Evening star., 1924-03-02
ALEXANDRIA SOCIETY

The ladies of Mount Vernon Chap
ter. Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. were hostesses at ball in the
auditorium Of Elks' Home the evening
of Friday. February %. This was a
revival of the balls which were an
annual event for many years in ante
civil war days. They were then held
in the ballroom Of old Gadsby's Tav-
ern, afterward known as the City
Hotel, where Gen. Washington him
self had danced many times with the
bellies Of colonial days.
The guests were received by Mrs.
D. Mauchlin Niven, regent of the
chapter; Mrs. Charles Elicit Cabell,
vice regent; Mrs. Thomas l.. Sebrell,
Jr, corresponding secretary, and Mrs.
Mrs. Henry Starr Wattles and Mrs.
Charles T. Nicholson presided at the
punchbowl. Among the many guests
were Capt. i. L. MacMorland, United
States Army, and Mrs. MacMorland: 4:
DR.. and Mrs. ]. Stewart Jameson, Dr.
and Mrs. c. A. Amos, Col and Mrs.
Kenneth W. Ogden. Mr.. and Mrs.
William j.. Boothe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles r. Holden. Mr.. and Mrs. An
derson Sommers, Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
i. y.
Waller. Mr.. and Mrs. John &. Graham,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner L. Boothe. I'd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Selden Wash
ington. Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Lind
ssey. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert V. Bryan,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. William Wattles, Mr..
and Mrs. David n. Rust. jr., Mr.. and
Mrs: Edward Gibbs. Mr.. and Mrs. L..
Fl. Dudley. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Rob-
erts. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Duvall.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harry Carter
RarAylAx- NJ t.,
ton, Mrs. Charles \. Shepperson, Mrs.
John Hunton Foster, Mrs. Clarence {.
Leadbeater. Mrs. Edward H. Kemper,
Mrs. Cora Jones Davis, Mrs. Henry G..
Linn. Mrs. Louis $. Scott. Mrs. Jean
Rayly Burruss, Mrs. Robert Thomas,
4. Nicol. Mrs. Randolph Davis, Mrs.
Maud G. Laidlaw. Miss Helen Chap
man Calvert. Miss Kathryn Il. Uhler,
Miss Susan Stabler Fawcett, Miss
Dixon, Miss Minnie Henderson. Miss
Elizabeth Boothe. Miss Elizabeth
Warwick. Miss Margaret Warwick,
Miss Julia Nicol, Miss Mary Hunt
Roberts, Miss Dorothy Morton. Miss
Josephine Gregg. Miss Genevieve Pey-
Miss Louise Thomas. Miss Inez
Moore. Miss Margaret Moore. Miss
Anne Linn. Miss Margaret Linn, Miss
Margaret Paff. Miss Lillian Watkins,
Stansbury. Miss Amelia Jones. Miss
Florence Long, Mr.. Mauchlin Niven.
Mr.. Thomas Il. S-brell. jr., MIR. Henry
5. Wstt1es.. DR.. Vivian +. Berry, MIR.
Richard Chichester, Mr.. Randall Ca
ton. Mr.. Charles NJ Shepperson, jr.,
Howell, Mr.. Laurence Fawcett. Mr..
Carroll W. -Ashby. Mr.. Warren Grubbs,
MIR. Daniel r. Stansbury. jr.. Mr.. Alex
ander $. Doniphan, jr.. Mr.. Aylett
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Steele. Mr.. Horace Woolf Mr.. Robert
Whitton, Mr.. Edward Rawlins. Mr..
Robert Kane, Mr.. Cecil Brown, Mr..
Vincent Young, Mr.. Stanley King, Mr..
Lewis De Vaughan, Mr.. Grafton
cockey. Mr.. Boothe Pullman. Mr. Jack
Pierce. jr.. Mr.. Edwin Pierce and Mr..
Overton Price.
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. \. campbell
! Tucker have returned to Pohick rec
tory after Il visit to relatives in
Ashland. Va.
Mrs. Benton Chinn announces the
marriage Of her daughter. Miss Alice
Buck Chinn. to AIr. Mervin Breden OF
Washington. Thursday. February Il,
at St. Pauls Church rectory, by the
Rev. Percy Foster Hall. Immediately
after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Ereden left for a northern bridal trip,
and ON their return Will make their
home temporarily with the latter s
mother. at North Braddock.
Mrs. Harry Noble OF New York city.
was the guest last week OF Mr.. and
Mrs Richard T.. Acton. in Rosemont.
, Mrs. George Taylor Klipstein ha $
returned from visits to relatives in
Charleston and Huntington, W. Va.
Mr.. Gilbert Paul has returnd to his
home in Baltimore after a visit TO
Misses Mamie and May Marye. on
Queen street.
Mrs. J. 4. Long spent last week
with relatives In Richmond.
DIR. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Slaughter
are spending month in Florida.
Mrs. Carl Nichols Of Cambridge,
Mass, who is spending the winter In
Washington. was the guest last Week
of her grandmother, Mrs. Edward S.
Leadbeater. on South Pitt street. Mrs.
Leadbeater entertained at a sn>.l tea
for Mrs. Nichols, when 81 was as
sisted by Miss Katherine Nesmith OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Zachary have
returned from a visit to friends in
Beverly, Mass.
Miss Doris Goodwin OF Washington
was the guest for the week end of
Miss Thelma Boothe. on South Royal
street.
Mrs. Benjamin f. Wallace of Dobbs
Ferry. y. Y, is the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Edward S. Fawcett, on
; Prince street.
Mr.. and Mrs Harley payton Wilson
left Sunday to Spend SeNeral liohths
in California.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Jaffa enter
tained at tea Friday afternoon, at
their home, on Prince street, in honor
of their daughter. Miss Jennie Jaffa.
and her fiance. Mr.. Herbert Rosenfeld,
Of New York city. Miss Janice Jaifa
assisted in receiving.
Miss Julia Reynolds of Thomson,
Ca, was the week end guest of Miss
Eleanor Melchoir on South Columbus
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McDermott
of Long Island were the week end
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Swee-
ley, in North Rosemont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smallwood are