The times., 1898-02-20
THE TIMES WASHINGTON, SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 2o 1898

and from to II; Assembly ball at the
Arlington.
Tuesday Mrs. Lpclsett luncheon
Mrs. A. L. BarbeT a tea at Belmont;
Mrs Charles 6. Asrfs. tea to meet Mrs.
Stryker. of New Lrtey; Miss Reed, a tea
Columbian University senior law class,
dance at Rauscher's marriage of Miss
Hattie Louise Wilkening to Mr. George
Frank kinnear, Church of the Covenant,
$50 O'Clock; PrEsidEnt Whitman, of CO.
lumbian UniveJeityS assisted by Deans
Monroe, Hodgkins and Huntington, re-
ception at Colymbian University at s
o'clock
Mrs. Madison A. BalIinger will be as
sisted at her tea tomorrow by Mrs Ad-
lai Stevenson, president general ID. A.
r.. Madame Shen, wife of the first secre-
tary of the Chinese legation; Miss Eliza
beth Bryant Johnston, historian general
d. A. r.; Mrs. Thomas Anderson. and
the ladies Of the Manor House Chapter,
d. A. r.
Senior 1nfante. first secretary of the
legation of Chile, and Sonora lnfante
have arrived in Washington.
Mr.. D. Halsey Piffard, of Piffard Y. Y,
and Miss Pauline Arthur, formerly of this
city, but now of Genesee, n. Y, We're
quietly married yesterday at st. John
Church. The ceremony was performed
by Bishop Satterlee and witnessed by
few relatives and friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
Piffard left Washington Immediately
after the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Custer Harrison,
of Philadelphia, have sent out invitations
for large dinner to be given on Tues
day evening in honor of President and
Mrs. Mckinley, at their residence, 1913
Locust street. 1t is understood that COW
ers will be laid for forty. Provost and
Mrs. Harrison were on a recent visit to
this city when they were entertained at
dinner at the Executive Mansion.
Notable among the social affairs post
poned in consequence of the disaster to
the Maine was the reception which was
to have been given yesterday by Admiral
and Mrs. Norton in honor of Miss Long,
daughter of the Secretary of the Navy.
For the same reason Mrs. Haywood, the
wife of Col. Haywood, Cancelled her invi-
tations for the tea which she had arrang
ed for Friday.
Mrs. Belrose. of Dupont Circle, enter
tained at Il breakfast yesterday In honor
of Mrs. Mark Hanna.
Among the pleasant ameliorations of
the rigors of Lent which are being ar
ranged for the next forty days is q course
of illustrated art lectures by Miss Dora
Doty Jones, which will be given under
the auspices of number of the most
prominent women of the Capitol, all of
whom are subscribers TO a class which is
to be limited to 100 members.
The lectures will ha given 4 an o'clock
at the homes of the patronesses. the first
to take place at the residence of Mrs.
Ffonlke on February IS. the subject TO be
"Botticellf." The second lecture-'Ideals
OF the Christ''-will be given on March 2
at the home of Mrs. Washington Nc
Lean. ideals of the Madonna" will be
the subject OF the third talk, which will
be given at the home of Mrs. Elkins. The
patronesses of the ecourse are Mrs. Ho-
bart. Mrs. Gary. Mrs. McKenna, Lady
Pauncefote, Nine. Romero. Mrs. Elkins.
Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs. Hit, Mrs. Wash
ington Mclean, Mrs. Thomas Nelson
Page, Mrs. ]. We Foster, Miss Letter, Miss
Boardman and Miss Grace Davis.
The Woman sNNational Press Assoeia-
ton entertained the delegates to the In
Congress at large reception
last night at Stfatiimore Arms. The two
hundred guests VINO thronged the hand
some parlors throughout the evening were
received by the, officers of the Woman's
Press Association, among whom
were Mrs. Ellen S. Cromwell. president
Mrs. Mary NJ Gist, vice president; Miss
Frances Graham French. second vice
president; Mrs. II. b. Sperry. past presi-
dent: Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood, librarian
Mrs. NJ NJ. Worth, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. NJ. w. Emerson. recording sec
Ill.
urer: Mrs Belva Lockwood. Mrs. Clinton
Smith, Mrs. Brinton, Mrs Turner. Mrs.
Miss Ransom, Mrs