Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-18
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSEVELT.
DINE WITH CABINET.
Large Company Assembled at First
State Dinner-A Debut Tea
Dinners-Notes.

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt gave
their first state dinner of the Writer last
night, when the members of the cabinet
were the guests of honor, and the large
gathering at the board included friends
from distant points as well as Washing
ton personages of special prominence in
the public mind at present Covers were
laid for eighty around a half moon table
in the state dining room, and the vast
eXpanse of white linen was agreeably
broken by circular and oval plaques Of
red carnations and tall vases In which
long-stemmed white roses were clus-
tered. The arrangement of the room
seemed unusually tasteful. Bouquets Of
roses in appropriate colors adorned each
of the parIors. The guests, as usual, were
received in the east room. and a part OF
the Marine Band played In the hall.
The guests were: Mrs. Hay, the Secretary
of War and Mrs. Root, the Attorney Gen.
eral and Mrs. Knox, the Postmaster Cen
eral and Mrs Payne, the Secretary OF the
Navy, the Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs Hitchcock, the Secretary of Agricul-
ture and Miss Wilson, the Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor and Mrs. Cortelyou,
the secretary to the President and Mrs.
Loeb, Col. Symons, Capt. and Mrs. Cowles,
Surgeon General and Mrs. Rixey, the presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, Senator
and Miss Cockrell, Senator Aldrtch, Senator
and Mrs. Nelson, Senator and Mrs. Foraker,
Senator and Mrs. T. c. Platt, Mrs Hanna,
Senator and Mrs. Alger, Senator and Mrs.
Hopkins, the Speaker of the House Of Rep
resentatives and Miss Cannon, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Grosvenor. Representative
and Mrs. DalZell, Representative and Mrs.
Sherman, Representative and Mrs Dwight,
Representative John S. Williams, Gen.
Young, Gov. and Mrs. Odell, Gov. and Mrs.
Bates. Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, Mr..
and Mrs. Horace White, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Barnes, jr.. Mr.. w. Murray Crane Mr..
and Mrs. Myron T. Herrick, Mr.. and Mrs.
William MeAdoe, Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
1erkes, Mr.. and Mrs Charles s. Mellen.
DR.. Arthur T. Hadley, DIR. and Mrs. William
r. Harper, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris K. Jesup,
Mr. and Mrs John S. Kennedy, Miss Roose-
welt and Miss Carow.
Mrs. Roosevelt wore white brocade and
lace, Miss Roosevelt blue satin, and Miss
Carow, white satin trimmed with crystals
Invitations have been issued to the we'd
ding reception of Miss Mary Winifrede
Phelps, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. 8.
Phelps. and Mr.. Herbert Francis Mitchell
which takes place Tuesday evening, De-
cember % at the residence of the brides
parents. $40 street southeast, from $3.50
to 1890. The wedding which occurs at s
O'Clock. is to be witnessed only by close
friends and relatives of the contracting
parties Miss Phelps will have as her
maid OF honor Miss Raye Ward Moorhead.
and as bridesmaids her cousin, Miss Kate
Phelps, and Miss Elsie Turner, Miss Lucina
McGroaty. Miss May Talbert, all of this
city, and Misses Emma and Laura Sadler of
Laurel. Md. Mr.. Hal Cole will be best man.
The debut of Miss Mildred Lambert Sec
ond daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Tallmadge A.
Lambert at tea given yesterday at the
home of her parents, was one of the happi-
est events marking the present season.
Holiday greens adorned the house, and the
bouquets sent the debutante were a flower
show by themselves. Mrs. Lambert was
elegantly gowned in pearl crepe de chine,
and her debutante daughter was in white
chiffon with lace, and carried a cluster of
lilies of the valley. Miss Lambert wore a
pale green chiffon dress. Assisting in the
Inequalities were Mrs. Wilton j. Lambert,