Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-17
SOciay Notes.

Friday is another busy day for those who
make round Of calls, for it. is the reception
day at Mt Pleasant, and at Cliffburne, where
Mrs. and Miss Alley had many visitors yester-
day, and of Mrs. MacMahon and Mrs. and the
Misses Johnston, on K street. between 9th and
10th as well as that OF the ladies living on the
streets west of the Departments, above 18th st.
Nine. Outrey and the Countess Lewenhaupt
who live on Connecticut avenue. also had large
receptions yesterday.
The first evening reception and ball of the
season at Wizards Hotel last night was de-
cided success. From to 10 p. m. the children
occupied the floor. and from the latter hour till
l 10. the other invited guests enjoyed them
selves the entire affair winding up with fine
supper in the main and and adjacent private
dining rooms. Some two hundred and fifty in
NitatiOnS were issued. and the floor was covered
with couples throughout. Among those present
were Senator and Mrs. Hamlin, senator and
Mrs. Gordon and Miss Ker, Senators Vest, SauIs-
bury and Wallace Gen. Loring, of the Egyptian
army; Gen. Chalmers, escorting seven ladies;
Gen. Clark, OF Missouri: Col. MaiSh OF Pennsyl-
vania: Gen. II. w. Slocum, of New York; Sena-
tor Williams, wife and daughter, Representative
Frye and Miss Garcelon, daughter of Ex-Goy-
Mitchell and the Misses Mitchell, of Boston; Miss
Lorini, Miss FTeeland. Miss Minor, Miss Steele,
Capt. and Mrs. Fisher, Major and Mrs. Maginiss,
Mr.: and Mrs. j. W. Starr, Mr.. j. d. Martin, Mr..
present social season. Among the noticeable
toilettes were those of Mrs. and Miss Mitchell,
OF Boston: MISS ker. OF Georgia, and Mrs. Starr,
OF the Arlington.
The reception given to the New York delega-
tion in Congress by the New York State Asso-
citation of Washington at Masonic Temple last
evening was brilliant social affair, and brought
together number OF people prominent in pub
lie and private life The hall was elaborately
and handsomely decorated, and many of the
toilets were unusually rich and tasteful. After
an address OF welcome by Mr.. A. NJ. Clapp,
which was responded to by Representative
Williams, those who were so disposed indulged
In the pleasures of the dance, which was Kept
up until late hour.
An elegant lunch party to forty or fifty ladies'.
the married as well as unmarried being includ-
ed. was given by Representative Starin's wife
ard daughters at their residence on Lafayette
square. yesterday. The families Of many offic-
iais ahd also private citizens were present The
flowers were even handsoner than usual on
such occasions, and a band of music played
during the entertainment.
Mrs. Jas. B. Ricketts, entertained some of her
frlendS from to 6 yesterday. She had the as
sistance OF Mrs. and Miss McKeever, Miss Annie
l;,1 Randa,l Miss Waite, Miss Bradley Miss Part
New York, Miss Daisy Ricketts, and other
attractive ladies'. DR.. Norris also lent valuable
aid. large company was present including
many well known in society, both ladies and
gentlemen.
Only young people were invited to the party
given by Secretary and Mrs. Ramsay last even
ing: 1t was handsome entertainment
RepresentatfSe.and Mrs. Ferdon have invited
their friends from to to-day.
Mrs. CalderOn Carlisle has issued cards for
Tuesday next from to 12 in the evening"
WHITE House CALLERs.-Senators Saunders.
Baldwin and Rollins; Representatives McCook,
Anderson, Calkins, McKinsley, Jorgensen. Rus
sell, Kelly, Townsend and Acklfn, called on the
President to-day.
THE UTE INvEsTIGATIoN.-The House COM
mittee on Indian affairs resumed this morning
their investigation Of the causes of the recent
Ute outbreak. VIM. NJ. Leeds, formerly chief
clerk OF the Indian bureau of the Interior de-
partment, came before the committee, and his
examination occupied the entire two hours
during which they were In session. His eyi-
dence was directed entirely to the question of
blame Or responsibility attaching to the Indian
bureau for the alleged diSaffection among
the Utes, which has been claimed as
one OF the prime causes leading
to the outbreak. He assigned as among the
reasons and causes for this disaffection the fail
ure OF the Indian bureau to send to the Indians
the subsistence supplies and agricultural i'm
plements, as 1t had agreed to do; the prOhibi-
tion by the department OF the sale OF arms and
ammunition upon their reservation, leaving
them under the necessity Of travelling 90 miles
to obtain the-to them-necessaries OF life, as
without the means and ammunition for hunting
they were unable to sustain themselves upon
their reservation; the delay of the department
IN IT!,, furnishing their supplies to the starving
White River Utes at Rawlins station, and still
another cause, the notice given in two
successive annual reports by Indian Com
missioner Hayt, that he proposed their
removal to the Indian territory without
making mention Of any proposition to compen-
attributed the disaffection to the utter inatten-
tion OF Commissioner Hayt to the condition,
claims and necessities of the Ute Indians