Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-24
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
The Dinners and the Dances Last
Night.
Many Prominent Folks Entcrtain-
The Ball Tomorrow Night
Personal Notes.


out now for the closing date of the season.
February %. and prominent hostess last
| week obliged after accepting for the
coming FRIDAY to decline four other invita-
tons to dinner the same evening. The din
ner hosteSses last night. whose guests met
later at the German embassy dance We're
Secretary and Mrs. Hay. Senator and Mrs
Lodge, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Legare, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh legare. Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Hale and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry May. Mrs. Hay received the
company lat at the embassy. where the
guests were charmingly entertained at
subscription supper.
The Spanish minister and Duchess OAR
cos went to Philadelphia yesterday to ac-
cept the social ovationS planned for them
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney +. Tyler gave an OPP
era party for them last night, and tonight
will give them a big dinner. A luncheon by
Mrs. Charles E. Dana Ills up today.
Another diplomatic visitor to Philadel-
phia yesterday was the Chinese minister
who was the guest of the Presbyterian So
cial Union.
Naval Constructor Samuel H Pook re-
tired, and Mrs. Pook celebrated their gol-
den wedding anniversary last evening by a
gathering of relatives and personal friends
The event was all the more p .easant be-
cause of its informality. Four generations
We're represented in the family groups ex-
tending congratulations to the couple, the
youngest member being a great grandson,
Master Francis Darlington. Mr. and Mrs
Pook were married January %, 1850 at
Charlestown. Mass. They have three chill
dren, Mrs. Helen Kane, Miss II. F. Pook
| and Mr. George p. Frothingham who took
the honored name of his mothers family.
| AL! live in this city, although some of the
grandchildren reside elsewhere. There
have been no deaths in the family except
| in the third generation. number of beau
tiful gifts We're received from friends here
and IN other cities. and the anniversary
| found both Mr. and Mrs Pook in line
| health and spirits Mr.. Pooks fame as a
| naval architect stands high. He was born
| in Brooklyn in 1877, and learned the rudi-
| ments of his profession at the Brooklyn
| navy yard He designed many fast clipper
| ships and at the outbreak of the civil war
! made plans for ninety gunboats. He su-
| perintended the building of the L. S. 5.
| Ga ena and the torpedo boat Spuyten Duy-
vel As naval constructor he served at the
| Boston, Brooklyn, Portsmouth and san
| Francisco navy yards. and since his retire
! ment, ten years ago, has made his home
| in this city
Mrs. Cullom Will not be at home tomor-
| row. but will be glad to see her friends
| Thursday, February |.
| Paymaster General and Mrs. Bates en-
| tertained at dinner last night in honor Of
| the Secretary of War and Mrs. Root. Other
| guests We're the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Hitchcock. Senator and Mrs Nc
| =. y
miral and Mrs. Ludlow, Senator Depew,
| Representative and Mrs. Mcclellan, Mr..
and Mrs. George Lathrop Bradley. Mr.. and
| Mrs Page, Mrs. Audenreid, Mrs. Poste-
| thwaite, Miss Bnardman, Gen. Corbin and
| Representative Bingham.
| The Belgian minister and Countess Lich-
| tervelde, at a dinner last night, had as
| guests Prince Henry de Croy, the Austro-
| Hungarian minister and the Baroness Hen
| gelmuller. Miss Cassni, the Danish minis
| AT,- l.-ill \
Pauncefote, -lr. Bromley and John p.
! Story, jr.
Dining with Senator kean and the Misses
kean last night were Admiral Dewey the
| Attorney General, Senator and Mrs. Wet-l
| more, Senator Allison, Senator Beveridge
| Commander and Mrs. Cowles, Mrs. Daniel
Manning. Mr.. and Mrs. Emlen Roosevelt
| of New York and Mr.. and Mrs. Clement A.
| Griscom of Philadelphia.
| Col. and Mrs. Francis Cotton gave an ele-
| giant dinner last night, when Capt. and
| Mrs. Samuel Reber We're the guests of hon
| or. La France roses and ferns formed the
| centerpiece. The other guests were Miss
| Griggs, Miss Marie Aickenna. Miss Allen,
Miss Louise Foraker Miss Gilmore, Miss
| Greedy, Miss Clark, Miss Cotton, Mr..
| Charles McKenny. Mr.. Horace Ffoulke Dr.
| Clayton, Col. Squire, Mr.. Hutton, Mr. Sic
| bert, Mr.. Walter Wilcox and Mr.. Guest
Mrs George A. King 1611 2Sth street,
will not be at home tomorrow afternoon
| MIS- r A. NdTGleT ana MISS Graves Will
be at home tomorrow and February S.
The next dance of the Saturday Evening
| Assembly will be given Saturday February
| ,. at the National Rifles Armory.
Mrs. OrvilIe H. Platt will receive tomor-
| row for the last time this season from TO
| 6 at the Arlington.
The officers at the marine barracks and
navy yard gave another dance last night
which was well attended and greatly en-
| jcyed.
- birthday party was given Miss Ada
| Thompson at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Frank Thompson, 3434 Brightwood avenue
| last night. The time was spent in games.
| Many handsome presents Were received.
Among those present We're: The Misses
| Maggie Degges, Nellie Conors, Lizzie and
| Belle Beck, Annie Myers. Nellie and Emma
| Ryan, Maude Thompson, Beckey Lyles,
| Ciarie Esse, Inez Thompson, Messrs. Robi-
| son. Myers. Edward Court. Edward Stahl,
| Charlie May, George Ryan, Harry and Silas
: Lyies, George Mckinney, James Gray,
| james Degges, Corbeth Smith, George
| Barnes, Harvey Shayrer, Yeabower and
| Houses.
Gen. Miles had a stag party dine with
him last night. His guests included Senator
| Hawley, Commissioher Evans, Messrs. John
| F. Lacey. A. S. Burleson and a. l.. Hay
den, Gen Joseph c. Breckinridge, Gen. q.
| NJ. Sternberg, Col. Rueg, Major HuXford
| w. H Gibbs, John X. Richards, Capt. Nc
| Donald. Capt. Gailiard, Capt. Beach and
Joseph H. Stevens.
Mrs. William Burton Green will not be
| at home tomorrow. the 18th. but will be
| glad to see her friends Thursdays in Feb
ruary.
| Mrs. Everett Mallory Culver daughter of
| Senator Clark of Montana, gave a large re-
| ception yesterday afternoon at her New
| York residence.
| The charity ball tomorrow night at the
| Arlington promises to eclipse all similar
I fl, hn.