Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-11
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

Gen. anu Mrs. Wesley Merritt have
taken a house for the winter at 1922
Rhode Island avenue.
On Friday President Roosevelt had as
guests at luncheon Secretary Hay. Sec
rotary Long and Attorney General Knox.
Gen. ana Mrs. Corbn are entertaining
as guests at the Arlington Mr.. and Mrs
Parsons, daughter and son-in-law Of
Gen. C0rbir.
Mr.. Del Yiso. secretary Of the Argen-
tine legation, gave a theater party Fri
day night complimentary TO Mrs. Letter
and the Misses Letter.
Mrs Cushman Il. Davis is in Wash
ngton for the winter and has with her
Miss Louise NJ. Rossetar of Chicago. who
VIII be her guest until after the holidays.
Lady Pauncefote held a reception Fri
day afternoon. when about 300 guests
paid their respects. The Misses Paunce-
fote assisted III receiving and tea was
served.
Senator Cullom made formal call on
Secretary Gage TO congratulate him on
his success in the treasury department
departure,
Miss Roosevelt will have as guests at
the white house over New Years day
her cousins, Miss Helen Roosevelt, Miss
Christine Roosevelt and Miss He.en Cut
ting of New York.
Mrs. Miles will! receive the officers Of
the army from. , 10 o'clock on New
Years day and Will have large corps
OF assistants from the younger set Ell
army girls.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt have ae-
cepted an invitation for dinner New
ear : night at the home of Senator Han
ma. The members of the cabinet not in
mourning viii also be guests ut the din
ner.
Miss paulding will give a large recep-
ton IN honor Of her uncle. Senator De-
pew, and Mrs. Depew. Invitations for
which will he issued in day or so. Sem
! ator DcpeW will arrive in New York on
January IL, and come to Washington af-
| ter a short rest and Miss Paulding's re-.
| ception on January II will introduce Mrs.
Depew 10 Washington society
Gen. and Mrs. Draper entertained nj
| dinner Monday night Sig. Mayor. the
Italian ambassador; Admiral Dewey. Jus
| tice and Mrs. White, Senator and Mrs.
| Lodge. Assistant Secretary of State and
! Mrs. Hill Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Draper.
! DIR. and Mrs. Maekay Smith, Mr.. and
! Mrs. Abbott, Mrs. Davies, Mrs Lee, Mrs.
| Ilurlhert. Miss Patten. M Clair and
| Preston Davies.
| Secretary and Mrs. Root entertained
! at dinner Saturday night Col Edwards,
Gen. and Mrs. Gillespie. Mrs. Bates,
| Gen. Crozier, Mr.. and Mrs. Glover, Miss
1 Root. Admiral Kenny. Representative
| Neagh, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward II. Wales.
! Charles Francis Adams. Gen and Mrs.
! Randolph and Adjt.-Gen. and Mrs Cor
! bin, IN whose honor the dinner was given.
| Col Bingham announces the official
/ programme for President Roosevelts re-
| cepton on New Years aay, the only
| change from that of former occasions be-
! ing slight difference in the hours for
/ the various officials. Ii was feared by
I many that President Roosevelt would
! abandon the idea Of receiving the public
| en- New Years day, hut all anxiety was
set at rest by the official announcement
I of the hour.
Miss Paulding entertained at dinner
! Monday night for the first time since set.
tling in her Washington house. The
! guests entertained were Col and Mrs
/ Clarence Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Legare Mrs Perrin. George Howard.
| Mis- Maud PaunCcfote Miss Margaret
Hitchcock, Miss Sheridan, Miss Isabel
| May, Lieut.. J. {, Gilmore. Jr.. John n.
Wilkins, Clary Ray, and Mrs. Raborr Of
New York. \ Christmas tree formed the
scheme Of decoration of the table
Baroness Hen-eimueller gave her first
ut home Saturday night, when most of
the guests from Secretary Roots dinner
party, rs well as a number OF other diners
ont, called. This is one of the most
pleasant features of the social season.
and Baroness Hengelmueler is the orig
! nator. Her receptions are from 10 to
l. o'clock Saturdays, aud it is the habit
of guests when leaving dinner party to
60 to the Austrian legation to pay their
respects. Refreshments are served, and
there Is generally music.
Sunday night dinner giving has come
| to be 4 settled thing in Washington. 1,
was introduced several years ago By tins
} foreign representatives. Many protests