Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-23

Presbrey the Misses johnson Of New York Miss
Jackson, Mrs Robert Christy, the Peruvian
minister and Mime. Zegarra, Mr.. and Mrs. Lang
horn and Mr.. and Miss Walthall
Gen. Schofeld gave dinner last night in
honor of the President. The other guests were
the Chief Justice. Speaker Reed, Justice Field,
Senators Stanford, Sherman and Mcmillan, Gen.
J. Wheeler, Maj. Mckinley and Lieut. Andrews.
The annual full dress reception of the WASH
ington Light Infantry Corps, which occurred
last night at the armory, was success even
beyond the achievements of this popular COM
mand in the past, whose history is so full of
records of hospitality and well-arranged enter
talnments. The armory was beautifully deco
rated with flowers, ferns. palms and flags, pre-
senting bright appearance that was enhanced
by the bright uniforms and pretty dresses of
the promenaders The front of the music gal
lery was very tastily draped. while between the
large columns that run across the center of the
hall hung large letters in immortelles giving
the initials Of the corps and furnishing the
guide for the grand march. which began shortly
after o'clock. 1t was led by the chrIa man of
the executive committee, Capt. Frank Achwarz,
who took his 200 followers through a maze of
twists and turns and finally led the line around
In such way that its outlines formed the let
tiers Nv. L. l. c." Then the dancing began and
lasted until about o'clock, under the efficient
monies. Among those who were present were:
Representative Grimes, Fred. C. Giesking and
wife and Miss Leona Steinle Sergt. E. F. Riggs.
Miss Riggs, J. H. Moylan, H. A. Seligson, RObt,
Smith, DIR. James Hunter, DR.. Geo. B. WEIGH.
Lieut.. W. Alexander, Lieut.. NJ. v.
sons. Sergt. Cromwell, Mrs. T. W. Shomo, Mrs.
l.. f. Wright, Miss A. Wright, Miss Kate Shomo,
Miss Carr Of Philadelphia, Maj. J. v. W. VAN
denburgh, Lieut.. A. P. Robbins, Lieut.. JOS W.
Miss Ada Rupert, Miss Oracle Thompson,
Miss Raglan, Miss b. Barrett Mrs. f. Clayton,
Miss Emma Thompson, Mrs. Mollie OLaughlin
Miss OLaughlin. Miss j. McVey. Mrs. NJ. Z.
Boarman, Misses Brandt, d. ]. Weyman and
wife, Miss Louise Thompson, Miss Fannie
johnson, Miss J. " Nicely, Miss Kate Clark,
Miss Annie Koss, Miss NJ. Stewart Miss Nellie
Davis, Misses Haines, Miss Maude Duvall. Miss
A. Campbell Miss Eva Matthewson, Miss
Bertha Glasscott, Miss Gertie Dodge, Miss
Rena TAYLOR, Miss Laura Cowling. Miss Myers
Miss Sophie johnson, Mrs. Edward Domaine,
Miss Mamie Peters. Miss May Fifer of Balti-
more. Mr.. l.. W. Barbour, Capt. DOmer and
Mr.. L. E. Thompson. The music for the even
ing was furnished by the full National Guard
Band, under the direction of Prof. Schroeder,
who is the composer of the initial march of the
evening, entitled ''W.L.IC.," to which the
grand letter promenade was set. The supper
room was crowded for nearly an hour from
soon after midnight and, although some of the
tired dancers began to leave at about that time
the floor was kept filled until the final strains
OF the twentieth dance had died away and there
was a rush for the hat boxes. During the even
ing several bodies of military guests arrived in
uniform and in line and marched around the
hall between the dances. A large and efficient
committee looked especially after these visitors
1t was estimated that there were upward of 400
people present during the evening, although ut
no time was there such a crowd on the floor
that dancing was an uncomfortable task.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Warder gave a dinner
last night.
Last evening at $50 at St. Johns Church Mr.
Morton Mitchell and Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson
Ladd Of San Francisco were married. Only
about half dozen people witnessed the cere-
mony. Mr.. Mitchell was attended by Mr.. Lee
Phillips as best man and Mr.. Chas. Warren
Stoddard gave the bride away. DIR. Douglass
performed the ceremony. Mr.. Mitchell is
cousin of the Vice President and has been a
popular society man since he came here last
winter in the employ Of the Boston Herald as a
special correspondent. The announcement of
his engagement to Miss Alger, who visited Mrs
Logan last winter, was the social sensation of
the spring. Very few knew that this engage
ment was broken. A large wedding for later
date was intended, but before the invitations
were out change Of plan compelled an earlier
departure for Europe, and the simple, quiet
wedding was the result. 1t was hoped that the
exigencies of the public service would have per-
mitted the Vice President to attend, but that
pleasure was denied the happy couple, how
ever, and the only witnesses to their marriage,
outside OF the wedding party, were about four
friends, three newspaper writer's and the
brides maid and fOotman. The bride sent
gorgeous pink roses, with which the Misses Nc
kean adorned the altar. The ceremony seemed
trebly impressive as the voices of the minister
and the contracting parties sounded through
the almost empty church. The bride wore a
wedding gown of elegant silver bro
cade and had front of duchess lace and elab-
crate trimming of pearl bangled net In her
fair hair, which was simply dressed, she wore q
diamond spray Of lilies of the valley. Miss
Vail Of Boston, her near friend, wore o pink
brocaded evening dress and stood in the chan
Gel during the ceremony. Both the groom and
his best man were in evening dress and had
boutonnieres of white violets. The bride has
been a widow over two years and her
acquaintance with Mr.. Mitchell and their short
courtship verges on the romantic. She is a
pretty, vivacious woman and is abundantly
provided with this worlds goods. In CONVEX
sation yesterday she said that Mr.. Mitchell and
herself would sail for Europe on the 18th of
year. They leave for New York next Sun
day. When they return they will make
their permanent home in this city, where the
bride has many warm friends, among whom she
would like to live. When the news Of the
wedding got about last night it was genuine
sensation.
Mr.. anu Mrs. Charles Carroll, who have been
here since Mr.. Bancrofts death with ex-Gov
and Mrs. Carroll, retured to their home in New
York yesterday.
Mrs. Russell Harrison was quite indisposed
yesterday by bad cold aud the fatigue of her
recent vigiis by the bedsid, of her little daugh-
ter. Mrs. Saunders, her mother, is now with
her at the White House. Little Marthena is
still very weak and requires constant care. The
other children are improving rapidly from their
bad colds and are almost their lively little
selves again. Mr.. Mckee is still here.
Among those receiving tomorrow are Mrs.
Hugh S. Thompson, Connecticut avenue and
De Sales street: Mrs. Alfred Horton and Miss
Horton, 1926 10th street; Mrs. A. Kirkland
Michler, 1915 Massachusetts avenue; Mrs
Thomas Gordon Hunt. 1915 Massachusetts ave-
nue.; Mrs. II. st. George Tucker, Connections
avenue and De Sales street; Mrs E. H. stevens.
10 California avenue; Mrs. VIM. Howard Taft,
Dupont circle; Mrs Sutherland, 1922 Sunder,
land place; Mrs. Bourke, Jefferson place; Miss
1915 New Hampshire avenue; Mrs. j. +. Bar
bour. l14l Rhode Island avenue Mrs. John H.
Russell, 1903 De Sales street; Mrs. VIM B.
Rochester, 1920 18th street. Mrs. Pierce Crosby,
Ills Connecticut avenue; Mrs. Otis Bigelow and
Miss Bigelow, 1901 18th street.
Secretary and Mrs. Noble will give dinner
in honor of the President and Mrs. Harrison
on Friday, February6.
Secretary and Mrs. Blaine will give dinner
on Saturday, February7.
Senator and Mrs. Mcpherson have invited a
dinner company for February 10.
The Missea RipOs how cordo o,x Co. L.