Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
ALEXANDRIA SOCIETY

A subscription dance was given
Christmas night in the Elks' Audito-
rum. on Prince street, under the di-
rection of Mr.. Chester G. Pierce and
Mr.. Cecil c.. Brown. The ballroom
was decorated with Christmas greens
and holly, and favors appropriate to
tina season were distributed. me
dance was the most largely attended
of the season, as all the young people
at home from various schools >ano
colleges for the holidays were pres
ent. The chaperons were Mrs. Wal
ter Roberts, Mrs. William ]. Boothe,
Mrs. William j. Morton, Mrs. Charles
NJ. Shepperson, Mrs. Edward Hudson
Kemper Mrs. Carroll Pierce, Mrs.
Isaac Gregg, Mrs. Samuel B. Moore,
Mrs. Richard E. Acton, Mrs. William
H. Thomas, Mrs. Claude Fletcher, MIS-.
Anderson Sommers, Mrs. Henry c.
Linn, Mrs Raymond Hulfsh, Mrs. ROD
ert Miller Reese, Mrs. Robert S. Bar
rett, Mrs. NJ E. Madden, Mrs. Jean
Carter Bayly, Mrs. A. G. Warwick
Mrs. Walter T. Oliver of Fairfax and
Miss Ruby Thomas.
Miss Genevieve Peyton Shepperson
and Miss Louise Carlin went to An
napolis for the hop last Saturday
evening. Cadet Charles NJ. Shopper
son, jr., Is at home from Virginia Mil
itary Institute to spend the holidays
with his parents on South Washing
ton street
Mrs. Clarence Howard of Frede-
ricksburs was the recent guest Of her
brotherinlaw and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Gibson, in Rosemont.
Miss Margaret Reed French of St
AIMS School, Charlottesville, is
spending the holidays with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George S. French,
on South st. Asaph street
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Malone of
Hyattsville spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Gardner.
Mrs. w. C. Shawen has returned to
her home, in Upperville, Va, after a
visit to Rev. and Mrs. Ryland T.
Dodge on King street.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strother Gaines
announce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Tracey Mabyn Gaines, to
Mr.. Richard A. Roseberry Saturday,
December IS, in Rockville.
Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor Lewis, jr.,
of Richmond are the guests of the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
w. Schneider, on North Columbus
Street.
Mr.. Robert Hamlin Schneider was
host at a small dance Saturday eve
ming at the home of his parents. Miss
Elizabeth Schneider, Miss Roberta
Schneider, Miss Mary Cabell and Miss
Maury Carter assisted in receiving
the guests, who included Miss Nellie
Sommers, Miss Barbara Cation, Miss
Deane Lindsey, Miss Courtenay. Coch-
ran, Miss Myrtle Holden, Miss Eliza
beth Smith, Miss Joyce Waller, Miss
Evelyn Pickett, Miss Marcia Horner,
Miss Blanche Horner, Miss Grace
Powell, Miss Margaret Eggborn, Miss
Barbara Snow, Miss Viola Barrett, Miss
Jacqueline Cochran, Miss Mary Saun-
ders, Miss Peggy Monroe, Miss Hide
garde Ross, Howard Worth Smith, jr.
Billy billiard, Tom Sommers, Tom
SebrelI, Gardner l.. Boothe, ,jr.;
Charles F. Holden, jr.; Lewellyn
Powell, jr.; Jack Monroe, Burge Cation,
Milton Leadbeater, Charles Elicit Ca
bell, jr., and Carroll H. May, jr.
Lieut.. William J. Morton, jr., U. S.
A, of Camp Alfred Vail, N. j., and
Miss Caroline Morton of st. Cathe-
rine's School, Richmond, are with
their parents, Rev. and Mrs. William
J. Morton, at Christ Church rectory,
on North Washington street.
Lieut. Charles c. Bockey,. U. S. NJ;
Mrs Bockey and their children, who
have been in Annapolis for several
months, have returned to Rosemont.
DIR. Bockey has been detailed for duty
in Washington.
Mrs Leon Sherwood of Waterford,
Pa, is the guest of her son and dauGh-