Evening star., 1919-03-13


Senator and Mrs. James A. Reed
will leave Washington on Saturday
or Sunday for their home in Kansas
City, Mo, and will remain in the
west until just before Congress is
called. During his absence, senator
! Reed win speak in ST. LOUIS 81.
Joseph, jefferson City and at other
points in his state.
Senator and Mrs. Charles B. Hen
derSon viii entertain at small din
ner on Saturday evening.
Gen. and Nine. CoIlardet will be
hosts at a dinner party this evening.
The former President and Mrs. VIII
liam Howard Taft will be the guests
OF honor at a dinner which Dr. ana
| Mrs. David Jayne Hill viii give this
evening.
Representative and Mrs. John a.
Peters, who spent the winter at the
Powhatan have left for their home IN
Ellsworth, Me.
Mrs Thomas II. Carter was hostess
at a luncheon today, entertaining IL
honor of Mrs. Gregory, wife Of the
former Attorney General. Spring flow
ers formed the centeTpiece and the
guests included Mrs. Dean G. Howard
Mrs. f. =. Avery, Mrs. Charles Thomp-
son, Mrs. Brainard II. Warner, Jr.; MRS
Levi Cooke. Mrs. Russell Harrison ana
her guest, Mrs. Moore of indianapolis
Mrs. Hugh Carter, Miss Elizaoeth
Burke and Miss Rita Weller.
Mrs Henry Hudd1eston Rogers VIII
return to Washington tomorrow even
| ing from short visit TO New York
The officers and ladies of the Wash
| ington barracks have sent out jnvi-
tations for an informal hop TO be
held Saturday evening.
The first of series of six con-
ferences on the study Of the Bible,
organized by Mrs. stephen B. Elkins
| to meet every Thursday during Lent
at her residence on * street, was
/ held this morning. These classes are
| conducted by Mrs. Selden Palmer
| Spencer, wife of Senator Spencer OF
! Missouri, and those interested IN
! these conferences are Mrs. Marshall
! Mrs. Daniels. Mrs. Claude A. Swan
! son. Mrs J. C. w. Beckham. Mrs. John
/ f, Shafroth. Mrs. Howard Sutherland
| Mrs. James w. Wadsworth, Mrs
Joseph l. France, Mrs. James r. Mann
Mrs, Samuel Winslow, Mrs 3oaa W y,
( Foster. Mrs. Eugene Hale. Mrs. I
De Witt Talmage, Miss Scidmore and
[ Mrs. Griggs.
/ Mr.. Homer Henry Ewing of New
! Brighton, Pa, and Miss Emma Jean
/ yesterday morning, the ceremony be-
J ing performed by Rev. DR.. George S
! Duncan, a friend of many years ot
Miss Beeny's family. The wedding
.took place at Or. Duncan's residence
| 29G0 7th street northeast. and was
witnessed by Mrs. George S. Duncan
1 and her house guest. Mrs. Emma Ed
| wards of Urbana. Ohio. The bride S
gown was crepe de chine. trimmed
! with lace from Bruges. She wore d
veil worn by her paternai grand
| mother. Mrs. Sara Beeny. at her mar
rage in historic Battle Abbey, Sus-
sex, England. in 1917.
Mr.. Ewing has been secretary in
''Y' work at Liberty Hut in this city
| during the past six months. After 9
honeymoon in Philadelphia. Atlantic
City and New York Mr.. and Mrs
Ewing will reside in Albany. y. Y.
| Nearly a thousand dollars was realize,
from the matinee performance given Il
Crandals knickerbGcker Theater Tues
day afternoon for the benefit of th'
League for the Entertainment OF Wound
, ed Soldiers ar the Waiter Reed Genera
Hospital With an expense of less thar
81. the entire fund will be added to tha
jaIready in the treasury for entertaining
the boys during the spring season.
/
men attended the performance a
Keith's Theater yesterday afternoon a!
guests of Mr.. Robbins. the manager, ant
after enjoying Il dinner with ice cream
Econfections and smokes were guests o
| the management of the knickerbockel e.
| Theater for the evening performance.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman of tn:
/ American Red Cross will speak IT
! the chapel of the George Washington
| University. 2023 G. street northwest a
/ 1915 o'clock, on Friday, March II
| This is one of the series of talks BY
prominent men and women which
/ President Collier of the university has
inaugurated, and the public is cor
| daily invited.
| Mrs. Pierce II. Stagg of Lamont
| street will entertain at small recep.
| ton Sunday evening, from to 6, ir
| honor of her guests, Mrs. Conley OF
! Harrisburg. Pa, and Mrs. Bacon, wife
| of Or. Sanky Bacon, Z. s. y.