Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-08
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
RECEPTIONS AND TEAS FOR INAU-
GURAL VISITORS.
Notable Dinner Gatherings at Dfplo-
matte and Private Homes
Personal Notes.

| ner last night when his guests included
| General and Mrs. Miles, the minister from
| Brazil and Mrs. Assis Brasil, Justice and
| Mrs. Brown, the first secretary Of the Rus
| sian embassy and Mrs. de Wollant, Mr..
and Mrs. Richardson. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Lothrop Bradley, Mrs. Hobson. Miss Mar
| garet Hitchcock. the Turkish minister,
| Lieutenant Schroen and Mr. dc Geofroy OF
| the French embassy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend gave another
large dinner last night. when Mr.. Arthur
| Paget of London was the guest of honor
| and others present included the Secretary
| of War and Mrs. Root, Senator Depew, the
| minister from Norway and Sweden, Miss
| Pauncefote Mr.. I.owthar. Mr.. Window. the
| secretary OF the Germany embassy and
Countess Quadt. Baron Alliotti, Commander
| and Mrs. Cowles. Mrs. Rollins Morse OF
| Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Eustis, Mr..
| and Mrs Thomas F. Walsh Miss Cockrell.
| Miss Scott Miss Patten, Miss Letter Mr..
| Creighton Webb, Mr.. Thor of New York
and Mr.. May.
Miss Clara Howard will be among the
bridesmaids Easter week at the wedding In
| Baltimore OF Miss Mary Dulany and Mr..
| John Barker.
Secretary and Mrs Gage are at the Cairo
| for the present.
Mrs Bernard Weiss formerly Miss Helen
| Blondheim of New York, is visiting Mr..
| and Mrs. Elias Blondheim, GIT street,
where she will be pleased to see her friends
Sunday evening, March 10.
| Gen. George NJ. Sternberg and family have
moved from 1919 10th street to 144o NJ
| street.
The dance TO be given at the National
Rifles Armory tomorrow evening by the
| Saturday Evening Assembly promises to be
! a most enjoyable affair. Dancing will be-
gin promptly at $50 and ADMISSION as
| before, will be strictly by card.
Mrs A. NJ. Stout and her friend, Miss
| Ethel NJ Colson of Chicago, are visiting
| the formers parents Captain Thomas and
| Mrs. Ross of 1880 9th street, and Will be
pleased to see their friends today, from z
| to s.
| Mrs. Clarence O. Robbins, widow of Mr..
| Clarence o. Robbins, formerly of this city,
| and daughter Annie have been the CUES
of Mr.. Nathan H. Robbins, ir., No $50
| Rhode Island avenue.
Miss Lena Gore of Winchester, Va, is the
| house guest of Mrs and Miss Gillenwater
| ait 1906 New Hampshire avenue. Miss Gore
| will remain in the city the balance OF the
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Taylor of Oil
| City, Pa, who have been visiting Mrs.
| Chas. S. Renshaw, leave tonight Tor hunt
| ing on, w Va.
| Mrs Chas S. Renshaw of 1123 Whitney
avenue gave a rose luncheon yesterday to
meet Mrs. Frank H. Taylor.
Mrs. and Miss Wilcox entertained at
beautifully appointed tea yesterday after
noon, in honor of Mrs. Louis Donelson OF
| Memphis. Besides the guest of honor, ana
| her young daughter, Miss Elsie Donelson,
the hostess was assisted by Mrs. Neill
Brown. the Misses Caffrey; Hopes arm arm
| poured tea and Mrs. Goodloe presided at
| the chocolate urn. The parlors were
| thronged all the afternoon, the guests in
Guiding many of those prominent IN ofnclal
| and resident circles.
Senator and Mrs. Wetmore and Senator
| and Mrs. Elkins were among those enter
tanning at dinner last night
Mrs. Elkins and Mrs de Wollant gave
luncheons today.
| Miss Paulding entertained company at
| luncheon yesterday, when her guests were
| Miss Wilson, Mrs. Martin, the Countess
| Quadt, Mrs Perez, Mrs. Clarence Moore,
| Mrs. Pell, Mrs. Thomas f. Walsh, Mrs de
| Sibour, Mrs. w. f. Andrews, Miss Harlan,
Miss Scott, Miss Mott, Mass Ruth Hanna.
Miss Rodgers, Miss Merriam, Miss Jackson,
Miss Grant, Miss Tyler, Miss Ffoulke, Miss
Janet Newlands, Miss Morgan, Miss Dahl
gren Miss Rochester and Miss Hagner.
| After luncheon Miss Ethel Henry of Lon
| don was heard in several charming recita-
uons.
Mr. and Mrs. Horatio ]. Lauck of 18TH
street gave a large progressive euchre party
last night in honor of their guest, Mrs. Mat
"a
in the city to attend the inaugural cere-
monies.
A quiet wedding was performed by the
| Rev. Mr.. D. w. Skellenger last evening.
| when Miss Lulu May, daughter Of Mrs l..
V. Cowling became the wife Of Mr. Charles
Mccormick of Danville, Pa. The bride was
gowned in blue broadcloth, with hat and
g.oves to match, and carried large bou-
Quet of violets. The newly married couple
will leave Friday for their home in Pennsyl-
vania.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Henderson entertained
at dinner last night Count Cassini, Duke and
Duchess dArcoS, Count and Countess Llch-
tervelde, Mrs. Hearst, the Viscount and
Baron and Baroness Fersen. Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrews Count MontZelas, Senator ana
| Mrs. Spooner, Countess dEsterhazy, MT.
| and Mrs. Glover, MT: and MIS-. Ernest hen
Mercer, Miss Morgan and Mr.. j. b. Hen
derson, jr.
Mrs. Boyer, wife Of Postmaster Boyer OF
Findlay, Ohio who has been visiting Mrs.
E. j. Totten, 1131 Dartmouth street. for the
past week, returned home today.
Last evening a very brilliant reception
was held at the residence of Mr.. Judson w.
LYONS. the register of the treasury, in
honor of Mrs. Sylvanus H. Hart of Jack
sonyi!le, Fla who Is visiting Mrs. Lyons.
The receiving party was composed of Mrs.
]. w. Lyons, Mrs. Sylvanus H. Hart of
Florida Miss Helen Stevens of Philadel-
phia, Mrs. Robert Williams of Georgia,
Mrs. Daisy Arnold and Mrs. Jessie Law
SON. Among the guests were Mr.. George III.
White of North Carolina, Gov. P. b. Pinch
back. Mr.. Cyrus Fields Adams, Bishop w.
P. Arnett Mr. and Mrs. Chas. w. Chest
mutt of Ohio DR.. and Mrs. John r. Francis,
Mr.. and Mrs Chas Anderson of New York
city, Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Green, Prof.
and Mrs Kelly Miller, Prof. and Mrs. Rob
ert Terrell, Mr.. Daniel hurry, DR.. and Mrs.
A. NJ Curtis, Miss Hattie Curtis, Mrs.
Slas Dickerson, Mr.. Fred Dickerson, Miss
Maggie Kinloch, Mrs. John Hurst of Bos-
ton Lieut.. Thomas H. r. Clarke, Mrs.
Samuel Tatem, DR.. and Mrs. H. L. Bailey,
Mr. Henry A. Rucker of Atlanta, Ga; Mr.
NJ B. Motion of Athens, Ga; Capt VIM
bish of Atlanta, Ca; Miss Mary L. Gaines
of Atlanta, Ga; Rev. and Mrs. o. NJ. Wal
Ter, Mr. Berkeley Waller, Mrs. M. Stephens
of Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Doug
las, Mr. and Mrs. r. r. Colbert, Mrs. Anna
Cole, Mrs. Anna Smith, Mrs. Benjamin F.
Worlds of Cincinnati, Miss Eva Johnson of
Buffalo, N. Y; Mr.. Wyatt Archer, Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Toomey, Mrs. Thomas Ring
old of Philadelphia, Miss H. Jackson of
Pittsburg. Miss Cavalier of Fall River
Mass; Miss Lizzie La Pointz of Philadel-