Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-20
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Presidents Public Reception Set for We'd
nesday Night,
Mrs. Manning's welcome to ID. A. r..
Members-Recent Events
Personals.

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day afternoon at a reception given in honor
| in the parior suite at the Arlington, which
| was deliberately decorated with plants and
| flowers, the walls being festooned with
| southern smlax with pretty effects in pink
| ribbons. The Marine Orchestra played.
| Mrs Manning, one of the most delightful
| hostesses ever known in Washingtons So
| cial life, had the pleasure of greeting many
| old-time friends, who are members of the
| organization of which she is such a bril-
| liantly successful head. Mrs. Frye, Miss
| DeSha, Mrs. Eugenia Washington ana MISS
| Fryer assisted in receiving, and Miss Free
| BORN niece of the hostess, presided at a
| daintily laid tea table.
| Mrs. c. U. Webster is visiting friends in
| Baltimore and will not be at her home No.
| 1913 street, tomorrow.
| Mrs. J. Kent Ordway and children of Bos-
| ton visiting their aunt Mrs. E. H. Rip
ley, 100 9th street northeast.
| Mrs. Finley will give a reception on the
23d to meet Mrs. and Miss Uhl wife and
| daughter of our former ambassador to Ger
| many.
| Mrs James Stuart Pitcher of Nashville.
| Tenn, state regent of the Daughters of
| the American Revolution for Tennessee, and
| her daughter, Miss Frances o. Pitcher, are
| at the Ebbitt for week or ten days
The National Society of the Daughters of
| the American Revolution will give a re-
| ception Wednesday evening, February -,
9 to H. at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Mrs. Alger will give a tea tomorrow after
noon, to 6, to meet the national officers of
| the d. A. r.
Senator Fairbanks gave a dinner Satur-
| day night in honor of Mr.. Harris, the new
| ly appointed minister to Austria. The
| guests to meet him included Senator Bur-
rows, Senator Nelson, Senator Wilson, Sem
| ator Dubois, Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Heath Mr.. T. jefferson Coolidge OF
Boston, Representatives Payne, Russell,
Heatwole, Crumpacker, Steele OVerstreet,
Lands and Curtis.
Secretary and Mrs Hay gave dinner
Saturday night, when the floral ornamental
ton of the table was in pink tulips. Their
guests were the German ambassador, the
Russian ambassador, the Belgian minister
and Countess de Lichtervelde, the Pertu-
guese minister and Vicomtess Santo Thyr-
so, the Chinese minister and Mrs. WI. the
Swedish minister. Baron Reid, charge d af-
flares of Austria; Senator and Mrs Davis,
Senator and Mrs. Cullom, Mrs. Henderson,
Miss Pauncefote, Miss Cassini, Miss Denni-
son and Miss Hay.
Dolly Madison Chapter will give tea to
the national board, state and chapt re-
gents of the D. A. r, congress at the resi-
dence of Mrs Edward Graves, 921 Massa-
chusetts avenue, tomorrow afternoon from
) until I.
Mrs ]. II. Whitaker and Mrs. George
Allen Provost will not be at home Wednes-
gay, the 22d. but will be on March ], for
the last time this season.
Mrs. Gorilla Copeland Lewis, delegate
from Sarah McCalla Chapter of Charlton,
Iowa, is the guest of Mrs. Peacock. Mrs.
Lewis is the author of the words of the
song, THE Old Thirteen" which is to be
sung al d. A. r. congress this week.
Miss Edith P. Harrington of Washington
and her guest Miss Alice Mclaughlin, are
visiting friends and relatives in Baltimore.
Gen. John Moore, whose sister died last
week, has just returned home from attend
ing the funeral
Mrs. Eugene Byrnes will not be at home
today, but will be at home next Monday.
Last Tuesday evening, at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanners, 1861 Columbia street,
nearly 100 invited guests We're present. The
house was profusely decorated with natural
flowers and palms, and each lady was pre-
sented with violets and the men with white
Prizes were won by Mrs. Geo. H. Mcmillan,
Miss Bert of Philadelphia, Mr.. Merritt and
Geo. H. Mcmillan. Consultations, by Mrs.
Underwood and Mr.. Dimick. After refresh
ments dancing was enjoyed
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard w. Silsby and Mrs.
Charles T. Forbes and daughter George
left Saturday evening for Hampton, Va.
They will spend their time for the next few
months between this place. Old Point Com
fort, Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Newport
News.
Mrs. H. H. Thompson, 1923 18th street
will be at home tomorrow for the last time
this season.
Mrs. Dr. ]. H. Westcott of Norwich, N
Y, is visiting Mrs. C. F. Mallard, at 1o2 9TH
street northeast.
Mrs. La Fetra has entertained house
guests since last Wednesday Mrs. L. NJ
N Stevens. president of the National Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union; Miss
Anna A. Gordon, vice president at large,
and for twenty-one years private secretary
of Miss Willard. The ladies will leave the
city tonight for Portland, Me-, where they
are constantly engaged in w. c. T. u.
work.
Owing to the Indictment weather of last
Monday, Mrs. William C. Dodge. Mrs Wal
ter S. Dodge and the Misses Dodge will be
at home today.
A pleasant meeting of the Constitution
Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution was held at the residence of
Miss Belle Tanner, 1912 18th street, Tues
day evening, February IA. Mrs. Ellen j.
Foster, chapter regent, delivered an ad-
dress on the relation of the colonial gov
ernments to the Constitution Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey read a paper on The In
fluence of the New England Colonists on
the Constitution of the United States A
musical program was furnished by Miss
Elizabeth Pierce, Mrs. J. NJ. Cowden and
MessrS. w. +. Eastman and Sperry.
Mr. Wiley H. GraEdy of Elizabeth City.
N. c.. the young brother of Miss Lesceles
Gi andy, has recently passed the examina-
tionS before the supreme court at Raleigh
N. c., and has been admitted to practice.
The musicale given Saturday evening by
Senator Thurston in the parlors of the
Cairo in honor of Mrs. Helen Boice- Hun
sicker of Philadelphia and Miss Helen
Hoagland of Omaha a charming event
of last week. Mrs. Hunsicker came to
Washington as a stranger almost, and left
with hundreds of friends made at the con-
gress of mothers. Nearly 200 guests were
present, refreshments being served after
the recital in the senator's beautiful suite
Of rooms on the tenth floor of the hotel.
Mrs. Harry Herbert Thompson will be at
home, 1923 18th street. Tuesdays, February
81 and %, for the last time this season.
Mrs. Walker, wife of Representative
Walker will not receive tomorrow after
noon at the Shoreham.
Miss Mamie w. Lightfoot has returned
p from a four months visit with her sister
Mrs. c. c. Lattanner of Ohio
Senator Clark and Miss Katherine Clark
sail shortly for a long trip abroad
and it is reported that Mrs. Everett NJ. Gull
Yer, the senator elects married daughter,
will give a costume dance and vaudeville
entertainment at her fathers apartments
in West 5Sth street, New York February