New-York tribune., 1902-02-10
WASHLNGTON'S LENTEN Plan
A LARGE NUMBER OF DINNERS ARRANGE,
SURPRISE IN WEDDING OF MISS PAGE
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LARGE NUMBER OF DINNERS ARRANcFr
SURPRISE IN WEDDING OF MISS PACE
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Washington Feb s.-The penitential season A, =,
hand. when society turns to philanthropy a..
fashionable entertainments for charity Thera ,~,S
be. however. a great deal OF what the late NJ.
Frelinghuysen not inaptly termed 'Presbyter,.SN
Lent''-thrty-nine days OF dinners and small so,-,
affairs leaving the day OF Ash wednssdav =.
rest and repentance. II would be rash, perhaps ;,
estimate the number OF dinners for which dates a.,
already named One of the most accomplisbss
dinner hostesses in Washington was in despair :
fortnight ago over regrets though the dfn,
asked only three were free to accept because !,
other dinner enga agements-
Among those who will entertain large dinner eor,.
panies Senator and Mrs Hanna, who give
dinner tomorrow evening.
The Ambassador OF Russia will give a dinner An
Tuesday evening. The Ambassador OF Mexico ,rs
Nine. Azproz entertain dinner guests on Frfda,
evening Senator ard Mrs. Depew give large din
on the 10Th. Senator Kean and the Misses Kss,
will entertain at dinner the following evening and
on the 22d Senator and Mrs Lodge give a dinner
Tomorrow Miss Helen Michener. daughter A
Colonel Michener of the army. and Griffith ry.I
stead. son OF AIurat Halstead. will be married n
ST. Thomas's Church Mr.. and Mrs. Murat Hal
stead, who came from Cincinnati for the wedding
were entertained at dinner last evening by Senator
and Mrs McKenna. Senator Kean and Miss Kean
the Minister OF Japan and Nine. Takahira- ths
Surgeon General and Mrs. Sternberg. Senator Bey.
eridge, Senator Bacon the Assistant Secretary Of
State and Mrs HILL Senator and Mrs Hansbrough
Mr. and Mrs. John w. Foster. Mr.. and Mrs Ro6er.
Lansing, Mrs. Lowell. of Cincinnati and Miss For.
aker
Though the President and Mrs Roosevelt v-r,
unable to be present at the last Cabinet dinner o
the season. having been called away by the illness
OF their son. the dinner given last evening ths
Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Wilson BEING
the host and hostess The dinner company included
the Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs. Shaw ths
Secretary OF War and Mrs. Root the Attorney Cen
eral and Mrs Knox, the Postmaster General and
Mrs Payne. the Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs
Hitchcock and Mr.. and Mrs Thomas F. Walsh
At the dinner given Saturday evening By the Mn.
lister OF Austria-Hungary and Nine. Hengelnaler,
the Austrian colors a feature OF the tabs
decorations. in wide ribbons OF black and ysIov
carried from the corners the central piece which
was a miniature copy in silver OF the famous
fountain in the market place at Vienna The basin
Of the fountain filed with violets. Among the
te s asr1s ri Lane san ons6 ana
Senator and Mrs. Lodge. Mr.; and Mrs. wayns
Secretary OF War and Mrs. Sanger. Charles
Wautsrs dts of the Belgian legation; Nj and Mrs
Mrs Randolph Clark and Mr.. and Mrs. John B.
Mrs. John S. Ward entertained at dinner III.
same evening the Ambassador OF Germany Mr.
a 1o1 GosnbeT commander and rs coes NJ NJ
and Mrs. Padelford. Mrs Richardson Clover Mrs.
Julian James. Mr.. and Mrs Henry May. Miss
Maude Pauncefote. Miss Boardman. Miss Mott.
Miss Gwynn, Miss Ward. Mr.. Riano, Of the Span
ish Legation; John A Kasson. Jules Boeufve OF
the French Embassy; Lieutenant Rodgers. OF the
navy; Paul Nash and John Seeley Ward. ot New
York.
The marriage OF Miss Lucy F1tzhugh Page and
Charles z. Whitehead. OF New-York. was great
surprise 20 the many friends OF the bride IN wash
ington. where she has been conspicuous figure
In society. Miss Page and Mr. Whitehead wera
married yesterday at noon by Bishop Satterlee IN
the private chapel OF his house. Thomas Nelson
Page, the brides cousin. gave her hand IN mar
riage. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Whitehead started on = visit South. and VIII
20 TO California FOR stay OF two months.