Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-01-26
N THE SOCIAL WH|RL.
Those Who Received Today Society
Personals.

PEI sonals.
Mrs. James Cain will give card party
in February.
Mrs. Doyen has joined Capt. Doyen.
who is stationed at the Marine barracks
at Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Robert Moss. who has Thursday.
was at home informally yesterday at her
residence on the Spa.
Mrs. Frank A. Munroe will give an
informal card party at her residence on
Church street tonight.
Tomorrow night there will be a ''kin-
dergarten" hop of the younger set at
St. Johns gymnasium.
At ST. Johns College hop tonight in
the gymnasium, Mrs. James Cain will
receive with Mr.. Turner Mackall, OF the
class of 1900.
Mrs. Rush and Miss Fay were assist
ed in receiving yesterday afternoon at
their regular Thursday reception by Mrs.
]. w. Valiant, of Baltimore.
The semi-annual hop at the Naval
Academy will be held tomorrow night,
and promises TO be a most brilliant affair.
A large number of strangers are expected
TO be present.
Mrs. E. c. CAN'T held another OF her
Friday receptions this afternoon at her
residence. Conduit and Cathedral streets.
at which she was assisted in receiving by
Miss Annie Iglehart and Miss Marcia
Beck.
The formal receptions are drawing TO
a close. and with the exception OF few
days in January ana those who receive
few times in February. the pleasant re-
ceptions of the past two months are about
over. The season has been an unusually
gay one, and society's votaries regret it
calls, and obligations OF "teas," recep.
tions. dinners and musicales are the chiet
duties of society women at this time, and
this keeps them busy.
Owing to the illness of her father. Mrs.
Arthur Foster, daughter or the Govern
or, was not present at Mrs. John Walter
Smiths reception yesterday. She re-
mained with Governor Smith, whose con-
dition is improving. What he needs most
now is rest and quiet. He will not be
able to get up for several days. The
neuralgic pain from which he suffered
very much Wednesday night has in great
measure been alleviated. OF course, no
visitors can see him under the clrcum-
stances.
A lady who has been observing the
receptions at the Executive Mansion has
this to say about them: at is 10 be re-
GREETED that Annapolitans do not adopt
the custom, which prevails in many other
cases, leaving without stopping to say
| farewell to the hostess. The stream oil
the departing guests meets that of the
new arrivals just at the doorway, where
the receiving party is stationed. and con-
| fusion results. A better way is for the
guests to greet the hostess. then pass on
into the parlor and dining room, and
when they leave 60 from the dining room
to the hall and thence out. This method,
which is now the general custom else
where, would save the Strain on the hos
tess and add to the grace and decorum
of the reception.
The Thursday evening reception oi
Mrs. John Walter Smith, wife OF the
Governor, was brilliant function. Prob
ably three or four hundred people were
among the callers. Mrs. Smith was as
sisted by the wives of the Judges OF the
Court of Appeals. namely. Mrs. James
McSherry. Mrs. James Alfred Pearce,
Mrs. David Fowler, Mrs. John P. Bris-
coe, Mrs. Samuel ID. Schmucker and
Mrs. A. Hunter Boyd. Besides these
| ladies Mrs. Smith was aided by Mrs.
| Joseph p. McComas. Mrs. Shellman B.
Brown, Miss Priscilla Upshur, Miss En-
ma Dougherty. Miss Handy. Miss Wa
ters and Mrs. Anna B. letters. Among
the callers were all the Judges of the
Court of Appeals and great many off.
GERS and their wives from the Naval
Academy, and large number of citizens