Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-23
The WORLD OF SOCIETY
Brilliant Scene at the Home of Mrs. West
inghouse.
Notable Gathering at the Necdham
Northumberland Per-
sOnal Notes.

and Mrs. Mckelway, who are visiting the
city for a few days. Invited to meet them
were the cabinet circle and Mrs. HOBART
The table, set in the private dining ROOM
was beautifully decorated and section OF
the Marine Band played during the even
ing. The President escorted Mrs. Hobart
to the table and the Secretary of State
Mrs. Mckinley. The other guests included
Mrs. Hay, the Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Gage, Secretary and Mrs. Alger,
Secretary Long, Attorney General and Mrs
Griggs. the Postmaster General and Mrs
Smith, Secretary Hitchcock and Miss Will
son.
At the public reception Wednesday night
from 8 to II o'clock at the Executive Man
sion, the same rules will govern as during
the winter season. Carriages and pedes-
trians will approach by the northwest gate
and leave by the northeast gate. As the
capacity of the mansion is very limited, II
is hoped that after passing the President
people will leave the house, in order 10
make room for those who follow them.
Mr. Charles w. Needham, dean OF the
school of comparative Jurisprudence and
diplomacy of Columbian University, ana
Mrs. Needham entertained at handsome
reception last night the students, the men,
bers of law school graduating class ana
the faculty of both schools of the univer-
sity. Their fine home on Massachusetts
avenue was beautifully adorned with PINK
peonies and carnations, and in the dinlnS
room crimson roses and peonteS were uSed
in profusion. An orchestra played through
out the evening. Mr. and Mrs NeedhaIn
were assisted by Mrs. B. L. Whitman, wire
of the president of the university, MIS-.
Charles Stakely. Mrs. Edward L. Lewis
Mrs Thomas c. Noyes and Mrs. Chesley
With the Misses Needham there were MISS
Dean, the Misses Maury, the Misses
Stephenson, Miss Landers, Miss Beard
Miss Wymer Miss Headen and MISS
Rrash also listed in the lOSpltall-
ties Nearly all the members of the faculty
were present with President Whitman. and
the occasion was one which brought To-
gether many congenial MINDS.
Mrs Westinghouse welcomed another
large company to her home last night and
in addition to the pleasure OF being her
guests all contributed to charity that
never makes appeals in vain-the Chlldren
Hospital. The hostess, whose munlncence
was apparent in every detail of the splen-
did affair. received in the first drawing
room. being assisted by Mrs: Charles Hen
ry Davis, Mrs. Edward McCauley, MIS-
Hammond Mrs Hoeke. Mrs. Shields and
Miss Rodgers The drawing rooms were. as
usual. fragrant with flowers. arranged with
| the same artistic profuSion, winch Is always
| in evidence in this home. The ball room
which, the evening progressed, was hiled
| from wall to wall was the same beautiful
picture as on the evening of May II. The
vines ribbons and flowers were in place,
with the electric sparks illuminating the
| whole. The supper table spread under the
musicians gallery was adorned win now
ers and lights. and from it was served
salads and ices with the usual accompanl-
ments.
The floor managers We're Surgeon General
Van Rypen, Col. Archibald Hopkins, Col.
Goodloe Dr. Jenkins, Mr.. Edward McCau-
| ley. Commander Glover, Mr.. c. c. Glover,
| Mr. Chatard, Capt. c. H. Davis. Col. Mich
| Ter Captain Train, the Danish minister,
| Baron Reid. Count de Lichtervelde, Mr.
| Rodgers, Mr.. Huidekoper. Mr.. Austin, Mr..
Clark, Mr.. Hackell, DR.. mcclure, Mr..
| send Mr.. Marsh .dr. Merrick, Mr.. Fred
Taylor, Mr.. Mcpherson, Mr.. John l.. Webb
| and Mr.. Westcott. Other members of the
| board of managers of the Childrens Hos
| pital whose lively interest helped in the
J great success attending the event were
Miss Gale. Mrs. Audenreid, Mrs. Charles
| G. Dulin. Mrs. Elkns, Mrs. Glover, Miss
Henry, Mrs. James N. Johnston, Mrs M S.
| Johnson, Mrs. Shieleds, Mrs. Kennedy,
| Miss kibbey Mrs. j. f. Leech. Mrs. Nc
Keever, Miss Patten, Mrs. Rodgers, Miss
| Schenck, Mrs Sheridan, Mrs. Woodward
and Mrs. Phillips.
| feature of the occasion was the pres
| ence of 50 many servants that the comfort
| of the guests was looked after at every
| point. All of them volunteered their SER
| vices to Mrs Westinghouse as a contribu-
ton to the good cause.
Among the guests present were: Mrs. Ell
Swiss minister and Mrs. Pioda. the Belgian
| minister and Countess Lichtervelde, Mrs. and
| Miss Miles. Mrs. and Miss Sheridan, Mrs.
John Rodgers, Mrs Archibald Hopkins.
| Miss Hopkins Miss Hagner. Miss Edith
| Patten, Mr.. Davdge, the Misses Davidge,
| Mrs. Renaud, Mrs. Robert j. Wynne Miss
| Wynne. Miss Charles, Mrs. Plumb of New
York, Mr.; and Mrs: Thomas Wilson Mrs.
! and Miss Ffoulke, Mr.. and Mrs. b. H. War
| ner, the Misses Schenck, Col. and Mrs. NJ.
| NJ. Parker, Miss Parker, Representative
and Mrs. DalZell. Mrs George Dunn, Com
| mander and Mrs. Glover, Mrs Ayres Miss
| Maud Talmage Mr., S. H. Kaufman. Miss
Kaufman, Miss Evans, DR.. and Mrs. Cha
tard, Mr.. and Miss Cotton, Capt and Mrs.
Kuhn, DR., and Mrs. McMurtrie, Mrs. Paul
| Mohr, Mr.. Quesada. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
| Moses, Miss Sedgley, Mrs. Edes, Miss Edes,
Miss Cassels Miss Glover, Mr.. and Mrs.
| w. H. Hoeke, the Misses Henry. Mrs.
| Lewis Kingsley, the Misses Train. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman, Miss Kennedy,
Miss Lindinger, Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Cham
bers, Mrs. Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Spalding,
Mr.; and Mrs. Hutdekoper. Mr.; and Mrs
Talmage Lambert. Miss Lambert. Mrs
! Robey d. Evans. Miss Evans, Mrs Marsh
| Mrs. Fracker and Miss Fracker. Baron
Northomb, Mr.; and Mrs; ]. T. Hough and
| Miss Hough Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh, Mrs.
| VIM. Wall and Miss Dunn.
Rev. and Mrs. John Van Ness of Takoma
Park are visiting friends in New Jersey
! this week. They will not be at home Fri
| day.
Mr.. Tyler B. Courtney of Baltimore is
| visiting his cousin G. Elmer Dom, 1olj
| North Capitol street.
| MISS fearl ENtlyl!ue is the guest OF the
| Misses Steinberg of 18th street during her
stay here
Mrs. NJ. l.. Bruen of Brooklyn is visiting
| Mrs. w. w. Metcalf at 1881 Vermont ave
| nue..
Mrs. John d. Counter of Railway, n. J.,
| Is the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. Z. Null
| Ian, Sl5 North Carolina avenue southeast.
Mrs. L. p. Shoemaker will not receive
| during May.
| Mr.. John C. Goodrich and family of 1881
| street have left on an extended tour of
the Michigan lakes, Canada, and the New
! England coast.
| Mrs. John G. Wrenshall and Miss kath-
arine Humphreys Wrenshall of Baltimore
are spending few days at 1923 H street
Mrs. Anderson d. Johnston and Miss
Frances Benjamin Johnston will not be al
| hcme Wednesday, May "A.
Formal announcement was made yester-
| day in New York by Mrs. Theodore A.
| Havemeyer of the engagement of her
youngest daughter Miss Dora Havemeyer
to Lieut.. Cameron MGR. Winslow, L. S. n.
| Lieut.. Winsiow is Washingtonian, and a
gallant and fearless officer. He dstin-
guished himself last summer at Cienfuegos
t,ry1,a ha ha Noc