Evening star., 1900-01-29
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Romantic Marriages of Well-Known Young
People.
Recent Dinners and Luncheons-ln-
terestiug Personal
Notes.

of State and Mrs. Hay. the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Gage,
the Attorney General, the Postmaster Cen
eral and Mrs. Charles Emory Smith, the
Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs Hitchcock. the Secretary
of Agriculture and Miss Wilson. Gen. Cor
bin. Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan, Represen-
tative and Mrs. r. r. Hit, Mrs. Frederick
D. Grant and Miss Root.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins gave a dinner
Saturday night, when their party included
Senator and Mrs. Scott, Senator and Mrs.
Thurston. Senator Perkins. Senator Platt.
Speaker and Mrs. Henderson, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Livingston. Representative
Freer. Representative and Mrs. Dayton,
Representative and Mrs. Dovenor. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Johnston. Mrs. Ffoulke,
Mrs. Manning, Col and Mrs. Burk and
Mrs. NJ. E. Ingalls,.
Mrs. Grant gave a luncheon Saturday in
honor of the White House guests. Miss
Grace Mckinley and Miss Sarah Duncan
and in the company to meet them were
Mrs. Mackay- Smith. Mrs. Fred Grant, Mrs
Audenreid. Mrs. Dunn, the Misses Kean
Miss Cockrell Miss Buckner. Miss Sheri-
dan, Miss Patten and Miss Lizzie Sherman.
Mrs. A. Maurice Low will not be home to-
morrow.
Mrs. Burleigh and Miss Burleigh and Mrs.
De Vries will receive at the Richmond to-
morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page have
announced the marriage of their eldest
daughter. Minna Field to Mr.. Preston Glib
son in New York Saturday last The news
was received with establishment by their
friends generally. as it was by the relatives
of the young people themselves. who did
not take them into their confidence until
after the ceremony. The young bride. who
is only seventeen, is the eldest daughter of
Mrs. Page by her first marriage Until
Saturday she was a pupil at a Dobbs Fer
ry boarding school. Mr.. Preston Gibson is
a nephew of Mrs White, wife of Justice
ia her
was the late Senator Gibson of Louisiana,
and until Saturday he a junior at
Princeton. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson. after no.
tifying their relatives of their marriage re-
mained in New York The young couple
| will be welcomed by the brides family
whenever they choose to return home here.
| The acquaintance which led up to this ro-
mantle marriage began in Washington and
| the engagement of the young people was
| an incident of the Christmas ,hospitalities
| which We're so frequent the past holiday
| season for the visiting college girls and
| men.
| Miss Sarah c. Keen of Reading, Pa, is
visiting her niece. Mrs. William Brookmire
| 131 18th street northeast.
| Mrs. Hattie August of Cumberland Nd
/ is the guest Of Mrs Simon Coblenzer They
will be pleased to their friends tomor-
| row at La Grande, 4th street near G.
| Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks will give dim
| ners February 2, 16 and %.
! Mrs. G. NJ. Sternberg will not be at home
| tomorrow.
| Announcement is made by Mr.. William
E. Shannon and Miss Lillian Agnes Wal
| lingsford of their marriage, December 81
| 1899. at Alexandria, Va. At home after
| February 15 % S street, Washington.
| The following congressional ladies at the
| Riggs will not receive on Tuesday. as they
| will make calls: Mrs. Joseph W. Bailey.
! Mrs. J. H. Bankhead, Mrs II. II. Powers.
Mrs. Davenport, Mrs. Salmon and Mrs.
| Stanley.
The friends of Mrs. VIM Goddard will re-
| gret to learn of the sudden death Of her
| father since her recent return to her home
| on Connecticut avenue.
| Mrs. Clarence r. Dufour. 1343 L street,
| will be at home Informally Thursdays FeD-
| ruary and 15.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ELISE gave red, white and
blue tea at their home last Friday evening.
| The dining room was beautifully decorated
| in potted plants and red, white and blue
| liberty silk.
Mrs. A. H. s. Davis and Miss Davis of
| 1906 18th street will not be at home We'd
/ nesday, January 81, but will receive their
| friends informally Wednesdays, February
| and IA.
Mrs. Dougherty, wife of Representative
| John Dougherty of Missouri, will be at
home at the Washington College, Sd and T
| streets northeast, Fridays, February and
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Church gave pink tea for the benefit of
| the Baptist Home at the residence of Mrs
| VIM. A. Wilbur Saturday afternoon. The
| young ladies who assisted Mrs. Wilbur
| were the Misses Marie S. Prentiss, E. Jean
| Connell. Sue w. Kupfer, Maude Watkins
Mary Clarke, Alberta Dabney, Mae Terrill
Hattie Fitzgerald, Ruth Bogiey and Pearl
| Fowler
Mrs. and Miss McCahill of 1872 n street
will be at home tomorrow, Tuesday, Janu-
| airy 30.
Mrs. Hull and Miss Hull will not receive
until Tuesday. February 13, which will be
| the last Tuesday they will receive this sea-
son.
Mrs. Francis S. Nash will receive tomor-
row at her home 1225 18th street.
Mrs. c. E. Fenno gave a progressive
| euchre party Saturday evening to the
guests Of the Temple Hotel and other
| friends. The prizes were won by Messrs
De Pue and Thurston, Mrs. HaZen, Miss
| Katie Fenno and Mrs. Thurston. Later
| collation. was served and the pleasures of
the evening closed with musical selections
| by Miss Daily and Mrs. Suzanne De Pue
| Among the guests were Judge and Mrs
| Wylie of Mexico, Mrs. Barton of Elmira,
| n. y; Mrs. Pearman of Milwaukee Mrs
| Hazen and Miss Shields of Baltimore Mr.
| Dennis of Troy. N. Y, and Prof. and Mrs
| Patrick, Mr.. and Mrs. Bethea, Mr.. and
! Mrs. De Pue, Mrs. Schafhirt and Mrs
kanouse of this city.
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| ing at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John
F. Click, 1923 Columbia street. In honor
| of the birthday OF their daughter Miss
| Amelia. Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
John F. Click and Mrs. Streb and the
| Misses Mamie Schultze, Hannah Schultze
| Adeline Schultze, Mae Mouiton Nettie Eel
| lers. Savina Goldsmith Celie Berger, Ger
trude Eberly, Tena Streb, Carrie Orth and
| Amelia Click, Messrs. Shade, Rupp Whit
| ney, Baines, Staub. Gilfillen, LOTUS, Kali
] ser, Ham. Ebert, George c. Click, jr., and
Prof. j. Harry Click. Recitations by Miss
| S. Goldsmith, dancing, games and refresh
| ments filled an evening of enjoyment.
Chaplain and Mrs Couden will receive
their friends with Mrs. A. c. Hawley
| Thursdays in February from to @ at 1136
| 25th street northwest.
| Miss Margaret Eulalie Shreve of Fair
| View" Monocacy, Md, has as her guest
| Mrs. Grafton l.. Shreve Of Takoma Park.
Mrs. Horace s. Cummings and Mrs. X
| Washington will be at home Tuesdays in
| February.
Miss Blanche Rosenbaum of Kalamazoo,
| Mich. on a visit to her cousins Mr. and
| Mrs. C. Katzenstein, sos street, will be
| at home Tuesdays.
| One OF the prettiest entertainments of the