The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-16
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.


Cassini entertained at din,ier last night.
when their guests were the German Am
bassador, Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs Hitchcock. Senator Depew and Miss
Paulding. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May, Mrs.
Beale, Mrs. Letter, Representative and
Mrs. Olmsted, Mr.. and Mrs. Huidekoper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend. Baron Gevars,
and Adjutant General Corbin. After din
ner the guests attended the De Koven
musicale. -
Mr.. and Mrs. De Koven entertained a
dinner company last night. Their guests
were Representative and Mrs. Hit. Mrs.
Hamilton Fish Webster, Mrs. Hobson.
Mrs CruEer. Mrs. Kernochan. Miss Low
ering. Governor Carroll, Mr.. Seckendorff.
Mr. Berry. and Mr.. Josef Hoffman,, the
pianist.
After dinner MIR. Hofmann played.
Among the additional guests who ar
rived in time for the musicale were the
French Ambassador. the Russian Am
bassador and Countess Cassini, the Portu-
suese Minister and Viscountess Santo-
Thyrso. the Danish Minister. the Minister
from the Netherlands, the Misses Paunce-
fote the Count and Countess Quadt, MISS
Alice Hay, Commander and Mrs. Cowles,
Miss Letter Miss Daisy Letter, Miss Robe
SON Mrs. Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs Rye
son, MIR. Buckley, Mr.. Blair, and Mr.
Wallach.
Miss Ellen Brodfute Poe and Mr.. Ed
ward Lowrey White will be married
quietly at St Margaret's Church dur
ing Easter week. Owing to the recent
death of Miss Poe's aunt, Mrs. John
Moncure Robinson, the wedding will be
a small one. Miss Louise Wilson, of
Baltimore, will be the maid of honor, and
the bridesmaids will be Misses Marion
and Emily White. Mr.. Carey Johnson
will he MIR. Whites best man. small
reception will follow at 203i Hillyer
Place, the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Poe, for the two families and
n few friends of the bride and groom.
The Abracadabra Literary Club was en-
tertained by Mrs. Eugene i. Stevens at
her hospitable home, 1916 Columbia Road,
wednesday evening, the 18th instant, Mr..
J. d. Croissant presiding. Responses to
roll call were on Patriotism. Mrs. APP
pleton F. Clark. jr.. read an Original
Story" Mr.. Paul Sperry played Condo
liera'' from List. and for an encore
Schuberts Minuet; Mr.. S. y. Clarke gave
a paper on Views of Original Oregon
Fifty Years Ago''-compared with the
prosperous condition of the State today.
The programme closed with the stein
Song" by Bullard. sung by Mr.. Eugene
Stevens. who responded to encore with
"Bonny MCCree. Refreshments were
served by the hostess, and after pleas
ant social hour the club adjourned to meet
with DR.. and Mrs. Baker. 1900 . Street,
March q Members present were: DR..
and Mrs. Henry Baker. Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
ney Bessclevre. Mrs. Fenelon B. Brock,
MIR and Mrs. Appleton y. Clark, jr.. Mr..
S. A. Clarke. Mrs John p Clum, Mr. and
Mrs J. d Croissant. Mrs. NJ. f. s. Davis,
Miss Emily Doherty, Mrs Il. l.. Pierce,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Stevens, Miss Van
Doren, and Mrs. and Miss Sands. Visitors
present were Mrs. Mayfield, Mrs. Mac
Nulty, Mr.. Paul Sperry. Miss Pierce, and
Mr.. De Witt Croissant.
Mrs Godoy. wife of the First Secre-
tary OF the Mexican Embassy. WIN receive
today for the last tiIAe this season.
The trustees of the Corcoran Gallery
of Art have issued invitations for the
opening reception and private view Of the
exhibitions of the Society of Washington
Artists and the Washington Architectural
Club, "Wednesday evening, March q, from
$50 to II o'clock.
The patronesses include the Duchess de
ARGOS Mrs. Dewey, Mrs. Gage, Mrs. Han
ma Mrs Harlan Mrs. J. Il. Henderson,
Mrs Mcclure. Mrs. Miles. Mrs. Town
send Mrs. Thomas f. Walsh, Mrs Archi-
bald Hopkins and score Of other mat
rons and maids prominent in the official
and social world.
As Mr.. and Mrs Thomas T. Walsh are
spending a week in New York, Mrs. Walsh
will not receive today.