Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-21
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Another Pleasant Hospitality
at the White House.
COMING SOCIABILITIES
RECEPTION IN HONOR OF THE
SWISS MINISTER.
Other Events Anticipated for the
Early Future-Personal
Notes.

Notes.
dinner last night, when the table was
prettily decorated with Golden Gate roses
and ferns. Mrs. Roosevelt was charmingly
gowned in pink brocade. The guests were
the British Ambassador and Lady Her
bert, Mr.. and Mrs. Winthrop Chanler, Miss
Eleanor Roosevelt, Miss Alice Warder, Miss
de Smirnon, Miss Hagner, Mr.. Dering,
Count Hoyos Major Howe and Lieuten-
ant Mccoy.
Senator and Mrs Depew, who will return
to New York next week, gave dinner last
night when their guests were Senator Frye,
Senator and Mrs. Kean, Senator Beveridge,
Senator and Mrs Deliver Senator w. A.
Clark, Senator and Mrs. Alger, Lieut. Gen.
and Mrs. Miles, Capt. and Mrs. Cowles. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Patterson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hamilton Fish Webster Mrs. Van Rens-
selaer Cruger, Miss Patten and Miss Kate
Deering
The Depews will go abroad in the early
summer as usual, and while making their
New York home headquarters in the inter
val will make several journeys south and
west.
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leaving early next week for a visit to At
lantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont will spend
next week in this city.
This week with it's charity affairs has
been rather gay, and quite revival of
formal entert aiming Is promised by the
events on the cards for next week. The
racing season will be accompanied by the
usual hospitality, although of a somewhat
informal character.
The Swiss minister, Mr.. Fernand du
Martheray, will be given reception by
his countrymen of the Swiss Society, at
Rauscher's Monday night. Mrs. Hale's tea
for Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler Hale, Wednes-
day; DIR. Staffords lecture Thursday after
noon, and Mrs. Diapers musicale the same
even g ape tha grsafer OF Of society
will participate.
The first of the Easter dances will be
the Monday Cotillfon at Rauschers, Easter
Monday April 10. concluding the series of
four meetings that were such successful
feature Of the winter
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey will give an
other large dinner tonight.
Representative and Mrs. Loudenslager
are in Philadelphia, where they will be the
guests Of honor at dinner tonight.
Baroness MOnCAeuE mas gone TO west
Point for a visit to her sister. the wife Of
Capt. Jones.
Miss Cockrell and Miss Gallaudet will be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Carroll on
d trip to New Orleans and the Pacific
coast. They leave next week.
Miss Cotton will give dinner tonight
in honor of Miss Theodore Cook Martin
and Mr.. Francis T. Grace. whose engage
ment was announced some time ago.
The wedding day for Miss Cathleen Nell
son and Mr. Reginald Vanderbilt has been
set for April IS at Newport, and the couple
will go abroad for the early summer.
Mr. and Mrs Larz Anderson were in
Philadelphia recently for the opera and
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs Alex.
Van Rensselaer, at a supper afterward.
Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Hale. the former
on leave Of absence from the American
embassy at Vienna. are here on a visit to
Senator and Mrs, Hale They arrived yes
terday in New York
Captain and Mrs Beach, who have re-
I street home. will begin series of din
ners next Tuesday and will give three more
during April.
arrived yesterday at the New Willard, will
remain till Monday. 1t is to be regretted
that this couple did not come to the capital
before the season was over, when so many
who would have been glad to renew their
acquaintance and to entertain handsomely
for them are now out Of town.
Nine Approx, wife of the Mexican am
bassador, was received yesterday after
noon by Mrs. Roosevelt and presented to
the wife Of the President, Nine. Gamboa
wife Of the first secretary of the Mexican
embassy. Nine. Perez accompanied her
mother.
Justice Brown entertained at dinner
Thursday night for the italian ambassador
and Mime. Mayor des Planches. The other
guests were: The Belgian minister and
Baroness Moncheur. Senator and Mrs. For
aker, Senator and Mrs Alger, General and
Mrs. Kearney, General and Mrs. Wood,
Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Miss Goodwin,
Miss Ely, Mr.. Hansen and Mr.. Frederic
Huidekoper.
northwest, accompanied by her son, Master
Allen. left today for Yonkers- on-Hudson,
where she will spend a fortnight visiting
her parents, and, before returning to the
city, she will visit friends in Poughkeepsie,
New Hamburg and other points in New
York.
Mrs. F. w. Behrens will be at home
Thursdays, March 26 and April 2, from to
6. at 1464 Bacon street northwest.
Old Point Comfort for a stay of two or
three weeks.
The home of Mr.. Joseph G. Shelton 400
18th street southeast. was the scene of a
pleasant gathering last Monday evening,
the occasion being the celebration of the
seventy-fourth birthday of the host. At a
late hour the guests partook of bountifui
repast. Children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren of the host were present
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Berner gave in honor
of their guest Miss Pearl Kenner, an in
formal progressive euchre party last even
ing at their home, 11O4 L street northwest.
The first prizes were awarded to Miss Lou
Beale Yeatman and Mr.. ]. C. Whyte and
the BOBBY prizes to Miss Pearl Kenner and
Mr.. Blair Shoemaker. Refreshments were
served, after which music and dancing
were enjoyed until a late hour. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Whyte,
Misses Pearl Kenner. Ida Estes, Lena
Estes, Lou Beale Yeatman Lula Berner