Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-21
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Mr.. and Mrs. Letter Will Enjoy Christmas
in Chicago.
Today's Social Program Include,
Several Pleasant Events
Personal Notes.

Mr.. and Mrs. Letter and the Misses Letter
are In Chicago to spend the Christmas hol-
| idays with MIR. Joseph Letter. whose opera
tons in wheat have focused public atten-
tion upon him the past few weeks. This
extremely interesting young man, who
seems to understand how to manage his
| first share of his fathers millions. is a
great favorite in Chicago. He has a hand
| some residence. with plenty of servants,
| and he can make his family very comfort
| able during their stay in the windy city.
Inc Letters have an Abiding faith in the
common sense of their children. II is said
| that the confidence they have reposed in
their eldest son, with the success which
has for several years accompanied his in
Vestments, Is now the main reason why his
judgment in his wheat deals will be backed
| up by just as many of his fathers reserve
| millions as the emergency will Justify
| That both father and mother regard their
only son as capable of administering the
great fortune which he will inherit recalls
| an incident which diverted society consid-
erably last season. At a dinner given at
| the big white mansion Dupont Circle
| the British ambassador and the then Sec
| rotary of State, Mr.. Olney were guests. Ii
| is needless to state that the former knew
| ms place at table would be that of the
| most honored guest-at the right Of tho
| hostess.
II was the custom in those almost pre-
historic tnes-the concluding days of the
| democratic administration-thats such oues-
| tions as these were settled prior to lie day
OF the dinner, by judicious INQUIRIES most
| automatically worded. and by a prompt re-
| ply, granting all that was asked. Nova
| days these things are understood and the
| exchange of letters is comparatively un-
known. On this particular occasion the
! hostess, while loyal to her British guest
| wished to pay the greatest possible distinc-
ton to the Secretary of State When that
| official went in to dinner he had the pleas
| ure Of taking Mr.. Joseph Letter the heir
| or the house., as his mother afterward ex-
| pressed it. and, 1t is to be hoped. was happy
accordingly, as it was fully intended he
| should be.
MIR. and Mrs. Woodwards reception and
the Chevy Chase ball are events of leading
Importance this evening. Mrs. McLana-
| han, Mrs. Barney and Mrs. Wallack will
| receive the guests at the latter. General
dancing will commence at . and the cotil-
| lion at 1890.
Mrs. Farnsworth will present her attract
| i've young daughter. Miss Florence Farms
| worth, at a tea this afternoon, which prom
| 1ses to be an unusually pleasant affair
| Mrs. Parker and her daughter, Mrs. Kuhn
will also welcome their friends to tea, 4
| to Z, and will be at home hereafter Fridays
during the season.
| Misses Emma and Miriam Kauffman.l
of Peru, who have been visiting relatives in
ohio FOR some time past, arrived in Wash
1nSton this morning, and will spend the
| remainder of the winter with their uncle
and aunt, at 1421 Massachusetts avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Whitney will
leave this afternoon for Aiken, S. c., on
| Mr. Whitney's special car Their party will
| include Sir Edward and Lady Colebrooke,
| Mr. Sydney Paget, Mr.. A. Mcdonnell, clerk
| of the house of lords; Miss Dorothy Whit
ney and Miss Adelaide Randolph. The
party will go to Mr.. Whitney's new place
| at Aiken. and will remain over the holidays.
| Mrs. A. Howard Clark returned yester-
| day from Europe, and had a very rough
! voyage.
Mrs. Nordhoff, who has been visiting Mrs
| Foster, is now the guest of Mrs. Somers. at
| 100 NJ street. Mrs Nordhoff will remain
with Mrs. SomerS for about ten days, and
| then go to New York for a brief visit be-
fore returning to her home in California.
The United States naval gunnery class of
'91-'9S will give a ball at the navy yard.
washington, Thursday evening, December
%; music by United States Marine Band
Grand promenade at o'clock pm.
Mrs. Goodwin and Mrs. Copper have is
sued cards for a tea for December 2s at
which Miss Beatrice Seymour Goodwin
| Mrs. Goodwin's second daughter, will be
| introduced.
Thursdays in January.
Mrs. Margaret ]. Biddle of PHILADELPHIA
is visiting Mrs. A. E. Randle of Congress
| Heights.
| Mrs. Won Orendorf has gone to New
York to spend the holidays with relatives
| Miss Gertrude Estelle Leech of Philadel-
| phia and Mr.. Samuel Heldeman of this city
| were married at the home of the bride by
| the Rev. H. B. Rankin, Wednesday, De-
| cember Is. Only immediate relatives were
present. The couple will reside in this city
| Miss Mary Carroll Hill oave an af.arnoon
| tea yesterday at her home in Baltimore in
| honor Of Miss Mildred Merrick of Wash
| frgton. Pink and white flowers and pink
| shaded lights formed the decorations As
| sisting to receive were Mrs. John Stewart
| tr.. Mrs. n. S. Hill, jr., Mrs. Julian Chatard
| Smith, and Misses Nanine E. Brent, Fannie
| Duer, Mary Turner of North Carolina and
| Irene johnson.