Evening star., 1897-03-06
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1t will not be possible for the gay world
to settle down for few days yet after
the unusual excitement and strain which
every one has felt more or less the past
week. The visiting contingent is yet large.
and every household has Its own duties in
consequence The newcomers are receiving
a measure of adulation and admiration,
which is so at Indant at the moment. that
it is almo st impossible to thoroughly APP
preciate its enviable qualities-in the physi-
cal exhaustion which must follow. nat
urally, such extraordinary strains-on the
part OF hosts well as guests.
President and Mrs. Mckinley are good
example of the restorative qualities which
personal happiness produces After all the
exciting experiences of the 4th they were
mindful yesterday of the laws OF hospital
ity, and last night entertained their visit
ing klnsfolks at dinner. 1t was a large
and merry company facing each other
round the table in the private dining room
of the White House. There were present
with President and Mrs. Mckinley Mr.. Nc
Kinleys mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Clymonds
Mr. and Mrs McWiliams. Misses May and
Ida Barber. Miss Mabel Mckinley, Miss
Grace Mckinley, Mr.. James Mckinley.
Miss Sarah Duncan. Mr.. Donald McWili-
iams. Mr.. George Barber, Mr. James Bar
ber and Mr.. Samuel Saxton.
Mrs. Nancy Allison Mckinley, mother of
the President: Miss Helen Mckinley. his
sister: Mrs. NJ. c. Barber. a sister of Mrs
Mckinley, and Miss Maria Saxton, an aunt,
Va in bt, the euasts of Mrs. Mckinley for
several weeks The rest of the Canton
relatives will return home tonight.
| Mr.. and Mrs. p. D. Sweet Of Boston are
guests for several weeks of Mr.. and Mrs
| Charles G. Dulin. 1880 18th street, where
| they will be glad to see their friends.
| Senator and Mrs. Quay are entertaining
a large party of relatives and friends: Their
| daughter Miss Davidson: Mrs. Thayer.
Mrs Clarence Reid of Stanford. Conn. and
| Mr.. and Mrs Frank De Hass Robson of
| Cleveland. Ohio. are with them, and Mon
| day Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Quay will join
| he party, who will then leave on the SEN
| ator's private car for stay in Florida, on
Senator Quays plantation.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page have
| lad as their guests this week Mr.. Dana
Gibson. Mr.. James Fox. jr.: Mr.. Richard
| Harding Davis Mr. and Mrs James of
| Springfield. Ohio: Miss Perkins of New
| York and Mr. Russell of New York.
| The IS. A G. Club gave a full dress re-
| ception last evening. The hall was taste
| fully decorated with palms and cut flowers.
| Dancing was indulged in until late hour.
| after which refreshments were served.
| Those present were the Misses Eva Birch
of Falls Church. Miss Phelps Catharine
| 8. Phelps. F. Dodge. E. Luckett. S. Sewell,
| bitsch, Bayne. and Messrs John. Hines and
| Bailey Wood of Richmond DIR. Damon Bin
| kert. DR.. f. HI. Coumbe. w. B. Brooke. F.
| D. Faucet. NJ. Simmons and K. E. Terry.
DR.. and Mrs. A ]. Shafhirt have had as
their guests the past week Mr.. and Mrs
r. ]. Muslin, jr Miss Edith Muslin and
! Miss Muslin, and Messrs. s. D. and w. J.
! Patrick, Mr.. w. H. fitzpatrick, Mr.. Jno
Russell Young. jr-. Miss Julia Young OF
Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. j. n. Arrest OF
Baltimore and Mr.. +. \. Deiany Of New
burgh, N. Y.
Mrs. Charles F. Brenner and Miss Gertis
Huson of South Orange. N. J.. and Miss
Julia Knapp of Cohoes, N. Y, are visiting
Mrs. John T. Callaghan of 30 Grant place
| Mrs James Buchanan of Trenton, N. j.
Is visiting Mrs. II. c. Thompson, 11S
| street.
Mrs. Cooper Hewitt of New York was
guest at the Austro- Hungarian legation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley-Martin of New
York attended the inaugural ball, and wer'
with Senator and Mrs. Brice most of thu
! evening. Mrs. Martins picture. fre
quently printed lately. has made her fea
| lures quite familiar to the public eye, ant
her identity as the lady who gave bal
second only in national interest to the i'll
augural ball, caused every movement Sh,
| made to be watched every minute
A masquerade party was given to Mis-.
Cora Handy by her parents on Monday
March 1. Those present were: Misses Ell
sic Johnston, II enc Phillips. Mary Achstet
ter. Nettie Achstetter. Sallie Macdonald
| Nellie Gessford. Mary and Alice Handy
Cora Reamer, Mary Harris. Nettie Taylor
; Blanche Pike. Gertie Reamer, Messrs Web
| ster Richards, Harry Handy, Levin Han
dy, Benjamin Simpson. George Herbert
. Mark Woodward, Henry Johnston, F'ranl
Reamer William Mess, James Gessford
Staly Clark, Levin G. Handy, MI. and Mrs
) Reamer, Mrs. Young. and Miss Emms
Young. Miss Clara Watson, and Mrs. Ida
. | GeSSfOrd.
The tenth fortnightly meeting of thu
> Eastern High School Social Club was HEX
> last night. Dancing was enjoyed unit
: morning came. when the Virginia reel wa
. danced and the party disbanded. The mex
. meeting will be held at the residence o
: Miss Compton. on street northeast, OIL
. the 10Th. Among those present at tn
. dance were: Misses Reed. Thomson. Comp
. ton, B. Block. L. Block Wilbur. Phelps
Tappan Hughes. kenneqy snar Tos, sna Iadfa ndii,
! Wickson, and Messrs. Berry, Bradlev
Bright, H. Austin. V. Austin, Todd WI
. son, H. Thatcher. Willard. Smith.
. Thatcher Garges, Tenney. Fletcher North
. Worley and Colduitt.
|. very pleasant surprise party was ten
, dered last evening by Mrs. Ella Robert
sen, 3O6 street northeast. In honor o
T her sister Mrs. A. N. Crow of New forl
city, formerly of this city. Games wer
e | enioyed, as we'll as brilliant musical Sc
lections by the Messrs Harris ard others
4 | after which all enjoyed a bountifut re
past. Among those present were ,.M M'sSe Sc,
Efhe Craig, Lotta Hudson. aMrie Han: Ju
liza Chichester. Maggie Harris. Caliie Crow
Mrs. Harris. Mrs. Bernice and Mrs ":
! Moore. Messrs. A. P. Harris. c. Craft W
| Hudson, B. Harris o. Edmonston, +
| Craig R. Klober and L. D. Moore
Miss May Towne of Philadelphia. daugh
| ter of Chief Engineer Towne of the navy
: is visiting Mrs. Otis Johnson, 176S Madi
i | son street.
Mr.. and Mrs e. B. Smith of Chicago ar
| visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Byron Smitl
/ of the Westminster.
Miss Airline Hirsh. Mrs. L. M. Hirsh an
] | Miss Fannie Michel of New York are tn
i ! guests Of Mrs. Joseph King. No. Cos I
i | street, and will be at home Sunday.
DR.. A. N. MCGEE leaves the city 10
j day with her little daughter for thre
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