Evening star., 1901-03-06
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE VICE PRESIDENT BEGINS TO
TASTE CAPITAL HOSPITALITY.
Other SociabiIities at Prominent
Homes in Honor of Visitors
Timely Personal Notes.

a dinner of fifty-eight covers last night In
honor of Vice President Roosevelt. This Ia
| BILE, which extended the length OF the two
rooms, was beautifully decorated with
white lilacs and white roses. To meet the
Vice President there were present Secre-
tary and Mrs. Gage, Secretary and Mrs.
Root, the Attorney General and Mrs.
Griggs. the Postmaster General and Mrs.
Charles Emory Smith. Secretary and Mrs.
Long, Secretary and Mrs. Hitchcock. Sec
retary and Miss Wilson. Senator and Mrs.
Mcmillan. Senator and Mrs. Elkins, Senator
and Mrs. Foraker Senator and Mrs. Lodge.
Senator and Mrs. o. H. Platt. Senator and
Mrs. Hawley, Senator Sewell, Mrs. Douglas
Robinson, Mrs. Emlen Roosevelt, Mrs.
DHautevilie Of New York and Mr.. Freder-
fck Harrison of London. who is the guest
Of Senator and Mrs Elkins.
The French ambassador gave a large din
| ner last night. when the company included
the German ambassador. the Mexican am
bassador and Mrs. Azpiroz, the minister
from Chile and Mrs Vicuna, the minister
from Belgium and the Countess de LIGHTER
velde the minister from Sweden. the min
lister from Persia, Representative and Mrs.
Newlands. Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar T. Crosby,
Countess Quadt. Miss Patten, Miss Daisy
Letter. Miss Cockrel Miss Sargent of Bos-
| ton. Miss Gallaudet, Baron Herman and
Captain and Mrs Vignal
Another dinner party of last night of
special moment was given by Mr. and Mrs
Thomas F. Walsh, who entertained for
Mrs. Arthur Paget of London. The Span
| ish minister and Duchess d'Arcos also gave
a dinner last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Townsend gave
tea yesterday in compliment to numerous
out-of-town friends who have been here for
the inaugural festivities. Miss Townsend OF
New York, sister of the host; Miss Patten
and Miss Daisy Letter assisted in doing the
honors of the occasion. which brought to-
gether not only representatives of resident
society, but also those whose movements
VIII be most frequently chronicled during
the coming four years.
Mr.. Isadore Saks and family have taken
possession of their home. 1715 Massachu-
setts avenue, which for the past three years
has been occupied by the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Mrs. John Knowles Bishop will receive
her friends informally tomorrow at her
home, 1913 / street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dupont Coudert of New
York are at the Arlington. Mrs. Coudert
was Miss Amalia kussner.
Mrs. /. V. Slater has returned from New
York after a ten days trip.
DR.. Weiser and wife of Philadelphia are
visiting Mrs. c. A. Schloer of street
northwest.
Mrs. f. H. Wellman of Brooklyn, N. Y:
Mrs. Potts of New Jersey, Miss Pearl Tre-
verton of Scranton. Pa; Miss Anna Gra-
ham Newman Of New York and Mr. War
rem Butler of New York city are guests Of
the Misses Graham of 1916 II street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. D. Blackburn OF AL
bany, N. Y, are visiting Mrs. Blackburns
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Hall, Ills
Rhode Island avenue. They will be.pleased
to see their friends Informally Friday.
March 8. from 3 to O'Clock.
Miss Victorine Johnson. assisted by Miss
Mo- tho ba
of the Iolanthe Euchre Club at her home.
New York avenue northwest. on Thurs
day evening last, Mr.. E Austin and Mr..
Ed Hessck being awarded .he first prizes,
ond. pleasant feature of the evening
was selections from the pho1ograph. After
sixteen interesting games tn. guests par
took of a bountiful repast. The table was
beautifully decorated. Among those pres
ent were. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Hessick. Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Mckee, Mrs. e. Austin, Mrs Nc
Clown, Misses Johnson. Russell, Randall,
Hartwell and Messrs- Hessick, Brown.
Wade, Carter, r and w. Harrison. The
next meeting will be held At .he home of
Mrs. Hessick. 1306 North Capitol street, on
Thursday, March a.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Harrington Of Fred
erick City, Md. and Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Colbert of Point of Rocks, and Mr.. Chas.
Webster of Adamstown. Md, are visiting
their aunt, Mrs. s. c. Wallingford of Il 8
street.
Mrs. A. H. Thomas OF 1876 11th street
southwest has as her guests the following
Baltimoreans: Mrs. w. T. Barnard, Miss
Barnard, MIR. Frank Heslop and Mr.. Wal
ter n. Rush, also Mr.. Theodore Parker of
Deadwood, 8. D.
Miss Lillian Force of Plainfield, N. j.
and Miss Lizzie De Camp of Chester n. j.
are the guests of Mr.. Aug M Lafng of
No. 30 r street
Dr. and Mrs. H V. Wurdemann of MIL
waukee are on a visit to the formers faith
er, Mr.. j. V. Wurdemann, 124 Massachu-
setts avenue northeast.
Miss Edna Archibald Of Rockville, Nd, is
visiting Miss Riordan of I'LL 10th street.
Mrs. s. Loewenberg of Newark. N. J.,
will be at home tomorrow afternoon at her
aurt's, Mrs. VIM. Loewenthal, 1914 Sth
street.
Mrs Lindley S. Anderson will not be at
home tomorrow or the following Thursday
Miss Blanche Stern has as her guest Miss
Rena Frank of Baltimore, Md. and will
be pleased to see their friends at 1912 Sth
street tomorrow.
Miss Elizabeth Reynolds. daughter of
DR.. George B. Reynolds of Baltimore is
visiting Mrs. F. p. McDermott at No. /
Tennessee avenue northeast.
Mrs. Charles A. Maxwell of Chicago is
visiting Mrs. William Ayres Lamson at
the Iowa. She will remain throughout the
present week and then go to New York and
other eastern points.
Mrs. Thomas r. Harney, 1914 Kenyon
street, has her guests Mrs. James II.
Dawes and Miss Gertrude Epperson of Phil
adelphia and Miss j. p. Brennan and Mr..
Neill O'Donnell of Sumter. S. c.
Mrs. Phil 8. Gunion of 1898 9Th street
will be at home Fridays. March and Is.
3 to g. She will have with her her sister,
Mrs. c. c. Coombs, and Miss Bancroft Of
Boston,
Mrs Lloyd Slack of Leesburg. Va. Mr.
and Mrs. George Cruit and Miss Emma
Cruit of Lancaster, Ohio. and Messrs. Al
bert and VIII Gosline of Germantown, Pa,
are the guests of the Misses Fowler of
1888 Both street for a few days.
Captain and Mrs. Loeff1er of 1892 p $, rect
have as their guests for Inaugural lion week
Misses Mary Fox and Dayse Schropp of
Lebanon, Pa; Albert Fox and George
Brown of Lock Haven. Pa; Harry Howell
and b. Howell of Ridgway, Pa
The Baron and Baroness Won Horst of
London have arrived al the Arlington for
snort stay The Baroness Won Horst is
the daughter of Mr.. Dwight ]. Particle of
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