Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-03
SOCIAL MATTERS.
A Dinner Party ut the Executive Man
sion-Personal Notso Of Interest

sion-Personal Notes OF Interest
The President and Mrs. Harrison entertained
| our minister to France and MrA whitelaW
Reid at dinner last evening and . company
Of guests were invited to meet them.
| The President and Nra Harrison re.
ceived their guests in the blue parlor
and the table was laid in the family dining
room. Covers were down for twenty two
guests, and the decorations were exquisitely
! sweet and simple. The center Of the table was
| occupied by an oval floral piece composed of
half blown nephetos roses edged with sprays
Of white hyacinths and ferns. At either end
of the table were round bowls Of purple velve,
pansies. White tapers were set in branched
| silver candelabra aud they burned beneath
white shades. The President escorted Mrs
Reid to the table and placed her at his
right and Secretary Elaine sat upon her left
hand. Minister Reid escorted Mrs. Har-
rison and sat on her right and Vice President
Morton on her left. The other guests were
Mrs. Mckee, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harrison.
Senator and Mrs. Butler, senator and Mrs.
Evarts, Senator Hiscock, ex-Minister and Mrs.
Jno. W. Foster, Col. and Mrs. John Hay, Rep
resentative and Mrs. McCreary and Represent
alive and Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge. Mr. and
Mrs. Reid left the city for New York today and
will return shortly. On their arrival in the
city on Saturday they drove to the White House
and left their cards, and on Monday they re-
turned and enjoyed pleasant visit with tn 9
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid attended the meeting
held by the ladies Of the Washington Statue
Association that was held at the residence of
Mrs. Justice Field, who is president of the as
ISOLATION, yesterday morning. 1t will be re-
membered that Mrs. Appleton of Boston and
New York organized the society here two years
ago when the New York company of Mr. H.
Miner came over and gave a representation of
Paul kauvar" at the National theater for the
dement, OF the fund The object OF the asso-
citation is to raise money for a
statue Of Washington and to present it
return compliment for the Liberty statue in
New York harbor. The meeting at Mrs. Fields
Yesterday was q most enthusiastic one, and the
iadles resolved that the necessary money should
be raised this year. Among those present were
p prs, John sherman, Mrs; J; p. Jones, Mrs.
3 Fraser, MIRA Geo. Adams, Mira Chatard, Mrs.
VIM. l. Wheeler of Boston, Miss Efie Douglas
Putnam Of Detroit, Mrs. James K. Kelly, Mrs.
Charles Mum, Mrs. Horace Hill of San Fran
cisco Miss Florence Bayard, Miss Evarts and
Mrs. Frank Hatton. Mrs. Reid assured the
ladies that the gift would be highly appreciated
city.
Mrs Representative Bynum will not receive
on Good Friday, but will be at home on Fridays
after Lent.
Mrs. Gsllaudet will not receive on Saturday
before Easter, but will be at home for the re-
naming Saturdays in April
Mrs. VIM. Duff Haynie, formerly Miss Nell
Thomas, Of Rapid City, s. D., is with her sister,
Mrs Webster Happy, at the Langham for a
fortnight's visit She will be at home to her
friends on Friday evenings and Sunday after
moons.
Miss Emcy Milburn has issued invitations for
an Easter party next Monday night given in
honor of her guest, Miss May Avery Of Georgia.
Mrs. W. B. Hayden and daughter, Miss Alice.
OF Columbus, Ohio, are at the Arlington for
few days.
Mrs. Harrison and Miss Wanamaker are ex-
pected to have box parties at the concert of the
Yale Glee Club on Monday evening.
Mr.. James E. Fitch gave an elegant and
sumptuous dinner Of sixteen covers at his resi-
dence on Rhode Island avenue last evening.
The guests were Mr.. Justice Strong. Rev. DR..
Hamlin, 8. II. Kaufman, Commissioner Doug
lass, A. I. Britton, John W. Thompson, w. c.
Lobenstine, Hon. Beriah Wilkins, Judge
Schoonmaker Of the Interstate Commission,
Quartermaster General Holabird, Commits
sioner Hine, Charles Nordhoff, Engineer Com
missioner Robert, James Jackson, jr., and
William Fitch.
MIRA P. Y. DeGraw and her son Edwin have
gone to Philadelphia to spend the Easter
holidays.
Mrs. John G. Thompson and Miss Thompson,
mother and sister Of H. N. Thompson of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, are ct the Lsngham.
Mrs. ]. W. Belches and Miss Belches of Bos-
ton are at the Arlington.