Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-01
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Another Pleasant Reception Held in the
Red Room.
Mrs. Mckinley Welcomes New aud
Old Frfends-TOnighfs Weddings
Personal Notes.

Mrs. Mckinley received several hundred
| callers yesterday afternoon assisted by
| Miss Barber and Miss Evans Mrs. Gage.
| Mrs. John Addison Porter. Rev. George +.
Glover and wife of New York, accompany
| ing Mrs Richardson Clover: Mrs Hay
wood. Mrs. jeremiah Wilson. Mrs. and the
| Misses Mendonca. Mrs. Burton Harrison.
Countess Won Linden, Mrs. Ayres. Mrs.
and Miss Kauffmann. Mrs. Field, Mrs.
Conait- Smith, Mrs. Sternberg, Mrs. Guth-
ridge. Mrs J. J. Little and others from the
| resident circle paid their respects.
President Whitman of the Columbian
University and Mrs. Whitman were at
| home yesterday to a large company, the
guests being the trustees of the university
ana members of the faculties. with the
ladies' of their families and the students
OF the university. The hours of the recep-
ton were from 3 until & and the gathering
was delightful one in every respect
american Beauty roses were conspicuousl-
abundant in the adornment of the draw
ing rooms and in the dining room pink
roses were artiStically placed. Mr. and
Mrs. Whitman received in the first parlor
An elaborate collation. was served and an
orchestra played during the reception
Among the weddings this evening will be
that of Miss Anna Macauley to Mr.. Henry
wallace Carter of Chicago. which will be
Followed by reception at the residence of
tne brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T a
Macauley. l2o6 street. Two weddings
VIII take place in Georgetown. At half
past MISS Carrie Heath Dodge and Mr.
Balch Beall Wilson will be married at ST
Johns. and at 8 o'clock Miss Gertrude
Janney and MIR. John Douglas Mcpherson.
Jr., at Christ Church
AT the marriage this evening at G3O at
ST Johns Church. GEORGETOWN. of Miss
Carrie Heath Dodge to Mr.. Balch ReaIl
Wilson the bridesmaids will be Miss Cl,a-
Vlra Blake Gordon and Miss Esther Dodge
cousin of the bride. Miss Mary Key Dodge
sister of the bride. will be her maid of
honor. and Miss Mary Carter Dove her
mower girl. The maid of honor will be
dressed in white organdie, the bridesmaids
wearing the same over yellow silk. All
Will carry daisies tied with yellow ribbons
The bride will wear white mousseline de
Sole Mr.. Harry A. Conver will be best
man in the absence Of Dr. Jas. Sprigg Will
son, United States army. brother of the
groom, who has been ordered to his regt-
Tent. The ushers will be Mr. T c. Dodge
brother Of the bride; Mr.. Nelson Conrad,
Mr.. william LOCKER. Mr.. Harry Bunner.
I1r Robert Mcmillan and Mr.. Lawrence
Reed. The groom is a son of the late
Captain j. E. Wilson, United States army,
and the bride Is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Heath Dodge Of Bethesda,
Md.
Miss Florence Bayard is visiting at the
British embassy, having returned with Miss
Sibyl Pauncefote, VINO has Deen guest
OF the family of former Amba ssador
Bayard at Wilmington.
There was pleasant gathering of friends
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Car
son. No. 639 F street northeast, last even
ing, the occasion being a birthday party
given in honor Of the twenty-seventh birth
cay of Mr.. F. J. Henning. Games were en-
jcyed. after which the guests repaired to
the dining room, where a bountiful COLA
ton was served. Many handsome presents
were received. Among those present were
Mr.. AID Mrs. Carson. Mrs. Hartman, Mrs
Keiner. Mrs. Lockwood. Mr. and Mrs.
Bike, Misses Mary. Isabelle and
Ma mic Mowatt Mr. and Mrs. c. L. Glib
son, Misses Alice and Lizzie Beardsley
Mrs. Gibson. Mr.. and Mrs. Unkefer Miss
Hattie Bike of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Boards
ley, Miss Ankle Newgent, Mrs. Ann Keller,
Mr.. E. r. Lowe, Mr.. George Keller and Mr.
F j. Henning, Misses Frances Gibson
Margaret lockwood and Master Chester
Bike.
Miss Anita. P. Seabury is visiting her
parents in Norfolk.
Mrs. Ordway has left the Cairo and gone
back to her house at 1Ii0 NJ street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isadore Saks have taken a
house at Chevy Chase for the summer.
Mrs. VIM. ]. Pollock and Miss Pollock
left Saturday last for an extended trip
in the west. In the fall they will go to
Oklahoma. where Col. Pollock has taken
up his residence.
Miss Jenny p. Wilcox, who has been Wis
iting Miss Pollock has returned to her
home in Aurora. Ill.
Miss Mildred Merrick of this city was a
bridesmaid yesterday ut the marriage at
the cathedral in Baltimore of Miss Mary
Carroll Hill to DR.. James ]. Mills. Mr..
Richard X. Merrick and Miss Merrick were
guests at the wedding breakfast
The ladies of the Army and Navy Chap
ter. d. A. r., will meet at Capt Catlin's,
l42S Euclid place. tomorrow (Thursday)
morning to sew for the families of soldiers
who have been ordered to the front
Mrs. and Miss Wadsworth of Vermont
avenue having rented their house for the
summer, are at Miss OwingS'. 1914 K street
for a short time before going north.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Libby announce
the marriage of their daughter Annie
Frank, to Clifford r. Borden Monday, May
30. at the Church of the Ascension Rev.
Er. Elliott officiating MIR. and Mrs Bor-
den Will be at home after June ~ at l26
Berkeley street. Boston.
The marriage of Miss Helen Tisdel t.
Mr. Gregoire de Wolant charge d'affaires
OF the Russian embassy, will take place in
New York city at the Russian Church at
noon, Wednesday. June s, and will be fol-
lowed by breakfast at a hotel. Mr. and
Mrs. Tisdel. with their daughters will 50
to New York next Tuesday. The ceremony
will be witnessed by only the brides reIa-
tives and the members of the embassy
staff, including the amba ssador, Count Cas-
sini who is expected in New York by Sat
urday After wedding trip Mr. de VOL
liant ana his bride will return to this city.
where they will make. short stay before
sailing for Europe.
ANOTHER MaInR GENEn.u