The times., 1898-11-13
THE SOCIAL CALENDAR
The Anglo American Commits
sion to Be Entertained.
BRIDES OF THE WEEK
President and Mrs. Mckinley VIII
Give Dinner to the commission-
ers Wednesday Evening secrc-
tnry and Mrs. Hay to Hold a Re-
ccption in Their Honor Saturday.

The presence in Washington of the An
glo-American Joint High Commission is
the signal for society's wheels To revolve
The brides can no longer hope to monop-
olize social interest, and as debutantes are
only little girls until Dame Fashion rec
osnizes their existence at the special at
home and marks their coming out. they
VIII have to wait like good little girls
until due honor has been paid TO the dis
tinguished visitors who are now the city's
guests. President and Mrs. Mckinley
will inaugurate Il series of brilliant enter
tainments in honor of the Commission
with dinner, to be given AT the Execu-
tive Mansion next Wednesday, This will
be followed on Saturday by Il reception
10 be given by Secretary and Mrs Hay,
whose splendid home in Sixteenth Street
Will be formally re-opened for the first
time since the appointment OF its master
and her daughters, who have been in
Cleveland for the greater part of the
time since their return from England,
have joined the Secretary in Washington
and the reception next Saturday will be
but brilliant forerunner of other bril-
liant functions to come. The Commission
and the ladies accompanying them will
be entertained very generally by the
American members, several of whom
have homes at the National Capital. Sem
ator Fairbanks. of Indiana. and Mrs.
Fairbanks have cards out for dinner,
November 90, which will be followed two
days later by a dinner at which former
Secretary John s. Foster will be the host.
Mrs. Foster will give luncheon, No
vember %. in honor of Lady Laurier,
who. with Sir Wilfrid Laurier, remained
IN Quebec after the departure of the Com
mission, To do honor to Lord Minto the
new governor general of Canada, but who
will arrive in Washington in time to be
present at the Executive Mansion next
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Foster will give her opening re-
ception OF the season tomorrow. when
she will be assisted by the ladies of the
Commission, together with Mrs. DENLY,
wife OF Col. DENLY. late United States
minister to China. Among the out-of-
town festivities arranged for the dist n
suished visitors is house party at the
home of Senator Faulkner in the moun-
tains of West Virginia. Lord TIerschel
former lord chancellor of Great Britain,
who has been visiting Senator and NJ s.
Fairbanks at their home In Indiana and
who accompanied them 10 Washington
last week, has been a guest since his ar
rival here of Sir Julian Pauncefote until
his departure yesterday for a flying trip
to New York. The British embassy was
reopened several weeks ago upon the re-
turn of Sir Julian and his family from
New London, and its gracious mistress
and her charming daughters will doubt
less contribute no little share towards the
pleasure of the Commission while here.
Among the members OF the Commission
who, with their parties. are established
at the Shoreham are Sir Richard Cart
wright, Miss Cartwright, Mr.. John Charl-
ton, NJ. p, Mrs Charlton, Sir Louis Da-
vles, Lady Davies. Mr.. W. C. Cartwright,
of the foreign Office Mr.. Joseph Pope,
agent of the Canadian government, Mrs.
Pope. Mr.. w. C. Parmalee, Mr.. w. F.
King, Mr. F. C. T. O'Hara, secretary to
Sir Richard Cartwright, and Mr., w. c.
Gordon secretary TO Sir Louis Davies.