Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-03
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PLEASANT INFORMAL RECEPTIONS
AT CAPITAL HOMES.
French Ambassador Entertains for
the Premfer-A Golden Wedding
Party-PcrsOnal Notes.

The French ambassador was host at a
| dinner last night, when the guests present
included the Secretary of State and Mrs.
| Hay. Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs.
| Hitchcock, Senator and Mrs. wetmore MIR.
and Mrs. Robbins. Captain and Mrs. Wig
nal. Mrs. Wallach. Miss Wetmore, Miss
Audrey Pauncefote, Miss McKenna Miss
Josephine Patten, Marquis Romano. Mr.
Max Muller, Senior Riano and Mr., Jules
Boeufye.
Mrs. Thomas Wilson welcomed a number
Of callers yesterday afternoon. who had the
| pleasure also of meeting Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Stockton. Mrs. Alice Gordon Gulick
of Madrid and Miss Lambert of New York.
MIR. and Mrs. Stockton, who have been
north. will shortly go to their home at
Charlestown. W. Va.
Mrs. ShowaIter, wife of Representative
Showalter Of Pennsylvania, held a pleas
ant reception yesterday to meet Mrs. VIM.
Osborne, aunt of President Mckinley. Mrs.
Osborne, whose son. William Mckinley Os-
borne. is consul general at London, will
also visit at the White House before re-
turning to her home in Columbus. Ohio.
The Showalter home was prettily adorned
with spring flowers. and its hostess was as
sisted in Its hospitalities by Mrs. Winnie
Ream Hoxie, Mrs. Piekford, MIS-. Lusk,
Miss Tillman and Miss Genevieve Showal-
ter, the school girl daughter of the fam
lily. The guests numbered many prominent
In official and social circles.
Mrs. Winnie Ream Hoxie entertained at a
pretty luncheon yesterday in honor of Mrs.
William Osborne.
Miss Caroline X. Paget who had been
visiting the Misses MARITIME of SOB 9Th street
southeast, returned to her home in Alex
andria.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pritchett, long
| residents of Washington, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary last night at
their home on Carroll street southeast, by
large reception. which was attended by a
rumber of the older residents of
Capitol Hill and friends from other parts
of the city. Mr.. Thomas Marsh of Vir-
Sinia. who was groomsInan at the wedding,
was present 10 extend his congratula tons.
Shortly after their marriage MIR. and Mrs.
Pritchett went 10 Illinois to live, and, ex-
cepting that brief period, their time has
been spent in This city. Mr.. Pritchett has
reached his Seventy-third year and the
happy anniversary has found both himself
and his wife in vigorous health. They were
the recipients of many handsome gold pres
entS yesterday.
Mrs. L. ]. Hope of Galveston. with her
children is visiting Mrs. r F. Cordua, her
mother. at 1851 9th street.
The Pierce Guild has invited all its friends
and we'll wishers TO a reception tomorrow
afternoon. ; to u. at the Founding Hos
pital 1Tl5 18th street. when, besides the al
ways attractive feature of a visit to the
lpltS -iouI pdbIeS no" III tile liiSlitulIon,
will be the tea tables, where light refresh
ments will be served. Mrs. w. H. Bayly
Mrs. ]. c. Perrine. Mrs. G. E. Emmons
and Mrs. W. H. Hoeke Will form the re-
ception committee. The other committees
are made up of the following: Refresh
mcnts, Mrs G. F. Welch. Mrs. ]. ]. Light
foot, Mrs. F. W. Pilling Mrs. w. A. Jones'
Mrs. o. G. Staples, Mrs. H. A. Hall, Mrs
A. B. Browne. Mrs. F. E. Warren, Mrs
Frank Browne, Mrs. J. B. Church, Mrs. NJ.
v. LAWYER; candy. Mrs. Victor Kaufman,
Mrs. J. V. Barross. Mrs. C. A. Brandon
burg, Mrs. G. De Witt; entertainment, Mrs.
c. c. Bassett Mrs. L. B. Plat Mrs. E. r.
Wallace. Mrs. V. Thompson, Mrs. s. L.
kimhall, Mrs. S. r. Bond, and Mrs. R. w.
Haynes.
Dr. and Mrs. Jas. ]. Clark left for Ash
vile. N. c., today. and expect to remain
there the month OF April. During their alb
sence their daughter Miss Emma, will be
the guest Of her sister, Mrs VIM. S. Min
Nix No 1896 18th street.
The engagements have been announced of
Miss Rebecca S. Ramsay Of Alexandria and
Robert NJ. Reese of Baltimore; of Miss Mir
lam Cutler of Massachusetts and Edward
r. Staber of Brighton. Nd; of Miss Beu-
Nd. but now a resident OF Methuen Mass,
and Frederic Barstow of the latter place.
Mrs. Georgetie A. Chamberlin, with
friends from Massachusetts, sailed on the
steamer New England. Dominion line, from
Boston. Mass, February 1, to make the
tour of Egypt and Palestine. The party
was conducted by Mr.. Frank c. Clark ex-
consul to Jerusalem. Mrs. Chamberln will,
after concluding this tour, spend an indefi-
mite period in Rome and elsewhere upon the
continent.