Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-14
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Recent Enjoyable Inequalities at Capital
Homes
Engagement of the President's Niece
just Announced Personal
NOtes-CominR Events.

Secretary and Mrs Gage gave a dinner
last night, when their guests were Col and
Mrs. Bingham, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry g.
Heath, Capt and Mrs. Beach, Gen. and
Mrs Richards, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Thoron,
Mr. and Mrs. Fowler. Mr. and Mrs w. E.
Curtis, Mrs. de Perez. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Ives Cobb and Mr.. Vanderlip.
Commander and Mrs. Clover and their
children sailed today on the St. Paul for
England and will be in London in ample
season for the later drawing rooms and
the court and other functions of the sprfnp
season.
Mrs. Manual johnson of New York, for
merly of this city, is here visiting friends.
Mrs Paul V. Bum of Peoria, ILL.,, with
her son and daughter, is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. v Bailey, at the
Cambridge. Mrs. Bum will stay several
weeks in Washington.
Prof. and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell
gave beautiful dinner last night Of TWEEN
ty-two covers. Their guests included Mr.
and Mrs. John W. Foster, assistant secre-
tary and Mrs. David ]. Hill. Miss Scidmore
and Prof and Mrs Dean Worcester.
Mrs. A. L. Barber gave a box party last
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Cridler
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Foster were her
guests, and afterward went to Belmont"
for supper.
Mrs. Cushman K. Davis will not receive
tomorrow, nut VIII at home from 4 a
Thursday, March ID
The marriage of Miss Helen Benedict and
Mr.. Thomas Hastings of New York will
take place in the Second Congregational
Church In Greenwich, Conn, the afternoon
of April 80. A reception will be held at
Indian Harbor in the evening. Two thou
sand invitations will be issued, and 300 car
riages will be engaged to transport guests
from the special train to the church and
to Indian Harbor. Miss Benedict is the
do IA low Of NJ, NTr- AZ
of New York. and was frequently at the
White House during the residence there of
MI: and Mrs Cleveland. During the LAT
ters stay in New York last week she was
guest of the Benedicts. Mrs. Benedict Civ
ing a large luncheon in her honor
Mrs. Henry Settler was the hostess at
handsomely appointed luncheon Tuesday.
The table decorations and favors were La
France roses and the color-scheme was car
ried out in the sweets. The guests in
Guided Mrs. j. w. Painter, Mrs. Joseph
Schmaling, Mrs. Shot, Mrs. Helene Kolk-
meyer Mrs. E. H. Andrew and Miss An
drew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron N. Parker and Miss
Parker will sail from New York March 20,
for visit to Cuba and the Bahamas.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris. who has been
i'll at a New York hospital the past month.
has rejoined her daughter Miss Sartoris,
at their apartments on Madison avenue.
Mrs. Sartoris is looking better than for
the past year, and has almost recovered
her usual strength. She drives walks
out every day now. but will spend a while
longer in New York, busy about her spring
shopping.
There will be an open meeting Of the
Manor House Chapter. D. A. R., at the
Riggs House, Saturday. March Il, at s
p.m.
The engagement was announced in New
York yesterday of Miss Edith Morton. the
eldest of Mr. Levi P. Morton's five daugh-
ters, to William Corcoran Eustfs. Miss
Morton is the best known of her family
among the younger set in this city. where
she was such a marked figure in society
during her fathers term as Vice President.
Mr.. Eustis, a grandson of William Corco-
ran, spent most of the boyhood here. Miss
Morton is abroad with her mother and sister
Helen, the younger daughters being in New
York with their father. The date of the
weddin has not yet been settled upon.
Mrs Eugene Hale is in New York for a
short stay.
The New York World of today makes
the announcement of the engagement of
Miss Mabel Mckinley, daughter of AbAer
Mckinley and niece Of President Nc
kiniey, to Hermanus Baer. The mar
riage VIII take place next autumn. Prob
ably the ceremony will be performed in
the White House. where Miss Mckinley is
now visiting. Miss Mckinley. besides many
accomplishments, has charming voice.
which Mines. Melba and Sembrich have
praised. Mr. Baer is studying medicine at
the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.
The prospective bride and bridegroom were
children together, and then formed their
first affection. When the President and
his wife and Miss Mabel Mckinley were in
the mountains near Plattsburg, y. V. last
summer. Mr. Baer visited his sweetheart
Miss Mckinley is a fine whip, and she and
Mr.. Baer took many drives together. 1t
was during one of these drives that Mr.
Baer found courage to ask the all-mportant
question
Mrs. Fred Grant, upon her arrival at the
home of her daughter. the Princess Canta-
cuzene, at st. Petersburg. found her much
better. She is suffering from a mild attack
OF typhus, and although not yet able to sit
up, Is considered making very satisfac-
tory progress. The New York Herald of TO-
Gay Gay says in cable message from Russia
THE princess Illness came at a most inop-
Fortune season. She had just been pre-
scented to the empress informally and the
date of her formal presentation had been
to other social functions from the American
ambassador and Mrs. Tower and other fam
mes OIL social prominence, had been re-
ceived. Mrs. Grant will remain at St Pc
tersburg for two or three weeks.
Secretary and Mrs. Hitchcock will give a
dinner tomorrow night
Miss Anna F. Lowell of Maine, who has
been spending the winter in Washington.
entertained the Matinee Euchre Club at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Cotton of
Roanoke street Thursday. The young Ia
aIes present were Miss Robbie, president;
Miss Lacy, Miss Mills, Miss Reese, Miss
Ellis, Miss Lamberton, Miss Nikol, Miss
Pulsifer. Miss Miller, Miss Prentiss. Miss
keene. Miss Weed and Miss Slater, mem
bers OF the club and Miss Katherine
Miss Pulsifer and Miss Mills.
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