Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-09
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. SIBLEY'S NOTABLE LUNCH
EoN COMPANY TODAY.
Other Recent Hospitalities-Dinner at
the Japanese Legation-Interest-
ing Personal Notes.

| Mrs. Sibley, wife OF Representative Sib
| ley, entertained at luncheon today to
meet Mrs. Henderson, wife of Speaker Hen
| derson. The other guests were Mrs. Shaw,
| Mrs. Robert j. Wynne. Mrs. Joy, Mrs.
! Showalter, Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Schreiner, Mrs.
Vreeland. Mrs. Graham. Miss Sedgley, Mrs.
Heatwole, Mrs. Bailey. Mrs. Gamble. Mrs.
| Powers. Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Wright and
Mrs. Bynum.
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Payne
| had the pleasure Of entertaining the Presi-
| dent and Mrs. Roosevelt at dinner Satur-
| day night, when the distinguished company
| sat about a beautifully adorned table ar
| ranged in the center room of the Vermont
avenue suite at the Arlington. White
| lilacs and pink roses decked the board and
seated with the host and hostess and their
guests of honor were Secretary Hay, Sec
rotary and Mrs. Shaw, Attorney General
Knox, Secretary Moody, Secretary and Miss
Wilson. Senator Frye, Senator and Mrs.
O. II. Platt, Senator and Mrs. Hale, Soma
| tor Lodge, Senator and Mrs. Hanna, Sena-
tor and Miss Kean. Senator Spooner. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Emory Smith, Captain
and Mrs. Cowles. Major and Mrs. w. s.
Cameron Mrs Carrot A Hobart. Mrs
Stanley Matthews. Miss Hitchcock, Mrs.
Olmsted and Miss Louise Jones.
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks gave din
ner Saturday night to the British ambassa-
dor and Lady Herbert who were obliged
to decline on account Of the illness of the
| ambassador. Other guests were Justice and
Mrs. Harlan. Justice and Mrs. Brewer, Sen
ator and Mrs Dolliver, Senator Warren.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Schey Represen-
tative and Mrs. Heatwole, Representative
HIT ex-senator and Mrs. Faulkner, Mr..
and Mrs. Beriah wilkins, Mrs. Thomas G.
Noyes and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Bennett.
Senator and Mrs. Foraker were also din
ner hosts Saturday night, their company
consisting Of the Italian ambassador and
Nine Mayor des Planches, the Belgian
minister and Baroness Moncheur, Justice
Brown, the Portuguese minister. Senator
and Mrs. Alger, Senator and Mrs. Burrows,
Col and Mrs bingham, Mr.. and Mrs J.
B. Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Eos
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Spencer, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. F. Mcfarland, Miss Lucy kean
and Miss Dennison.
General and Mrs. Gillespie gave dinner
Saturday night. their guests being Mrs.
George B. Mcclellan, Admiral and Mrs.
Van Reypen. Representative and Mrs Per-
kins, Colonel and Mrs. Kerr, General and
Mrs. ]. w. Kearney. Colonel and Mrs Au-
gusta Tyler, Mrs. William Kidd OF Albany,
Rear Admiral harmony and General Brock
inridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chares 4. spaldinf also en-
tertained Saturday night at a dinner party,
their guests including the Japanese minis
ter and Nine. Takahira, the first secretary
Of the German embassy and Countess
Quadt. Rear Admiral and Mrs. MCGOWAN,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cooper Mr.. and Mrs.
c. PeLton Russell, Mrs. Frank Ellis and
Durham White Stevens, counselor Of the
japanese legation.
Miss Bessie Ferebee of Virginia IS the
guest Of Mrs. Charles Clifford Wright, 11O7
Rhode Island avenue.
Miss Louie Crowell of Mount Pleasant is
making a protracted visit to relatives In
Maineville. Ohio.
A surprise party was given at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Upper. sos
North Carolina avenue southeast. Friday
evening to their daughter Edythe. Miss
Edythe was assisted in entertaining her
friends by Miss Netty Rowen Of Alexan-
dria, Va; Miss Tina Williams, Mr.. Tom
Rice and Miss Lillian Upper.
Miss Isabel Shelton and Miss Ada Burch
favored the guests with some very excel
lent music. Many games We're INDUCED in
till a late hour when refreshments were
served in the dining room, Miss Lillian Tup-
per- Miss Tina Williams and Mr.. Tom Rice
assisting. Those present were: Misses Netty
Rowen, Isabel Shelton, Tina Williams, LII
liam Topper Madeline Atchinson, Lillian
Atkinson. Edna Dodge and Ethel Sy-
monds, and Messrs. Tom Rice, Edward
Oden Neil Wolcott Owen Briggs, Joseph
Dieter. Elmer Tupper and Master Earl
Upper.
On the evening Of the Sd instant the resi-
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs. M McAuliffe was the
scene Of a large gathering of young friends
in honor Of the birthday Of their daughter
Cecilia, who received her guests tastefully
gowned in white, aided by her two cousins
Miss Susie Walker Of Forestville, Nd and
Miss Deborah Reagan. The young people
were entertained with music and recitat1onS
until a late hour. when, mid the strains OF
d march rendered by Miss Marie McAullHe.
the young folks, in couples. entered the
supper room, where a bountifully laid table
awaited them. The young hostess received
many pretty presents. Among the guests
were the Misses Viola and Mamie McDer-
mott. Katie O'Donnel. Margaret Cain, Dyol
Prather Edna Jarboe, Nellie CAVITY, Ruth
and Mary Herbert Mary Reagan, Maggie
Beach. Josephine Donohue. Teresa Harri-
gan Mary Spaight. Miss Mamie Townley.
Miss Mary McAuliffe Miss Maggie Lana
han, Mrs. j. Ryan, Misses Agnes and Annie
Murphy and Miss Cecilia Reagan, and the
Messrs. ]. William Waple, Carmne Gerard,
James ONeill. Louis Hagermann, Edward
Waldron, William Kiefe, Maurice ]. Nc
Auliffe, Charles and Clayton Walker, Frank
McAuliffe. Frank McDermott. Maurice A.
McAuliffe. Edwin and Albert Noyes and
Edward Lang.
Mrs. Henry r. Gibson and Mrs. Walter
A. Wells will not be at home tomorrow
afternoon, but will receive Tuesday. Feb
ruary II.
Mrs George W. Harvey of 923 Massachu-
sets avenue will be at home for the last
time this season with her daughters, Mrs
l.. A. Fischer, Mrs. Charles Valentine
Stiles. Mrs. George S. Harvey and Mrs.
William s. Mccarthy, Thursday, Febru-
airy IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph enter
tained at a large reception Saturday even
ing from 0 until IL o'clock, when their
handsome home in 10Th street was beautf-
fully decorated. In an alcove in the red
reception room an orchestra played a con-
cert program and later for informal
dance, for which the younger set were
asked. In the drawing room where Mr..
and Mrs. Rudolph received the walls and
door-ways were yelled in southern smilax
and a profusion Of bridesmaid roses added
pink glow, which color scheme was fur
ther enhanced by the gowns worn by the
pretty young girls. who helped welcome the
guests. The hostess wore an imported