Evening star., 1899-04-14
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Secretary and Mrs. Hay Have Diplomats at
Dinner.
Other Dinners and LuBcheons-Move-
ments of well-Known People
Personal Notes.

continuing their series of dinners In honor
of the diplomatic corps, entertained last
night the French ambassador, the Guate-
malan minister the Nicaraguan minister,
the Swiss minister and Mr.. Pioda, the Italian
charge daffaires; Justice Brown. the Sec
retary of the Treasury and Mrs, Gage, the
Attorney General and Mrs. Griggs. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cridler Col. and Mrs. Bingham. Mrs.
John S. Ward, Miss Davis, Mrs. Selfridge
and the Misses Hay.
Mrs. Ayres gave luncheon yesterday in
honor of Mrs. Hamilton Fairfax. and had
in the company to meet her Mrs Foraker,
Mrs. J. Dexter Adams. Mrs. Bliss. Mrs.
Charles B. Wheeler. Mrs. Clinton Cushing,
Mrs. r. NJ. G. Brown. Mrs. Frances Is,
Austin and Mrs. George Titus Howland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Ffoulke gave q
dinner last night, when their guests were
Secretary Hitchcock. the Belgian minister
and Countess de Lichtervelde, the Portu-
guese minister and Viscountess Santo-
Thyrso, Dr. and Mrs. jenkins, Mr.. and
Mrs Bloomer, Mrs. Mason of Providence,
R. l.. Miss woodruff. Miss Ffoulke, Gen.
Woodruff and DR.. Morris Murray.
MIR. and Mrs. Jules Guthidge will leave
early next week for a stay at Atlantic City
Mrs. M. Goldsmith has discontinued her
Fridays at home.
Mrs Joseph H. Lee of 1852 N street Is
spending two weeks at Atlantic City.
A dinner was given at the Arlington last
night by the Woman's Industrial League.
in honor of Mrs. Louise Lawrence of In
dianapolis. Mrs. Lawrence is prominent In
G. A. r. circles, and visits Washington In
the interest of Indiana nurses in the civil
and Spanish wars. and to secure space Tor
the women of Indiana in the womans ma
tional industrial exhibit in May, 1900.
The Misses Champlin of 2lOS 18th street
-,r;t IN. NAx.aa M
Ohio, and will be at home Thursdays until
the middle of May.
Mrs. E. w. Spaljing will not be at home
Saturday afternoon, April 15.
Among the guests at beautiful Easter
luncheon given Mrs. Whitelaw Reid by Mrs.
Russell J. Wilson oil San Francisco was
Mrs Maggie Wilson-Y Young of Washington,
who Is spending the winter in San Fran
cisco.
Miss Howard. daughter of Major General
o. o. Howard, is the guest of Mrs. S. Perry
Lee, 1445 Massachusetts avenue.
Mrs. Octayius knight of New York city
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. knight of
Takoma Heights,
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Holcombe give a
reception Saturday evening to the faculty,
students and alumni of the school OF grad
uate studies of Columbian University, Mr..
Holcombe being president of the graduate
club this year.
Representative Hull and family leave for
Iowa today.
Tuesday evening there was a pleasant
gathering at Mrs. Talberts residence.
After music and dancing the guests re-
paired to the dining room, where COLA
We're Misses Kent, Vance, Bohn, Thornton,
McCandlish and Talbert, Messrs. Tyers,
p. Dougherty, b. Dougherty, Glass. Gugle,
Blair, Fuller. Holster and Mr.. and Mrs.
Talbert. Thomas, Clemor
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Roberts were on
Saturday evening" April 8, treated to a
pleasant surprise by a masquerade party
visiting their home, No. 800 Massachusetts
avenue. Dancing was the favorite amuse-
ment until the masks were removed. Later
in the evening the guests We're invited to
the dining room, where refreshments were
served. Those present We're Mr.. and Mrs.
John Roberts, Mrs. Harding, Mrs. Margaret
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Gheen, Mrs Z. Nally
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Fugitt and Mr..
Williams, Miss Mabel Gheen, Mr.. j. A. Glib.
son. Miss Bertha Ashford. Mr.. G. Winters
Abernathy, Miss Bessie Gheen, Mr.. Ber-
nard Ashford and Miss Eva Ruby Poe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Martin are in this
country for a six-weeks stay. The latter
is expected in Washington for a part of
that time
Mr.. and Mrs. Antonio de Navarro sail
from England on the 18th to pay long
promised visit to this country. Mrs de
Navarro was Miss Mary Anderson. the
actress. This is her first visit to America
since her marriage and retirement from the
stage. Mr. and Mrs. de Navarro have a
beautiful country home at Broadway, a
quaint English village. They will bring
their year-old baby with them, and will
return to England in June.
The reception rendered Miss Virginia Mil
Ter. recently elected president of the South
ern Relief Society to fill the vacancy oc-
curing by the death of the late Miss Sarah
Lipscomb was very largely attended and
was somewhat out of the regular line of
receptions After the Introduction of guests,
congratulations, &c, a literary and mu-
sical program was presented Miss Miller
announcing the numbers During the rem
dition of the program the audience was
seated and after its conclusion and re-
freshments the floor was cleared and dane
ing was the closing order of the evening
Gen. Joseph Wheeler was among the guests
and was invited upon the rostrum by Miss
Miller, by whom he was introduced to the
audience. Loud calls for a speech brought
the general to the front again, and after
expressing thanks for the attention paid
him, took the character of Gen. r. Z. Lee
whose picture was upon the wall above
him, and gave a very felicitious talk of
about fifteen minutes. He did not allude
to the late war with Spain. He was heartily
applauded, and afterward was greeted by
the entire assemblage, many referring in
glowing compliments TO his prominence in
the Cuban campaign.
The management of the reception was
under charge of the executive committee, of
which Mrs. s. Sprigg Bett is chairman.
Miss Miller has been for many years, and
is yet, connected with the board of lady
managers of the Childrens Hospital.