Evening star., 1897-03-12
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
President and Nn. Mckinley Entertain |,
Family Party.
Last Nights HOspitable Events and
Future Ones-PcrsOnal
Notes.

President and Mrs. Mckinley entertained
at dinner last night others Of their relatives
and friends who are enjoying a visit to this
I city. Among their guests were Mrs. Abnsr
Mckinley. Miss Mabel Mckinley Mr.. and
. Mrs. McWiliiams of Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stafford of New York and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Morse of San Francisco.
Mrs. Nancy Allison Mckinley. the Presi-
dents mother. returned to her homo in
Canton last night. She was accompanied
; by Miss Helen Mckinley. the President 5
sister. and escorted by Capt. Heistand
. I. s. A The party Travelled in the private
car of Second Vice President Pugh of The
Pennsylvania road. which was attached to
the 10 train. The President accompa MED
; his rlother to the depot and escorted her 10
the car.
. Col. and Mrs James r. Nutting of Daven-
: pert. Iowa. gave a dinner last night 10 Sec
! retary of Agriculture Wilson. The o,her
guests were Senator Allison Senator and
Mrs. Gear. General and Mrs. d. B. Hender-
. son. Professor and Mrs. Willis l.. Moore
Robert Cousins Mr.. and Mrs. George N.
Curtis and Colonel Let's of Gov. brakes
, staff.
: Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Richardson
Glover have cards out for a reception We'd
!. nesday evening. March IL, at 9 O clock TO
, meet Senator and Mrs Thomas C. Platt
. Mr.. and Mrs Charles NJ Bawsel OF Cau-
: ton, Ohio. relatives of Mrs. Mckinney
through Mrs. Bawsel. nee Danner, of Can
. | ton, are on visit to their aunt, Miss l..
| Lindsay of 1913 18th street Mr.. Bawsel
. was private secretary TO the President dur
ing his congressional term and was also at
. tached TO his staff when he was governor of
; Ohio.
; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Townsend enter
. tanned at dinner last night in honor of the
. eH-Secretary If State and Mrs. Olney. Some
r a .1.o
. bassadcr and Lady Pauncefote the Ger
man ambassador and Baroness ThieIman.
) the Belgian minister. Senator and Mrs
Lodge. Senator and Mrs Brice Seu,t;r
) and Mrs. Wolcott. Mrs Slater. Miss Patten
Miss Wallach, Mrs. Minot and the Danish
minister.
. Mrs Harmon gave a luncheon yesterday
. in honor of Mrs. Foraker wife of Senator
foraker The others present were Mrs
Carlisle Mrs. Lazo Arriaga, Mrs. Pioda
MISS Andrade. Mrs. Logan. Mrs. Miles. Mrs.
Stanley Matthews. Mrs. Winthrop. Miss
Lucy Page and Miss Alice Lee.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Howard gave a.
; reception yesterday afternoon and last nigh.
at their home. 924 K street. the first since
! their marriage, last month. The parlur WAS
prettily decorated with palms and maiden
, hair fern. The hostess wore cerise AID
, green silk the bodice trimmed with cut
. jet and green velvet. Mrs Alexander
Clarke. her sister, and Mrs. F. X Ernst
; also assisted. Miss Margaret Safrell pre-
; sioed at the refreshment table, which was
; adorned with roses. Among those present
were: Capt. Cheever, L. S. A; Mr.. A. r.
.. Corse of New York. Mr. W. r. Spesre Miss
Calvert. c. H. Saffell. George c. Thomas
Mrs. Earl A. Keyser. Miss Draney Mrs
W. r. Fitzhugh Miss Lily T. Forsyth
Aiss Forsyth: MI and Mrs. Bieber. c. II.
saffeI. . jr;; Miss Reding; Miss Young. Mrs
| A I-isner. Mr. and Mrs. HI. l.. Goslng Mr.
L. G.. Brown, Mr. W. b. Davidson of Con-
{ neeticut. Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Clark. F. ID.
rd Alay ID
Cronin. w. E. Thompson, William Cowles
, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ernst Mr. and
Mrs G H. Saffeli. Charles Hyde. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Otter. Mr.. Robert Elder Mrs
| Foss Mr. and Mrs. Jas. III. Forsyth and
MIR. Chas. Moody.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Baker gave pro-
eressive euchre party Wednesday night at
ti.eir residence. Hos I'D street. to meet
. Mary Tarbell of Brooklyn. Among those
, present were Mr.. and Mrs. K. p Krouse
. Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Minich, Mr.. and Mrs
. F. W. Larner, Mr.. and Mrs W p Challice
. Miss Sadie Rittenhouse. Mr.. r. w Allnu;
Miss krouse and Miss Lou Dormant. The
; successful contestants were Miss Krouse
; and Mrs. Minich. Mr.. Larner and Mr.. Min
| lch- After the prizes had been awarded
| the company repaired to the dining room
where bountifu repast was served.
. Mrs. F. l. Seal has returned from New
; York. and will be pleased to see her friends
at 1911 O street.
Members and friends of the Unity Club
| Unc) Were the welcome guests of Miss
. Kate Harvey, S13 Vermont avenue. last
| Wednesday evening. Mr.. A. T.. Montague.
dean of Columbian University, i'm the pres
! | entation of his essay, entitled The Devel-
. | opment of a Narlihe People. received the
. | Intense interest of a large and appreciative
. audience. Rev. Varnum ID. Collins and
. Miss NJ. c. Bennett took part in the discus
. sion which followed. Tha program was in
terestingly varied by Mr.. S. X. Hall. VINO
; Iecited The Stranded Bugle" and Spirit
; of the Age and by Mrs. Florence Clark
. who contributed Poetic Medley" ami
| humorous The musical selections
were rendered by Mr.. Rufus Putnam in
tenor solos, Miss Bessie Pinckney Mitchell
. in soprano solos. Mr.. Charles F. Roberts
. in baritone solos. and Mr.. Andre Story and
. Miss Blanch Rueckhert accompanies. The
program concluded by a cornet and
; piano duet of American airs by Professor
: Hart and Miss Rueckhert.
Mrs. Clara Walter Graves of Cleveland
. is visiting her parents at 2l3 18th street
| southeast and will be home to her
; friends informally Mondays.
Miss Emma o. Topper has returned from
. New York.
: Mrs. Henry ]. Finley has gone to Fort
! ! Monroe for a week or ten days.
. The engagement is announced of Mr.. Wal
> ter Stetson and Miss Florence LIE Eelle.
both of this city.
Il party of friends came down from
| Frederick MI, to attend Miss Neazie's
> musicale last evening.
Prof and Mrs. Edgar Frisby, l681 3lst
. | street, have II cir guest Mrs. Samuel
. | F'risby of St. Paul, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gold Shepherd gave a mas
| querade party at their home on X street
| last evening in honor of their daughter
| Marguerite's birthday. Among those pres
ent were Misses Marguerite Just, Polish
| princess, Naude Miller. gypsy queen;
Maude Roberts. Spanish lady: Inore Our
droff, Lady Washington: Edith Carter.
| nun; Bessie Corcoran, Spanish princess:
: | Jessie Farnsworth, Chiuaman: Eleanor
| Herbert, Quakeress; Eleanor Ashby, flower
) girl: Clara Taylor. queer of night; Julia
| McClanahan, boomer girl. and Masters
James Ttcrn, Duke of Wellington: John
| Wild, hayseed; Alfred Widman. George
] Washington: Walter Sacks African prince:
| Eugene Merlitt, Rip Van Wrinkle: George