Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
YESTERDAYS SOCIABILITIES AT
DINNER AND TEA TABLES.
Departures for Long and short Jour-
neys-The Cambrian Society Meet
ing Personal Notes.

| Mr.. l. z. Letter and Miss Letter gave a
| dinner last night in honor of Count and
| Countess de Buisseret. when their guests
| were Mrs. Story, Miss Roosevelt, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Frederick Keep Of. Chicago, Mr.. and
! Mrs. Richard Townsend. Miss Boardman
| Mr.. Gerald Lowther. Captain Hobson and
| Mr.. Seckendorff. Mrs. Letter is at Mt
| Vernon.
Captain Hobson was the guest of honor
| yesterday at an afternoon reception given
| by his relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Moorhead, at
their home on Farragut square. Assisting
| We're Mrs Van Rensselaer, Cruger. Mrs
Johnston Of Alabama, Mrs. G. w. Brown
and Miss Enrol Cuthbert Brown. Mrs.
| Ackley. Miss Henriques and Miss Myer
were also pleasant aids to the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald de koven have
taken Newport cottage for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs w. Irving Adams sailed
| for Europe today.
! Although neither Mrs. John Ninton Dahl
gren nor Mr.. Harry Lehr have confirmed
| publicly the announcement made to their
| friends of their engagement. the wedding
| plans seem determined upon. slight
| change in the first arrangements now
| make Monday, June 3, the wedding day.
! the ceremony to be followed by a small
| reception at the brides residence, Mr.. F.
| William Lehr of Baltimore will he best
man and the ushers will include both Bal
| timoreans and New Workers.
| Speaker and Mrs. Henderson and several
| friends will sail May 10 for England and
later contemplate "A continental trip. Miss
| Henderson has been abroad the past year
| The Cambrfan Society held its May meet
ing the last of the season. at the resi-
| dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin c. Jones
| No. 124 Massachusetts avenue. Monday
| evening. The musical and literary features
! of the evening consisted of vocal solos by
| Miss Mona Roberts. MIR Griffin Evans
| Prof. w. J. Stephens and Mrs. Griffith
| Evans; Rotations by Mrs. D. j. Roberts
and Mr.. Z. c. Jones; reading by Mrs. w. r
| Hughes: piano solo. Miss Lydia Hughes;
| piano duet, Master Leo and Miss Mona
| Roberts. Bountiful refreshments We're also
served. Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
| T. G. Williams. Mr.. Jos. A. Reece. Mr..
| Thos. Oliver. Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith Evans
| Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Roberts, Prof. and
Mrs. w. ]. Stephens. Mr. E. E. Jones.
Miss French. Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Brown.
| Mr.. E. 7. Davis, Mrs. Scheffier of Ban
gor, Pa. Mr.. John T Roberts. Mrs. w T.
| Hughes and Miss Lydia Hughes Miss
Laura Roberts the Misses Burns. Mr.. r.
| j. Jones, Mr.. Green, Miss Katherine Will
Jams of New York, Mr.. w. l.. Roberts.
| Miss Mona Roberts and Masters Preston
Jones Willie Williams and Leo Roberts.
| The Japanese minister and Mrs. Taxa
| hira have gone to New York. the minister
! being invited to the annual dinner of the
| American Asiatic Association, which will
| be given tomorrow evening at Delmonicos.
Mrs c. w. futile and little son of Chi
cago are visiting her mother, Mrs. Parker.
| at 313 East Capitol street.
| DR.. and Mrs. C. V. Boarman have re-
| turned from a delightful trip to Mobile and
| New Orleans. Next month Mrs Boarman
| and her mother, Mrs Mitchell, will go to
! Ocean City and Atlantic City.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar w. White of the
| Olympia apartment house have been enter
| tanning a large number of their friends
| from out of town and the city for several
days.
Mr.. Walter Forwood Rogers has issued
| cards for the marriage of his sister Miss
Edith Steacy, to Civil Engineer Reuben
| Edwin Bakenhus, L. S. N, Wednesday
evening, May -, at 100 o'clock, at All
| Souls Church, 18th and L streets.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Portner have left
| for their home in Manassas. Va. Mr.
Portner and the Misses Portner sail for
| Europe in June to be gone several months.
Mrs. Frederick Douglass will receive the
Mt Holyoke alumnae Of Washington. ID.
c., at Cedar Hill. Anacostia D. c. tomor-
row afternoon, May IT, from 3 to ..
Mrs. Ad. Hamburger Of Baltimore. Nd.
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. S. Breslauer
1896 sth street. and will be pleased to see
her friends tomorrow evening.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. T Moore
at Choppers, Monday afternoon was the
scene Of pretty wedding, the contracting
parties DelnS MT. w llllam w. Williams
of Washington. d. C. and Miss Matte +,
Moore, youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Jas. r. Moore. The bride was very hand
somely attired in blue henrietta, trimmed
with satin, and carried lilies of the val
ley. Rev. Robert L. McNair, pastor of
the Boyd's and Rockville Presbyterian
Churches, officiated. The bride and groom
were the recipients of handsome presents
Those who attended We're: Mrs William
Lowman of Bolivar w. Va; Mr.. Geo L.
Moore of uniontown. Pa; Mr. and Mrs
Zachariah Williams of Germantown; Mr.
Maurice Leaman, Mrs Sallie Kane and
Miss Nettie Taylor of Washington D. G.:
Mrs. M. w. Thompson, Mrs. NJ Williams
Mr., Joseph Kaufman, Jas s. Moore of
Choppers. After the ceremony a collation.
was served at the house. Mr. and Mrs
Williams will make their future home in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Coon entertained last
Friday evening at their home 1908 Column
bia road, In honor of the birthday of their
the recipient of many beautiful gifts. The
young ladies present all wore white cos
| tunes and each guest received a dainty
souvenir The reception and dining rooms
ers and evergreens, and an orchestra, con-
cealed behind bank of palms, played dur
ing the evening, Refreshments were
served at j! o'clock. Those present were
Misses Clark. Hughes, Klotz, Nurse Bou-
cher, Mary Robertson, Blanche Robertson
and Messrs. Sharpe, Beck. Dr. Pomeroy
Mr.. Graham, DIR. Mason, Mr.. James Coon
DR.. R. D. l.. Wood Of Rocky Mount. va:
Mr.. Slicer. Mr.. Terry Simms, Mr.. Boykin'
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Coon Mr.. and Mrs
A. j. Simms and Mrs WaddiIl
Mrs. Daniel Manning, honorary president
general of the D. A. r.. was recently
given brilliant reception by the Mohawk
Chapter. d. A r., of Albany of which she
was member and former regent In the
receiving party We're Mrs VIM Bayard
Van Rensselaer,. regent Of the Mohawk
Chapter; Mrs. Manning. the guest Of hon
or; Mrs Samuel b. Ward. vice regent of
the chapter. and Mrs. Samuel Nerplanck.
state regent of New York. The reception
was preceded by the regular business
meeting of the chapter. when Mrs Yer
planck, on behalf of a host of New York
state Daughters presented to Mrs Man
ming superb silver pitcher filled with
American Beauty roses. The pitcher is a
splendid example of the silversmiths art
having been awarded the first prize at
the Paris exposition. 1t is an appropriate
companion to the loving cup presented by
the tenth continental congress. ID. A r.
1t is nearly three feet in height slender
and graceful, somewhat like a Greek vase
The bowl is appropriately formed Of Dutch
tulips, the leaves and stems Of which form