Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-12
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Hospitalities offered at Many Points
Yesterday
WHAT IS ON FOR FHE COMING WEEK
Great Hopes That the Grip viii
Not Seriously interfere.
OTHER TIMELY TOPICS

OTHER TIMELY TOPICS
The bad weather and the prevailing cpl
demic played havoc yesterday with the nu-
merous social occasions of the afternoon,
and for awhile it looked as if more people
would be represented by their cards with
the tell-tale word grip" sent in advance
of the different teas than the number who
would venture abroad. However, the last
hour of the afternoon compensated for
the quiet of the early part. The German
ambassador received both diplomatic and
resident friends to meet the first secretary
of the embassy and the Countess Quadt,
as already stated, both late additions to
the embassy circle. Mrs. Mayo Hazeltine
and Miss Hazeltine were also at home to
an invited company and had assisting In
entertaining Mrs. Paul Johnson and Mrs.
Loring, with Miss Garcia de Peyster, Miss
Rochester, Miss Satterlee, Miss Kennedy
and Miss Grace Edes. Mrs. and Miss Haz-
eltine will give dinner tonight and Will
leave. shortly for New York to rejoin Mr..
Hazeltine, whose injuries from his recent
accident will keep him housed for some
time.
The Misses Tisdel were also hostesses at
a pretty tea yesterday. given in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor. Mrs. It's
del ,charmingly assisted her daughters fss. IN
entertaining their friends. In the dining
room Mrs de Wollant, Mrs d. J. Hill and
Mrs Rush Shipper Of Boston did the hon
ors.
Secretary and Mrs. Hitchcock, Senator
Kean and Miss kean, Representative and
Mrs HIT Representative and Mrs. McCIel-
Ian. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry S. Heath and Col
and Mrs Tyler gave dinners last night
Secretary and Mrs. Hitchcock's company
included the British ambassador and Lady
Pauncefote, the Russian AMBASSADOR Sena-
tor and Mrs Fairbanks, Senator and Mrs.
Hanna the Brazilian minister and Mrs
Assis Brasil. Surgeon General and MRS.
Sternberg, Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
David Jayne Hill, Mrs. Audenreid and Col
Ernst.
Representative and Mrs McClellan's din
ner was in honor of Miss Wadsworth, the
debutante daughter of Representative and
Mrs Wadsworth. The others present We're
Miss Audrey Pauncefote, Miss Root, Miss
Hopkins, Mr.. Norman, Mr.. Riano, MI LlV-
ingston Kean and Mr.. Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs Perry s. Heath entertained
for the Postmaster General and Mrs. Smith,
The other guests were the Chinese MINIS
ter and Mrs. WI, the Solicitor General ana
Mrs. Richards, Col. and Mrs. Bingham the
Controller of the Currency and Mrs
Dawes, Representative and Mrs Olmsted'
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs. Eddy
and Mrs. Yerkes T.
Col and Mrs A. c. Tyler gave dinner
for their guests, MI. and Mrs. Won Bruenlng:
to meet whom were present General and
Mrs Miles the Danish minister, DR.. and
Mrs Ralph Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. r Lee
Phillips, Mrs Sargent, Mrs. Bessie Stew
art and Count Won Hacke OF the German
embassy.
Mrs. Bracket, president, and the board
of directors of the Aid Association for the
Blind cordially invite the public to attend
an anniversary reception at the home 9lo
E street, Tuesday, January 10, from . 10
one year ago. -,'.. 30.
Mrs NJ. w. Beverage. with her daush-
| ter Mrs. NJ. B. Miller, will be at home, 1913
II street, Monday, January H.
Countess Cassini will return from New
| York to attend the diplomatic dinner next
! "Wednesday, if the Presidents illness per-
m!ts that function being held.
| The ladies of the Southern Relief Society
| have completed arrangements for their an
| nlal charity ball, to be given TUESDAY
/ evening next at National Rlf1es arnor!:
/ AS a social event it promises to be one OF
! the notable OF the winter 1t is the IN
| tention of the lady managers TO make
/ this pa. ocular event one Oh SURPRISING
! pleasure and the indicat lions are they Will
/ be successful to a marked degree. Inc
/ paIronesses this year are Mrs. Mckinley.
| Mrs Harriet Lane Johnston, Mrs. Daniel
| Manning. Viscountess de Sibour Mrs.
Frederick L. Moore, Mrs. j. Nicholas Nor
| ton. Madam W. Mrs. Beverley kennon,
! Mrs Nathaniel Wilson, Mrs Senator Bate
Mrs Senator Vest, Mrs Robert King stone,
Mrs. Thomas Turner, Mrs vance, Mrs:
| Swanson Mrs ]. Holdsworth Gordon, Mrs.
Geo T. Dunlop, Mrs. Albert c: Janln, Mrs.
Wythe DENLY, Mrs Daingertield, Mrs. Sen
ator Lindsay, Mrs. Senator Fairbanks Mrs.
VIM. Corcoran Hin, Mrs. r. Randolph
| don, Mrs. T. N. McAboy Mrs. James Blair,
Mrs. r. Ross Perry, Miss kibbey, Miss
Davidse. Miss NJ. E. Johnston Among
| those who will form the reception commit
tee are Miss Virginia Miller, president and
| the officers of the society, assisted by Miss
Mary Gusts Lee, Mrs. Gov. Tyler Of Vir-
ginia, Mrs. Justice Shepherd, Mrs. r. B. B.
Chew, Miss Emily Mason, Mrs Senator
Martin. Mrs. Senator TURKEY, Mrs Senator
Butler, Mrs. Justice Bingham, Mrs. Edward
Cohen, Mrs. VIM. Laird Dunlc~ Mrs. Judge
| C. B. Howry Miss Julia Magruder, Mrs. ].
l.. Slayden. Mrs. James NJ. Garrett, Mrs.
Devereux, Mrs. VIM. Page Copper, Mrs.
Robert w. Hunter, Mrs. Eleanor Washing
ton Howard, Mrs. w. A. Wayne Mrs; J,
| 7. Cal1aghan, Mrs. Arthur Fendall, Mrs
| Bankhead Mrs. Nash.
Events of the coming week present the
same pleasantly varied program shown
| through the season thus far. The largest
gatherings will be given by Prof. and Mrs.
| Alexander Graham Bell in a reception Mon
| day night for their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs: Gilbert Grosvenor; Mrs: Crop
per's tea Tuesday. Mrs. John Sileston
! vi anger Ied III Htr new iloliie Oh NoHheC-
| tlcut avenue and Miss McCeney's tea, both
| Wednesday; Mrs. Benjamin Leighton's tea
Monday, the Southern Relief ball Tuesday
night, and the marriage at noon Wednes-
day of Miss Caroline Anderson Clark and
Mr. Nathaniel Tyler, jr., at ST. Margaret
| Church.
Mrs. Whittemore has invited company
of young people. friends of her daughter.
Mrs. Halstead, and her son, Walter VIII
cox. for Thursday evening, January II.
Mrs. Robert Newton Harper of % street
northwest will not be at home Mondays in
January. Mrs. Harper will give a card
party Thursday January. II, which is the
first of a series she will give during the
month. CClrfT
Invitations have been issued for the mar
rage of Miss Ethel Mae, daughter Of Mr.
David B. Perry of North Carolina We'd
nesday evening, January 49, 1891, at Trinity
! EpiScopal Church Cd md q streets north