Evening star., 1898-03-01
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Commander and Mn. Glover Entertain at
Dinner.
Other Notable Dinners and Hospital.
ities-Coneert for the Maine
SuRerers-NOtes.

Commander and Mrs. Clover gave an eie-
CANT dinner last night in honor of the Vice
President and Mrs. Hobart. The other
guests were Speaker and Mrs. Reed. Attor-
ney General and Mrs Griggs. Senator and
Mrs. Mcmillan. Senator and Mrs. Lodge,
Senator Hale. Mrs. Royston. Miss Phelps
and Lieut.. Gibbon. The richly adorned ta-
BILE had a centerpiece of pink roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page enter
tained at dinner last night Secretary and
Mrs. Gage. Major and Mrs. Sargent. Mr..
Charles Page Bryan, Miss Bryan. Miss Isa-
bel McKenna, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sloan
and Miss Sloan of New York.
Mrs Hobart and the cabinet ladies will
occupy boxes at the benefit concert to be
given under the auspices of the relief COM
n1ittee for the Maine sufferers, March 4
Mrs. Long is chairman of the committee
and the event promises to be a notable one
In every way.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Frank A. vanderlip and First Assistant
postmaster General and Mrs Perry Heath,
who have been on visit to Mrs. Alexander
Shriver. at her home in Baltimore, have re-
turned.
Mrs. John w. Thompson. who has been
at home on Mondays during February con-
cluded her receptions yesterday. Mrs
Lewis, wife of Representative Lewis and
Miss Shaw assisted in entertaining her
many guests.
Mrs. H. Clay Evans and the Misses Evans
will receive at the Ebbitt Wednesday for
the lastNtime during Lent. They will be as
sisted by Mrs. II. o. HieStand. Mrs. F. w.
| True Mrs. Perry Heath, Miss Barber and
Mss Wilson
Mrs. Andrew B. Graham will be at home
tomorrow afternoon and the following
wednesday internally.
turned from a weeks visit to New York
and will be at home tomorrow.
There was pleasant gathering of friends
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Carson,
No. 2O7 K street northeast in honor of the
ninth anniversary of their marriage. Mu-
sic. dancing and games were indulged in.
after which all present partook of a bounti-
| full repast. Many handsome presents were
received. Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Carson, Mrs. Hartman, Mrs.
Harleston, Mr.. and Mrs. Krause, Misses
Alice and Lizzie Beardsley Miss Annie
Neugent. Mr. and Mrs. ]. Mccain. Mr.
George Keller, Mr.. Z. r. Lowe, Mr.. Sta
| pies, Mr.. F. ]. Henning, Miss Annie Chase,
and Messrs. Oscar Fauth, Karl Krause.
VIM. Chase. Seitz brothers and VIM. Rose.
Cards are out for reception March l by
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank K. Raymond to eel
ebrate the fifteenth anniversary of their
wedding.
Mrs. William F. Aldrich OF 1923 10th
| street has had as her guest for the past
week Mrs. A. p. Lighthiil of Boston. who
| was for several years popular resident
On K street in this city. Mrs. Lighthill
has received much social attention from
her many friends since her arrival. notably
| the fine reception in her honor given by
| Mrs. Aldrich on Tuesday OF last week, fol-
lowed by theater party. She will remain
| for several days yet before returning to
Boston, and will receive informally with
Mrs. Aldrich this afternoon.
Mrs. Lloyd Slack of Leesburg, Va, Is
visiting her sisters, the Misses Fowler, 1893
Both street.
Mrs W. R. Bailey will not be at home
| Thursday of this week.
At the dinner which was given Saturday
evening at the Army and Navy Club by
Charles Page Bryan, In honor of the Bra
| xilian and Chinese ministers and Secretary
Gage. the other guests were the Illinois
senators, the Swiss minister, Mr.. Pioda;
Senator Thurston of Nebraska, Mr. Fred
erick Adam the secretary of the British
embassy; Senor de Lima, secretary of the
Brazilian legation; Adjt. Gen .Corbin, Rep
resentatives Hopkins Foss and Boutell OF
| Illinois, Gen. Henderson Of Iowa, Gen.
GIosvenor of Ohio, Mr.. John A. Kasson,
Assistant Secretaries Day ard Adee of the
| Col. L. Q. Washington, Mr. Thomas Nelson
Page, Mr.. George Fishback, Mr.. Charles
r. Flint and several gentlemen who came
| in after other dinners.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd. Frank celebrated
| their fifteenth wedding anniversary last
night at their home, No. lis 4th street
southeast.
The many friends of Miss Mildred La
| mont in this city will regret to learn of her
| serious illness with typhoid fever at her
| home in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Clifford r. Bradbury and Mrs. Frank
| B. Bradbury will be at home Informally to-
morrow evening after Z o'clock, and will
| have with them Mrs. Frank c. Bradbury
| (ree Landon.)
| A masquerade surprise party was given last
| night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. J.
| Berner, 1211 1 street. The features of the
| evening were a number of well-rendered
| selections on the violin by Mr. Leonard c.
| Steever, accompanied on the piano by Mr..
Irving Spedden and by MissMamie Ziegler
| and Mrs. Joseph c. Whyte. At IL O'Clock
! the party went to the dining room. where
| a luncheon was served. Among those pres
ent were Mrs. William Sedgwick. Mrs.
| Butcher Mrs. Leonard c. Steever. Mrs.
| William c. Bates, Mrs. Buckley, Miss Ma
mic Ziegler, Miss Rosa Brennan. Miss Ag-
pes Day. Miss Mamie Sedgwick, Miss Bea-
| trice Sedgwick, Miss Blanche l.. Chadwell.
| Miss Pauline Mayer, Miss Alma Bosse,
| Miss Elsie Morris, Messrs Clinton Butch
George Sedgwick, Clinton Sedgwick John
| Breen, Clarence Burger and Curtis Lewis.
Last Saturday evening at Carroll Insti-
| tute Hall the Saturday Evening Assembly
gave a lance. Among the large number
present were the Misses Carlton, Gibson
| Gensier, Mcfarland, Krefdler, Cook, Da-
| Wis. Weide, May Weide, Chandlee Ran
shaw. Tucker, Sawyer, Dent. Ludgate.
Reeves, Violet Reeves, Herring, Davis.
Bessie Davis, Darby. Brewer. Danyer. Nor
gan, Moore, Childs. Baker and Stewart
Messrs. Beavens, Vale. Morgan, Blackwood
Caldwell, Geasler, Ballinger, Boss. Burn
han, Waters. Culverwell, Eearnshaw. Astel,
Ergood, Platt, Hallan, Snyder, Hopkins,
Uber, Norwood. Chadwick, Bacon, Chan
dice, Weisel, Howard, Dyere Willis. Hood
and Clarke.
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