Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-29
The WORLD OF SOCIETY
The Official Program for New Year Be
cepsicaa
Recent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Dances
and Luncheons Per-
s9nal Notes.

Secretary Porter has made public the
program for the New Year reception at the
Executive Mansion. 1t does not differ ma
terially from the program of former years
1t is as follows:
The President will receive at:
ii a.m.-The members of the cabinet: the
diplomatic corps.
11:15 a.m.-The chief justice and the as
sociate justices of the Supreme Court of
the United States; the Judges of the United
States Court of Claims; the judges of the
Court of Appeals; the Judges Of the ST.
preme Court of the District of Columbia
eX-cablnet members and eX-ministers of
the United States.
11:25 a.m.-Senators, representatives and
delegates in Congress; the Commissioners
and judicial officers of the District of CO.
Iumbia
lao a.m.-Officers of the army; officers
of the navy; officers of the marine corps;
commanding general and general staff of
the militia of the District of Columbia
II m.-The regents and secretary of the
Smithsonian institution; the commissioner
of fisheries: the civil service commission;
the interstate commerce commission; the
commissioner of labor; assistant secre
tares of departments: assistant postmas-
tiers general; the solicitor general; assistant
attorneys general; the treasurer of the
ClIteu states. COMMISSIONER Oh pensions,
commissioner of patents; controller of the
currency; the heads of bureaus in the sew
eral departments: the president of the CO.
lumbia Institute for the Deaf and Dumb.
1915 p.m.-The Associated Veterans of
the War of 1857: the Grand Army of the
Republic; the Military Order Of the Loyal
Legion of the United States; the Union
Veteran Legion; Spanish War Veterans;
Guy V. Henry Garrison, No. ~, of Soldiers
and Sailors; the members Of the Oldest In
habitants Association of the District of
Columbia.
1875 p.m.-Reception of citizens, which
will terminate at 80 pm.
Carriages will approach the Executive
Mansion by the western gate and leave by
the eastern.
Pedestrians will approach the mansion
by the western gate and leave by the east
ern.
In accordance with custom, the grounds
south of the mansion aud the southern
entrance will be closed on New Year day.
Mrs. Brown. wife of Associate Justice
Brown, gave tea yesterday afternoon, at
which resident and official society ex-
changed holiday greetings with this pleas
ant hostess Miss Dumont of Plainfeld. \.
j., and Miss Goodwin of Detroit, who are
now visiting Justice and Mrs. Brown. as
sisted in receiving with Mrs. Fitch, the
Misses Wood. the Misses Maury. Miss Nc
Ribbon and Miss Gregory. while in the din
ing room the handsomely appointed table
was presided over by Miss Mckenna and
Miss McComas. Among the guests were
Justice and Mrs. Fuller the British ambas-
sador and Lady Pauncefote, the Belgian
minister and Countess Lichtervelde. Mrs.
Stanley Matthews, Miss Addison Mitchell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maury, Judge and Miss Brad
ley. Countess Esterhazy, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Reamy. Gen. and Mrs. Greedy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles G. Dulin. DR.. and Mrs. Rad
ciffe, Mrs. and Miss Miles, Mrs. Aul.ck
Palmer, Justice and Mrs. Harlan. Miss
Harlan. Miss Strong, Miss Palmer, Bishop
and Miss Hurst, Gen. and Mrs Sternberg,
Judge Norris Miss Morris, Col and Miss
Cotton. Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Mattingly Mr..
and Mrs. William c. Hill and Mr.. and Mrs.
John W. Foster.
Mrs. Thomas G. Alvord. at one of the
most delightful Inequalities of the week,
welcomed several hundred friends yester-
day afternoon in her pretty home. 2119 r
street, which was decked with flowers,
vines and holly boughs wherever the eye
of the visitor fingered. The handsome
hostess was gowned in black lace over
white satin. with bow knots of twisted pink
velvet as trimming. Mr.. Alvord received
with his wife, who had also the gracious
assistance of Mrs. jules Guthridge, Mrs.
Frank Gardiner and Mrs. Graves, while in
the dining room Miss Terrill Miss Robbie,
Mrs. Robertson and the Misses Rose of
Albany did the honors. A stringed orches-
ira played during the reception and a gem
erous collation. of tea dainties was served
from the carnation-decked table.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sidney Webb gave
dinner last night, when their guests were
Miss Sartoris, Miss Glover, Miss Clagett,
Miss Rose Douglas Wallach, Miss Bates,
Miss Ffouke, Colonel Nichler, Mr.. Jerome
Bonaparte Mr.. John F. wilkins Mr.. John
Chew, Mr.. John P. Story, Mr.. Archibald
Butt and Mr.. Fred Evans.
Prof and Mrs. G. L. Raymond of Prince
ton, who have now become among the most
welcome of winter residents, entertained
the large circle of their acquaintance here
at a tea yesterday, when their guest, Mrs.
Daniel Lothrop of Boston, was the guest of
To-
visitor here to several well-known homes,
is accompanied on her holiday visit by her
young daughter, Miss Margaret Lotfrop,
who, while still a school girl, was a most
attractive assistant at the tea, with the
young daughter Of Prof and Mrs. Ray
mond. Miss Mabel Raymond, who Is also
school girl. Receiving in the drawing room
with Mrs. Raymond and Mrs. Lothrop were
Mrs. Harris, wife of the commissioner of
education; Mrs. Teunis Hamlin, Mrs. Dali
Zeil, Miss Strong and Mrs. Rudolph kauff
mann, while in the dining room Mrs. Ray
mond Patterson, Mrs. Lockwood. Mrs. Will
lis Moore. Miss Harris and Miss Page
Moore looked after the pleasure of the
guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. NJ. Curry gave a holi-
day dance last night at Rauscher's in honor
of their niece. Miss Curry ConnaIly. A
dinner preceded the evenings pleasure. The
company numbered several hundred of the
bellies and beaux of this and last winter.
and the meeting was under the happiest
auspices. Among the men were q number
OF out-of-town visitors who are here for
the holidays.
Mrs. Thomas Gales party last night at the
Raleigh brought together merry COM
pony of the young friends of her daughter,
Miss Olive Gale. The dancing was general
until after supper, when a cotillion, led by
Miss Elizabeth Cox, followed. The banquet
hall was hung with Christmas garlands,
twined with red ribbons, and the musicians
We're stationed behind a bower of palms
Miss Florence Stinson of Philadelphia, Miss
Elsie Fuller and Miss Elsa Prosser of
Brooklyn are holiday guests of Miss Gale,
and. like herself, are greatly enjoying the
vacation from school.
Mrs. John Dalzell will have Mrs William
Sage Dalzeu of Pittsburg receiving with
her tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Bessie E Smith left for her home
in New Jersey Wednesday. where she will
remain for few days.
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock and two sons of
New York are spending the holidays at the
Grafton.
Mrs. Charles Parrish and the Misses Par
IRISH are at the Grafton for the winter,
Mrs. Rebecca H. Ryan, 1929 n street. will
give q tea January /? for tho aab,,. 80 49,.