Evening star., 1918-05-23

The National American Woman Suf-
frage Association will entertain in
honor of Mrs. James NJ. Thomson,
daughter of Speaker and Mrs. Champ
Clark. tomorrow afternoon from 4.30
to s.
Mrs. A. A. Jones of New Mexico will
be the hostess. assisted by Mrs Champ
Clark. Miss Agnes Hart Wilson and
Mrs. Louis Brownlow.
In the dining room will be Mrs. Mary
Schluter Of Texas. Mrs. William Alden
Smith of Michigan. Mrs: William E.
yon of Iowa, Mrs. Joseph Z. Ransdell
of Louisiana, Mrs. Park Trammell of
Florida, Mrs. Dorsey w. Shackleford
of Missouri, Mrs. Isaac r. Sherwood of
Ohio. Mrs. Joseph J. Russell of Mis-
souri, and Mrs Edward Keating of
Beaman, Mrs. l.. V. Shepherd. Mrs
Robert Cummings. Miss Rosalie
Waters and Miss Nancy Williams.
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Stoddard. head of the
social committee for Camp Meigs. will
not hold the usual weekly social after
noon at the camp tomorrow because of
the Red Cross drive
An attractive program has been ar
ranged for Friday. May 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Francis sto-
eyer of Mount Vernon. N. y. have
sent out invitations for the marriage
Of their daughter. Miss Marian Stoe
ger. to Mr.. Boiling Lynn Robertson of
Virginia, the ceremony to take place
at The Farm. the home of the brides 8
parents. Wednesday evening. June s.,
at o'clock.
Mrs r. F. Hare of Philadelphia. who
has been the guest of Gen. and Mrs.
Barnell. has gone to Baltimore, where
she is visiting Mrs. John Phelps.
Brig. Gen. II. Gates Gibson was "at
home" yesterday from 10 Z o'clock
to celebrate his ninety-first birthday
He is the Oldest living graduate Of
West Point There were flowers in
profusion and flags, too. as the gem
eral has two sons in the service-one
In France-and a grandson soon 60
ing ''over there" The courtly old
general received his many guests as
sisted by his daughters, Mrs, White
and Mrs. Wallace. His granddaugh-
ter, Miss Katherine White. presided at
the tea table The AZtecs and the
Guadeloupe Society were there. and
the Army and Navy were largely rep
resented, and many prominent per-
whom were Mr.. Robert J. Fisher, Mrs.
Harry Reade. Mr.. and Mrs Lewis
Pace. Mrs conger. Mrs. Ethan Allen
Hoppin, Mrs. Almy, Mrs. Bispham.
Mrs Mcclure. Miss Hunt, MISS marie
Niche, Miss Marie de La Coste. Miss
Casey, Mrs Mayo, Mrs. Casey. Mrs.
Walsh, Miss Douglas, Miss Harding
and many others, with cards and tele-
grams from absent friends. making
the event notable one.
Mrs. Claud A. Swanson. Mrs. Sam
uel Spencer, Mrs. F. B. Moran. Mrs.
Herbert Hoover. Mrs. Matthew T.
Scott, Mrs. Wynans Freeman of De-
troit, Mrs w. w. Harts, Mrs. Samuel
FELTON,, Mrs. William Cooper De
Lanoy, Mrs U. S. Grant Mrs. William
Ma rshall. Mrs. II. c. Ringgold and
Mrs Stimson Brown are among those
who have taken boxes for the benefit
to be given at the Belasco Theater
Friday, May 81. to endow bed for
the wounded engineer soldiers in the
American Military Hospital. No !. in
France, arranged by the woman's
committee for the engineer soldiers.
when two plays. "Othello" and THE
Tanning Of the Shrew," will be pre-
sented by r. D. MacLean and Miss
Odette Tyler.
Among the seat holders are Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. John Hays
Hammond, Mrs. c. Graham Bell, Mrs.
Joseph Letter, Mrs. Hayne Ellis, Mrs
Wadsworth. jr.; Mrs. Delos Blod-
sett. Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes. Mrs.
William Murry Black. Nine. Vignal,
Mrs. Ridgley Hunt, Mrs. George Goet-