The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-11
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
Mrs. 0lmsted's Reception at the
Chevy Chase Club.
The Ambassadors From Germany.
France. and Russia Among the
mnBier and Mrs. COwlcs and
senator Hanna Also Entertain.

The reception held yesterday by Mrs.
| Martin E Olmsted at the Chevy Chase
Club was the social attraction of the after
noon. The beautiful grounds of the club
We're picturesque with gay little refresh
ment tents: the Marine Band dispensed
| sweet music, and the gracious young
hostess who has won for herself such
hosts of friends during her first winters
residence at the Capital, received her
hundreds of guests under shady old trees.
Assisting her was Miss Camm. her cousin,
of Richmond. and adding 10 the general
| entertainment of the guests were Mrs.
| Elkins. Mrs. Bates and Miss Paulding.
Mrs. Chopper served punch in one marquee,
| and Mrs. Hit poured tea in another.
A few among the guests were the Ger
| man Ambassador, the Minister from swift
erland the Postmaster General and Mrs
Smith. and Mrs. pioda, the Misses Paunce-
| fote, Miss Root Mrs. Merriam, Miss Mer-
| riarn. Miss Clagett. the Misses Bates. Mrs.
| Leech, and Senator Depew.
| The German Ambassador entertained 4
| dinner company at the Embassy last night.
| His guests were the Spanish Minister and
Duchess de Arcos, MIR. and Mrs. David j.
| Hill, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Sefridge. Mr..
| and Mrs. MacVeagh, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Slading, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Corooran HILL MIR and Mrs. Ellis,
Miss Sheridan, Miss Jackson. Miss Mac
| Neagh, Count Baudouin de Lichtervelde,
Senator Allison, Major McCawley. and Mr.
| BOeufye.
| The French Ambassador, who enter
tanned at dinner on Wednesday evening,
was again host last night, when the
special guests of the occasion were the
Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Wilson.
Invited to meet them were Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Hay. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Hender-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Cridler, Captain and
Mrs. Vignal, Miss Paulding. Miss Hege-
man, Miss Patten, Senator Depew, Mr..
Pulido, and Mr.. Taigny.
The Russian Ambassador entertained at
dinner last night in compliment to Baron
and Baroness Heyking. who are paying a
short visit to the Capital. Other guests
present were Prince Dolgorowkoff, the
Austrian Minister and Baroness Hengel-
muller, the First Secretary of the Russian
Embassy and Mrs. de Wollant, Miss Cas-
SIM, and Mr.. Rogestvensky.
Commander and Mrs. Cowies gave a
dinner last night in honor 81 Governor
and Mrs. Roosevelt of New York Among
the company were the Secretary of War
. and Mrs. Root, Secretary Long, Mr.. and
. Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page. and Mr. and
Mrs. Arnold Hague.
; Mrs. Cowles will hold a reception this
afternoon in honor Of her brother, Gov
ernor Roosevelt.
; The marriage of Miss Frances Frederick
Leech daughter of Mr. and Mrs John
Frederick Leech. and Mr.. Lester Hawthorn
Monks, of Boston, took place yesterday
The ceremony occurred at the Church of
the Covenant, which was prettily decorated
with bridal wreath and dogwood blossoms,
and filed with an assemblage made up of
official and resident society, together with
a number OF relatives and friends from out
| of town.
While the ushers were seating the guest s
the organist played a programme of selec-
tons from Aida Faust" and other
operas. changing his theme to the wedding
chorus from "Lohengrin'' as the bridal
twain entered the church.
Ire ushers were: Mr.. Archibald
Monks. Mr. Charles Deland, and MIR
George Warren, all of Boston; Mr. Ed
mund Stevens, of Rochester n. Y; with
DR.. Clayton and Mr.. Charles McKenney, OF
this city. Succeeding them walked two lit
tie flower girls, Miss Katharine Leecll. the
brides sister. and Miss Frederick Morgan.
They wore frocks of pink silk null with
large, soft hats of the same material trim
med with bows OF pink ribbon, and carried
baskets of pink sweet peas
The maid of honor was Miss Furman. of
Rochester. who walked before the bride
wearing white embroidered Brussels net
over pink silk, with shoulder knots and
streamers Of black ribbon velvet The
picture hat of pink silk and Tuscany was
trimmed with white tulle and blush roses
and the flowers. carried were pink sweet
! peas.
The young bride was gracefully fair in
a trailing robe of white satin, over which
fell the misty folds of her veil Her
flowers were white sweet peas. Attended
by her father, by whom she was given in
| marriage, she passed up the aisle to the
cbancel, where the groom awaited her
with his best man, Mr.. George Monks. of
Boston. The ceremony was performed by
| Rev. DIR. Teunis S. Hamlin, rector of the
church
The ceremony was followed by break
fast and small reception at the family
residence, in Massachusetts Avenue, Mr..
and Mrs. Monks leaving for their honey
moon journey later in the afternoon They
| viii reside in Boston.
Sketches of Russian Life with music
| and Illustrations, VIII be given by Mrs
| de Mciazaer. in aid of the Christ Church
repair fund. on next Wednesday evening
| at $50 o'clock, in the Sunday school room
Of the church, Thirty-first and o Streets.
Mrs. John r. Mclean and other promi-
nent persons are actively interested in the
affair
Mrs Clover, wife of Commander Rich
ardson 5. Glover, of the American EN-
bassy at London. will be presented at
court today.