The Washington times., 1901-10-29
SOCIAL And PERSONAL.
The White House Programme OF.
ficially Announced.
Tuesdays Selected for the STATE Re
crptions Instead of Wednesday,
ns Observation-Disclosures of Well
known People in the Capit,I

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crptions Instead of Wednesday,
ns Hcretoforc-arrivnI of Well
| Known People in the Capital
Secretary Corteiyeu yesterday made
public the following programme of recep-
tions aud dinners at the White House
season of 1902:
January l, Wedncs'lay-New Year Reception.
January , Thursday-Cabinet Dinner
| January :, Tuesday-Diplomati Reception
January 9, Thursday-Diplomatic Dinner.
January Il. Tuesday-ludical Reception.
January lG Thursday Court Dinner
January %. Thursday Congressional Reception.
January so, Thursday-Army and Navy Recep-
tion.
| The selection OF Tuesday evening of
| each week in January for the state recep-
| tion will restore to society those pleasant
features of official life, the Cabinet
afternoons which -honored custom
allotted to Wednesday, until President
and Mrs. Mckinley reserved the evenings
of that day for White House functions.
Miss Julia Goldsborough, who is to be a
debutante of the season, has as her guest
Miss Eleanor Wilson, who will be intro
duced to society shortly at her home in
Baltimore.
Mrs. Fairbanks. President General Of
| the Daughters Of the American RevoliI-
| ticn, was the guest of honor at a large
reception given to her In Chicago by the
| chapters of that city. Mrs. Fairbanks
| has been entertained continuously since
| her arrival and has engagements for the
| remainder of her stay She will return
! to Washington before Congress conveues.
That section of Massachusetts, Avenue
that came TO be known as Cabinet Square
| a year OF two ago has now lost all claim
to its sobriquet The Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Gage gave up their
residence, 1715 Massachusetts Avenue,
short time before the latters illness ana
death The Attorney General, who re-
sided at No. i3GI, resigned, and with his
family, returned to their home in Pater-
son. N. j.. and the Postmaster General
and Mrs. Smith, who lived on the opposite
side of the street at 1774 will probably
spend the winter at the Arlington. Mrs.
Smith is expected to arrive today.
The announcement has been made in
this city of the marriage of Mr.. Clarence
a. Towushend, a nephew of the late DR..
Smith Townshend, and Miss Ella Haney,
in Hobolten, n. j., October II. Both of
the contracting parties are well known in
Washington, where they resided many
years. The wedding was very quiet af-
fair, and Immediately afterward the cou-
pie took up their residence in New York,
Y here Mr.. Townshend is connected with a
lt.rge commercial establishment
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Parry have issued
cards for the marriage of their daughter
Ida Lee, to Mr.. Harry Ernest Hay. the
wedding to take place next Wednesday
evening at Gunton Temple Presbyterian
Church. Fourteenth and r Streets north
west, at s o'clock.
Baron Gevers, the Netherlands Minis
ter, has arrived in this country from Hol-
land, where his vacation was spent.
Mrs. Antoinette van~H. wakeman. who
has a very handsome country home at
Hastings, Mimi, will shortly come to
Washington for the winter season.
The engagement of Francis Stanton
Blake. of Boston, nephew of Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge. to Miss Eugene
White, of Chicago, has been announced
from the latter city.
Mr. Lodge. son Of Senator Lodge. has
taken the old-fashfoned house 2l15 Penn
sylvania Avenue, where. with his family,
he will shortly be located. The house was
occupied by Cabinet Minister during the
administration of President Jackson.
v
Newport, yesterday denied that the mar
riage of her daughter to Mr.. Peter Mar
tin, of California. was to take place in
the near future. She stated that no def
mite plans for the wedding have, as yet,
been made.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Lower. of North
Chevy Chase. Md, have issued invitations
for a reception on the twentieth anniver-
sary of their marriage, Friday evening
November S.
At the marriage Wednesday evening of
Miss Mamie Donnelly and Mr.. W. Walton
Edwards. the brides only attendant will
be her young niece. Mary Edith Donnel-
ly. Rev. J. NJ. O'Brien, of St Peters
Church, viii otficiste and a reception
from to 10 will follow the ceremony.
The marriage Will take place at the
home OF Mrs. Anne L. Donnelly, 1103
East Capitol Street.
Mr. and Mrs Robinson Riley, whose
marriage occurred ir London, October T.
Will come to Washington in November.
Mr. Riley is the son of the late William
r. Riley. of this city. and the bride was
Mrs. Andrew Martin. Cardina! Vaughn
oiiiciated
Judge and Mrs. William l.. Chambers.
of Alabama have taken apartments at
the Marion Twentieth and Fl Streets, for
the winter.
Army Orders.