Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-31
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE ROOSEVELT CLAN GATHER
ING HERE AGAIN.
Young Relatives Of the President on
for New Year Gayeties-The Aus
trian Reception - Notes.

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt will en-
terrain party Of young people, who will
arrive today and remain over New Year.
Miss Eleanor Roosevelt, Miss Margaret Dix.
Richard Derby and Edward Bowditch Of
New York and John Saltonstalf Of Boston
are in the party. Miss Christine Roosevelt.
who will be the guest Of honor at dinner
Of eighty covers tonight at Senator Kean's.
will also assist at the New Year reception
tomorrow.
The Austrian ambassadress, Nine. Hen
gelmuller, welcomed company Of several
hundred guests yesterday afternoon at
tea to introduce the niece Of the ambassa-
dor. Baroness Won Palm. The hostess and
her young relative received together in the
first drawing room, the former in a dainty
dress Of embroidered pink chiffon and the
latter in a white wool gown that had a
Jacket bodice with a vest Of light brocade.
Mrs Sydney Waterlow, Mrs Hugh Legare
and Miss Patten assisted in the reception,
and Miss Ruth Snyder Of Philadelphia, with
Mrs. Corbin, did the honors of the dining
room. The rooms were thronged from to
6 and some Of those adding interest to the
occasion were: The paymaster general and
his niece, Miss Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
=. Walsh, Gen. and Mrs Sternberg, Mr..
Rodrigo Azpiroz. Gen. and Mrs John Moore.
Mrs: A. A. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
May, Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. L. Bradley. Mrs. and the Misses
Warder. the Italian ambassador and Nine.
Mayor des Planches. the British ambassa-
dor and Lady Herbert, Mrs. Belknap, Miss
Adams, the Misses Cockrell, Mrs. Hobson,
Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Mr.. and Mrs. Pezet,
Gen. and Mrs. Gillespie. Col and Mrs.
Bingham, Mrs. Burrows, the charge DAFT
fares of the French embassy and Madame
de Margerie, Commando de Faramond and
NJ Boeufve. the Haitian minister and
Madame Leger, the Belgian minister and
Baroness Moncheur, the Netherlands min
lister, the Persian minister, Gen. Isaac
Khan, Senior Montagnia, Count Gherardesca,
Senior Borghetti, the Argentine minister
and Sonora Merou, Gen. and Mrs. Draper,
Miss Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. John w. Foster,
Miss Letter. Miss Boardman, Mrs. Cortel-
you, Col. and Mrs. T. A. Bingham, Mrs.
G. w. Fairbanks and Mrs and Miss For
aker.
Secretary and Mrs. Hay entertained at
dinner last night in honor of their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs: James W.
WadSworth, who are spending the holidays
with them. The guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Sydney Waterlow, Miss Margaret Hitch
cock, Miss Louise JONES' Miss Josephine
Boardman Miss Eliza Bates, Miss Mildred
Barnes of New York, Miss De Smirnoff.
Miss Ward, Miss Daisy Wilson, Miss Alice
Warder, Miss McCauley, Miss Marion Gal
Mr.. john Van Ness Philip, Maj. Charles
McCawley, Mr.. Jerome Bonaparte. Mr. Ed
win V. Morgan, Lieut. Edward McCauley,
Mr. Ernest Howe, Mr.. John Lodge, Mr.
John Proctor, jr., Mr.. Paul Nash, Mr.. Clar-
ence Wilson and Mr.. Clarence Hay.
Mr.. Francis Cotton was again host last
night for a large dinner company for his
debutante daughter, Miss Margery Cotton.
The others present were Miss Cotton, Miss
Louise Foraker, Miss Edith Sanger, Miss
Anita Poor. Miss Helen Ffoulke, Miss Mar
tin, Miss Gertrude Grossman, Miss Sargent
Mr. Frederick Caldwell, Mr.. DenniSon, Mr.
Randall Hagner, Mr. H. Owen, Mr.. Arthur
Keith, Mr.. Nathaniel Wyeth. Mr. William
r. Bingham, Mr.. Vivian Leftwich Of Balti-
more and Lieutenant Adams.
The debutantes and several hundred other
much-feted young people were present
ance upon Mrs. Seymour's dance for her
daughter, Miss Seymour. Poinsetta bios
SONS added fresh beauty to the ball and
supper rooms, where the daintieSt of mid
night collations was served.
Mrs Draper entertained at large lunch
con today.
The residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harris
Wolf, 1923 7th street, was crowded Sunday
afternoon by the many friends Of their
daughter, Miss Sarah Wolf, and Mr.. George
Sachs, to extend their congratulations upon
the announcement Of their betrothal.
Friends from neighboring cities came to
Washington especially to extend their good
wishes. Music enlivened the occasion, and
during the afternoon light refreshments
were served.
Alumnae and undergraduates Of Smith
College, Northampton, Mass, entertained
visiting members of the college faculty at
luncheon at Rauscher's today. Reverend
Roland Cotton Smith, rector Of St. Johns
Church, who has recently come to Wash
ington from Northampton, was also guest
at the lucheon.
A home wedding of next week will be that
of Miss Minnie E. Sherwood, daughter Of
Hattie E., and the late Tyler Sherwood, to
NTH. Frank Meetze, on Tuesday, January
6, at the residence Of the brides sister, Mrs.
west. Miss Maggie Berry Of this city will
be maid Of honor and Mr.. F. Hasen of
Wilmington, Del, best man.
Mrs Droop will give dance tonight at
her residence on Bacon street for a party
of fifty young people.
A young folks party was given last Sat-
urday evening at the home Of DIR. and Mrs
H. T. Guss in honor of their son w. Gran
vile Guss, who is home from Cornell Uni
tastefully decorated with the Cornell col
ors the red and white. appearing In many
unique and pleasing effects. The presenta-
ton to Mr.. Guss Of an autograph pillow
from the young ladies who were present
was an agreeable surprise, as was also the
giving to each lady a beautiful Cornell
pennant. Mrs. Guss also entertained a large
party of ladies at the Washington Club
yesterday at progressive euchre and lunch
con.
The Chi Psi, a girls fraternity of the
Technical High School, gave a theater
party Monday night. The party was chap
eroned by Mrs. Bartrong, and was COM
posed of the following members: Carrie
Hastings, Elsie Hickman, Jessie Bartrong,
Susie Jones, May Morton, Mary Toulson,
Grace Thomas, Helen Kemon, Emma Nc
Lean and Mary Lee.
The wedding of DR.. Walter G. Monroe and
Miss Mildred J. Searle attracted to the
Eastern Presbyterian Church Monday even
ing several hundred of the friends of the