Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-25
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY.
Mid Lenten 0aieties-Persoaal Notes
of Interest.

Mild Lenten 0afettes-Pers0aal Notes
of Interest.
President and Mrs. Mckinley were guests
at dinner of Secretary and Mrs. Root last
night.
Senator and Mrs. wetmore entertained
at dinner Saturday evening I'm honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan.
Mrs. Hitchcock and Miss Hitchcock.
wife and daughter Of the Secretary of the
Interior, have returned from New York.
Mrs. Charles Emory Smith. wife of the
Postmaster General, is making a short
visit to Atlantic City.
Mr.. Hector Ferguson OF England is the
guest of the British ambassador and Lady
Pauncefote.
Mrs. Carbaugh and Miss Moseley. daugh-
ter of DIR. Moseley. U. s. A, sailed Satur-
day for Europe. Mrs. Isaac Henderson will
join them in May.
The wedding of Miss Pauline Dexter
Foss, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Frederick
j. Foss. to Mr.. William Morris Austin will
take place on April 10. at Maiden, Mass.
Mrs. s. r. Woodrow of Philadelphia is
visiting Mrs. c. A. SchIoer, 514 N street
northwest.
Miss Mary Exkstine and Miss Edith Col
Dreyer, 1r., and Mrs. Joseph Phillips of
Brookland.
Mrs. B. Powdermaker. 931 street north
west. has discontinued her Fridays at
home Mrs. B. ]. Levy Of Philadelphia
Pa. is visiting her
The marriage Of Miss Maud Startzman
to Mr.. William Mellon Ballon both of Bal
timore, will take place April 6. Owing to
the Illness of Miss Startzman's father the
wedding will quietly take place at home
MISS Startzman was quite a favorite in
Washington society while she was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. William Alvey.
Mrs. Lorena Sharp Wilson is slowly re-
covering from her severe Illness and homes
to be able to see her friends the latter part
Of the week
MI and Mrs. Gilfry and the Misses GiIrry
Will be among the American travellers on
.le continent this summer, having engaged
passage for April 20. Miss Gilfry left a few
days since for New York, where she will
remain until they sail
Mrs. Charles F. Nichols will be at home
informally at 301 Spruce street Tuesday.
March 26. after 3.
Mrs. M. d. McQuade of 1000 n street
northwest. who has been quite i'll. has re-
after Wednesday next.
h. w. Riess. wife and little daughter
Margaret are stopping with their parents
at 3i9 street northwest after a two
years stay In Arizona.
on Saturday evening March %. the resi-
Hehce OF Ut and Mrs. ]. Elfreth Watkins
NO: 1873 street northwest, was made
merry by a number of the Young friands 90
tnelr son, francis Benjamin Watkins who
assembled to greet him uponthe Fourteenth
anniversary of his birth, and to congratu-
i iate MIN upon his return to health after a
long and serious illness The first nrizas
which We're decided upon by memory test
or the names of authors of current jitera
sure' were won by Miss Edith Wake and
NJ MI. seward Rathbun A number of we'll
CHOSEN gifts were received by the young
lIost. among those present were: Misses
cora Barry, Frances Case, Virginia Gard.
i ner, LILLIAN Harris, Margaret Judge. Caro-
ilne Nash, Margaret Neale Elizabeth poi
iard. Gladys Shadbolt Edith Wake Isa-
peiie Winlock, Elizabeth Waterman. Ru-
fhelia Watkins, Messrs Richard Barry
BaVio Barry. Chester Clark, Geo Courts
Benjamin Dawson, Holbroox Eab nOui ~
William Finkle, Archer GilIfilian. Donald
morrison, Franklin Pedrick, Seward Ratb-
DUN, Clark Wells and Francis WatkjnS