Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-16
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Receptions. Dinners and Weddings Features
t. -. Of Next Week.
Gridiron Club the Quests of Honor
Last Night at the German Home
- Personal Notes

Socially, things are picking up. Next
week VIII see quite reaction. Dinners
will become more frequent and evening
receptions follow each other with some
thing Of the liveliness of days gone by.
The Geographic Society will give its an
nual reception on Wednesday evening, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ffoulke the first of their
two receptions on Thursday evening. The
Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Morton,
Mr.. and Mrs. = John B. Henderson, Mrs.
L. B. Webb and Justice and Mrs. Brown
will give dinners. Mrs. Rowland has cards
out for a. tea. on mi-careme. and that Dor
ton of gay society which has not been
faypred. with. Lady Pauncefote's cards for
her mi-careme dance are very anxious to
know whether or not such an event Is on
the tapis.
Senator and Mrs. German gave a very
handsome reception last night In honor
of the Gridiron Club. and invited to meet
Its members and ladies large company
OF other friends. bringing together in the
ering Of coasenisl people. Their house
was. most .attractively decorated, Its per
manent ornamentation being accented by
the profusion Of choice flowers in each
room. Ferns. palms and rubber plants
tastefully disposed were the background OF
it all. The mantelpiece in the front parlor
was banked with ferns and purple hags,
and the mirror frame trailed with vines
and Florida moss, studded with stalks Of
orchids. basket of orchids was sus-
pended in front Of the mirror. held BY Ores
den ribbons. The club emblem: the grid
iron. hung over the middle doors, and was
of red carnations. edged with violets, and
had a fish toasting on it OF white blossoms
and pink scales. The bountifully supplied
supper table was also decked with or
chids.
Senator and Mrs. German received in the
front parlor, Mr. Robert M. Larner intro
ducing the guests to the host, who IN turn
presented them to President Stevens OF the
Gridiron and Mrs. Stevens. Under the d.
rectfon of Mr.. E. b. Hay, the formal exer-
cises were Of such delightfully."- Informal
character that fun and merrtment exerted
the same contagious influence as the charm
ing hospitality of the house Mr. Herndon
Nc roell, Mai. Stofer. Mr.. Hub. Smith and
Mr. Hoover sang, and at an opportune mo-
ment a club committee. entered the room
carrying a huge black parcel marked with
a white gridiron. After very witty speech
to which several members kindly supplied
any missing links. President Stevens un-
covered the mysterious package and pre-
scented to Senator German framed col
lection Of portraits of the Gridiron MEM
bers. The Senator was particularly happy
in his reply. During the evening mando-
lin. banjo and guitar orchestra played played the
assisted pleasantly in the Inequalities Of
Among those present were Secretary and
Senator. Hawiey. Mr.: L. @: Washington,
Mrs. w. K. Carlisle, ex-senator Man
derson. Mr.. and Mrs. George Alfred
Townsend Senator and Mrs. Murphy.
and Mrs. James R. Young, MI. and
Mrs E. B. Hay. Mr.. W. D. Hoover. J.
Henry Kaiser. Mr.. and Mrs. Herndon Nor
sell. Hub. T. Smith. Henry xander. Mr.. A.
r. Spoford Mr.. r. ]. Bright. James Kerr.
TO Towles. Logan Carlisle, ,W.B.Shaw. Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Kretz, Col. J. G. Berret.
Mr.. and Mrs. David g. Barry, s. N. Clark.
Mr. and Mrs L. A. Coolidge; MIS- ~ Mi nan
Frank H. Hosford. Mr.. and Mrs. g.. e.
johnson, Mr.. Robert M. Larner. the Misses
Larner, Francis E. Leupp. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. Crosby g. Noyes. Miss Noyes. C. C..
Randolph, Reginald Schroeder. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Wight. Mr. and Mrs. Beriah
Wilkins, Mr.. John Wilkins. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred F. Schrader, e. c. How
land. Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Carson, Edgar
J. Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. James s. Henry.
Smith D. Fry. Alfred J. Stofer, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Boynton. Mr.. and Mrs. z. ".
DeGraw, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Conquest Clarke
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Halford, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. L. West, Mr.. George w. Rouzer, Will
lam E. Amin, D: N. Morgan. Miss Morgan,
Mr.. Jehn W. Thompson. Miss Thompson,
Mr.. John r. Mclean. Representative and
Mrs. Washington and Mrs. fraser.
The Junior Bachelors Club gave a de-
Iightful dance at 1917 r street last even
Ing. The halls and rooms were crowded
by the guests. while the BAH room was
tested to its utmost capacity by the large
number Of dancers. Among those who
were present were Misses Lena Ludington,
Gilletts. Ivy Hurdle, Mary White. Sadie
Keen. Adele Wilkinson. Sar. Manken.
Lucy Jones. May Anderson. Alice Fryer.
Gertie Howe, Sadie Male, Rose O'Neil,
Mamie Gillian. Emma Muedon. Pauline
Muedon. Anna Clark. Susie swingle. Anna
Mae Barnello. Hyne. Bella Whit
lock, Geneviere Whitlock, Florence. Ono
yickery. Nellie Ridgly. the Misses Garrett.
Margaret Williamson. Maud Shaw. Edith
Cogely. Katie nottingham, Martha Hey.
Anna Irving, Josie Trenholm. Ella Tren-
holm. Bessie Bremen. BERTHE, Hodges. Mar
ion Oliver. Eckels. Bonnico and Lily Tallia-
ferro, Messrs. II. 8. Burbank. Frank Watts,
Victor Crafgen. John Thompson. Louis
Boyer, F. F. McKeon. Roland Harrison.
E.. l. Edwards. Gardner, Win Bouscaren,
Emil Block. Matt. g. Trimble. jr.. G. A.
Joseph Trimbfe, w. p. Copeland. G. L.
Hurdle, w. Ivanffoe Jochum. Robert e.
Barton. Geo. S. Harvey. j. H. Mcdonnell,
Carl Loefaer, y: T. Moore: A. G. Rice. Col
English, Captain w. B. Crapster. Adjutant
Graham DIR. Duffy, d. p. Swope. c. c.
Barton, Sam. Beach, d. T. Johnston, James
White, George Harris, Thomas F. Healey,
Louis Hoover, Howard Moore. Cary Nalle.
Tom Male, DR.. Madert, Harry Green, Fred.
Quinter, DR.. Brightwell. E. b. Hay, -jr,
Paul Warrenton, F. R. Pilson, James Hyne.
John A. Hooper, Fred. Hopkins and
Beach. -. 1885,
Mrs. Hoke Smith is going south with her
family within week or SO, and will be
out of town till the fall again. Secretary
Smith has rented a delightful country
place near the city of Atlanta, where his
family VIII remain most of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whittemore entertained a
dinner company last evening Their guests
were Lieut.. Gen. and Mrs. Schofeld, JUS
tice and Mrs Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. Board
man. Mrs. Stanley, Matthews, Justice and
Mrs. Field, Gen. and Mrs. Maury, Count
Reventlow, Senator and Mrs. Hawley. Miss
Pitts. Mr.. Hamlin, Miss Aline Wilcox and
Mr.. Walter d. Wilcox.
Mrs. Isabelle Appold entertained few
friends at a birthday party on Thursday
evening. at her residence. 704 L street
northwest.
Mrs. Charles LIE Roy Houser and daugh-
ter Nellie have returned home from a two
months visit in Philadelphia.
Miss Bertha Dreifus of Philadelphia will
be at home Sunday at the residence of her
aunt, Mrs. Baum. W. E street northwest