The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01

lievre Mrs. Fenelon b. Brock. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Chamberlain Mr.. and Mrs. APP
pleton z. Clark. jr.. Col. and Mrs. John p.
Clum Mrs. NJ. E. S. Davis, Miss Emily
I Doherty. Mr. and Mrs ]. L. McCreery. Miss
Leonora Merritt Mrs. f. L. Pierce, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. w. Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. C. II.
Squier Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Stevens. Miss
c. A. Van Doren and Mr.. and Mrs. SIN
clair Visitors present included Mr.. Harry
o. Hine Miss Smith, Mr.. n f. Dawson,
Miss Vida Dawson. Miss Rosa l.. Walker.
Prof. and Mrs. Court f. Wood Rev and
Miss Maydwell. Miss Webster. Mr.. Ely,
Mrs Turner. Miss Elsie Turner, Mr. Eaton
Miss Duanna Mitchell, and Mrs. WEIGH.
The regular meeting of the Optimist Club
will be held on Tuesday evening next,
April 3. in the parlors of the Universalist
Church, corner Thirteenth and l. Streets
northwest, at 7:30 o'clock. Much interest
is felt in the topic for the evening, I'm
Utah Among the Utes" Mr. E. r. Har-
per will give personal experiences and
sketches of these Indians. to be followed
by Conversations upon the same subject.
Mrs Paul Bum. of Peoria. III; Miss Jor-
dan, Miss Rena Jordan. Mr. Hullngs. and
others will render choice musical selec-
tons instrumental and vocal.
4 fan which Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague
received as a wedding present from Presi-
dent Lincoln at the time of her marriage
to Governor Sprague of Rhode Island, was
sold at auction the other day in New York.
together with the lace she wore when
presented in England to the Queen. And
yet it was only the other day that wise
man undertook TO deny that truth is
stranger than fiction. What foolish wise
man.
Mrs. Edward F. Riggs left yesterday
to spend the month at a.heville, y. G.
Easter Sunday is two weeks of from TO-
day. Till then the social calendar will
show nothing more fascinating than d IL
ners. luncheOns and a tea or two, though
no young person capable of enjoying tire
pleasure that comes from anticipa ting the
good things to come after Easter can pos
sibly tniiia OF being dull There are so
many blissful things to dream about and
plan fOr-the Easter Monday ball for iu-
stance, 20 be given by the Secretary Of
War and Mrs. Root. for their young daugh-
ter. and, if the pleasant runner be true. :
another. at which the hostess VIII be Mrs
5 :. Rowland. The hunt bail 10 be given
at the Chevy Chase Club, on April -. IS
another delightful event to look forward
to, TO say nothing of the unexpected
gayeties that always bubble up during the
reign Of Eastertide. Then there are the
weddings-and after they are over society 4
will suddenly discover that the sun is hot .
and the streets dusty. and that IL eXposi-
ton in France is very much more attrac-
tive than anything to be fount at home.
Mr. and Mrs William b. Handy enter
tanned a number of friends l;s; Monday
evening in celebration of yhe Ventieth
anniversary of their wedding ,t1y. Among
the guests We're:
Mrs. Mary Ann Handy. m thcr q .iic coupe;
Nj. and Mrs. Levi. .. Ii. ,ndy, and Mr.
Thuuus Hughes, W.. and Mrs. Thomas Warren.
Mr. aud Mrs. Alfred Goodman Mr. and Ms
onrld Peters. Mr.. and Ms. Leonard Kirby, Nj.
sud MIS- Philip Nicholson, Nj. aud Mr.. Leonard
\aclIman. Mis-. LandriGan. Ir>. Motley, Mrs
pkc and daughter, Mrs. Watson and daughtc-.
Mrs. Ida Ge-sfoTd and GIuIlitcs; NJ. Keenan,
Mrs Mschirrs IN, haughter, Ns. desc Mann and
laughter, Miss !.ur Weaver. Ms Hcltyagd. Miss
Nadee Stnlry Salie Stalcy. Mr. Da-rr, Miss
Mia C1Urteney. Miss Bessie iourtcney, Ml-s laura
Iurteney, Misc Bell Osborne, Ma N,,' Handy.
li.-rs Nellie Grssford MARY HANDY. Cor. Handy.
\nHic Handy. Bessie HANDY. lNr Cooke Clara
Watson, Louise Sturgess Mess. 4 III i-.t iIiaty.
v iliau j. Hughes, VI. q. k"ruwrr. iierrs
Niinge. Harry Handy. Levin G.. lauds. 'rarlt-
iohey, TeSlcr, William Goodman. Nst, i;ti-ri
Handy, James GessIord, and Nj Bil'aI,.
The Twentieth Century B.b'r els IL II
a pleasant social session in tie pJ:'Ur Of
NJ E. Church Nednes ia,
svening last. The programme Included 4
talk by Or. j. E. Gilbert secretary OF