The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-16
SOCIAL and PERSONAL
Dinner Guests Entertained at the
Mexican Embassy.
Governors Day. Pleasantly Obsc-v-
cd mt Mount Vcrnea-Todny's Pro-
Er1mmc Includes n Wedding. IA
Russian Reading by Nine. dc Meiss-
ner. and n Tea mt Chevy Chase.

The Mexican Ambassador and Sonora
Azpiroz entertained at dinner last night
when their guests included the Secretary
Of War and Mrs. Root, Senator and Mrs.
Frye. Senator and Mrs. Elkins. Represen-
tative and Mrs. Hit, Representative and
Mrs. Lacey, Mr.. and Mrs. Cridier, Gen.
and Mrs Arson Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Foster. Senior and Sonora de Cruz,
Mrs Won Hayhoff. and Sonora Perez.
The floral decorations Of the dining
room were in the Mexican colors. red.
white, and green. while in the East parlor
and grand salon were vases of gladiolie
and wild peach blooms
Owing to press Of official duties the
Governor Of Virginia was unable to be
present at the reception held by the regent
and vice regents of the Mount Vernon
Association at Mount Vernon yesterday
He was represented. however. by Mr.
Benjamin Owens who extended the well
come of the Commonwealth to the ladies
of the Association. who. in turn. expressed
their appreciation through DR.. ]. L. NJ.
Curry, of the visiting board. The little
ceremony was preceded by a luncheon
served in the library and piazza on small
tables decked with flowers grown in Mar
tina Washington's garden Among the
guests in addition to the Governors repre-
sentative and DR.. Curry were Senator
Hartley. Mr.. Stern, and Colonel James, all
of Virginia, and members of the board of
visitors. Mr.. Harrison Howell Dodge.
Superintendent of Mount Vernon, Mrs.
Hublcy Ashton. The association closed its
annual session yesterday and the majority
x.,os l<o, Tow katv
BONES today.
Representative William Cornell CT
Scranton, Pa, has invitations cut for a
dinner, which he will give at the Shoreham
Thursday evening in honor of the Penn
sylvania delegation in Congress and other
notable guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Serrate announce the
marriage of their daughter. Maria Dolores.
to DR.. John Hamilton Stone, of the Army.
Thursday, May 10, at Matanzas. Cuba.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter B. Williams will
give a reception "Wednesday evening. Iay
%. from to 10 o'clock. in compliment to
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Cuttings.
Miss Hester gave the last of a most en-
jcyable series of progressive euchre games
at the Portner last Monday evening.
Those present were Mrs. Wheat and Miss
Wheat, of Alexandria: Miss Sadie Mole,
Miss Du Bots, Miss Butcher, Miss Talfa-
ferro, Mrs. Hester, Miss Hester, Mr.. Brook,
DR.. Moore. Mr.. w. A. Hathaway. Mr.. Hes
ter. Mr.. Butcher. Mr.. Jackson, Mr. Thomas
Nolle. and Mr.. Mason Nol.e. The honors
of the evening we're carried away by Mss
Sadie Nolle, winning the ladies' prize, and
Mr.. Jackson, winning the gentleman's
prize.
Mrs. F. BergerMoran and the Misses
Berger Moran, of Comyn Hall, Va, are
spending few days at the Shoreham prior
to going for their usual spring visit to the
Waldorf Astoria in New York They have
recently returned from an extended tour
of the world, and after thoroughly re-
decorating their beautiful ancestral estate
will entertain series OF house parties
Among their early guests Will be the
Prince Colonna, who is now on his way
to this country.
The Misses Moran are among the most
attractive OF the daughters Of the South
and enjoy the prestige which distinguished
ancestry. coupled with large means. can
give. During their sojourn at Rome last
season, and at Paris. they met with hos
pitality seldom accorded to strangers by
the exclusive houses of the Eternal City
Major and Mrs. Marcellus Bailey have
taken cottage for the summer at Chevy
Chase.
Mrs Long. wife of the Secretary OF the
Navy, has gone to the family summer
home at bingham, Mass, where she will
spend the season. The Secretary accom-
panied her home, but returned almost i'm
media;ely His official duties VIII detain
him at the Capital the greater part Of the
summer though he expects to make brief
trips home from time to time
the middle of June In the interest of
the Congressional Library, to be absent
until September. He has just returned
from a short visit TO his former home in
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. A Schneider have sent out
invitations to the marriage OF their daugh-
ter, Miss Emma Schneider, TO Mr.. Leo F.
Zwissler. The marriage will take place
June 4, at s o'clock p. m, at Trinity
Church. Third and C Streets northwest.
The bride Will be attended by her sister,
Miss Mary Schneider. and Mr.. Fred Eel
linger Will be best man. The ushers will
be Messrs Theodore Walters, David
George Ruhl, and H. ]. Bres-
lau. A reception will follow at the brides
residence, Col Eighth Street northeast
REBEL ACTIVITY EXPECTED.
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