The evening times., 1900-01-17
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

at the Columbia last evening TO number
OF South Dakota gentlemen, TO witness the
Sign of the Cross, Among those com
posing the party were: Representative
Charles II. Burke. Gen. George 4. Silsby.
national bank examiner; Capt. Charles A.
Brockway, and Lieut.. Hiram +. Pratt, Of
the First South Dakota Regiment. recent
| ~ returned from the Philippines; Lenard
| Underwood private secretary to Mr..
| Burke and Mr.. Adam Johnson, of the In
| terror Department
Senator and Mrs. Foraker entertained at
! the most notable dinner of the many given
| last night. The guests gathered about
! the table, which was flOrally beautiful with
| pink aZeiia blooms, were the British Am
/ bassador and Lady Pauncefote. the Ger
man Ambassador, Justice and Mrs. Har-
| Ian the Secretary OF War and Mrs. Root,
| the Postmaster General and Mrs Smith,
| the Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs.
Hitchcock, Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Mrs.
Sheridan, Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant,
Commander and Mrs. Richardson Glover,
Mrs. Wib0rg of Cincinnati, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chandler, Adjutant General Corbin, and
General Davis of Porto Rico.
A dance prefaced by eight dinner COM
panies was the chief and almost the only
notable attraction last night in the gay
realm OF Vanity Fair. The hOstesses who
entertained at the various dinners were
Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs. WetmOre, Mrs. C. c.
Glover, Mrs. George s. Fraser, Mrs. Fair
fax Harrison. Mrs. Ward Thorn, the
Misses Patten, and Mrs. Blair Lee.
The guests. representing the young mar
ried people OF society. and the pretty sis
ters. cousins, and aunts OF the season 5
debutantes. assembled after dinner at the
residence of Mrs. Wallach, who graciously
placed at their disposal her ballroom
which. apart from its ideal fitness for
dancing purposes, is historically interest
ing-the Pan-American Council having
held its sessions there some years sgo.
The great white and gold room is furnish
ed in yellow satin, and among its decOfa-
tions are two tall Chinese vases which
were brought to this country by Commo-
dore Perry upon his return from his fam
Gus expedition, and which are the first
samples of the kilns of China ever import
ed from the Celestial Kingdom.
Last nights dance was the first of the |
three like affairs which are to contribute |
to the gaiety of the next six weeks-the |
second to be held in the ballroom of the |
German Embassy and the third at the /
Corcoran House, at which the host will |
be Senator Depew.
Miss Osborne, daughter OF Mr.. William |
Mckinley Osborne, arrived at the White |
House yesterday. The President and Mrs. |
Mckinley are also expecting a visit from /
Colonel and Mrs. Herrick who will proba-
bly, reach Washington today.
Former Senator Davis OF West Virginia |
gave dinner to the Congressional delega-
ton from that State last night at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. r. C. Brown, 1725
Street. The guests were Senator Stephen
B. Elkins. Senator n. b. Scott, Representa-
tive A. G.. Dayton, Representative B. B.
Dovener Representative r. II. Freer, Rep !
ID. E. Johnson. Gov. G.. W. At
kinson. Hon. A. B. White Hon. John Fl.
Holt, Hon. Charles j. Faulkner, Hon. !
George NJ. Bowers, Hon. J. S. Miller, Hon.
James B. Tiney, Hon. NJ. c. NJ. Hende and
Hon. Charles Keller. .-..
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Lee have as their
guest Miss Janet Lee, of St. Louis, who is q
,ousn of Mr. Lee.
Mrs. Albert Daggett and Mrs Reynolds
Lispenard Nicholson have cards out for
Thursday, January %, from to o'clock,
L315 Street.
Eleanor, the infant daughter of Mr. and |
Mrs. James NJ. Johnston was christened
at st. Johns Church, the cere-