Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-08
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A Farewell Dinner to Minister and Nm.
Cana.
The German Ambassador Was Host
Last Nfght-Other Dinners and
Teas Personals.

can minister and Mrs. Cana, who will sail
for England with their family about March
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! Miss Katherine Duer and Mr.. Clarence
Mackay will be married by Archbishop Cor
rigan May IA at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. VIM A. Duer in New York The mar
| rtage has been FASTENED so that the couple
may enjoy the London season Mrs. John
| w. Mackay, who has been in mourning
| since the death of her eldest son two years
| ago. will come over from London to be
present at the ceremony. and it is said will
| give a series of entertainments at her
| home. Carlton Terrace London in honor of
| her daughter-in-law during the season
| Miss Duer was bridesmaid for the Ouch
ess OF Marlborough and has all the social
| graces, coupled with beauty. to make her
| an ideal wife for one of the richest young
| men in this couEt-y.
Representative and Mrs Mahlon Pitney
gave dinner last night in honor of the
| Vice President and Mrs Hobart The other
guests were Attorney General and Mrs
GriggS, Speaker and Mrs. Reed, Senator and
Mrs. Sewell Senator Hale and Mrs Auden-
| ried.
The German ambassador gave a dinner
| last night, when his guests were the Chill
| can minister and Mrs. Cana, Count and
| Countess Won Goetzen, the Austrian min
| lister and Baroness Hengelmuler. Mrs
Grandprey, Miss Cana. Baron Hermann,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cassels gave dinner last
| night.
Miss Edes is spending a few days in Bal
timore with Mrs. Benjamin F. Horwi;z, at
her home, Cathedral street.
| MISS GWynn gave a tea yesterday in
honor of her guest. Miss Chancellor of
baltimore. Mrs. Mcclellan and Miss Wet
| more assisted in doing the honors and a
| number of guests were present.
| The Mexican minister and MrS Pou,aro
Will give dinner Thursday night
Miss Mary Cornwall of Great Bend, Pa,
Is visiting her uncle. Mr.. E. A. WILDER, Sl3
| street
Mr.. Robert Portner gave a dinner Satur-
day evening in honor of the German am
| basSador. DR.. Won Holleben. Those present
We're the Swiss minister, Mr.. Pioda; Count
| GoetZen. Baron Won Hermann, Representa-
| tive Barthold and Messrs. Robert Portner,
| jr., Henry Xander and E. H. Droop.
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph B. North celebrat-
ed their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary
| Saturday afternoon and evening by a re-
ception at their home on Minnesota ave-
| nue., Anacostia. The house was elaborate
| ly decorated with palms, ferns and mag
| n1fioent cut flowers. The refreshment ia
| Bile was presided over by Misses Daisy
| LeonharGt, Josie Burton, Theodore North
| and Edna Pollard. Mr.. and Mrs. North
| received souvenirs from many friends and
| a great many letters and kilograms of con-
graduation from distant friends. Among
| those who paid their respects were Mr.
| and Mrs A. b. Garden, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
n. Simpson, Mr.. and Mrs. o. b. Brown,
Mr. and Mrs. c. G. Robinson, Mr.. and
| Mrs. c. E. Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. Tew
| Prof. and Mrs. Hosmer Johnson. Mr. and
| Mrs. ]. A Garden, Miss Maggie Garden,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fentress. Sergeant Ander-
son. MIR. Jonn Mclaughlin, Mr.. Howard
| Tubbs. MIR. Norman North. DIR. and Mrs.
| George c. Havenner Mr.. Beverly North.
Mr.. and Mrs Alex. Davidson. Mr.. Paul
Simpson, Mrs. NJ s. Gist, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Andrew Sperry, Mrs. Belva Lockwood Mrs
E. H. Grant Mrs. E. NJ Stillman, Mrs
| c. d. Short, Mrs. ID. T. Voorhs, Mrs joan
ma w. Turner, Miss C. L. Ransom, Mrs
Scott. Mrs; P. P. Peeler. Mrs. E. A. Paul.
Mrs. n. Simmons. Mrs. M. Leonard, Mrs.
c. B. Smith. Mrs. Jane Mclean, Mrs. ].
\ H. Doney. Mrs. P. NJ. Stocking Mrs. A.
| NJ. Hamilton. Mrs. Charles Bury, Miss An
ME Bury, Miss Lottie Bury. Mrs. Maier.
| Mrs. j. Smith, Miss Annie Anderson Miss
| Jean c. Simpson, Miss Ollie Simpson, Mrs.
s. c. Swindells. Miss Bertha SwindeIls,
Mrs. Anna A. Peck, Mrs. F. w. Gresham,
| son.
The friends of Mrs. VIM. r. Hodges are
glad to hear that she is rapidly recovering
| from her recent illness.
| Mrs. NJ. Neumyer has as her guest Mrs
A. Birkenwald of Allegheny. Pa. They will
| be at home to their friends Wednesday
| afternoons.
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| tea this evening, to Z, to meet her guests
| Misses Della A. Earle, Gertrude l.. Wagner
| and Emma E. Greenwell who will return
to their homes in New York Wednesday
The Misses Boutelle will not be at home
| at the Majestic today.
| Miss Cooke of New York, granddaughter
| of the late Henry D. Cooke at one time
| governor of the District who has been Wis
| iting her cousins, the Misses Dodge is now
| visiting relatives in West Washington
| Miss Nora Heller has gone to Streator
| ILL.,. to visit her sister, Mrs. D. Wolferman.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Stanley Brown will leave
| Washington Thursday for Ounalaska. to be
absent several months. They will go first
| 10 mentor, Ohio, where they will leave the
children with their grandmother Mrs Gar
| held. From there Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
| Brown will so to southern California and
| thence up to Seattle and Vancouver en-
barking from the latter place for Ouna-
| laska.
| Mr. f. w. Pilling and family will sail on
| the 18th of March for Europe, going by
| the southern route direct to Naples. They
viii remain abroad for several months.
| Mrs. Simmons, 1011a l. street, gave a re-
| eepuon Friday evening in honor of Mr. and
| Mrs. SAFER of Baltimore She was assist
co In receiving by Miss Bertha Erdmann
| and Miss Katherine Ryan. The parlors
| were tastefully decorated in palms and the
table decked in American beauty roses.
among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
| Kraft, Mr.. and Mrs. Broderick, Miss Nc
| Daniel, Misses K. Kraft, E. Kraft, NJ.
| Kraft Miss Edwards. Miss Maggie Carroll,
| Miss Donavan, Miss Nellie Driscoll Miss
Columbus, Mrs. Fernan. Miss Erdmann,
and Messrs Bright, Behrens. Handy Wet
eel. Waldron Lee, Boland, Commodel,
| Smith and Kraft.
The first regular meeting of the Bach
elors' Club was held last evening at it's
club rooms. A weIl-selected program was
rendered, after which a snort and inter-
esting debate was given. Among its guests
were John McWhorter, Paul ID. Cook and
| George b. Pitts.
The Misses Ford of 11th street northwest
entertained a few friends at a luncheon
| today.
Miss Jennie Small, who has been visiting
Miss Hilbert at No. 91S Rhode Island ave-
nue. northwest, has returned to her home.
Miss E. o. Topper is in New York.
Mrs. Barton D. Jones entertained num-
| Der of friends last night at dinner. The
floral decorations, bon bons, ices and IA
vors were in green and rose color.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale, D. d., is
| the guest for few days of Mr.. and Mrs.
Blount at 1.-The Oaks" Georgetown
/ Dr nj mill ~.