Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-16

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Astoria, New York. has returned to her
home on Adams Mill road.

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Astoria, New York. has returned to he,
home on Adams Mill road.
Mrs. J. Wilmer Biddlc of Philadel-
rhsa. who has been a frequent visitor
iii washington, has Cancelled her social
. engagements because of mourning She
has as her guest for this week Miss
Florence HohSan of Baltimore, who will
sail from New York Saturday. March
"a. tor France TO remain through the
Summer.
Afr, c. Rascon Slcn,p, former Scere-
tary to President Cooldge. entertained
at dinner last evening in the crystal
room at the Willard Hotel, Among his
guests was Senator Samual n. Short
ridge Of California
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gvahame
Spence have taken an apartment al
26ll Adams Mill road.
Miss Eleanor Griffith. who has spent
TIE week IN Baltimore. will b. the guest
today al her mother. Mrs. Eloaaor Cox
Griffith,
Mrs n. S. White entertained ut
luncheon at the Warll,nan Park Hotel
today. when her guests were Mrs. Albert
! C>ca6rcau, Mrs. Charles A, Schimmel-
tcnie. Mrs. Merton a. English Mrs w.
w. Ch!Swcll. Mrs. Seneca j. Lewis. Mrs
Alvin Gibson. MIS- William Galliher
Mrs. Brooks Beyer. Mrs Durrcll Porter
Mrs Earl KreMSon. Mrs Charles Bal
lard. Mrs Merton A. English. Miss Bar
baTa Graf and Miss Virginia Stephens,
Mr., ard Mrs. Don Crafty of Cincin-
natl and their children are making
an extended stay at the Grace Dodge
Hotel.
Capt Joseph P MoCrink Will enter
tain ST. Patrick's party at his resi-
dence, c65o Garfield street northwest.
Mr.. Charles Lyon Sturtcvant will be
host at dinner tomorrow evening. when
his guests will be only men.
Mrs. Ned Kaufman of New York.
who is staying at the Grace Dodge
Hotel, has been Joined there by MIS-.
Jacob c. Smith Of Savannah, Ga.
Monticello Fund Aided
by Gay Country Dance.
Mi-Careme was tltungIy marked by
the dance last evening given for the
benefit Of the fund for the restoration
OF Monticello. home Of Thomas Jetfer-
son. The ballroom Of the Hotel May
nower was comfortably filed with dam
GERS Of all ages and the boxes about
the room held interesting parties Of
social importance, as swell as repre-
Sentailyes OF important ancestral lines.
the costumes were gay and varied. the
oainfy organdie frocks Of the young
ladies OF the floor committee making a
sharp contrast with the farmers and
.armerettes IN their oyeralis and wide
brimned hats. Mingled with these
were many costumes of exquisite silks
and brocades and rare old laees handed
down from former generations to the
present owners. There were many fea-
lures curing the evening. among them
ne oanclng OF the Virginia reel. the
playing OF old-time games and the Nav
pole dance given by members Of the
young ladies' committee in organdie
trocKs OF rainbow tints with garden
mats TO match. Quite the hit of the
evening was the oid-tine cake-yaIk
danced BIZ Miss Mildred Brown and
Miss Cecilia Martin dressed as little
plcEannl1ies'' with black face ard
kinky head
Three Confederate veterans wearing
fne!r gray uniforms marched the length
% ne ballroom and back TO the tune
Q. Dixie and received spontaneous
handclapptng. and cheers a eowar
Msrket vas set I'D BY the Alexandria
.s5arcen Club. at which were sold s,eed-
.angS from historic homes, pottad iyr
from Monticello and boywood fron1
Aaoilf21 vernon. This was under the d.
aecEaon OF three members Of the COM
!aaf&ee- Mrs. William J. Booth. Mrs
5anchlin NiFen and Mrs. Robert n,
reese. ard attractive garden furniture
va, on display. NTH AIRS. william Laird
Danioo and Mrs. Albert n. Raggs in
Prizes were awarded Ia gre pee
AToaEes1euT Hoes for the most autrer-
70 costume. and 10 Mrs. william, n
/s'ood as the best oId-fashtoned cnr,r-
~ glTl The mems prizes were award
q 20 A1r. Thomas Sim Lee and Mr.
ram baeyden. the latter appearing as
farmer IN white oVeraTIs. red "hsn-
cana" about his neck and vide trin1-
nee straw lace hat. A country supper
OF sausage, not rolls, eggs. waffies and
es-ee vas served at midnight and
1aIscaS2g continued for some time after
ar, me Judges were Mime. Ekengren.
BITS. Ernest Thompson Seton. MFR. Gift
'oFc X. Bergman. Afr. Eben F. Comm
aflc Mr.. Beverley r. Harris.
BITS Delos A. Elodgett headed the
receiving line. wearing her wedding
gown Of heavy satin brocaded I'm a de-
sign o. lovers knots and trimmed With
rose point lace. The gown is fashioned
WITH pun sleeves Of the b-ocade and
lace with q Cascade Of The lace falling
TO The elbows, The skirt went into a
train a. The bark and she wore orange
blossoms and pearls in her hair.
Also IN the line we're Mrs. Charles
9. Matthews, Mrs. Howard l.. Hodglng
Mrs. William Laird Dunlop Mrs Albert
y Bags and Ar Lucsen Whiting
Powell Arf. Matthews wore a colonial
costume u pale blue material figured
With "ragged robblns' and ping rose
BIDS. Mrs Eocgkins was in an old
"a ns1hha costume Of cream satin and
fzgulS:te lace. Hra. Dunlop wore an
o.1-faSs3loned costume with 4 hoop SKIRT
Ind dropped shoulders, and carried on
fa"T arm d green silk bonnet. which be-
1@fsSGd ~ Miss Peggy Laird ~ George
bTn. gFeat~great-a8nt u Mr. DunioD
MrS. Bags Was IN quaint o!d-fa4sllor1-
&C costume of black taffeta and lace
and iSo1e bonnet of the tage,a trim
med with lace Er. Powell goge his
gray Uniform ~ q coioueI in the Con-
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