Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
Gayety Of the Coming Week Fore
Swallowed.
THE REBER MILES MARRIAG E
The Dinners, Teas and Other. Hos
FATALITIES Planned.
A SPANISH GRANDEE'S VISIT

Inc second week of the season presents
| varied program and one over which the
official events cast a decided glamor. The
diplomatic reception will occur Wednesday
evening and the assemblage at the Execu-
tive Mansion bids fair to be the most brilliant
in years. The Bachelors Cotillion Tues
day at the Rifles Hall and Mrs. F. A. NJ.
Hopkins fancy dress ball. when her friends
can play at being somebody else, are the
dancing events most to the fore. The
| Reber-NIles wedding Wednesday at noon
will stir all military and official society
to its depths, and will contribute mar
| riage spectacle of more than usual beauty.
Some of Washington's new hosts, Senator
Depew and Senator kean, will give dinners,
and the first cabinet dinner of the year in
honor of the President and Mrs Mckinley
will be given at the home of the Secretary
of State.
Mrs. Grant gave a notable dinner COM
pany last night. when her guests included
the Secretary of War and Mrs. Root the
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Gage,
the Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Hitchcock, the Secretary Of Agriculture and
Miss Wilson, Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks.
Senator and Mrs. Hawley, Senator Depew,
Representative Bingham, the Duke de Ia
Tore. Mrs. Stanley Matthews. Mrs Fred
erick Dent Grant, Miss Sartoris and Cap
tain Algernon Sartoris.
MIS- IldHSDTOuSl- VIE bl Nt'ildtol mans
| brough, has cards out for a tea Thursday.
January II.
Mrs. George Barrie, 1929 nth street, will
give tea Friday. January T.. ) to :. Mrs.
Barrie receives Mondays in January.
Duke de la Tore, Spanish grandee, now
on short tour of tais country. has been in
this city for the past week and has received
many social attentions. Last night he
dned at Mrs. L. S. Grants. Duke de la
Tore is the son of the late Marquis Serano
of Spain and is only the third nobleman of
his rank of that country ever to have trav-
eled in America. He will continue his tour
as far west as Chicago. The duke is "a
young man and is delighted with his Amer
lean impressions.
The Small and Early last night at
Rauscher's was the attraction of the date
to its subscribers and their guests The
event was the usual great success.
Mrs. Azoiroz and Mrs. Perez wife and
daughter of the Mexican ambassador. had
| charming informal reception yesterday,
| When they entertained hosts of callers.
Mrs. Hitchcock gave luncheon yester-
day, when Miss Grace Mckinley and Miss
| Sarah Duncan We're the guests of honor.
The company present to meet them consist
Allen the Misses Greedy, Miss Eliza Bates
Miss Cox. Miss Albert. the Misses Wallace
| Miss Cassels Miss Hurst and Miss Austin
Mrs. John Dalzell gave a beautiful lunch
con yesterday in honor of Mrs. McCutcheon
VI f-lllSDuFS, VINO Is Visiting her SISTER, Mrs,
Talmage.
Mr.. and Mrs Rudolph Kaufman gave
dinner last evening
Miss Mary Louise Smith, the little daugh-
! ter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Smith of 49, F
street northeast, celebrated her eighth
| birthday New Year day by party to her
playmates on the block. REGULATIONS were
given by Miss Marian Mckay, Doris Weber
and Willis Blaine. songs by Miss Mckay
and Miss Susie Dunlap, duet by the
Il VII.
| cakewalk. Miss Mckay delighted her COM
panion celebrants with fancy dance. At
| the conclusion of the program the little
| hostess ushered her guests into the dining
room Tor refreshments. There Mary
Chaplin. Willis w. Blaine Doris Weber Ell
more Mckay, Marian Mckay. Raymond
Thorn, Susie Dunlap. Robert Hanneman
| Ethel Thorn, George Rose, Amy Rose. To-
seph Swift and Jennie Kelley.
The annual charity ball for the Children's
Hospital will be given Thursday evening,
January %. at the National Rifles Armory.
This announcement which Is ALWAYS
| enough to keep the evening free from all
other engagements, is given this far in adj
vance for that purpose EVERYTHING al
ready points to the entire success of the
occasion.
Mrs. George b. Williams who is keeping
Friday afternoons at her new home, 2121
Bancroft place, received yesterday a host
of friends. Mr.. Williams was also at home.
| and his wife was further assisted by their
guest, Miss Epson of California. and Mrs
Dewitt Arnold. The main attractions of
TINS tasteful home proved a pleasant theme
to visitors.
Mrs. John w. Foster will receive Monday
afternoon and will have her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Lansing, with her. Mrs. Lansing
VIII spend this month with her parents
The marriage next Wednesday at St.
Johns of Miss Cecilia Sherman Miles and
Capt Samuel Reber, L. S. A, will be a
military wedding of unusual interest. both
because of the prominence of the bridal
couple as well as the distinguished gather
ing VINO VIII be present. Other social func-
tons will be temporarily forgotten for the
day as the breakfast which will follow The
ceremony, while only including personal
friends of the family. will nevertheless be
a crowded affair. The size of the Wedding
party alone assures this. The bride will
be attended by maid of honor, Miss Anna
lioyt of New York, and seven bridesmaids
Miss Reber of St. Louis. sister of the
groom; Hiss Sherman of Cleveland Miss
Rosina Hoyt of New York. relatives of the
couple; Miss Jessie Gary of Baltimore Miss
Gilmore, Miss Lowery and Miss Deerine
Mr.. Max Reber of St. Louis will be best
man. Among the ushers will be Mr. p
Tecumseh Sherman, Col. Mchler and other
army and civilian friends.
A New Year party was given at the res
| idence of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Wilkins, I21
New York avenue, in honor of their daugh-
ter, Miss Fortunate Wilkins. Games, music
and dancing We're enjoyed until a late hour
after which a collation. was served in the
dining room, which was handsomely dec
Grated in evergreens and holly. Among
those who We're present were: AR and
Mrs. A. A. Wilkins. Mrs. Gray, Grace Klop-
fer, Sidney Cooper. Grace Lindsey Susie
Bontz, Louise Kirby, Mary Wilkins, Cecilia
Rosser, Agnes Wilkins, and Messrs. w. F.
Comk, Capt Tisdel. ]. V. Wilkins, L. w.
Schneider, w. H. Collins, NJ. Smith and X.
McMurtie.
A pleasant surprise party was given to
the daughters of Mr. C. E. Harper at his
residence, 1887 P street, where games We're
enjoyed and refreshments served. Among
those present were: Miss L. Harper, NJ
Bernard, E. Prockelton, Lilly Young, L.
Young, NJ. Setlen, N. Harper K. Meyers
A. Knopp. F. Vernon. R. Walling. A. Par
ker, NJ. Hahns, K. Brown. B. Walling, J.
Shreves. P. Harper, NJ. Harper, E. Harper,
X. Harper, J. Bernard. G. McCulloch, L.
Mckinley, E. Reynolds, c. G. Harper, G.
Lucas, Master B. Harper, B. Jackson, b.
Williams F. Bernard, w. Young: NJ. Cur
tin, R. Blessing and Mrs. Z. A. King and
Mrs. c. E. Harper.
Mrs. George Shepherd Brock of Ga
street win be at home Wednesday, January