. Robert WickIiffe Woolley. 1917
street, Will receive. tomorrow and the
following Saturday.
Mrs. Robert Larner will be at home
tomorrow afternoon and again Satur-
day, February 10.
Mrs. John Walker Holcombe will be
at nome for the last time this season
Saturday, February g. Miss Eugenia
Hoicombe will be home for the week
end from Bryn Mawr College. and
Lieut.. and Mrs William Henry Hol-
comhe will also be among those assist
ing.
Rev. and Mrs. John r. Huddle will
hold reception Monday evening, Feb
ruafS D, from until 10, in the lecture
room of -. Paul's English Lutheran
! church. The members of that congre-
eatlon and their other friends are in
fited No cards have been issued.
A series of three Shakespearean lee
ture-recitals for the Aid Association for
the Blind of the District of Columbia
VIII be gwen by DIR. Edgar G. Abbott of
boStoh at the Playhouse. The first will
be Monday morning. February 5, at II
o'clock. and the remaining lectures at
| me same hour Wednesday, February Z,
and Friday, February g.
Nine. van Rappard. wife of the min
lister from the Netherlands and Miss
van Rappard are at home this after
noon at the legation.
Mrs. Lamar will he at home tomorrow
afternoon from till $50 o'clock. at her
residence 1918 Massachusetts avenue.
Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell will not OBJ
serve her Saturdays at home until
March.
Mrs. Robert Hollistur Chapman and
MRS. George X. McLanahan will receive
tosether tomorrow afternoon at the
residence of Mrs Chapman
Mrs. George L. Andrews and Miss
hettles 1897 Columbia road. will not re-
ceiNe Saturday on account of illness.
Mrs James H. Oliver will not receive
on Saturday.
Mrs. John Gibson will be at home Sat
urdaF. February g. from 3 to g. for the
| last llIne TINS season 1920 o0fh
| Mrs Ernest p. Bicknen will be at
nome informally Saturdays in February
at 26lS Connecticut avenue
Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Nissen of Brook
! iyh, ~ Y. entertained a dinner party
at the New Willard last evening in
honor of President of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States and
Mrs. Il. Good win Rhett of Charleston.
: G.; Mr.. and Mrs. y. c. Bedford of
New York. REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs.
John j. Fitzgerald of Brooklyn Mr.
fahey of Eoston former president of
the chamber; Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Brai-
nerd, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Bergman
and Miss Julia karr.
The Washington branch of the Asso-
citation for the Preservation of Virginia
i Antiquities. of which Miss Virginia Mil
Ter is president. has arranged an en-
tertainnent for the benefit of its work
/ Club. There Will be cards from 2:3o
till $50, followed by a reception from
) till o'clock Mrs. Ruflin Cox of
| Richmond. president of the Society of
Colonial Danes, will come to Washing
ton for the entertainment, which viii
bring together an interesting gathering
of Washington society.
The Portuguese minister. Viscount de
Ate, entertained at luncheon at the
Shoreham yesterday.
Secretary and Mrs. Charles d. Walcott
gave an informal reception to the staff
of the Smithsonian Institution and its
branches. and their families, in the main
hall of the Smithsonian building yester-
day afternoon from 4:30 to 6:3o
Assisting DIR. and Mrs Walcott were
Assistant Secretary and Mrs Richard
Rathbun. and the wives of the heads of
the departments, Mrs. William II. Holmes.
Mrs George p. Merrill and Mrs. Leon
hard Stejneger and Mr.. and Mrs. w. de
G. RaVenel.
Besides those connected directly with
the institution and its branches mem
bers of other departments associated with
the work of the institution Were also
present The guests numbered more than
three hundred. Refreshments were
served.
The hall of the Smithsonian was ar
tistically decorated for the occasion with
oriental rugs and flowers Some of the
remarkable photographs secured by DR.
and Mrs. Walcott during their recent field
work i'll the Canadian Rockies and the
Yellowstone National Park. and COL
lection of Mrs Nalcott's Wldnower
sketches in water color were shown on
screens in the hall.
Mrs. Silas Casey and Miss Casey en-
tertained at dinner last evening at the
Army and Navy Club in compliment to
Mr.. and Mrs. William +. Trimble of
Seattle, Wash, who are at Washington
for n visit. and Commodore and Mrs
Burns T. Wailing, who have recently ar
rived from New Jersey, and are spending
the winter at the Oakland
Mrs. Ollie James was at home yester-
iday afternoon at the Parllwood from
3 10 for the last time this season.
she had with her Mrs. Key Pittman.
Mrs. McChord, Mrs. Harry BaElridge