Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-24
THE WORLD or SOCIETY
Notable Gatherings Round the Festive
Board.
Dignffied and Younger Guests Meet al
iDinner-Personal Notes
of Interest.

| Notable dinners last night were quite
| numerous. The French ambassador M.
Cambon, who. though here only shor,
time. has already entered on dinner-giv-
ing career. was the host of one. His guests
were the British ambassador the minister
of Sweden and Norway. the Brazilian min
! lister and Mrs. de Mendonca the minister
of Austfia-Hungary and Baroness Hengei-.
| muller, the Swiss minister and Mrs. Picda,
| the Spanish minister the Portuguese minis
| ter AMI Niscountess de Santo-Thryso. the
Belgium minister ard Countess de LIGHTER
| selce, Miss Sibyi Pauncefcte. Miss Mcken-
| la, the Misses Fatien, Miss Ethel Horst
! mann. Miss Wallach. Mr.. ard Mrs. dc
| Grandprey and MIR. Th;ebaut American
beauty roses declled the board.
Mr.. and Mrs. Letter gave an elegant din
ner fer the Vice President and Mrs Ho-
| bart. The ether grcsts were the Secretary
| c1 the interior and Miss Bliss, Senator and
| mrs. Hear. Senator and Mrs. EIkins Sena-
| tor and Mrs. WGicott. Speaker and Mrs
| Reed. Senator and Mrs. Hale. Senator AL
| lison, Representative and Mrs. Wadsworth
| Representative and Mrs pitt Mr. and Mrs
| Wayne AacVeaah. lar. ard Mrs. George l..
| Bradley, Mrs. Bahkmetef. Mr. and Mrs
| i-oNhoes, Mr. and Mrs. James Johnston
| and the Misses Letter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ Ffouike gave a
dinner last night in honor of Miss Ccndn-
| Smith and Lieut.. Key. The other guests
| We're Miss Ethel Horstmann, Miss Mary
Condii-siFith. Miss Lindsay Poor. Miss
| Laura Jackson. Miss Helen Ffouke, Mr.
| du Bcsr. Mr.. Rid1ie. Mr.. de Woilant. Mr..
C!ary Ray, Mr.. Addison. Mr. MePherson
| and Mr.. I. c. Hutton.
| Miss Gale gave a dinner also last night,
when Mr.. and Mrs Robert HinckIey. DIR.
and Mrs. Loring. Or. and Mrs. jenkins, Mr..
| and Mrs. Edward McCaw,ey, Mr. and Mrs
John Poor and DIR. Chatard were her
| guests White roses formed the pretty CEN
| terp:ece.
Among the dinner givers tonight will be
! the British ambassador, the Mexican min
| lister and Mrs. Pioda.
Mrs Robert Hnckiey held the last of her
| Wednesday receptions Yesterday for this
| season. Miss May Mullan and Miss Rober-
| th Howard assisted in the pleasant hospi-
| tally.
w. Il. social was held last night at the
| residence OF Mr.. Wa1all Nell 1919 Columbia
! street. Those present were Miss Bessie
| Bash. Miss Lille Cox, Miss Annie Mclien-
| ~. Miss Lola Rouzee, Miss Ida Bryan, Miss
Anne f. Harding. Miss Anna Roach. Mrs.
| w. g. Nell, Miss E. b. Davis. Miss Edith
| Lindsey and Mrs. \. T. Marks, Messrs.
Frank j. Fora, Chas. Feckhar, w. q.
Cu1d, c w: Phelps. B. F. Cox. j. T. White,
| Sidney s. Claiborne. A. X. Smith, w. G.
Nell, ir.. n. 2. Neil, ]. w. Golfer, NJ w
| Lindsey and Clarence S. Pittman.
Last evening from to 10 a reception
was rendered MIR. and Mrs. II. l.. Allen by
| their parents, Mr.. and Mrs r. l.. Alien, at
| their res!der ce, 1903 Massachusetts avenue
northeast They were assisted by The Miss
| es l.. Allen B. Bricker. e. Bishop, [. Hish-
oD. R. Clark ard e. >Cuiley. The bride was
/ attirei in " lite silk and carried boucet
| OF bride roses.
| pleasant surprise party was given last
! evening at the residence Of Mr. and Mrs
RGcEpU CT 10
| brate the twelfth birthday anniversary OF
| their son Clarence. Refreshments were
served. Among the guests were Mr. and
| Mrs. VIM. ZeIl, Mr.. and Mrs. Yenney Mrs
Eimes Mr. and Mrs Souier. Mrs. Armsted,
| Mrs Wise. Miss Rackey, Miss Censor. Miss
| Vented, Miss Harpers. Miss Bowling, Miss
Zeli, Miss Clusim, Miss Frey. Miss Under
| wood, Messrs. Rackey, Fengel, League,
| DonolsOn and Connoli.
| Dr.. and Mrs. George Barrie left yesterday
| for Atlantic City
Miss Eleanor McCracken, daughter Of
| Captain Councilman McCracken of Freder-
! icksburg. Va. who has been visiting DR..
| and Mrs. ]. Wesley Bovee for the past
I three months, will leave for home Thurs
| day.
A pretty wedding was solcmnfzed at
| the parsonage of the Howard Avenue Con-
| sregational Church. New Haven, Conn.,,
| the 10th instant, the Rev. W. J. Mulch off,
ciating, the contracting parties being Mr.
| Mrs. s. NJ. Blaisdel of this city. Miss Fay
| Locke of Boston, Mass, was maid of
| honor. The bride was handsomely attired
/ in a tailor-made suit of brown CLOTH The
| couple were the recipients of many hand
| some and useful presents. After a trip
| south Mr. and Mrs. Higgins will reside I'm
New Haven. The bride has a host Of
| friends in this city.
| pleasant surprise party was given to
the Misses Gertrude and Ada Filler at
their home. 1898 street southeast. last
Friday. Music and games were enjoyed
until late hour. when refreshments were
| served. Among these present were the
Misses Ella Humphrey. Nellie Parkinson
Margaret Thompson, H. May johnson, An
ma Pyles. Blanche Russ, Gertrude Parkin-
son. Mamie Parkinson. Sadie Filler and
Messrs. Elmer Briggs. Mason James. Lewis
Boynton, r. kreiter. c. Havel William j.
Wallis. Sabin Russell and s. Rheinberg
Mrs. Mdnley G. Fowler and daughter
Esther H., of Rochester are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester T. Sherman of No
22S Florida avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Dunnington have
issued cards for the marriage of their
daughter Nellie Ewing to air. Symmetrical
G. Nottingham, Wednesday, April 6, at
~ O'clock Second Ran