Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-29

One of the brightest entertainments or
Saturday was the Christmas tea given by
Mrs. Joseph r. Edison for the friends of
her young daughter who is still school
girl with couple of years of advanced
studies in the languages and music still
ahead of her. Mrs. Edison and her daugh-
ter were assisted by a number of the sea-
sons debutantes we'll as other young
girls home for the holidays. The Christmas
spirit pervaded the house., the rooms and
halls being beautifully decorated, and there
were present about 200 guests. bright.
happy and care-free, to enjoy the charming
hospitality.
There was nothing left undone to give the
wedding reception of Miss Bates and Mr..
Mckee Saturday all the enjoyment Gus
tomary to such happy event, as well as
the festivities incident to the holiday sea-
son. The young people staying to see the
couple off had dance and a supper. Mr..
and Mrs. Mckee are lettering on their way
south at the Hot Springs for few days.
The death of Mrs Jessie Benton Fremont.
widow of General John c. Fremont, Will
put the family of Commander Fremont
(Mrs Fremont and Miss Jessie Benton FIRE.
monD into mourning. and will prevent Mrs.
Fremonts singing at the tea for the House
of Mercy at the New Willard this after
noon
Miss Edith A. Summers, 100 10th street,
entertained at a delightful euchre party
were Mrs. r. S. Baldwin, New York; Mrs.
E. w. Parlett and Miss Emma Marth
Baker, both of Baltimore, Nd.
Misses Bessie and Mary Crammer of Bal
timore, Md, are guests of the Misses Haas,
Chaplin street northwest.
Miss Hilda Newmeyer of Havre de Grace.
Md, Is the guest of Miss Cora Sommers or
303S NJ street northwest
Mr.. George H. Newhall and daughters,
Miss Lizzie G. of Lynn. Mass, and Miss
l.. Newhall Of Smith College, are guests of
Colonel and Mrs. Luther Caldwell, 1859 .
street.
The Yoricks will give dance at the
Cairo Wednesday, December 81.
Mrs. S. Perry Lee will be at home Thurs
days in January at the Mendoza.
Miss Mattingly entertained at a pretty
luncheon on Saturday in honor of Miss
Ethel Seckendorff, whose father and sister
have sent out cards for a reception at
Rauschers January g. where they will in
troduce her to society. The guests at Miss
Mattingly's luncheon were Miss Bloomer,
Miss Margery Cotton, Miss Anna Cockrell,
Miss Jean Loring, Miss Gwendoline Ffoulke,
Miss Simpson and Miss Clayton.
Hyatt Mansion" Hyattsville the resi-
dence of Mrs. Cleborne, was the scene of a
very enjoyable dance given by the hostess
t. a number of her friends of this city and
Baltimore Friday evening last. Those
present were Mrs. Dickey, Misses Whitney,
Dent Dare, the Misses Roberts, Miss
knight and Miss Harvey and Messrs. Dent,
DENLY, c. and P. Dickey, DR.. Key, Bar
nett, Duckett, Johnston, Alfert, Ruiz, Ro-
mine and Calvert.
Mrs. Eliza C. Getty announces the mar
rage Of her cousin, Miss Maude H. Kirt-
land. to Mr.. Percy NJ Moir, in Manila, De-
cember %, 1902.
Mr. Frederick Solger of Washington
Heights is giving tonight in the bali room
of the Cairo a delightful entertainment to
his many friends, for the most part young
people home from college for the holidays.
There will be amateur theatricalS, In which
Miss Peters, Miss Baker, Messrs. Soiger and
Miller will take part, and following the play
there will be dance and supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Henderson enter
tanned at a large dinner Saturday night,
their guests being the Italian ambassador
and Nine Mayor des Planches, the Spanish
minister, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh,
Miss Wilson, Gen. and Mrs Draper Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney Waterlow, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Wadsworth, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
May, Misses Boardman, Assistant Secretary
David J. Hill and Mr.. Edwin Morgan.
The italian ambassador and Nine Mayor
deS Planches, whose entertainments are so
frequent, have a dinner on for tonight and
another January that will be followed by
a reception.
Miss Kean will give a dinner of eighty
covers Wednesday night her guests going
afterward to Mrs. Postlethwaite's ball at
Rauschers.
The British ambassador and Lady Herbert
have dinner invitations out for January 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas 7. Gaff will give a
large dinner at Rauschers the evening of
the first Wednesday dance, January IA.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Hazel Lombard, daughter of Benjamin
Lombard, jr., of Beacon street, Brookline,
Mass. to MIR. Howard Singleton Nyman of
this city.
Miss Edes, whose New Year teas are al
ways among the most pleasant events of
the day, has invited her friends for Thurs
day. January 1, from ) to Z.