Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
President and Wife Dine With Secretary and
Mrs. Hay.
Senatorial Receptions md Other
Pleasant Events-Per-
sOnalS.

President and Mrs Mckinley dined last
| night with the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hay, the other guests being the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs Hobart. the Secretary OF
the Treasury and Mrs. Gage, the Secretary
of War and Mrs. Alg r. the Attorney Cen
eral and Mrs. Griggs, the Secretary OF the
Interior. the Postmaster General and Mrs.
Smith the Secretary of the Navy and Miss
Long, the Secretary of Agriculture and
Miss Wilson. the Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs Hill. Mr.. Adelbert Hay.
Miss Hay and Mr.. Carter. The table was
decked with Easter lilies and maidenhair
fern
President and Mrs. Mckinley have issued
invitations for dinner for young people
on January 20, in honor of Miss Mary
Barber, Miss Mabel Mckinley, Miss McWt-
liams of Chicago and other young guests at
the Executive Mansion.
Mrs Audenried entertained at dinner last
night Gen. and Mrs. Miles, Justice and Mrs
Peckham Senator and Mrs. Eikins. Mr..
and Mrs j. y. Henderson, DIR. and Mrs.
John D. Jones' and Assistant Secretary Of
War Meiklejohn.
There were scores of people calling yes
terday afternoon, although the weather
was not of the kind most suitable for 1t.
Mrs. Burrows had an exceedingly pleas
ant reception and had a number of ladies
to assist, among them being Miss Faulkner
and Miss Talmage.
Mrs Davis also welcomed many old and
new friends and had the pleasant compan-
ionship of Mrs John Roche and the Misses
Skinner of Boston for the afternoon.
Mrs. Chandler was also at home to call
ers, and had many of them.
Mrs. German was assisted by Mrs: Gid
son, wife of the former senator from Mary
land, who is making her a visit for a few
days previous to going south. Mrs. Rlch-
ard A. johnson. Miss Mary Edna Gorman'
Miss Mckenzie of Baltimore, Miss Malo-
ney of Philadelphia Miss Hume and Miss
McCahill were also in the pleasant COM
pany. The rooms, and especially the tea
room, were fragrant with violets, roses and
heliotrope. The centerpiece on the table
was a huge one of Parma violets
Mrs. Mcmillan and Miss Mcmillan were
also at home to callers.
Mrs Jones, wife of the Nevada senator,
and Miss Jones received yesterday in their
parlor at the Arlington and had numerous
visitors.
Mrs shoup received at the Normandie,
and had assisting her Miss Evans, Miss
Hermann, Miss Hopkins, Miss Stewart,
Miss Henderson, Mrs. William Wheeler,
Miss Shoup and Miss Laura Shoup.
Mrs and Miss Murphy, wife and daughter
of Senator Murphy, were also receiving
yesterday.
Mrs. M. c. Butler, wife of General But
Ter, and daughter are at the Ebbitt House
having just returned with the commission
from Cuba.
Miss Hattie Fechenbach of Baltimore is
visiting Mrs. +. Louis, 467 F street south
west, and will be at home Sunday, Jam
uary 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Castelberg left yes
terday for an extended trip among the
tropics. They will visit Cuba, Porto Rico
and South American ports.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. C. Spooner enter
tanned some of their friends last Tuesday
evening at their home, 140S 18th street An
impromptu musical program was rendered.
Dr.
friends to meet Mr.. George a. Bracket of
Alaska. Present We're Mr.. and Mrs. Crois-
SAINT, Mr.. and Mrs. Kyle, Colonel and Mrs.
Glum and Miss Carol Clum, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs S. j. Mills. Mr.. and Mrs.
Flemming, Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Dieudonne
Gen. $. 5. Yoder and others. Mr.. Bracket
told the story of the rise of Skaguay Alas
ka, where he has lived for the last year
and at a cost of S1S5,G00. has built the
wagon road over the White Pass of the
coast range, by which the valley Of the
Yukon has been made accessible. The mar
rauve, though wholly informal and col
loquial, was as entertaining as it was novel
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly and Mrs.
Louis NJ kuhns of 2125 n street will be at
home Saturdays during January
Mrs. Farnsworth and Miss Farnsworth
of 10th street have been i'll with grip, and
viii not receive until Fridays, Sd and 10th
in February.
Mrs. V. G. Fischer will be at home Mon
days in January
Mrs Benjamin S, Plat and Miss Plat
will be at home Fridays January 81 and
February 3, at $500 18th street.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. George
ID Chandiee gave their first reception to
their friends since their marriage New
Year day. Despite the Indictment weather
their beautifully furnished new home on
Lenox street, Chevy Chase was well filed
with the many friends from the city and
Mr- Nhn,,
fore her marriage Miss Laura Hendricks
was goWned in stylish costume of silver
gray cloth, trimmed with white satin and
red velvet and lastly ornamented with gold
Katherine Hendricks, Mrs VIII E. Cband-
lee and the Misses Chandlee. Mr.. and Mrs
Chanhlee will be at home next Thursday.
The regular meeting of the Mascot
Euchre Club was held Wednesday evening
at the residence of Mrs. A. c. West, 947
was awarded to Mrs. H. j. Gross and the
gentlemens to Mr.. W. w. Deane. The
recipients of the BOBBY prizes were Mrs
West and Prof. Gross. After refreshments
were served numerous piano and vocal
solos We're rendered by members of The
club. Later in the evening the host. Mr.,
West, took a picture of the members at
tired in their fancy paper caps. which were
ulstIibuted at the close OF the repast. The
next meeting will take place at the home of
MRS H. }. Gross, president, on the 18th in
slant.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Maude Hunter Maxwell to DR.. Charles
Gavin Galloway of Baskerville. Iowa,
thursday evening, January 49, at the Ver-
mont Avenue Christian Church
Miss Carrie E. Kaufman leaves shortly
for an extended trip west Prior to her
departure she will be at home to her
friends January 10 at GIG r street.
Hotel Arrivals.
Arlington-C E. Speer, Pittsburg; X Ka-
10, Japan; Chas. Stratus, Cincinnati; W. X.
hltchen, Augusta, Ga; E. I. Merrick, New
Orleans; F. l.. Watson, Boston
Ebbtt-W. w. Whitside T. 6 An 7
Brigham. NJ. D.. Boston. w q ,rolfora