The times., 1901-03-10

were Mr.. Pioda, the Minister from Switz-
erland; the Belgian Minister and Countess
de Lichtervelde, the Minister from Brazil
and Mrs. de Assis- Brasil, the japanese
Minister and Madame Takahira, Miss
Hitchcock, Miss Cullen, and Baron Am
brozy, OF the Austrian Embassy The
table was beautifully decorated with
Easter lilies
The closing of Blaine House throughout
the winter has been a distinct loss to So
ciety. so frequent and on such a gra-
ciously elegant scale is the hospitality
dispensed by Mr.. and Mrs. Westinghouse
during their visits to their Washington
home. They had expected to return for
the Inauguration, but changed their
plans, as MIR. Westinghouse intends TO
take trip abroad The family spent
the season in Pittsburg and in the early
spring will leave for their country place
"Erskine Park" at LenoX.
Mrs. DalzeIl gave a luncheon yesterday
in honor of Mrs. Dingley, the additional
guests being number of her Washington
friends. Mrs. Dingley is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Hooe.
Col. Nathaniel Mckay gave a dinner
followed by banquet, at the Dewey, last
Tuesday evening, in honor of Mr.. D. T.
Flynn, Delegate from Oklahoma, and the
Oklahoma Band, which came to Wash
ington to attend the Inauguration. The
trip was made in q special car through
the courtesy of Colonel Mulhall. The
party included Mrs. Barnes, wife of the
Governor of Oklahoma; Miss Agnes Null
ball. daughter of Colonel Mulhall, and
Miss Flynn. They attended the Inaugural
tion Ball.
Representative and Mrs. George B. Nc
Clellan and Capt. H r. Lemley are
among the passengers booked to sail for
Europe Wednesday on the St. Louis.
Speaker and Mrs. Henderson left a day
or two ago for Dubuque. They will spend
the summer in travel abroad.
Mrs. Charles l. Johnson, of Rutland.
Vt, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mida c.
Peabody, at the Livingston, 1905 Thir-
teenth Street.
Miss Gale gave an elegantly appointed
dinner on Friday evening in honor of
General and Mrs. Miles. invited to meet
them were Mr.. and Mrs Lyman c. Tiff
fany. Mr.. and Mrs. Henley Smith, Colonel
and Mrs. Sharpe, Mr.. and Mrs. Crepper,
Mr.. Addison, Mr.. Woodruff, and Miss
Anne Rhodes, Of New York.
Mi-careme festivities will follow SC
closely after the Inauguration that Lent
Will scarcely begin TO take on its spiritual
Significance until after the ides of March
That means barely three weeks of rest
preparatory to the gay happenings that
Invariably take place after Easter
Miss NJ Louise Tucker, daughter of Mrs
Hamilton Tucker, has gone for an extend
ed visit TO New York and Boston.
Invitations are 6ut for a dance at the
Raleigh Monday evening, April 6, by the
following. Messrs. J. Maury Dove, jr.
Alex Britton Browne. Seth Shepard, jr.
John +. y. Hume, and Maurice Dupont
Lee Mrs. J. Maury Dove, Mrs. f. a
Gardner. Mrs. A. b. Browne and Mrs
Frank Hume are the patronesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ledrich Hynson, Of Capt.
toI Hill, Thursday evening celebrated
their crystal wedding in conjunction witt
the fourteenth birthday Of their daughter
Lillian. The spacious parlors were
thronged with guests, among whom were
Mr.. and Mrs w e Frazier, Mr.. and Mrs
c. H. Raeder, Mr.. and Mrs. 0. T. Beau
mont and son. Mr and Mrs VIII Webber
MI and Mrs Jack Won Herman and
daughter Mrs. Walker Babson, and Mrs
E B. St. John, Mr.. Harry Hadley and
Mrs Thomas J. Watson, Mr.. and Mrs
VIII Griggs and daughter Mrs. Tolsor
and Mrs Cooney, Messrs. Watts, Edelen
Hervey, and Frey, Misses Watson, Whit
more Mcmahon, aud Cox. Refreshments
were served Games for the chlldren aho
a literary entertainment for the Older
folks were enjoyed. The presents were
both numerous and costly.
Miss Jessie Irene Penicks and Mr. vii
liam Wallace Maxwell were married last
Thursday evening at the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, Rev. +. D. Tower Off
ciating. The bride wore an ivory satir
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church with her father Mr.. Thomas Pc
hicks. and was preceded by four ushers-
Messrs. Thomas Penicks, jr., Allen Al
herts Willis Speare. and Fred Roberts
Mrs Jennie Penicks Ilichen, sister of thf
bride, acted as matron of honor The
best man was Mr.. Almus Speare. Aitei
the ceremony the bride and groom wed
ding party, together with intimate
friends repaired to their future nome
where a supper was served. Mr.. ana MFs
Maxwell will be at home TO their lrlehdS
Mondays after March a at lVJZ East Gap
itol Street.
Al the luncheon given by Representative
and Mrs Olmsted on Friday their guests
were State Senator and Mrs. Willard
Mrs EchoIs. Miss Anne Tenant, Mr. Ep-
pa Hunton. Miss Camm, Judge Morris anc
Mr. Furguson, from Virginia; Miss Hop
Lius Baltimore: Miss Gilbert, Harrisburg
Lancaster. Pa; Miss Edythe Patten, Mr.
and Mrs Clarence Moore, General Corbin
Count Montgelas Mir. Woodruff, and Mr.
Bradley
Mrs. f. A. Haines has as her guests hei
daughter, Mrs II. c. Sanford and hcr
baby granddaughter, Elizabeth Haines
Sanford. Of Knoxville, Tenn. They will
he at home Informally next Wednesday
afternoon and evening, from to 10, at 80;
c Street southeast
The Washington School Literary Clut
entertained its friends last night with q
clever programme made up of two plays
followed later in the evening by dancing
The cast of the opening farce, "A Serious
Situation in Burleigh's Room was com
posed of G. Woodbury. Stevens James l.
Phillips. ]. Upshur Moorehead, Roger w
Hooper John Il. SteTrett, and Mr. LleWel
lvn G. HoXton. The author was w. X
Post and the posters were drawn by Mr.
Tom Hall.
John Kendrick Bangs funny trife, -
Proposal Under Difficulties was acted %!