The Washington times., 1902-01-16

The chief event on the social calendar
| last night was the subscription dance
! given in the ballroom of the New Will
/ lard by prominent society leaders. The
| affair was brilliant success and served
| to bring together a brilliant represen-
/ tation from the fashionable world, al
| though it was quite exclusive in that but
| fifty names figured on the subscription
! list.
The ball was one Of series of dances
which have been arranged and engineered
by leaders in resident society, and last
nights event was in direct charge of q
committee consisting of Mrs. Root. Mrs.
! Hitchcock. Mrs. Boardman, Mrs. Cowles.
| Mrs Townsend Mrs. Harriet Lane John
ston. Mrs C. c. Glover, Mrs. Barney, and
Miss Patten.
Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston received
the guests The floor committee included
Commander Cowles. Mr.. C. c. Glover, and
Mr.. Edward McCawley.
The attractive ballroom was made
doubly SO by profusion of palms, smilax,
and cut flowers. The music was fur
nished by the band of the United States
Marine Corps. Supper was served in the
banquet hall adjoining.
Mr.. and Mrs. Letter and the Misses
Letter entertained at dinner last night.
when their guests were the First Secre-
tary of the French Embassy and Nine
de Margerie: Mr.. and Mrs. Crackan-
thorpe, OF the tish Embassy; Nine.
Won Callenberg. Miss Pauncefote, Miss
Boardman, Miss Patten, Miss Strong
Baron Gevers. the Minister from the
Netherlands; Mr., Bemer, MIR. Berry, Mr.
Smalley. MIR. s. ifr 'grtf, and Count
Quadt. of the q '1bassy stan.
Mrs. Robert l. .-...ng's tea was one
of the pleasant social incidents of yester-
dav afternoon, when her handsome resi-
dence on Massachusetts Avenue was
tbronged throughout the receiving hours
with large representation from official
ana resident circles. Assisting in the hos
pjtality of the afternoon were a number
of matrons and attractive bellies, among
whom were Mrs William Alden Smith,
Mrs. Beriah wilkins, Mrs. Thomas Will
son. Mrs Talmago, Mrs. Sternberg, Mrs.
$. c. Vedder. of Fairfax Court House. Va;
Mrs. Skunk, Miss Long, Miss Collier, Miss
Evans, Miss Clair, of Toledo, Ohio.
General and Mrs. John w Foster en-
tertained at dinner last night.
The CAPITOL Hill Literary Society met
Monda. evening at the residence OF Mr.
and Mrs. c. I. Walportc. 1l31 Park Place
northeast, the president, Mrs. Beaton
rrssiding. The States of the Union was
the topic. and the programme was az fol-
lows Piano solo. Miss Harley; Vermont" ="
Mrs. Frederick Muller and Judge II. b.
MouIton; connecticut" Mr.. c. T. Wal
porte; contralto solo, Cradle Song"
Miss l.. r Hughes; New York. Mr.. c.
Norman Beaton; Pennsylvania" Mrs. NJ
N. Gordon; selection on autoharp, The
Shirt of Jean Reau,' Mr. II. +. Won
Magic: West Virginia" Capt. J. E
Hart; ohio. Major George Lawrence;
soprano solo. For the Sake of the Past"
Nrs L. l. Belts; Kentucky" Miss Edith
Nixon; Michigan" Mrs NJ G. Walporte;
liner solos. Secret Love" and "Embar-
rassment - Mr.. Frederick Muller; Iowa"
Mr.. w. b. Swafford; Wyoming" Mr.. G.
n. Brown: Illinois, Col. G. C. Ross, who
also sang, by special request, illinois"
recitation Annie Laurie Master Ar
thur stewart SOiO, Wy oii Nc"
shire Home" Mr.. r T.. Won Nagle.
The next meeting will be held January
- al the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
{ bernhard. 904 Massachusetts Avenue
northeast.
Commander Richardson Glover, United
States Navy. naval attache of the United
states Embassy at London, sailed for his
most Yesterday On the St Louis. Mrs.
clover with her little daughters, will
ioin him in the spring.
Mrs Bessie Stewart and Miss J. Me
Terney were also passengers on the st.
Louis.
Mrs Charles G. Ayres is visiting her
father. Colonel Falrfax at his home in
Virginia. Mrs. A. res has leased her
bouse 1872 New Hampshire Avenue, to
Mr.. Douglas Merritt. Of New York and
viii soon join Captain Ayres at his post
Tn, Potomac Literary Club met last
evening at the ST. James Hotel Hon. a.