Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-13
A BRILLIANT RECEPTION
A Large Gathering;h Compliment to sena-
tor Harris Of Tennessee
People of All Shades of Politics As
semble to Honor the Head of Their
State Delegation.


Irrespective of politics or party, the Ten
nessee residents Of Washington gathered
at Pages Hotel last night to do honor to
Senator Harris Of that state at recep-
ton rendered him to compliment him upon
his reelection. AS the senior Senator
from Tennessee and in that respect the
head Of the congressional delegation and
Tennessee's chief representative at the ma
tional capital, Senator Harris was given
an ovation which demonstrated the affec-
ton and respect entertained for him by
the members of the official colony of which
he may be said to be the head.
The handsome parlors of the hotel were
decorated for the occasion, and the entire
first floor and a portion of the second floor
were given up to the guests The dining
room was decorated and buffet lunch
was spread in one end, while an orchestra
gave intimations during the evening Of a
dance to follow. A suitable-sized punch
bowl was located in a convenient place
and received many calls in the course Of
the evening. A flower brigade, composed
of Miss Resale Jones, Miss Carrie Jones'
Miss Lucetta Jones, Miss Bertha Bishop
and Miss Edna Luttrell, presented the male
guests with boutonnieres as they arrived.
The guests began to arrive by $50, and
they thronged the parlors for the next
three hours. In addition to the invitations
to Tennesseans, the committee on arrange
ments had invited 100 personal friends CT
Senator Harris, including his colleagues in
the Senate and officials. Several Tennes-
seeans from abroad were present, including
Editor Head Of the Nashville American
and Col VIM. Henderson of Knoxville.
Receiving Party and Committees.
Prominent among the guests were the
District Commissioners, who, in their off,
cial capacity, are brought frequently into
contact with Senator Harris as chairman
of the District committee. The hero Of the
evening took his place in the main parlor
near the receiving party, where the guests
We're presented to him as they arrived by
Col. j. Fount Tillman. Senator Harris
was personally acquainted with nearly
every one present and had kindly word
of recognition and greeting for all.
The ladies in the receiving party were
Mrs. W. B. Bate, Mrs. A. 4. Taylor. Mrs.
.Ino. c. Houk. Mrs. H. C. Snodgrass, Mrs.
Jno. c. Burch. Miss Ida l.. Richardson,
Mrs. J. E. Washington, Mrs. n. n. Cox,
Mrs. B. a. Enloe, Mrs. j. C. McDearmcnd
and Mrs. Josiah Patterson.
The executive committee comprised
Messrs. J. Fount Tillman, Geo. A. Howard.
A. b. Hurt J. NJ. Bishop, Ed. Ray, Samuel
Donelson, Wayne Cordeli. f. L. Beech, A.
r. P. Tonoray, p. E. Cox, j. NJ. Hickey and
r. K. Gillespie.
The Invitations were sent under the d.
rection of a committee, consisting of Chas.
w. Dabney, John s. Denton. F. A. Reeve.
David s. Hendrick, A. B. Upshaw, II. w.
Wall, II. l.. Goslin, Park Marshall, John
B. Brownlow and L. Bullock.
Some of the Guests.
Among those present were Senator James
X. Jones, Senator Hunton, Senator Berry,
Senator Coke, Senator and Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Aycock, Capt. and Mrs.
Munce, Mrs. Williams, the Misses Enloe.
Mrs Meredith. REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs.
Caminetti, Senator Coke, Representative
McMllin, Postmaster General Bissell, Mr..
Logan Carlisle. Senator Butler. Senator
Villas, Senator Murphy, Senator Pugh, Sen
ator Roach, Senator Bate, Col w. A. Hen
derson, Major Huger, Senator George. Sen
ator McI4aurin, Mrs j. II. HERSHEY, Mrs.
George +. Jones, Miss Anna Griffith Of
Kentucky, Mr.. w. r. Griffith, Miss Lyons,
Miss Lille Wright, Miss Annie Patterson,
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Brent, Mr.. w. H. Robson, Mr..
B. T. Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wines, Mr..
Felix Reeve, Mr. J. o. Mansur, Miss Jennie
Vincent, Representative Snodgrass, Repre-
sentative Richardson, Representative Cox,
Representative j. c. McDearmon, Repre-
sentative Patterson, Mr. Hurt, Treasurer
Morgan, Gen. Upshaw, Mr. c.. B. Bright,
Mrs Margaret j. Wright, Miss Octavia
Wormack. Mr.. Slaughter, Representative
Stone of Kentucky, Mrs. J. NJ. Bishop, Mrs.
Charles Kram, Representative Taylor. Mrs.
James Cunningham, Mr.. and Mrs. p. A.
Reeves, Mrs. Money, Mrs. ]. +. Busey of
Baltimore, Miss Marie Eisinger, Misses
Fannie and May Meyer, Miss NJ. Paul. Mr..
and Mrs. c. NJ. Fulton, Miss Harrison, Miss
Corts and Miss Bowman.