Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-22
SOCIAL MATTERS.
The Vice President Gives a New York
Dinner-Personal Notes of Interest.

The Vice President gave dinner OF thirty
six covers last night in honor Of the New York
delegation in Congress. The guests we're Sem
ator Hiscock and Maj. J. NJ. Farquhsr, Mr..
Covert Mr. Campbell. Mr.. Wallace, Mr.. Clancy.
Mr.. Msgner, Mr. Turner, Mr.. Dunphy, Mr.. Nc
Carthy, Mr.. Cummings, Mr. Quinn, Mr.. Flower,
Mr.. Stahlnecker, Mr.. Stivers, Mr.. Fitch, Mr..
Ketcham, Mr.. Knapp, Mr.. Quackenbush, Mr..
Tracy, Mr.. Sanford, Mr.. Mofhtt, Mr.. Lansing,
Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Belden, Mr.. De Lano, Mr..
Payne, Mr.. Raines, Mr.. Baker, Mr.. J. G. Saw
YER Mr. Wiley and Mr.. Vim. G. Laidlaw men,
bers of Congress from the Empire state.
The managers of the Founding Hospital
gave tea yesterday between the hours Of 4
and Z o'clock, which was most successful Mrs
smith sat behind a table at the door and col
lected the tariff In a room at the right of the
hall we're Mrs. COllunl, Mrs. Heaven and Mrs
Wallace, the president and two vice presidents
who acted as a reception committee. The
rooms throughout were decked with laurel
and great profusion Of field daisies. In the
tea room ice cream, Strawberries, coffee and
cake were served by Mrs. Kendall, Mrs. Nc
CARNEY, Mrs. Chambers, Mrs. Noble, Mrs.
Gray, Mrs. Grafton and Mrs. Lightfoot Lemon
ade and flowers were sold at a table In the ball.
Miss Baidee Williamson, who is one of
the effective workers in this charity.
bestowed her good Offices on every hand and
was most active in showing the visitors around
through the dormitories that they might see
how the little walls we're cared for by Christian
organizations. Thirty of these children have
been adopted into good homes in the past three
years, and there are thiriy-slx children on
hand Among the patrons yesterday were
Mrs. Seaton Perry. Mrs. Dolph, Mrs. ii. A.
Willard, Mrs. Webb. Mrs. Cultivate, Mrs.
1ope, Mrs. Edison, Dr. Shlppen. Mrs. Mattingly.
Mrs. Hazleton, Miss Kate FOote, the Misses
Heaven and others.
Mrs. J. p. Jones, who is one Of the active
workers in the Founding Hospital is still con-
fined to her room with cold.
bring her daughter home from school, where
she has been in Paris for the past two years.
Mrs C. E. Hutton of Camden, NJ, formerly
Miss Lucy MCGUIRE Of Washington, is ENJOYING
visit with Mrs Raphael Calls at No. 529 9th
street northwest
An interesting meeting was held at the resi-
dence of Mrs Coolidge yesterday afternoon
and the subject of public kindergartens in the
District was fully discussed And it was found
that not until some of the District laws are
changed, particularly that one in regard to
school children under SIX years of age, will it
be an easy matter to establish the proposed
kIndergartens in the public schools. The next
of the Monday talks at Mrs. Coolidge's will be
upon the clothing of infants and little children.
at 2:SO O'Clock on the 26th instant.
Mrs. c. i. Cleborne, wife of Medical Director
Cleborne, who is stationed at the Naval Hospi-
tai, Norfolk, Va, arrived here yesterday on
visit to Mrs. Theodore d. Wilson, 1851 10th
street northwest She will remain for ten
days.
The entertainment this evening given by
the ladies who are interested In the Children's
Hospital will be quite a notable society event
1t will take place In the grounds and buildings
of the hospital, on W street between 18th and
18th streets, from 5 TO ii o'clock. The enter
talnment will be for double purpose-to
celebrate the opening of the new wing of the
hospital and to raise funds for the purchase of
new appliances and equipments. The demand
COR beds at the hospital is increasing all the
time and the enlargement of the building
creates demand for new cots