Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-10
THE FIRST RECEPTION.
A VERY BRILLIANT SOCIAL
EVENT
Mrs. John Walter Smith, Maryland's Off.
cial Hostess, Receives Numerous
Callers At The Execu-
tive Mansion.

tive Mansion.
The first Of a series OF receptions to be
given at the Executive Mansion occurred
yesterday af erncon from 4 to 6. when
the official residence of the State was the
! scene OF brilliant social event.
Mrs. John Waller Smith. Mary land s
Official hostess, received her guests. to
eacn OF whom she extended a cordial
greeting, under the archwaY between the
blue, or reception room, and the State
drawing room. The decorations were
palms and ferns. Jaoqueminot roses and
asparagus tern.
Opposite the entrance two beautiful
silk flags. one national and the other
State flag. festoonsd the archway. Mrs.
Smith had assisting her Mrs. John Hood,
wife OF Lieutenant-C Commander Hood, u.
5. N; Mis-. Gilbert Thornton, Mrs. Ar
thur ID. Foster. Mrs. Smiths daug hter,
and the Misses Hannah and Mary Ran
dali, daughters OF the Hon. John Writ
Randall. OF Annapolis.
Mrs. Smith wore a gown OF imported
white crepe de chine with garniture satin
striped chiffon, bodice relieved with beau
tifully wrought bOiero OF blue satin, with
point lace applique. Her only ornament
was diamond sunburst. Mrs. Thorn
ton wore black net over black satin, with
cut steel sequins. Mrs. Thornton's or
naments were diamonds.
Mrs. Foster wore white peau de sole,
with embroidered polka dot and trim
ming OF black silk, hand embroidery on
blue satin, French importation Mrs.
Hood wore gray cloth wrought in hand
some designs OF embroidery in black silk
with bolero of cream lace and narrow
black velvet ribbon. Misses Hannah and
Mary Randall. respectively. wore light
blue and hght pink mousseline de sole
waists over taffe,a and black skirts.
Mrs. Smith is very hospitable herself,
and the regular Thursday afternoon re-
ceptions, which she has instituted, have
become most popular. She is assisted
at these receptions by ladies of social
prominence in Annapolis and the Naval
academy. and almost invariably there
are present some OF the younger set. Mrs.
Smith Is simply "at home on these days
and no formal invitations are issued. The
callers are alway numerous and the re-
freshments are served by the younger
girls in attendance.
Since Governor Smith has been in
Office there has Deen an informal recep.
ton each New Years day. The inform
ality, however, has extended no further
than the non Issuance. of invitations. So
tar as decorations and refreshments are
concerned, these receptions vie in com.
pleteness of detail with the most formal
ones. AS a matter of fact, these Gin
formal receptions have come to be quite
distinctive eatuTe OF the Mansion. They
are given on numerous occasions--when-
ever a distinguished body of people meet
here or when some noted parsonage is a
guest at the Executive Mansion.
Among those who LETT cards yesterday
were the following; Superintendent and
Mrs. Wainwright, Commsndant and Mrs.
Colahan, Lieut. Commander and Mrs.
Dyer, Commands and Mrs. Howard.
Miss Lucy Claude, Lieut.. Commander
and Mrs. Benson, Miss Benson, Lieut.
Commander and Mrs. Lloyd. Mrs. w.
F. Fullam. Lieutenant and Mrs. Hooge-
weIff, Mr. and Mrs. James NJ. Munroe,
the Misses Andrews. Mrs. Hodges, Miss
Mary r. Magruder. Prot and Mrs. w.
Woolsey Johnson. DIR. and Mrs. Fell.
Prof. and Mrs. Cain. MIR. and Mrs. w.
NJ. Abbott, Mrs. Gage. Miss Harriet Luhn,
MIR Julian Brewer, Miss Brewer, the
Misses Bronson. OF Summit. Pa; MIR.
and Mrs. Luther H. Gado, Mrs. Melvin,
Miss Turner, OF Easton; Mrs. DieIman,
Miss Hawse, Rev. and Mrs McComas.
Rev. George 5. Bell. Rev. J. V. Ash
worth, Mr.. and MIS- A. Newton Brown.
Mrs. Richard Welcn. Mrs. Austin M.
Knight. L. Dorsey Gassaway, Eugene
Iglehart, Lieutenant and Mrs. Wurtz-
baugh, MIR. o. Fnz. Randolph Bruce,
Pay Director Worthington Goldsborough,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hardy, Lieutenant
and Mrs. Ziegemeier, Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee BailieTe, Lieutenant and Mrs. John
Raby and others.