Evening star., 1896-12-08
Buds Ruled Yesterday and Brides
Will TOday-Pers0nal Notes
-Dfnners.

| Secretary Charles Hamlin will be ushers.
The ceremony will take place in the deep
| bay window of the drawing room, under a
canopy of exquisite blossoms. The couple
will go off for a trip. before proceeding to
| their home at Springfield. Mass. where Mr.
Union. Mr.. and Mrs. Murat Halstead, his
parents, arrived yesterday and are guests at
the Whittemore residence.
The marriage of Miss Laura Moselev
| Morgan, daughter of the late Commodore
and Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Morgan, to Mr.
Frederick ]. Haig will take place this even
| ing at o'clock at the Church of the As
cension. The bride will be given in mar
riage by her uncle, Capt. VIM. H. Parker.
late Of the United States navy. Miss Mar
garet V. Morgan will be maid of honor,
and the ushers will be DR.. Miller. Mr.. Frank
Morgan, Mr. Bertram NJ. Doyle and DIR.
| Morris.
Last night Mr.. Hanna IVES the CUES. of
honor at a dinner given by Mr.. John Hay.
Among the guests invited to meet Mr..
Hanna were Senators Sherman, Lodge,
Cameron, Hale, Bricc, Wolcott, Cullom ami
Proctor. Gen. Miles. Gen. Porter, Mr.. w.
NJ. Osborne, Representative Hit of Illi-
OILS, Henry c. Payne Assistant Secretary
| of State Rockhill and Mr.. Chas. Gates
Dawes, who has been spoken of as the
| private secretary to President-elect Nc
kinley
Mr.. and Mrs George c. Gorham gave q
very handsome entertainment yesterday
afternoon at Rauschers Hail. at which
their attractive young daughter, Miss
Maud Bassett Gornam, made her debut.
Tie spacious hall was profusely decorated
with trailing vines and palms, arching the
window recesses and decking the mantes.
A mandolin orchestra had fiower-adorned
niche to themselves and played through
out the reception. The refreshment tables
spread in the adjoining banquet hall were
supplied with all seasonable dainties Along
| the main table were vases filled with long
a ha
debutaEte made great heaps of fragrant
beauty on large table in the main sa-
| loon. Mrs. Gorham was elegantly gowned
| in white MORE, the bodice of chiffon and
point lace. Her pretty young daughter
wore dainty dress of white silk muslin
and white ribbons and carried pink roses.
Mr. Gorham held small court of his own.
welcoming his friends, as did Justice Field,
who remained during most of the recep-
ton. In the receiving party were Mrs.
William F. Clark, Mrs. Tyssowski, Mrs.
Benjamin l.. Fairchid of New York, Miss
Bessie Fox. Miss Marie Mertwago. Miss
Evelyn Hahn, Miss Garnett and Miss Cal
Ian. Among the guests present were the
Vice President and Mrs. Stevenson, JUS
tice and Mrs. Field, Justice and Mrs. Har-
Ian, the Misses Harlan, Postmaster Gen
eral and Mrs. Wilson. Miss Wilson, Mrs.
John r. Mclean, Minister and Mrs. Ro-
nero, Minister and Mrs. Lazo Arriaga
| Mrs. Logan. Mr.. and Mrs. Clephane, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter c. Clephane, the Misses
German, Mrs. Moses Mrs. Logan, Rev. DIR.
| Paxton of New York. DIR: and Mrs. Bartlett,
| DR.. and Mrs. Radcliffe, Professor and Mrs.
Cabell, Colonel and Mrs. A. 7. Britton,
Mr. and Mrs. Hallet Kilbourn, Mrs Frank
Gordon, Mrs. John w. Foster, Miss Burch-
ell Mrs. Burt, Mrs and Miss Soule, Mrs.
Callan. Mrs. and Miss Wyville, Mrs. Bit
tenger. Miss Wilson, DIR. and Mrs. Hamlin,
Miss Clark, Colonel and Mrs. Cotton, Mrs.
Reeside Mrs Westinghouse, Mrs. Dalzell,
DR.. and Mrs Hickling, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs.
Randolph, Mrs. and Miss Hichborn, Mrs.
Geo. B. Williams, Mrs. J. De Witt Arnold,
Mrs. Roger Q. Mills. Mrs. and the Misses
Tisdel, Mrs John b. Winner, Mrs. Beriah
Wilkins, Miss Cabell, General Mertwago,
Senator and Mrs. Burrows.
Mrs. William II. Clagett, at a tea yester-
day, presented her youngest daughter, Miss
Gertrude Clagett, to large company of
| their friends The hostess and the at
tractive young debutante received in the
drawing room large part of the space
about them filled with the flowers sent the
latter, who was prettily dressed in white
dotted net over white satin and carried
some Of the violets and American Beauty
roses sent her. Mrs. Clifford Perrin, Miss
Rita Clagett, Miss Jennie Clare. Miss Hag-
| ner, Miss Keats Rodgers, Miss Lindsey
Poor, with Miss Glover, Miss Ward and
Miss Ashton, assisted in the pleasant hos
pitality. Mrs. Charles Poor and Mrs. John
Rodgers presided in the dining room. A
gathering representing society in its most
agreeable phases, especially from resi-
dental circles, enjoyed the event and had
many pleasant things to say TO and Of the
debutante
Mr.. and Mrs. Hornsby have with them
Capt. and Mrs. Evans, a young couple who
are great acquisitions to the social life of
| the capital city. Capt. Evans has been for
four years the United States military at
tache at Berlin. Mrs. Evans is Mrs. Horns
by's only child.
Mrs. Tisdel at her tea on the 18th instant
will present her youngest daughter, Miss
Edine Frances Tisdel.
re ,iopr
the pleasure of visit from their only
daughter, Mrs Ridgey, and her two little
girls after the holidays. The family have
been in mourning since the death Of the
younger daughter, Mrs. Hurdle, who will
| be remembered by many friends in Wash
ington.
The annual Charity Ball for the Chill
dren's Hospital will take place January 20
and the announcement is thus made SO
early in the season that the custom of
years may be followed. and no other enter
tainmentS be arranged for that evening.
Mrs. George c. Bloomer has cards out
for a tea Wednesday, December 16, to meet
Nine. Bahkmeteiff.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles White have issued
cards for the marriage of their daughter,
Grace May, to DR.. Llewellyn F. Davis
Wednesday evening, December l6 at AS
sembly Presbyterian Church.
The Travel Club will hold its first meet
ing for the season this evening at the
Strathmore Arms, 1101 K street The
speakers will be DIR. j. NJ. Gregory and
Mrs. Olive Logan.
Mrs. E. V. Hall announces the marriage
| of her daughter, Anna Maria, to Mr. A. v
| Mckee, October 2S 1896.
delightful after-theater supper was
| given Friday evening last by Mrs Chas
l. Wilson Of 18th street, in honor of Miss
Viola Allen. Those invited to meet the lady
were Mrs. G. Y. Peck, Mr.. Clarence Beali
Mr.. A. N. MullowEy and Mr.. Chas. F. Will
| son.
Senator and Mrs. Blackburn and Miss
Blackburn are again at the Normandie
/ where they will spend the winter.
I Mrs. Jane Hicks Of 1855 street has
| gone to visit her nephew, Dr. r. H. De
| Beust of 1901 18th street, PHILADELPHIA
Mr.. Nathaniel Mckay CAV. a political
Thanksgiving dinner last night at his resi-
| dencc. zoos 18th street. The guests were.
| Senators Hoar. Burrows, Mitchell, Thurs
| ton, Galirger, Sherman, Russell Repre-
sentatives Chickering, Cannon, Henderson,
Grosvenor, Dolliver. Payne, Brumm, APPS
| ley, Babcock, Wilson, Hooker Herman,
| Dalzell, Sherman, Cummings. Fischer Hop
| kins, McComas, Halstead, Ellis, Commis-
| sioner Hichborn, Mr.. J. G. Hill, Mr.. Cool
| idge. Mr.. Seckendorf, Mr.. Mcpherson, Col
Harry Swords. Mr.. Berri, Mr.. Barry, Mr..
| RouZer and Mr. Walters.
Baron Thiellnan, German ambassador. is