Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-15
The SOCIAL WOR[ D
Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh Enter
tain for M. Cambon.
DINNER AND MUSICALE
FESTIVITIES OF THE COMING
SEASON ANTICIPATED.
Brides and Grooms Of the Week
Notable Visitors
Here.
DINNER AND MUSICALE

Here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh gave
dinner last night, followed by a musicale,
in honor Of the French ambassador, bring
ing together to meet Mr.. Cambon nota-
BILE company, which included the Russian
ambassador, the Mexican ambassador.
Nine. Mayor des Planches, wife of the Ital-
ian ambassador; the Austrian minister and
Nine. Hengelmuller Countess Cassini, Sec
rotary and Mrs Shaw Postmaster General
and Mrs. Payne, Justice and Mrs. McKenna,
Mr.. and Mrs John w. Foster, Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Henderson, Admiral Kenny,
Miss Wilson, Miss Cockrell, Miss Patten
and Mr.. Henry Shaw. number of other
guests came in later to enjoy the music, in
which Miss Mary Golden Tracy was the
soprano soloist, with Mr.. Stafford at the
piano. Miss Tracy was heard to splendid
advantage at this her initial appearance in
a Washington home. Her numbers were:
Song, by r. Hahn, tie Souviens Tu,' God
ard; L'ete-Chaminade, Goodbye" Tosti;
-Printemps Neuveau, Vidae, and lie sails
Tu,' by Massenet. Prof. C. Koehler gave
several Rotations during the evening of
most delightful hospitality.
Mrs Theodore W. Birney and her daugh-
to their home at Chevy Chase, where they
will spend the greater part of the winter.
Mrs Birney has with her as her guest her
niece, Miss Martha A. Buff Of Charleston,
s. c.
Captain Frederick ", Fuger, wife and
child are now visiting their parents, Major
and Mrs F. Fuger, 1916 10th street north
west.
DR.. Margaret Hisop has returned and is
again at ITO G street
Mrs. Mary E. Protzman of lilo X street
northwest has issued invitations for the
wedding of her daughter, Jessie Hagans, to
Mr.. Anthony Holmead, on November q,
at noon; Trinity Church, st. Louis, Mo.
Miss Elsie v. Anderson and Mr. Harry
Wilkins Mitchell will be married next We'd
nesday evening at 8 o'clock in the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church. Miss l..
Rose Hill will be the maid of honor. The
best man will be Captain Carlton Uber of
the British army. The ushers will be Mr..
Mason, DR.. Grasty, Mr.. Stevenson and Mr..
Edgar Lyon Of Baltimore. The bride is
the daughter Of Major NJ. T. Anderson. No
reception follows the ceremony. The cou-
pie will reside at All Florida avenue, and
will be at home after December 15 on
Thursdays.
The cabinet dinners In honor of the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt will begin January
g. when the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hay Will be the hosts.
The Chinese minister, Mr.. WI, who sails
shortly for his new post at Shanghai, will
not be accompanied by his wife She will
follow by a later steamer. 1t is understood
that they intend to leave their young son,
who is now at school at Atlantic City, in
this country at present The coming Chi
nese minister has many acquaintance here,
and is said to be engaged to be married to the
daughter of a Chinese minister at for
eign capital. This young lady, whose mother
is a European, and whose life has been
spent almost entirely abroad, desires be-
fore her marriage to live in China, that
she may do something to help emancipate
the women of her country from the thraIl-
dom under which their lives are passed.
Mrs Grant, widow of the former Presi-
dent, continues seriously Ill. After passing
a restful summer at Cobourg, Canada, and
enjoying good health there she was home
here but short time when she began to
fail. While there was improvement in her
condition a fortnight ago, 1t has not
continued and for the past week she has
gained little or nothing. No immediate dan
ger is, however, anticipated by Mrs. Sar-
toris and her near friends. unless some I'M
foreseen complications set in; but with her
advanced age entire recovery Is doubtful.
General and Mrs Fred Grant are now at
San Antonio, Tex.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Roosevelt Scovel
nave taken the mouse JAZZ 2Uth street for
the winter and are residing there
The marriage of Miss Clara E. Sawyer to
Mr.. Frank l.. Waters will take place this
evening at the family residence of the
bride, 303S Dumbarton avenue. The we'd
ding will be a very quiet one, only the i'm
mediate families to be present.
Mrs. S. c. Miller and daughter Elizabeth
of Chicago are visiting her sister, Mrs. S. j.
Barnes of 1435 Euclid place
The day Of the debutante approaches.
Among those who will be presented during
the early season are Miss Jean Crosby,
daughter Of the late Rear Admiral Crosby,
U. s. N. Mrs. and Miss Crosby have been
abroad for some time, the latter having fin
ished her education in the French capital,
and had there the pleasure and distinction
Of enjoying its social life, having assisted
at the receptions Of the American ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Porter last spring. .
Miss Carolyn Huff, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Huff, is another of the charm
ingly attractive young girls who are to take
first time Miss HUFF inherits her mothers
handsome presence. She was educated in
the north and has been a good student,
which. with extensive travel has prepared
her for the prominence of the moment and
of the future which is sure to be hers.
Mr. Oscar w. White and family have
moved from the Olympia apartments to
2513 10th street northwest, Washington
Heights, Mrs. White will be at home the
second and fourth Thursdays during the
season.
Mrs Leland Stanford spent yesterday in
this city, having come on from New York
to see several old friends and incidentally
to enjoy glimpse Of the many changes
wrought in the vicinity of her former resi-
dence and throughout the West End. She
has been in New York for the last six
weeks and Is on the eve of returning to
California for the winter. The past sum-
mer she spent in trip to Hawaii and ia
pan, from which journey she returned with
her health completely restored The dedi-
cation of the magnificent memorial church
to her husband. which has lately been fin
ished within the great quadrangle at the
Leland Stanford Junior University will
take place next month. Mrs. Stanford
made several visits to Europe in recent
years to the more thoroughly study church
architecture and adornment and the COM
pleted structure represents the results of
her observation The stained glass win
dows and the mosaics copies Of the
most famous religious pictures in the world.
There are several also in which Mrs Stan
ford had her own conceptions carried out
by the artists and which complete the re-
ligfOus Significance for which the church