Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-14
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Senator Depew Gives His First Capital
Party.
The Randolph-Read Wedding Today
Teas and other Festivfties-
Personal Notes.

Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew entertained
| the New York delegation in Congress at
his home last evening. The affair was in
| formal, and in addition to the members Of
| the delegation included Secretary Root,
State Senator Raines and few others in
| official life. Senator Depew has been elect
| ed president of the Washington alumni of
Yale. The Corcoran house was formally re-
| opened to social life by this entertainment
| of its new occupant A superb collation.
was served and the occasion brought to-
! gether notable company. Senator Depew
| and his niece, Miss Paulding. will spend the
| holiday recess in New York.
Mrs. Hobart is spending few days in
her former home on Lafayette square. SUI
personal effects She visited Mrs. McKin-
ley yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Perry s. Heath will entertain at
luncheon Saturday.
The family of Capt. ]. H. Danforth of
Takoma. D. c., are located for the winter
| months at COL street, where they will be
| pleased to see their friends.
Miss Isabelle Gregory and Miss Ethel
| Stuart Winner are the debutantes today,
| both of whom will be presented at after
| noon teas
This morning at 10 o'clock the marriage
| of Miss Gertrude Read and Mr.. Paul Ran
| dolph took place at the residence of the
| Aspinwall officiating. The wedding cere
mony was attended only by the immediate
| relatives, owing to the long Illness of Mrs.
| Read. The bride is a granddaughter Of
Commodore Truxton. and her mother. who
| was a Miss Eliza Beale, is connected with
| other of the oldest families in this part of
the country. Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph LETT
for New York Immediately after the cere
| money, whence they will sail for Porto
| Rico to reside
| Master Elmer Seton Frazier celebrated
Saturday afternoon last at his residence,
| 40S Florida avenue from till 4, the occa-
| sion being his eighth birthday. Among
| those present were the Misses Adah Bagby.
| Eda Lyons. Elizabeth Andrews. Elizabeth
Humphrey, Francis Bennett, Ella Price,
Helene Heine, Ethel Game. May Seton,
| Alice Winslow, Masters Selden Price. Henry
| Heine, Marvin Shirley, Chester Caywood,
Clyde Garrett, Johnnie and Ute Heater.
| Herbert Richardson, Emery and De Sales
| Wood.
| The many friends of Mrs. Warren. the
| wife of Wyomings senior senator, will he
| glad to learn that she is rapidly recovering
| from her long and severe illness. She has
| SO far regained her health that she has
| been spending the past few weeks at the
| Saratoga of the west, Colorado Springs,
| where society is very gay this winter, and
| where she is being extensively entertained
She anticipates returning to Washington
| with the beginning of the social season in
| January.
Miss Helen Clyde, daughter of Com
mander and Mrs. Moser gave a New Eng
land dinner to a few of her friends Satur-
day evening in honor of her guests Mrs.
| Whiteheart of Petersburg and Miss Thomp-
| son of Richmond Va.
| Mrs. Mason, wife of Senator Mason, and
| the Misses Mason, will not receive until
January.
Eucher with twelve tables was played at
| the Colonial Tuesday evening. The prizes
| were won by Miss Morgan, Mrs ]. Harry
Cavanaugh. Mrs. Haig. Mrs. Cyrus Mantz,
| Mr.. Milton Mantz and Mr.. H W. Van
| Sender. Among those present were: Mr.. and
| Mrs. Van Sender, Mr.. and Mrs. Mantz Mr..
| and Mrs. Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman.
| Mr.. and Mrs Cavanaugh, DR.. annd Mrs.
Daw, DR.. and Mrs. Wells. DR.: and Mrs.
Robt. N. Harper, Miss Mantz, Miss Herbert,
| Miss Doland Miss Morgan. Miss Leckie,
| Miss Brooks. Miss 'Cluss. Miss Hynson, Mrs.
| Pierce, Mrs. Tenney. Mrs. Martini, Mrs.
| Messrs Weber, Clinedinst. White. Thorn
| son. Bullock, Palmer, Moore, Higgins. STAFF
| ford, Representative Mcdowell and Judge
| Mills.
| Mrs Flora Adams Darling, A. M, a
| former resident of Washington, has
| turned after an absence of ten years, to
make this city her permanent home. She
| will be at home informally at 1411 K street
| northwest Fridays.
| Mrs Henrietta Stuart has taken an apart
| ment at the Portner. 18th and L streets,
| where she will be pleased to see her friends.
| Miss Adele Glascoe Brown and Mr. W.
| Henry Thomas will be married at the Nine
| teenth Street Baptist Church, Thursday
| evening, December IA. at o'clock
| Mrs Robert 1. Fleming the hostess
\ of a beautiful violet and white rose lunch
| con yesterday in honor of Mrs. Thomas +.
| Walsh of Colorado. Her other guests were
Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Sternberg, Mrs. Cullom,
Mrs. WESTINGHOUSE, Mrs: Radcliffe. Mrs
Wight Mrs. Somers, Mrs. Scully. Mrs. Ham
| lin and Mrs. Thomas Wilson.
| The Misses Carrie and Nora Jennings of
| kellysville, Va, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
| Lemuel Allen, Pierce street, Anacostia.
A charming tea was given yesterday by
Mrs. VIM B. French at her home on East
| Capitol street in honor of Mrs. Daniel
| Chester French of New York. Mrs. d. c.
French formerly lived in Washington, as
well as her husband, the sculptor.
A pleasant birthday party was given by
Master RAYMOND Coomes, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Chas s. Coomes of No 1923 New Jer-
| sey avenue, last Tuesday evening, Decem-
Der Il. The event was to celebrate the
tenth anniversary of his birth and his many
little friends present entered heartily into
| the affair and it was a grand success. The
| table was beautifully decorated and loaded
down with all the good things calculated to
please. In the center of the table was
| large cake with ten candles.
Those who assisted Mrs. Coomes in the
entertainment were Mrs. VIM. II. O'Neill,
Miss Anna Morhart, Miss Mary Herigan
and Miss Emma Kettler. Games were en-
joyed during the evening and Rotations
by Miss Emma Kettler. piano solo by Miss
Lillian Schneider. duets by Miss Emma
Steps and Miss Maggie Schneider, cake
| walk by Master Harold Nachman and Miss
Mary Esher, Rotations by Miss Marie
| Kettler and Miss Marie Johnston. Master
Raymond received many handsome presents
and letters of congratulation.
Those present were Misses Sadie Hill.
Lillian Schneider, Emmie Steps Maggie
Schneider. Edith Chamberlain. Marie John
ston Mary Esther, Katie Esther, Reba Mer-
Ram, Amy Eckhardt. Marie Kettler,
Luretta Roche, Susie Kirby Martha Lee
land, Katharine Grant. Christine Grant,
Augusta Marhart, Gwynne Proctor,
Misses Moffett. Ruth Mcdonald. Geor-
gle Thomson, Masters Fred Schnei-
der. Fred Imhof, John Schneider. Fred
die Hoffman Milton Thomfordt, Shell
ton Willis. Earl Johnston, Albert Esher,
Ira Turton. Arthur Merriam, Ernest Klinge,
Edward Roche, Newton Willis. Holt
Wright, Leroy Hirth, Jimmie Roche, John
Bean. Raymond Champion, Paul Leland,
Harold Nachman. Aluna Nachman, Stanley
Willis.
The marriage of Mrs Christine Obi to
Mr.. Robert Ponickau of New York took