Evening star., 1898-12-05
DINNERS AND RECEPTIONS
President and Mrs. MoKinley's Winter Pro
gram.
Miss Daisy Wilson's Debut and Othe
Recent Events The Williams
Patton Wedding

ception, IL am. to I::so pm; January 4,
Wednesday cabinet dinner, s pm: January
10. Tuesday. diplomatic reception. to j.
pm; January -. Friday, diplomatic dinner
pm; January Is, Wednesday judicial re-
ception, . to II pm: January D. Wednes-
day, army and navy reception. . TO II p. m
February l, Wednesday, Supreme Court
dinner. pm: February s. Wednesday,
congressional reception, o to IL pm; Feb
ruary IA, Tuesday, public reception, Q TO IL
pm.
| same plan as those of last year which We're
| considerably changed from the previous
| year. White House officials say that last
| years receptions We're carried out so salts
| factOrily as to warrant a renewal of the
| plan for this season.
The season of % commences Monday.
| January ,. and closes February H. Ash
! Wednesday, the beginning of the Lcnten
! season falling February 10. The President :
| public receptions mark the start and close
of the official program. Wednesday has
been selected for five out of the seven
| evening events.
! Lord and Lady Curzon OF Kedleston, the
| viceroy and vicerene of India. start for
| the east December 16. They will travel in
| great state, and will be met at Calcutta
| with all the pomp and circumstance given
| a king and queen. And then will begin the
| greatest viceregal period since India came
| under Great Britain's rule. To give an idea
| of how lavfshly they will entertain. the
| first year of their vice sovereignty, one has
but TO consider the orders for cards, ctc
| which the CurzonS have given-2,oo0 state
dinner invitation cards. 10000 ball pro-
| grams, 300 evening party cards, 1000 gar
| den party cards, 2,5oo menu cards $50
| ''at home cards. The cotillon .faVors were
| purchased in Paris and they cost nearly
| 5000.
The Annapolis excursion Saturday in
| honor of the Anglo-American commission
a lodi 1
| Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson of New York
| We're the host and hostess. The party.
| which numbered about eighty, left he"e at
IL and were home again at g. At Annapo-
| lis all the places of interest in the town. as
| well as the academy, Were visited. Al the
| commandants quarters Mr.. McNair re-
| ceiNed the company, and before the start
| was made for home jolly dance winding
! up with Virginia reel. was greatly cr-
! joyed in the hall where the dances arc reg
| ularly given.
Miss Daisy Wilson, daughter of Mr. and
| Mrs. Nathaniel Wilson, was introduced Sat
| Cfday afternoon a tea, which was very
| largely attended by persons in social life
| whose movements are always a subject of
| interest. SO many flowers We're sent the
| debutante that they formed a great bou-
! quet of beautiful bloom on the grand piano.
| Mrs. Wilson's rich toilet was in gray ami
Jet, and Miss Daisy was in white silk, trim
| med in chiffon and ribbon. She carried d
| large cluster of her name flower well as
1 " n.
| Miss Anderson, Miss Rose Wallach Miss
| Palmer and Marion Johnston assisted in
entertaining, with Miss Horstman and Miss
| Ward at the tea table in the dining room.
| Resident. diplomatic and official society
! was represented in the throng of callers
| who paid tribute to the new belle.
! Mrs. Charles Early has issued cards for
| saturday, December TO- when Miss Early
Will be presented tea.
| Mrs. John W. Foster will receive today,
| ar Mill ba h,-o of
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry E. Pellew and daugh-
ter of 1857 Massachusetts avenue are
| Spending the winter in Aiken, S. c.
| Mrs. J. Ernest Sparks will be at home,
| 100 l. street, Wednesdays In December.
| Mrs. William Conard, with her little son,
| Robert Allen Conard, is located at 3055 Q
| street. Mrs. Charles Conard, who is at
present with her husband at the Ports
| mouth navy yard. n. H.,will be at the same
| number on her return to the city. Both
| ladies will be at home Thursdays.
The Tuesday German Club which con-
| Quoted such a delightful series of four CO.
| tilions last season at Rauscher's, will be
| as active as ever this winter in their efforts
TO make their entertainments the same
| happy events for their many friends. The
board of governors have reorganized, with
the following members: Ben. Miller c. T..
! Lpscomb, Walter Scott, DR.. f. p. Frazer
| John Capers, c. /. Brown, Edw Callahan,
| DR.. Hooe, Tayloe Pollok and William Gra-
! ham, the officers being Ben. Miller, presi-
dent: c. Z. LipScomb, secretary. and Wal
ter Scott treasurer. 1t is the purpose of
| the club to give three germans at Rausch-
| er's, on Connecticut avenue, January 3,
January IL and February T.
very successful and enjoyable progress
| sive euchre party was given in the parlors
Of the Riggs House last Thursday after
noon. 1t was organized by Mrs. W. II.
| Plunkett, ably assisted by Miss Owen.
| The Ivy Leaf Social Club of Capitol Hill
organized Friday evening last with the fol-
lowing officers: Louis A. Sterne. president:
| Gordon Payne, vice president: Miss Louise
Stephenson, secretary; Arthur Mitchell,
treasurer
The marriage of Miss Maud Virginia
Cooper to DR.. William Ormsbee Smith of
! New York city will take place at the home
| of her parents, Major and Mrs. F. A
| Cooper 2I3 North Capitol street, Wednes-
| day evening at s O'Clock. The bride will be
| attended by Miss Maude Welton of Wash
| ington Court House, Ohio, maid of
| honor Miss Mabel Douglas of Altoona Pa
and Miss Ida Brown of this city brides
maids. DIR. A K. Gardner of New York
will act as best man. DIR. Lucien Clark of
| the NJ E. Foundry Church will ofiiclate.
Captain Edward II. Plummer of the 10th
| Infantry. who was Cuartermaster of the
9TH Army Corps during the Santiago cam
| paign. and is now aid-de-camp to General
Shafter. is visiting his sister, Mrs. Frank
| NJ. Gibson, 1888 r street.
a party was given at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. "A. Baruch Saturday evening in
honor OF their son Joseph. After games
were induged in, the party adjourned to
| the dining room, where a bounteous supply
| of good things was laid out.
Major and Mrs. Hamilton S. Wallace
| leave for Atlanta today, where Major Wal
| lace has been assigned to duty.
At the last meeting of the Young Ladies'
| Eleemosynary Pleasure Club. which was
| held at the residence OF Miss NJ. a. Coffey,
two members were admitted TO the club
and their names placed on the roll. The
next meeting will be held at the residence
| Of Miss Anna Mae Davis, 1910 Pennsylva~
MIA avenue southeast.
| Tomorrow the long-talked-of wedding of
| Mrs. Samuel Colgate to the Earl of Straf-
| ford will take place in New York. Bishop
| Potter performs the ceremony. Only Mrs.
| Colgates relatives will be asked to the
| ceremony. Her mother, who has been stop
| ping at the Hotel Marlborough; Mr.. and
| Mrs. Sidney Smith and Mr. Andrew Smith
| are those expected to be the wedding
| guests at Mrs. Alfred Kesslers, Mrs. Col
| gates sister, where the ceremony is to take
| place.
| Owing to the sudden death of a near