Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
Again the Dinners and Their Notable
Guests.
PRESIDENT WAS host LAST NIGHT
Some of the Easter Brides and
Grooms.
OTHER TIMELY TOPICS

The ambassadorial dinners and few
others have bean the feature of the week
until last night, when the President was
host and the members Of the Philippine
commission and the cabinet his guests.
The coming week has about the same pro-
gram, and when 1t is concluded it would
seem that nearly everybody Of official or
social note has broken bread at each others
table. The entertaining score has averaged
up better than for many years back. and
nearly all the more prominent movers in
the polite world will start next season with
a clean slate. By next fall, however, there
may not be such a fervid disposition to be
counted among the intfmates Of this one
or that one now high in the official list, as
thare will be manifested disposition to
make friends with the new powers whose
shadows may be discerned before society
meets again In this city at the festal board.
More than that, there are bright anticipa-
lions, and reasonable ones, too. of the new
hosts and hostesses who will preside over
the big houses now approaching compile
ton in the West End. Many early de-
partures have been made and many more
are expected within the coming month for
Europe, all of which include more or less
lengthy stay in Paris. June, however, is
the favorite month for crossing and, unless
for those with an unlimited prospect Of
gafety on the other side, 1t takas pretty
strong reasons to tempt them away from
Washington during our pretuest season.
With all the talk Of Europe, however, one
hears just as many home summer plans
discussed as ever, and the desirablity Of
the Jersey or the Maine coast comes up
with startling emphasis when 1t is neces-
sary to make selection of q dwelling
place thereon before the choice places are
nd hafS TOW
the moment the most important topic in
the feminine mind and heart Without the
results are satisfactory, participat ton in all
or any of the Easter pleasures will be
robbed Of their keenest joy.
Presumably the Easter season will likely
run mostly to dances and weddings and
naturally there is nothing especially novel
about either of these forms of festivity, but
as there are few spectacies with more all
around enjoyment than a wedding so there
has not yet been discovered an amusement
more charming than dancing. OF the more
notable of these meetings planned, the
Easter Monday ball at the home of the
Secretary of War, the Wednesday ball at
Corcoran house. with the subscription
cotillion, and the Chevy Chase Hunt ball
fixed for two other nights the same week.
there is not much left to be desired In the
dancing line OF the after Easter weddings
that of Miss Jane Albert and Mr.. ]. p
Story. jr., will be the first. The date is
Wednesday, T,edInes Apr, April is, and Miss Bessie
SioNcI MISS curry COHdlly Will De
among the brides attendants. Miss Eliza
beth Blount and Rev. Eugene Shipper of
the First Church. Dorchester, Mass, have
also chosen the 18th. The ceremony is to
be an evening one, and will take place at
the Oaks. the Georgetown home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry F. Blount, and large number
Of friends will be present at the reception.
which will last from 8 to IL. Rev. Edward
Everett Hale will officiate.
One of the reasons alleged for the few
literary or musical events of the Lenten
season Is the prevalence Of whist playing
among the women. Another good reason
might be that the price of the tickets for
drawing-room recitals of any kind is GER
tainly begruded except when the proceeds
are to go to charity. But there is no doubt
about the popularity OF whist. There are
most part of three or four days each
week. others find it hard to leave one day
for something else, while a few really
resolute souls, with a dim recollection Of
other demands, have determined to give
one whole day to the game and no more
But this last resolve, with the pressure
brought to bear upon delinquents, takes
conrage-and of the sort required to re-
fuse the tempting bait of being a pa
troness.'' which is usually another name
for buying or selling tickets.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs Hay
gave dinner last night, when their guests
Included Miss Sibyl Pauncefote, Baron Ge-
vers, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon-Cumming, Col
+iiu wi SitlI eliCS EUWdTOS, SO1. ana MRS.
Lee, Miss Mcmillan and the Misses Hay.
Miss Hattie Emsheimer of Wheeling, w.
Va. is the guest of Mrs NJ Marx, 1123 9th
street. AT home Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. J. Wesley Bovee entertained
at dinner last night, the guests of honor be-
ing Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe.
The other guests were Dr. Henry 8. Prttch-
EFT and Miss Pritchett, Mrs. Frank B. Con-
ger, Mr.. D. M. Ransdell. DR.. and Mrs. w.
c. Borden, Miss McCracken and Mr.
Charles L. Bovee. The table decorations
were in red and white roses. There were
velvet ribbon at the ladies' places and red
for the men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Owens gave
nineteenth birthday of their daughter Mary.
Among those present were the Misses
Diehl, White, Jones. Miller, Shepherd,
Mohler, schmid, McChesney, Sweeney, B.
Owens. L. Owens, Norris, and the Misses
Coburn: the Messrs. Henning, Richards,
Bean, Willis, Lovet, Smith, Baker, F.
Owens, w. McChesney, DIR. McChesney,
White, .Daw, Gibbs, Schlerf Greene, Ii.
Miller, Roby, Huck, H. Owens, W. Norris,
Z. Nnrris, Mcclure, Sartain. and Mr.. Rob
ert Teasdeal of Wheeling, w. Va; Mrs. W,
]. Flanagan and Master William James
Flanagan. Mrs, Charles Coburn. Mrs.
and Mrs. A. ]. Ferguson, Mrs Annie Norris
and Mrs. E. McChesney.
The twentieth anniversary Of their mar
rage was celebrated by Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
B. Handy at their residence on W street
northwest Monday, March 26. Many pres
ents were received. Among those present
were Mrs. Mary Ann Handy, mother of
the couple; Mr.. and Mrs. Levin c. Handy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hughes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Warren, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Goodman. Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Peters, Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Kirby. Mr. and Mrs.
Philip Nicholson, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Nachman. Mrs Landrgan, Mrs. Motley,
Mrs. Bette Munday, Mrs. Sturgess and
Mrs. Cooke and daughter, Mrs.
Watson and daughter, Mrs. Ida Gessford,
son and daughter; Mrs. keenan,, Mrs. Ma
chiers and daughter. Mrs Jesse Mann and
daughter, Miss Lulu Weaver Miss He'll
yard, Miss Madge Staley, Sallie Staley,
Mrs. Degges, Miss Ada Courteney, Miss
Bessie Courteney. Miss Laura Courteney,
Miss Bell Osborne, Miss Alice Handy,
Misses Nellie Gessford, Mary Handy, Cora
Handy, Annie Handy, Bessie Handy Eva
Cooke. Clara Watson, Louise Sturgess,
Messrs. ]. Bright Handy, VIM. ]. Hughes,
NJ. G. Kernwein, Henry Klinge, Harry
Handy, Levin G. Handy, Charles Robey,
Negler, William Goodman, Master Bright
Handy, James Gessford and Mr.. Brown.
The Nordhoff Guild was entertained yes
terday at the home of Mrs Dubant. The
usual pleasant features of these meetings
were in evidence.