Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-29

Minister de Strive on Thursday gave for
Mr.. Smith an elegant small luncheon at the lie.
cation, at which several of the viands were Rus.
sian in character. Mr.. Bakhmetuff and the
hosts, two secretaries of legation were the
other guests.
Ex-Congressman Pidcock and wife Of New
Jersey have returned to Washington after q
winters sojourn in the south and are stopping
for few weeks with Mrs. Pidcocks mother,
Mrs. Gray. ia 18th street northwest. prior to
their departure for their home in New Jersey.
The Rovers met last night at Mr.. Henry
Judge Mott, Col Garrick Mallery, Capt
Bourke, Capt: Dutton. Prof. Mendenhall, Mr..
Fred Perry Powers, Representative W. c. ?.
Breckenridge, Mr.. Arnold Hague, Representa-
tive Cogswell, Commissioner Douglass, DR..
Robert Fletcher and Representative Simonds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Deb. Randolph Keim and their
daughters, Bessie and Halle, will spend the
Easter holiday at ''Edgemount," their home in
Heading, Pa Mrs. keim therefore will not be
nome on next or the following Tuesday, April
l and g.
Mrs. Dali will continue to receive her friends
| at 1908 o street on Friday afternoons and Mon
day evenings throughout April.
Mrs. Hosea Townsend Of Colorado will re-
ceive informally on Tuesday, April 1. at al X
street. Mrs. Townsend's son and daughter are
spending the Easter vacation with her.
Mrs. J. II. Houston receives Monday after
noon from 2 to 5.
At the residence Of DR.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Find.
ley, 1928 l street, a card party was given last
evening in honor of Lieut. j. P. Finley, U. A.,
brother OF the doctor, who is ON leave Of alb
sence from his duties at Boston in charge of
Signal Service interests. Among those present
were Mrs. l.. X. Heaven. Capt. and Mrs. Catln
OF tine army, Miss McIierney of Chicago, Mr.
and Mrs. Mcknew, Mr. and Mrs. Ashford. The
refreshments were quite elaborate. Handsome
bouquets were presented to each lady and gen.
tleman.
Mrs. Stephen Vail, who left Washington two
weeks ago for New York, has gone to Atlantic
City.
Mrs. James Stevenson left the city on Tues
day last in the interest of the Bureau of
Ethnology to visit the Indian Pueblos of New
MEXICO. She may not return before October.
The Short Story Club met at the Fredonia on
Wednesday evening" Mrs. Mohl presided. Miss
Lulu McCreery opened the exercises with a
piano solo and Mrs. L. ?. Stelle red a quaint
little love story she called "A Tale of the Two
Aunts." Recltations were given by Miss
Poesche, Mrs. Hort, Mrs. Leggett and Mrs.
Beale.
Judge Robert Earle of the New York court
of appeals and Mrs. Earle, who have been at
the Arlington a few days. and Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Schoonmaker and Mrs.
Schoonmaker have gone ON visit to Old Point
Comfort
Mrs. Senator Stewart will. as usual. receive
her friends informally at the Shoreham tomor-
row evening.
The ladies of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union of the District will give an
opening reception at their new headquarters
next Monday from to 10 pm.
The New York Herald of today says: 'sThe re-
port Of the engagement of Surgeon Melanthon
Ruth OF the navy to Miss Wanamaker, daugh-
ter OF the Postmaster General, is confirmed.
The doctor is justly regarded the handsom-
est man in the navy and is tip-top fellow as
well. His name has been mentioned as the
successor to Medical Director Browne as chief
Of the medical bureau and it is more than
likely that he will be appointed to represent
the medical corps of the navy at the coming
European medical convention.
Mrs. Dalzell of Massachusetts, avenue will en-
terrain the Yale Glee and Banjo clubs ON
Easter Monday evening.