Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-01
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short talk On the pre-war life of NJ

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All the United Daughters of the Con-
| federacy of Maryland are invited to
Be present ., -
bsh birthday niaasque party was given
Ply Mr. nd Mrs. Harry Sherry Of Ills
Columbia road Tuesday afternoon:
May, q. at their home. in honor of
Their LITTLE son.. Sidney S. Sherry, who
I Naan fouE,Years old upon thai day.
f:Sts ~ S3:friends whose ages:MeTre
y I'D q s3nie2 We're invited. 1t W as ID. pret :
fFsigHt tgs them all ALA na ssaasG and
tsa he f.ift3e Golden Nigel and: Mil
ss,i sainKer, sesoHft. an gatd ds,,a en nm
! que jts+Asr ahed into the dining room
| for a seated 1uncheon.:a huge birthday
cake with four lighted candles beFng
the centerpiece. During the repast
there was music. The little ones
present were Charlotte Kahn, Mildred
Selinger, Jenny Venesons Helen Kraft.
Myrtle Stevens. Ruth Hamby, Reeva
Huber, Leorra rd Petcheor5 Irw i'm Is cit h.
T Louis Handy. Vernon Johnson. Barty
Floyd. Raymond sLuber. Daniel She!
Esther Sherry and Sidney S. Sherry.
Mrs. Harry Sherry. the hostess, did
( the Donors for the little folks.
"Dramateur night" at the Red Cross
Club. 2OO9 street northwest. last
| Thursday evening was largely at
| tended by the younger set of Nation
| al and. Potomac division headquar-
| terSr. An improyised stage was erect
| ed at. one end of the ballroom and
the entertainment consisted of sew
| eral pantomime and song and dance
numbers, which developed surpris-
| ing talent among the amateurs.
| Among the shining lights. Of the
club who took part were Ruth Cole
man, Thelma Smith, Florence Com
l,nerS., Elsie Mcclure. Francis Loomis.
l.1esnetfae. Corbett, Christie Cushwa.
Era be thsGrimsley; Louise Rinehart.
Mrs. June Day, Halle Corbett, Marion
tEsEarrGE :ka thrsen van Alstyne, Ann
Kim ba lf:and f'orinne Balleau.:
aNuch ,.of the credit for the per-
I formaHce was due to: Miss -hoomis
Of the Entertainment committee.
FDaMes1is. brought the enjoyable even
get .tosethers affair given Under the
/ auspices Of the organization. and its
success IS, forfshadows another In the
sNr:Ss Robeft Welsh of Merrimac.
t,Msss,s-EI.s the guest of honor at a
Wrpffeeparty given Wednesday even
ing on the occasion of. his twenty
first birthday anniversary. at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Appleton
Cady.
Music and games were enjoyed and
group OF friends Of the young mai
Buy a Loaf of Bread" tag day was
planned by Mrs. Cabot Stevens and
others to aid the Armenian-Syrian
relief fund. on Thursday. June 5. Mrs.
Walter Mclean is chairman, assisted
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farland. Mrs. e. c. Brandenburg, Mrs
Henry T.sRainey. Miss Ellen Vinton,
Mrs. Fl. MeIlingt9n Jones Mrs. Will
liam H. Chamberlain. Mrs. LYMAN B.
Swormsted. Mrs. George NJ. Stern.
berg, as vice chairmen, and the fol-
lowing captains. who ask for volun-
teer workers: Mrs. Waldo G. Leland
Miss Isabel Campbell, Mrs. NJ. A.
Reasing. -JMEs. Coke. Mrs. Howard
aodgkins, Mrs Paula freeman, Mrs.
Radcliffe. Mrs. Hoes. Mrs. Adoiph
Weyl,.-Ars James IIansbursh,. Miss
Denys, Miss Alice Downey. Miss An
nette Ashford, Mrs. II. R. Fulton,
Mrs NJ. w. Ireland and Mrs Wright
any workers to Report t.
Stevens-sa at .f425 F street, the head
quarters 49,. 49,.
An unusually pretty event was given
Friday and. saturday nights, May %
and 24. in the Sunday school house Of
the lexington Presbyterian Church,
when sixty children participated in a
Tom Thumb wedding, under the direc-
ton Of Mrs, John. B. Jordan. Mr..
Oates Student Orchestra furnished the
music for the occasion: The enfer
tatnment: was~gaven for the benef3t Of
the Little Light Bearers. Missionary
Society. ). y
A color scheme 10 green and white
was used in the floral DECORATIONS. and
large horseshoe or ferns and leaves.
under which was suspended a we'd
ding bell Of daisies. marked the place
| for the "bridal party"
A vested choir under the direction
of Mrs. }: L. Bates sang the bridal
chorus. The choir was composed Of
Misses Ruth Nickles. Anna Kimball
Thelma White. Naomi Crane. Dolly
Satterly,- Beatrice Latting, Janet
Bates, Sheila Meyst. Dorothy Ander-.
son and Anita Peters. Il Love You
Truly was sung in a vocal duet by
Misses Katherine Miller and Laura
Payne, impersonating, respectively
Alma Gluck and Nellie .Melba. Miss
Pattie Mathews Jordan. impersonat-
ing Jennie Lind, sang 20 Promise
Master Darrell Crane acted as cler-
gymaA and performed the mock cere-
nfony- The ushers were Masters VIII
fiiam Rue, David Middleton, Joseph
Cole. Ha1en Jordan, Earl Graf nd
Carlton Campbell. The bridesmaids.
three OF whom were gowned in pretty
dresses Of pink and three In pale blue,
We're the Misses Katherine Hodges,
Elizabeth Fenton, Marion Crandall.
Mary Jane Law. .Gretta Williams and
Elizabeth Cole. Two tiny flower girls,
Janet Nicely and Dorothy Elizabeth
Newkirk. wore dainty frocks OF white
lingerie and carried baskets Of pink
roses. Miss .Estelle Welmeth was the
maid Of honor. wearing a becom ING
dress OF pale pink and carrying pink
roses. The petite bride. Miss Mildred
Barker, entered ION the arm of her
ia ther. Master Charles Hass. and
looked verysweef in gown of ivory
satin ana pearls with a court train.
Her tulle veil was held by a coronet
of orange blossoms and she carried a
bouquet of bride roses. The BRIDE
groom. Master Thomas Edward Berry,
| and his best man. Master Gilbert
Bates, awaited the bride at the i'm
provised altar.
The relatives unprecedented were the
groom's mother. Mary Lewis; the
groom's father, Master Bruce Quig
| ley; the brides mother. Miss Ruth
White; the groom's aunt, Miss Ruth
Vanderbilt. and the BRIDES aunt. Miss
Helen Alden. Miss Janet Day took
the part of an old maid and caused
| considerable amusement. Other guests
were the Misses Katherine Lippert.
Dorothy Blum. Grace Meyst, Thelma
Pearson Irene Scherrer. Lillian Cor
don, Helen Rue. Susie Menefee, Eve
Ign Adams, Lillian Mullen and Mary
steel and Edgar Payne and Howard
Hikef.