The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-15
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The President and Mrs. Mckinley enter
tanned at dinner last night in honor o.
the Diplomatic Corps. AS usual, OF
| such occasions. the East Room was
4 jungle Of palms The mirrors wers
garlanded with smilax caught witt
/ huge clusters Of annunciation lilies, and
/ scarlet trumpet blossoms. and the rests
! beneath were banked with fern, starred
/ with carnations and roses shading from
! pink to crimson. and hedged with snowy
| line of white hyacinth blooms.
From one end of the vast table TO the
| other we're grouped massive candelabra
Of gold and silver whose lights burned IN
der crimson shades. Plaques of pink
primroses alternating with tan crystal
vases of white roses formed the addition
al floral decorations and grouped about
at intervals were golden epergnes bear
| ing pyramids OF foreign fruits. The guests
were relieved OF their wraps on the second
floor and after descending to the East
Room were received by the distinguished
host and hostess Colonel Bingham made
the presentations. assisted by Major Nc
CawIey. each wearing the full uniform of
his rank.
Owing to the absence OF Lady Paunce-
fote, who is in court mourning, and Of
Baroness Fava, who is In New York. the
honor Of being escorted ia to dinner by
the President fell to Sonora Azpiroz. wife
of the Ambassador from Mexico Mrs. sIc-
Kinley was escorted by the German Am
bassador, Herr Won Houeben. The full
list of invited guests was as follows:
The Ambassador Of Germany.
The 3 mia SSa1or of France
The Ambassador OF Russia and Com
Jesse Marguerite Cassini-
The Ambassador of Mexico and Sonora
de AzpiToz.
The Minister Of Guatemala.
The Minister Of Austria-Hungary.
The Minister Of Switzerland
The Minister OF Denmark
The Minister Of Portugal and VisCoun-
tess de SantO Thyrso.
The Minister Of Haiti and Madame Lee
ger
The Minister of Belgium and Comtesse
de LichterveIde.
The Chinese Minister and Madame WI
The Minister Of Turkey
The Minister Of Brazil and Nine de As
s.s-BrasiI.
The Minister of Chile and Sonora de
MOrla Vicuna-
The Minister Of Costa Rica.
The Minister Of Spain and Duchess de
ARGOS.
The Minister Of Nicaragua.
The Netherlands Minister
The Minister Of Japan and Nine. Ia
kahiTa-
The Minister Of Peru and Sonora de Al
Varez Ca'der0n.
The Minister OF Bolivia.
The Minister of Persia
The Minister Of Uruguay.
The Charge d Anaires Of Venezuela.
The Charge d'AffaiTes Of the Dominican
Republic
The Assistant Secretary Of State and
General and Mrs Miles
Senator and Mrs. CulIom.
Senator Lodge
Senator and Mrs Clark.
Senator and Mrs. Foraker
Senator and Miss Morgan.
Senator Daniel
Senator and MIS-. Hanna.
Senator and Mrs. Jones Of Arkansas.
ReDresentati tive and Mrs Hit
Representative Adams
REPRESENTATIVE Frederick H GiIlett.
Representative and Mrs. Lands.
Representative DinSmore.
Representative Champ Clark.
Hon. VIII ,eIaw Reid and Mrs Reid.
Hon c N Bliss and Mrs Bliss
Col and Mrs Myron T. Herrick.
DR. s Weir Mitchell.
Miss Alice Hay.
Miss Root.
Miss Griggs-
Miss Hitchcock
Mrs. Frederick D. Grant
Miss Ruth Hama.
Miss McWtlIiams.
Mr.. and Mrs Mckinley introduced a
very delightful innovation by inviting a
number OF young people. married and
gle, TO q dance after the dinner. the