Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-23
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
RETURN COTILLION IN HONOR OF
SMALL AND EARLY PATRONEssEs.
The Bachelor German and Dinners
Preccding-Miss DOrsey's Tea-Re-
ceptiOn Days Personals.

Inc Bachelors german list night, while
somewhat smaller. was even gayer than
their first meeting this season. Mr.. Richard
Merrck led assisted by Mr.. George How
ard. The handsome hostess of the occasion
was Mrs. George Lothrop Bradley. The
favors We're pretty trihes-tinsel sasnes,
bows and arrows. Chinese fish, pin cush-
ions, etc-and the usual quantities of flow
ers. The hall was very artistically draped
in yellow. with baskets of ferns at each
window recess.
The first of a series OF cotfilions that have
been organized mainly for the purpose of
returning the hospitality extended by the
patronesses of the Small and Early dances.
will be given February at the National
Rifles armory. The committee in charge
are Mr., Randall H. Hagner. DR.. Robert f.
Mason. Mr.. William Cary Johnson and MIR.
Andrew Y Bradley. The patronesses are
Bell, Mrs. Edward McCauley. Mrs Archi-
bald Hopkins. Mrs. Joseph p. Sanger and
Mrs. Francis Newlands. The first cotilion
will be led by Dr. Robert F. Mason with
Miss Haener. 1t is the intention to make
these dances permanent feature.
The First Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs HIackett entertained al dinner last
night, when their guests We're the Secretary
Admiral and Mrs. Terry. Mr.. and Mrs
Hornblower, the Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Hill, DR.. and Mrs. Alexander
Mackay-Smith and Mrs Audenried.
Senator Depew and Miss Paulding gave a
| dinner last night. when their guests in
cluded Maj. and Mrs. Michler Representa-
tive and Mrs. Omsted, Col. and Mrs Ed
wards. Mr.. and Mrs. John ODonneil, Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Legare, Mr.. and Mrs.
Golf, Mr.. and Mrs Blair Lee. Mrs. Ellis.
Miss Edythe Patten, Miss Rose Wallach,
Miss Hagner Miss Ruth Hanna, Miss Lucy
kean Mr. Eide Mr. Seckendorff, Mr..
Woodbury. Blair and Mr.. Mitchell.
Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey welcomed
large company Yesterday afternoon at her
home on California avenue. which is so
pleasantly identified with much that Is
charming in social life. The hostess was
assisted by Mrs. Carter wife of Senator
Carter, and Miss Mohun. Mrs. Frederick
| {. Bieg presided at the tea table in the par
| lor Mrs. Henry B. F. Mcfarland and Mrs.
Walter 0. Hume were vis-a-vis at the table
| in the dining room The guests numbered
several hundred prominent among the resi-
| dents and in literary circles of the capital.
| Mrs. Perez and Mrs. Sheridan and other
| Well-knoWn hostesses in diplomatic and
| resident circles will preside at the tea
| tables at the social gathering which is 10
| follow Archbishop Keanes lecture at the
Shoreham Wednesday afternoon. February
q. The archbishops topic will be The
| Books of the Twentieth Century,
| Cards are out for the marriage OF Miss
Sarah Keen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
| l. hcci- " bI ocOtl Lamb ne
ceremony will take place at ST. PauIs
| Church February 5.
| The Guild of Rock Creek parish VIII l.oId
| its annual reception at the rectory tomor-
| row Thursday. January "a, from to 10
| All pariShionerS and friends of the parish
are cordially invited.
| Mrs. Redfield Proctor will not receive IN
| Ill February.
Columbia Chapter. D. A R.. entertained
as guest last evening their regent Mrs. J.
d. Croissant, who has just returned from
journey through the Holy Land. There
were musical number by Mesdames Leech,
and Harris and Misses Anderson, Sands and
Adkins
Lieut. and Mrs. H. E. Smith of Wash
ngton are at Tampa, Fla.
| Mrs. William G. Griffin, 1904 Kenesaw
| avenue, will be at home informally tomor-
row.
Mrs. Owen Henry Fowler will be at home
tomorrow and the following Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Early has been very Ill and
| confined to the house for more than
month and has not heen able to receive or
return calls. She will go south very soon
for her health, where her daughter, Miss
Early, is now visiting.
Last night the 'Yoricks'' gave another
delightfully."- appointed dance in the Carroll
Institute Hall. Many visiting friends were
present and helped to make the assembly
one of the most enjoyed that the club has
yet given
Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell and Miss
Sartoris were passengers aboard the Ma
jestic today sailing for Liverpool.
Mrs. Orville H. Plat has been called to
Connecticut to attend funeral, and will
not be able to receive tomorrow as an
nounced.
Mrs. Charles A. Towne will receive at
the Cairo tomorrow.
Mr.. Robert Portner, the Misses Portner
| and Mr.. Paul V. Portner leave for New
York Friday, where they will take passage
on the Princess Victoria Louise, which
starts Saturday for a six weeks cruise
through the West Indies.
Miss Rose Nolan Of 1880 Prospect avenue
and DR.. William Francis Duffy of Bristol,
X. l.. were married this morning at 9:30
O'Clock at Trinity Church, with a nuptial
mass. There was a large attendance OF
friends Of the contracting parties. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. John
Whelan, a cousin of the bride, who is sta
toned at Baltimore, assisted by Rev. ]. F. X
Mulvaney, pastor; Rev. Francis Cahil, s.
j. and Rev. Father McAtee. S. j., assistant
| pastors of Trinity Church. The bride was
given away by her brother Mr.. John j.
Nolan. DR.. and Mrs. Duffy will make their
| future home in Bristol, r. L.
Miss Helen Grimes of Pittsburg Pa, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Helm at 124
| E street.
Mrs. Gallinger will be at home, at the
Dewey, tomorrow from 3 to o clock. AS
sistng her will be Mrs. Ernest Seton
| Thompson.
Mrs. VIM. Hunter Myers, who has but re-
Gently recovered from serious Illness is
again confined to her room at the Victoria,
| with severe attack Of the grip.
The Eplus E. Euchre Club held it's third
meeting Friday, the 18th, at the home of
Miss Yeager, 925 o street. Prizes were
awarded to Mr. Register and Miss Bayley.
Among those present were the Misses Bay
ley Sanderin. Croxton. Whitaker, Eu-
genie and Augusta Girouard. j. Bayley and
Yeager and Messrs. Register. Mueller. Col
lins Flanagan, Dennison, Shipley, Whit
aker and Boyd.
Miss Leu Mclaughlin daughter Of ex-
State Senator F. r. Mclaughlin of Michi-
gan, is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. 8.
Worsley of Capitol HILL
Mrs. P. ]. McCumber, wife of Senator
McCumber Of North Dakota will not be
at home tomorrow.
Monday evening, at the home Of her
mother, Mrs. VIM. E. Humphrey of 172S
9th street, Mrs. VIM. E. Marsh of Solo
mons, Nd, celebrated her tenth wedding
anniversary, to which a number of rela-
tives and friends We're invited. Mr.. Marsh,
who was called home Unexpectedly on bust
ness, was unable to be present ON the oc-
c-to T1ntr