Evening star., 1917-05-19

Iris tearooms given in compliment to Miss
Margaret Douglas
The table was adorned with rustic
bowls filled with purple tulips
The guests included Mrs. Robert Nelson,
Miss Grace Overman. Miss Abby Orme,
beth kingsbury, all members of the we'd
ding party, and Mrs. John r. Buchanan,
sister of the hostess.
The entire party will go to the Cathedral
School later this afternoon, where the
principals, Miss Jessie Mcdonald and Miss
Webster, will give an informal tea for the
bride-elect, who, with her attendants, are
all former pupils at the school.
The hostesses will be assisted in receiv-
ing by the teachers of the school and the
bridal party.
Mr.. James r. Mann, jr., who spent
the week with his parents. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. James r. Mann, at
the Highlands, has gone to New York.
Mrs. Frank G. Wilkins who was a
guest of the Congressional Club yes
terday afternoon when she addressed
the club on the psychology of garden
ing, does not approve of Maj. Pull
mans suggestion that the back fences
be removed and the lens of houses
thrown into one. Such an arrangement
Mrs. Wilkins holds would destroy the
significance of a garden which should
be place of privacy for the members
of the household, an outdoor living
room. Removing the back fences would
be as Objectionable. Mrs. wilkins
stated, as removing the walls from the
second story front rooms in a row of
houses and throwing all the living
rooms together
Besides dipping into the economic ad-
vantages of having ones own garden
the speaker went into the more subtle
benefits to be derived from such a pos
session and above all from living in it
and working in it. She was followed
by Mrs. George w. Stevens OF Detroit,
who spoke on children in the garden
Mrs. Horace Towner, president of the
club, received the guests, assisted by
Mrs. Julius Kahn and Mrs. Luther w.
Mott. Tea was served at small tables
when the members and their guests
had an opportunity to meet the speak
ers of the afternoon.
Mrs. Towner announced that while
next Friday would be the last after
noon on which the club would have a
formal program the clubhouse would
continue open and the members sewing
for the Red Cross two days a week
would continue their meetings.
Mrs. Charles w. Fenton, wife of Col.
Fenton, U. S. A, is entertaining at a
tea dance in the administration build
ing at Fort Myer this afternoon for the
students of the Officers Reserve Corps
A number of young girls have been
invited. The ballroom is decorated
with flags, palms and ferns and the
tea table at which Mrs. George F. Ham
ilton and Mrs. Charles G. Harvey will
preside. has a centerpiece of pink roses
The other ladies of the post assisting
Mrs. Fenton include Mrs. w. J. Glas-
gov, Mrs. Haight, Mrs. E. A. Buchanan,
Mrs. Robert W. Strong and Miss Blan-
chard Scott.
Miss Florence Lister daughter of the
Governor of Washington state, has left
for Baltimore and New York city after
a visit of two weeks with Miss Kathryn
Drain. Miss Lister hopes to return to
Washington later for another visit be-
fore leaving for her home at Olympia,
Wash
Mr.. Miltenberger N. Smull will en-
| tertain over the week end Mr.. and Mrs.
I. r. Mann, Miss May Adams and Mr..
Angelo Cont. They will motor over
to Baltimore and will dine at the
Country Club this evening.
Mrs. William H. Rabbit announces
the engagement of her daughter, Avice
Lauretta, to Mr.. Outram Willett Sher-
man. Mr.. Sherman is the son of Ar
thur Outram Sherman Of Rye. N. Y.
The performance, "Ingomar." pro-