Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05

Rapids, Mich. but young Mrs. Blod-
gett is remaining here for a while
longer.
The Community Service of the Dis
trict of Columbia gave reception
last evening in honor of their volun-
teer workers. when the guests were
received by Mrs. Baker. wife of the
Secretary of War; Mrs. James Carroll
Frazer. Mrs. Isaac Cans, Mrs. Charles
S. Wengerd, Mrs. Henry F. Burt, Mrs.
Randolph Keith Forrest and Mrs.
Olive r. Ross. The hall was deco
rated with Christmas greens and reds,
buffet supper was served and the
guests numbered several hundred, in
Guiding senators. representatives,
Army and Navy officers and members
of the clergy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Porter Randall
announce the engagement of their
da ughter Marian to Mr.. j. George
Helm of Reading, Pa.
Observation-Disclosures Wedding.
The marriage of Mrs. Mary l..
ington of Philadelphia took place at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the resi-
dence Of the Rev. DR.. John Weidley.
pastor Of the Church Of the Reforma-
| ton. The details for the wedding
| were simply arranged. the cou-
home Of Dr.. Weidiey by Miss Marie
Church, daughter of the bride, and Miss
Laura r. Church and Miss Ellen
Church.
J Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington will make
their home at 2012 22d street. North
Philadelphia, where they will be at
home after January Is.
The Congressional Club will give its
first card party on Friday evening at
$3.50 o'clock, at the clubhouse on New
Hampshire avenue.
| DR.. and Mrs. N. Norman Smiler en-
itertained nearly 800 guests at recep-
| ton which they gave Sunday evening.
January 2, and which was in the ma
ture of a housewarming. it being the
| first entertainment they have held in
their new home.
The drawing room was beautifully
decorated with ferns and flowers, while
| the grillroom presented gay aspect
| in artistic Christmas decoration Of red
and green.
Assisting DR.. and Mrs. Smiler in the
| entertainment were: Mrs. Gernsbach-
! er. Miss Gernsbacher. Mrs. Gittelman,
Miss Gittelman. Mrs. F. Silver, Mrs.
c. g. Eluto, Miss BERTHE Rice, Miss
Fannie Rice and Mr.. Bud Welsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin s. Cunningham
are spending several days at the La
Fayette Hotel Mr.. Cunningham is Unit
ed States consul general at Shanghai.
and he is now on leave Of absence. having
| just come from the orient They will
go south shortly for series of visits,
returning here in time for the Inaugural
| ton.
Miss Helen Nicolay and Miss Flor
ence Spofford will be hostesses at a tea
Friday afternoon from to o'clock
I<k Yik al, ~
| road, given by the Women's Alliance of
All Souls Church.
The Samar Club will hold its second
Saturday night dance in the ballroom
Of the Franklin Square Hotel, 14th and
K streets northwest, on January s. No
Invitations will be necessary.
Mr.. Stanford e. Abel, who spent the
Christmas holidays with his parents, has
returned to his studies at Lehigh Uni
versity.
, The supper dance given last evening
| in the ballroom of the Hotel Washing
ton by the Holy Comforter Church TOR
the benefit Of the building fund OF the
parochial school attracted a large COM
pany. which numbered more than 500
| Miss Pearl Walls headed the committee
on arrangements. Mr.. Adam A. Wesch-
| Ter was chairman of the reception COM
rittee, assisted by Mr.. F. G. Becker. Mr..
W. A. Carlin. Mr.. c. Lewis Ecklon. Mr..
Thomas NJ Harvey, DR.. G. G. Murphy
and Mr. Walter A. Smith. The fioc :
committee was headed by Mr.. John
Vincent carlin. Mr.. victor Dickson. Mr..
| Russell Donnelly. Mr.. George Ffeishel.
Mr.. John Farley, Mr.. Joseph Kirchner,
Mr.. John Maddox. Mr.. Edward Mary
| man, Mr. Harold Maryman. Mr.. stephen
| Murphy. Mr.. William McCulley and Mr..
John shannon Mr.. r. G. Mccain was
chairman Of the souvenir committee. and
Miss Aliene NJ Ivory and Mr.. John J.
Kelley were joint chairmen OF the ticket
committee.