New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-16
A LUNCHEON FOR MISS ANTHONY.
HER SEVENTY EIGHTH BIRTHDAY OBSERVED AT
THE HOME OF MRS JOHN r. M'LEAN.

Washington Feb Is (SpeciaD.-Mrs. John r.
Mclean gave a luncheon to-day TO a company Of
fCrtyfour guests asked TO meet Mss Anthony
which was followed by reception TO the officers
and delegates OF the National Woman Suffrage
Association II was one Of the most beautiful
parties ever given in Washington. and was not
only in honor Of Miss Anthony, but In honor Of her
seventy-eighth birthday. The spacious diningr room
OF the Mclean house opens Into the picture gal
Iery and was itself picture to-day when the table
was laid, bright and beautiful with Jacquem!no'
roses and mignonette The rich red roses in
heavy clusters were massed with the misnonette
In high silver epergnes down the centre OF the long
table and garlands Of snilax and roses formed
border for the covers. Midway In the length OF the
table was the birthday cake-vcry large and very
beautiful. the outer edge surrounded by seventy
eight small candles each set in half-open rose
hrd The frosing wreath Of roses. ana
within the circlet was the inscription lS?o-S. b.
A 1903" Around the cake the outside. was
deem border Of Jacqueminot roses and nlgnonette.
Miss Anthony admitted that no woman, at any
rate no single woman. ever had liner blrtnday
cake No wines served at the luncheon. az II
r.,s WILL known that Miss Anthony would prefer
20 have her health drunk In wafer and II was
drunk with great enthusiasm In apolllnaris. At tho
onnoaite end Of the picture gallery n string or
chestra from the Marine Band played
Mis-. Anthony sat at the head OF the table. on the
r,cbt q, the hostess. and on Miss Anihonys right
was Mrs Washington Mclean. mother OF Mr.. Nc
re,n Al the opposite end OF tho table sat Mrs.
Grant on the right OF llrs. Beale mother OF the
hostess and Mrs. Grants night was Mrs. Mac
veagh wife OF ex-Attorney- General MacVeagh. The
other guests were Countess San,o Thyrso. wife OF
tho Minister Of Portugal; Mrs. Philip II. Sheridan
the Rev Anna Howard Shaw, yice-presiden.-at-
large OF the National Woman Suffrage Association;
Mrs John G. spooner Mrs. Schuyler Crownnsheld
Mrs Henry NJ Teller. Miss Alice Lee Mrs. John W
Foster Mrs Mary A. Swift. president OF tho Cali
fornia State Suffrage Assocla alton; Mrs. William T.
Chandler Mrs Nicholas Anderson. Miss Olive Rls-
ley Seward Mrs Ida Hustled Harper delegate 20 the
convention from California. who has Just completed
the biography OF Miss Anthony: MISS Mabel
Gwynne. OF Washington; Mrs. Archibald Hopkins
Mrs Charles Frederick Adam. wife Of the First
Secretary OF the Embassy OF Great Britain; Mrs
Greedy. wife Of General Greedy; Mrs. Mckenna, wife
Of Justice McKenna OF the Supreme Court; Nine
Bakhmeten. sister Of the hostess Mrs Gray wife
OF senator Gray; Mrs. Miles. wife Of General Miles:
Mrs. Reed. wife OF ne Speaker: Mrs Wetmore wife
saret Edes. OF Washington Mrs Jones, wife OF Sen
ator Jones; Mrs Shredder, wife OF Lieutenant-C
Mrs Martin. wife or Senator Marlin Mrs Weds-
worth, wife Of Representative Wadsworth: Mrs
May Wright SeweH, or indianapolis. who delivered
splendid address at the convention this evening on
Women IN Education"; Mrs. Mnllisan. wife OF
OF Chicago. delegate 10 the convention. Mrs Nar,b,
a b. Sonms memGt h Of The State LEGISLATURE o;
speak on Some Results Of Equal Suffrage in colo,
iauo ME LIZA osDoffr, Qcleedte the cOnven-
ton and Mrs Nichol Ludlow sister ~ Mr. McIeen
M ~ me reception, which was at O'clock Mrs
Mci-can was assisted In receiving by Miss Anthonv
h9a mis- Grant. the three standing near the door
Of OF, the drawing room to welcome the guests. sone
,,w T huhared IN number In the mean time The
table 6a had been LAID to serve tea" the birth
Gay cake Kept intact and the candles reI,sh,a5
LOT 'h- reception Mrs. Mclean had intended ~
teha me cake TO Miss Anthony. but In Difference
70 Mlss anthony wishes. II was cut ana eacp
b1est carried away a piece 20 dream on :" m,nv
OF mem ihughngly said. The table flowers wen,
.le same way, the hostess giving punches OF roses
aIu Wlshonttie 10 the guests. Altogether II was a
oeHshttuI birthday party. ana II any body had a