Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-14
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
NOTABLE COMPANY AT THE
MEXICAN EMBASSY.
Coming and Past Sociabilities-A
Wedding Announcement-Per-
sonal Notes.

The Mexican ambassador and Nine. AZ
piroz entertained at dinner Saturday night,
when their guests included the Russian am
bassador. the Italian ambassador and Nine.
Mayor des Planches, Senator Frye, Senator
and Mrs. Foraker, Ambassador Clayton. the
Belgian minister and Baroness Moncheur,
the Chilean minister and Nine Martinez,
Mrs. John w. Foster, Countess Marguerite
Cassini, Miss Paulding, Captain and Mrs
Barron, Nine. Perez and Mr.. Rodrigo de
Azpiroz. The table was very elegantly dec
GRATED, the flowers used being meteor roses
and Easter lilies, with a profusion of maid
en-hair ferns and asparagus vines. carrying
out the Mexican colors, red, white and
green.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Hamlin gave recep-
ton Friday night last in honor of the MEM
bers of the revision committee of the Pres
byterian creed, now in session in this city,
which proved to be a most delightful oc-
casion. DR.. Henry c. Mnton, chairman of
the committee, received with the host and
hostess, and the guests present comprised
the pastors of the Presbyterian churches in
the District, and the officers of the Church
Of the Covenant, of which the host is pas
tor, with the wives of these clergymen and
officials A buffet supper was served in the
dining room, the table having a pretty ar
rangement of pink roses and Easter lilies.
<AieilCdH Beauty roses adorned the draw
ing room. Among the guests were DR.. J.
De Witt and DR.. Henry Van Dyke of
Princeton, Dr. Herrick Johnson of Chicago,
President Stewart of Auburn Theological
Seminary, DR.. William McKibben of Gin
cinnati with Justice Harlan and Mr. John
w. Foster.
Mss Maude Woodhead and Mr.. Frederic
+. Dewey, jr.. were married Saturday last
at St. Stephens Church, Mount Pleasant.
by Rev. George +. Dudley. The ushers
were Messrs. Alex. S. Daggett p. ]. Dun
cam Fred Repetu and DR.. Sohon. Mr.. ID.
Susan Dewey maid of honor. Two
flower girls, Miss Esther c. Dewey and
Miss May Little of Forest Glen, Md. in
white organdie dresses, one worn over pink
Of spring flowers. The bride came in
church with her father Mr.. c. A. Wood
head of Hull, England, and was dressed
in white muslin and lace, with tulle veil
and bride roses. A diamond studded locket,
the groom's gift worn The date of
the wedding was also the twenty-fifth an
niversary of the marriage of the groom's
parents.
The engagement has been announced of
First Lieut.. Louis Joseph Van Schaick, 4th
Infantry, to Miss Mabel Daulton Crounse
of Altamont, n. Y, and the wedding day
officer is brother of Rev. John Van
Schaick, jr., pastor Of the Church of Our
Father, and distinguished himself in the
Philippines several months ago, charging
a squad of F1lipinos single-handed, killing
several. wounding others, and receiving
two severe Slashes across the left forearm
before his men could catch up with him
and save his life. His sick leave has been
spent at the Washington Barracks Hos
pital His promised bride is the only daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. Jesse Crounce Of Alta
mont, n. Y, which is near Albany, and is
a great favorite in society at her home
Col. and Mrs Robert n. Harper and
Mrs. Herman w. Van Sender leave Tues
day morning for Richmond to join the
party of the governor for trip or one
week to the Charleston exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Mex. Stower have
moved from 1903 II street and are located
at 1884 Riggs street.
Mrs j. Frank Aldrch, wife of eX-Rep-
resentative Aldrich of Chicago, was in
town last week, guest of her cousin, Mrs.
Grace w. MACPHERSON.
Among the weddings of the week Will be
that of Mis- Martha Jarvis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Jarvis, and Mr.. Charles
Emerson Hood.
Senator Kearns of Utah will give stag
dinner tomorrow night
Senator and Miss Kean will entertain at
dinner tonight for the Italian ambassador
ana Nine. Mayor OeS fldicHeS.
Mr. and Mrs. Letter have taken five
year lease on Mosely Hall, Bar Harbor.
The place is one of the finest at this re-
sort.
Announcement was made Tuesday last
of the engagement of Senorita Marie An
tonia Vall-Spinosa. only daughter of Rev.
L. and the late Carolina Armstrong Vail
Spinosa of San Juan and grand daughter Of
the late Antonio Toro de Armstrong of
Pone Porto Rico, to Mr.. TaZewell Taylor
Thomas of Baltimore. Senorita Nall-Spi-
mesa has visited in Washington, New York
and Philadelphia where she is well known,
and the announcement of her engagement
to a Baltimorean will be received with in
terest by a wide circle of friends in the
states as Well in Porto Rico and in
Spain Descended from the Nall-Spinosas,
the Toros and the Armstrong;, Senorita
ValI-Spinoza comes of one of the oldest
and most distinguished families of Porto
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