Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-03
Number of Notable New Year En-
tertainments.
TEE LAY-V0N G0EfzEN MARRIAGE
A Double Ceremony viii Take
Place Tomorrow.
PERSONAL NOTES OFINTEREST

Lay and Count Won Goetzen, tomorrow,
the religious ceremony. at which Rev. Dr.
Mcneil of the German Lutheran Church
will officiate, will be preceded by a civil
marriage, at which a justice of the peace
will perform. AS previously intimated,
only family party and the members of
the German embassy will be present at
these ceremonies, and a company of inti-
mate friends will come in later to the
breakfast. The bride has chosen violet as
the color for her wedding gown. Mrs. STAN
ton, who has been visiting Mrs. Lay for a
few weeks, has taken her house for the six
weeks the count and his bride will be in
California on Their wedding trip. The pres
ents received by the bride are superb. and
have come not only from friends in this
city: but largely from the groom's rela-
tives in Berlin.
Mrs. Letter and her daughters have gone
to New York to spend the week. where the
Misses Letter will attend several balls and
dances. Mrs. Almeric Hugh Paget will en-
tertain Miss Daisy Letter at a dinner We'd
nesday night.
Mrs. Lodge will receive the guests to-
morrow at the bachelors cotillion the first
of the series this winter, at the National
Rifles Armory. The debutantes will be
present in full force.
Miss Bates, daughter of Major and Mrs.
Bates, will make her debut at a reception
to be given this evening.
Judge and Mrs. Knapp gave dinner Sat-
urtay evening in their apartments at the
Portland, in honor of the retiring presi-
dent of the interstate commerce commits
sion and Mrs. Morrison. The table decora-
tons were In pink. La France roses form
ed the centerpiece and the tapers burned
Mrs. Morrison there were present Mr.. and
Mrs. Clements, Mr.. and Mrs. Yeoman Mr.
and Mrs. Prouty and Mr.. Edward Mosely
Mrs. Stanley Matthews will entertain at
dinner Friday night of this week. in honor
of the Vice President and Mrs. Hobart.
Mrs. Somers and Mrs. Eddy gave a large
and brilliantly attended tea Saturday last
in honor of Mrs. Charles Nordhoff, who
leaves today for New York, en- route to
her home in California. The two hostesses
were assisted among others by Mrs. Hurst
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, Mrs. John W. Fos-
ter, Mrs Sewers Mrs. Dalzell Miss Hurst
Miss Ffoulke and Miss Sewers. The house
was handsomely decorated with flowers,
decked table. Both official, diplomatic and
resident circles were represented in the
throng OF callers who participated in this
parting courtesy to Mrs. Nordhoff, and in
a most attractive home.
Among the Iotable entertainments of
Saturday was a tea given by Miss Kauff-
mann, 142l Massachusetts avenue, to which
young people were invited to meet her
cousins, the Misses Emma and Miriam
Kaufman, of Lima, South America, who
are spending the winter with their Wash
ington relatives. The attendance included
a wide circle of young friends, and later
IN the evening those present enjoyed an in
formal Gance.
One of the chief events of interest sched-
uled for this week is the wedding of Miss
Alice Hume, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
FRANK Hume, to Rev. Thomas Worthing-
ton Cooke, which will take place at the
Church of the Ascension Wednesday even
ing. Rev. Dr. Elliott rector of the church
of which Rev. MIR. Cooke is the assistant
pastor, and Bishop Satterlee will ofticiate
The full choir will assist in the service
One of the largest and most interesting
of the New Year receptions was that held
by Mrs. Electa E. Smith. at her pleasant
Rome, 81 M street. 1t is Mrs. Smiths an
nual custom to make her New Year recep-
ton a reunion of her friends in the Grand
Army of the Republic, and special prepare
tons were made that her '9S reception
should Guido all her previous efforts Both
pario.s and the dining room we're elabo-
rately adorned with bunting, portraits, H.
linois and national notices, as well as a
profusion of green vines and flowers. Por-
traits of the President and Vice President
the honor roll of Illinois, it's statesmen and
soldiers. past and gone, as well as pictures
o. its distinguished men of today, looked
down from the walls, draped with flags and
Streamers of bunting. The reception began
early in the afternoon and continued until
IL o'clock, 300 guests paying their respects
to the hospitable mistress of the home dur
ig that time. Among the callers were the
department commander. the commanders of
all the different posts in the city, the Sons
Of Veterans, the Henderson Drum Corps
and the ladies of the Loyal Legion the
latter organizations coming in a body
Mrs. Smith hau also the pleasure of well
coming the entire congressional delegation
from her state and many other Illinois
friends, either resident here or visiting. In
the dining room seasonable refreshments
were served. The hostess wore black satin
and lace and had assisting her in welcom-
ing and entertaining her. callers. Mrs. Caro-
line Nye, Mrs. Mary Jenkins, Mrs. Harriet
L. Scribner, Mrs. j. E. Wilson. and Mrs. L.
V. Mccullough. An interesting souvenir Of
the reception Is the roster of the guests.
which will add great many pages to the
book which Mrs. Smith has been forming
OF the rameS of notable visitors to her
home for years past.
Col. and Mrs. John P. CIum entertained a
party of friends Friday evening to meet
Mr.. s. G. Hilborn of California. Judge Hill
born Is on the committee of naval affairs
in the House. and gave the party present a
very comprehensive idea of our navy in a
thirty-minute address, aided by pictures
thrown upon screen. After his address
Col. H. D. Norton read Uncle Pete" Dr.
w. A. Croffut recited ION the Beach," Mrs
Rapley recited Seeing Things at Night"
Col Clum recited "Duncans Blood" Miss
Clum 1.-The Cullud Baby and Miss Hill
born sang several Hawaiian songs accom-
panied by the 'lilliwalkalonion," an instru-
ment much in use on those islands. The
interesting evening was closed by Col Clum
In showing some hundred fine views of
American scenery, after which refresh
ments were served. Among those present
were Representative and Mrs. 8. G. Hill
born of California, Miss Hilborn, Represen-
tative and Mrs. ]. H. Southland of Ohio.
Senator Kyle of South Dakota, Representa-
tive and Mrs. w. D. Vandiver Of Missouri.
Lieut. w. v. Edmonson Jacobs, United
States revenue cutter service; Mr. Chas.
Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Croissant Mrs.
M. E. 8. Davis, DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Cruffutt.
Dr. and Mrs. McKnew, Mr.. and Mrs F. b.
Brock, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Dieudonne, Prof
Carpenter Miss Ada Rector. Mr.. Crumble
Mrs. A. H. Briggs, Col. H. D. Norton, Mrs,
N. Rapley, Mr. c. H. Squire.
At the marriage of Prof Alexander Mel
vile Bell. the scientist, and father of Ora
lam Bell, to Mrs. Harriet G. SHIRLEY of
Harrowsmith. Ontario, at the Park Avenue
Hotel. New York, at 1890 o'clock Saturday
Miss E. M. Bell. daughter of Graham Bell
a brother of Prof. Bell; Col John Hitz,
Graham Bell. Prof. Bells only child, and
Miss e. NJ. Bell daughter of Graham Bell.
of this city; Miss Hattie Mace of Tam
worth. Ont. and Harry w. Guess of Har-
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