The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-17
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Letter gave a dinner
Saturday night. The company was a
distinguished one.
Miss Letter and Miss Daisy Letter will
while in New York will attend the AS
tor ball. =
An immense wagonioad of flowers,
comprising nearly all the floral decora
tions used at the debutante ball given in
honor of Miss Roosevelt at the white
house last night were distributed among
+ the patients Of the several hospitals in
Washington today. -:
Admiral Dewey called on President
Roosevelt to say goodby and tell the
President that he and Mrs. Dewey are
for several weeks. For some weeks past
Mrs. Dewey's health has been poor and
her physician has advised q change of
climate: The admiral and Mrs. Dewey
will go to- Palm Beach, and it is expect
ed the mild climate will rapidly improve
eslf is in perfect health. He called upon
the President to make known his plans,
inasmuch as they will prevent his attend
ance at several of the social functions
scheduled for the present month. >
| Mrs. B. F. Warder entertained about
a hundred guests at a musical. most of
the guests going direct from the white
| house reception to her residence in K
street. Alice Cole. pupil Of Henschel,
rendered several beautiful numbers, and
refreshments were served during the
evening.
Mrs. Roosevelt gave a. tea Saturday
! there We're about 25O invitations issued.
This was Mrs. :Roosevelt's graceful way
OF remembering the friends who Were
ball last night, and also gave out-of-
town guests who did not attend In OPP
pOrtunlty to pay their respects before
leaving Washington.
| Miss Alice Rochester, daughter of Gen.
married at noon on the 9TH to Capt.
Charles W. Fenton, y. S. A., at the home
Of her parents. A large reception and
wedding breakfast to several hundred
guests followed the ceremony. Mr.. Fen
ton is the niece of Mrs. Bradley-Martin
marriage Of Cornelia Bradley Martin to
the Earl Of Craven, A number of guests
from New York attended the ceremony.
Capt. and Mrs. Fenton will go at once
tt. the captains post at Fort Meade,
which will be their future home.
A full social calendar awaits Washing
ton society. people this week. It will be
| opened tonight by dance given in honor
81. Miss Roosevelt by Mrs. Kean, and
followed on Tuesday night by the Presi-
dents official reception to the diplomatic
| cnrna I'm tho oo1on1or 11yoS4ou &c
musicale at Mrs. Warder's, which will
be attended by 100 persons, most of
whom will go direct to her house from
the< white house reception; reception
dinner by Justice Mott, and other i'm
portant events.
Wednesday is the date of the Fora
Miss Bradford. daughter Of Admiral
Bradford, to Rev: Edward Darlington
when Maj. G. L. McCawley will again
he did on the night Of her debut.
Wednesday the ladies Of the cabinet will
institute II; their regular receptions for jan
| uary to the general public.
The event Of Thursday will be the Dip
lomatic dinner given by the President.
An innovation will be made, and the din
ner will! be served in the: east room,
which, in constructing the white house,
| - As o0Au, az 1AleAUcu 1Or CulS
On Saturday Mrs. Root will open the Sc
! ries of cabinet dinners by entertaining
| the President and Mrs. Roosevelt There
are lnnumerable dinners, teas and lunch
cons, until the calendar is fuller than at
the same season for many years.
On the 7th President and Mrs. Roose-
Welt received the diplomatic corps. This
| is the first reception of this brilliant body
since 1900: Last year the reception was
suddenly omitted because the lamented
President Mckinley was suddenly strick-
| en- with the grippe shortly after the New
Years reception. Miss Alice Roosevelt
held an ovation of her own behind the
line. This is her first presentation to
general society since her debut ball. The
stately professor Of diplomats was led
| by the dean. Lord Pauncefote of Preston.
diplomatic corps. Contrary to former
practice, all were on time and ready to
! pass before the receiving party PROMPTLY. ;:
The reception of the diplomats. was prac-
tically devoid of incident, except that
Count Arthur Cassini, the. Russian am
Mrs. Roosevelt bowed over her hand and
kissed it with the same stately grace he
would accord his own empress. This lit
tie touch Of old world courtesy was much :
enjoyed, and started much favorable
comment. Among the figures in the blue
Gen. Miles and >Admira1s Robley D..
Evans. Among the other men invited to
the blue room as part of the receiving
party We're Gen. C0rbin, Admiral Cfoni11-
shield, Col, Reber and Cornelius Bliss Of
New York. The white: house was
thronged as rarely, zhefoge.i :Atat times it
lady became separated from her escort
it was: we'll nigh impossible to find him
again. The crush was 50 great as to
again demonstrate the need Of new
white house. s4.st5;, ssygt esfI8 t<a7c,.5
Julia Arthur Has Left the Stage
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