Evening star., 1901-12-14
Gayeties Of the Holiday Season Fore
shadowed.
RECENT HOSPIfALIFIES HEREAB0UrS
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Give
Another Dinner.
P E r S O. n A L NO 7 E S

| The lull which usually precedes the holi-
| day season when the feminine mind reverts
! easiest to shopping and finds all else bore
/ is likely to be the portion of the next ten
| days. The more formal hospitalites of the
| winter. dinners and luncheons, are already
/ we'll under way and will know no diminu-
! ton while society remains In town. The
| tendency of the period to make less Of the
| individual and more of committee In ar
| ranging for dances, giving subscription
| events the prominence enjoyed In other
| cities and keeping particular sets together,
| is more marked than ever this winter. What
! with the Small and Early, which has
| most deserved popularity and the Tuesday
! cotillions. all to be held at Rauscher's. the
| sixty couple cotillion at Masonic Temple,
| the Century and still another Of which five
! of last winters debutantes have charge and
! which will be danced at the New Willard
will make gay nights for the younger set
and those most interested in their pleasure.
The Bachelors start Wednesday, January
8, and will have the usual series of three,
January %. and February being the other
| dates.
Miss Josephine Eddy will make her debut
at tea Tuesday next at the residence of
| her aunt Mrs Somers, 100 NJ street, and
| on the same afternoon the Misses Portner
| will be presented at a tea at the residnce
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Portner on Vermont ave-
nue.. Tonight the Portners give a dinner.
The President and Mrs Roosevelt gave
! a dinner last night when their guests
were the Secretary of War, Senator Hoar
| Senator and Mrs. Hansbrough, Senator and
| Mrs. Taliaferro, Senator Gamble, Mrs. Hob
son, Miss Root and Miss Roosevelt.
Senator and Mrs. Burrows gave a dinner
last night, when the table was decked with
| pink roses. with which all the pretty ac-
| compartments of the feast corresponded
| Their guests were Secretary Wilson, Miss
Wilson. Colonel and Mrs Bingham, Mr.
and Mrs. Merriam, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Tai
mage and Mr.. and Mrs Wilkins.
Miss Mary Morris. daughter of Represen-
tative and Mrs Morris, will shortly Join
| the debutante ranks. The Morrises have
| taken the house 1122 Vermont avenue for
| the winter.
The Columbia Heights Arts Club met at
! the home of Mrs. Doris, Binney street,
Thursday last. Mrs Tower read paper
| on French Architecture"
Mrs. Theodore Birney and her daughter,
| Miss Alonsita E. White, who are at the
| Cairo for the winter. will be at home the
| first and third Tuesdays in January.
Mrs. Philip Larner entertained the men,
bers Of the Dolly Madison Chapter D. A.
r., and their friends Tuesday evening at
| regent, presided. After the business ses-
sion the historian of the chapter, Mrs.
Mertz read paper on "Naathaniel
| Greene" Mr.. Ernest, vice president ,of the
Sons of the American Revolution, gave an
| address or The Women of the Revolu-
| ton" Mr.. Noble Iarner spoke Of the
work of the Daughters of the American
| Revolution in helping to keep alive the fires
| of earnest patriotism in the hearts of the
rising generation. There was instrumental
music by Miss Kelly and songs by Mrs.
| Reeman. A social hour followed when re-
! freshments were served.
The Tuesday Cotillion will hold three meet
| ings at Rauschers this season, January
| and q and February j.
| Mrs. Wickham Hoffman entertained
! Thursday evening at a dinner of twelve
| covers. Her guests included General and
Mrs. Miles, Captain and Mrs. Sands, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Richardson, Col. Siebert,
Miss Johnson, Representative Bates, Mr.
| Clinton Stuart and Miss Biddle.
Master Elmer Seton Frazier entertained
| his little friends Tuesday evening at bis
residence, 467 Florida avenue northwest, the
| occasion being his tenth birthday. Those
| present were the Misses Martha McGee
Ella Price, Elizabeth Humphrey, Adah
Bagley. Elizabeth Andrews, Sophia Kinsey
| Brooks Selden Price, John Heeter. Chester
| Caywood, Clyde Garrett, Howard Reeves
DeSales Wood, Uriah Heeter and Emery
| Wood.
| The High School Cadets were hosts at
dance given last evening at National Rifles
| Armory. About $50 couples participated in
the affair, which proved thoroughly enjoy
able.
At St. Michael and All Angels Church,
Wednesday evening, the 11th instant, at
o'clock, the rector, Rev. VIM. R. Turner
officiating, Miss Ada l. Haislup, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. HasIup, and Mr..
Elmon G. Ewing were married. Later the
party went to the home of the groom, No.
1905 1 street southeast, where the couple
will be pleased to their friends.
Cards are out announcing the marriage of
Miss Marie Anna, youngest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Schmitt, to Mr.
Der II.
Mrs. Fitz John Porter and Miss Porter
are at the Bancroft for the winter
Representative and Mrs. Henry R. Glib
son Of Tennessee are at 1133 14th street,
with their daughter Mrs. Walter A. Wells,
and will make their home with her during
the present session of Congress.
Wednesday evening last the Merry-mak-
ers spent a pleasant evening with Miss Ag-
| mes Kaiser, No. q K street northeast The
dent. Mr.. Walter r. Harr The members
participated In different prize games, dur
| Ing which musical selections were rendered
| by the hostess and others, and later had
refreshments. The prizes were then dis
tributed to the winners and the club ad-
Journed, to meet next Wednesday
| at the residence of Miss Ella Johnston. 913
U street The next dance will be at the
National Rifles armory Friday evening,
December q. Among the visitors present
were Miss Harr, Miss Nellie Harr Miss
Katie Milton, Miss Arie Leaman, Miss De-
liza Dillon. Mr.. Kettler and Mr.. Bramhall
The Florodora Club entertained a num-