Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE PRESIDENT GAVE A STAG
DINNER LAST NIGHT.
Cabinet Families Travelling Around
A Saturday Reception Postponed
Personal Notes.

ator Fulton, Senator Hepburn, Senator
Ball, Senator Alice, Senator German, Sem
ator Overman, Senator McCreary. Senator
Stone, Secretary Hitchcock. Commissioner
Richards
At Jacksonville. Nd, yesterday Miss Mary
Louise Darby, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth
Darby of that place, was married to Will
lard G. Steward of this city, Rev DIR. Chas.
H. Waters officiating. The ushers were Be
noni Allnutt, Lawrence Darby, Jr., and Lewis
P. Allnutt cousins of the bride, and Harry
c. Darby, brother of the bride. After the
ceremony the couple came to Washington
and from here will go to San Carlos Ariz.,
where Mr.. and Mrs. Steward will make their
home temporarily. Mr.. Steward is well
known in this city, where he is in the
Unitel States geological survey. He has
been ordered to Arizona.
An echo of the long ago is heard in the
announcement just made in London of the
engagement of Marshall o. Roberts, son of
Mrs. Ralph Vivian, formerly Mrs. Marshall
o. Roberts of New York and Washington,
to Irene Helen, daughter of Sir George Her.
bert Murray: Mr.. Roberts is a lieutenant in
the Scots Guards Of which regiment his
stepfather, Col. Ralph Vivian, was former
ly the commanding officer. Mr.. Roberts
while his mother lived in this city was
small boy and has therefore probably few
acquaintance here. He inherited large
fortune from his father. His mothers sec
ond marriage took place in New York in
1892, and Col. and Mrs. Ralph Vivian have
since lived abroad.
The comngs and goings of the cabinet
families show how thoroughly they are
enjoying the Lenten respite. Mrs. Hay is
still south enjoying the hospitality of her
daughter, Mrs. Whitney, and the pleasure
of watching her granddaughter and name
sake, Clara Stone Hay Whitney Secre-
tary and Mrs. Shaw have had 70 postpone
their southern trip few days. Mrs. Payne
and Miss Jones will spend a part of the
month the Postmaster General is absent
from Washington down at Atlantic City
Miss Knox will join her parents at Palm
Beach and return with them next week
Miss Wilson has a dinner on for tomorrow
night at the Chevy Chase Club.
Representative Morrell will drive a coach
to one Of the Philadelphia suburban re-
sorts this spring for the pleasure more
than the profit.
The French amba ssador and Nine. JUS
serand are going to Chicago this week.
where the ambassador will receive from the
university the degree of LID. On leav-
ing there they will go to New York.to at
tend a meeting of the Alliance Franchise,
the ambassador being on the program for
an address.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Patterson enter
tanned at dinner last night at their new
home in Dupont Circle. Among their
guests were the French Ambassador and
Nine Jusserand, the Austrian Ambassador
and Nine. Won Hengelmuller, the First
Secretary Of the Austrian Embassy and
Mime. Won Callenberg, Senator and Mrs
Chauncey NJ. Depew and Mr.. Edmund
Morgan.
Mrs Horace A. Taylor. 2O07 Massachu-
sets avenue will not be at home tomorrow.
evening at the home Of Miss Pugh, 623 9th
street northeast. After a delightful musi-
cal and literary program by members of
the club repast was served The place
was decorated with the club colors. Among
those present were Misses Susie Pugh,
Florence Banner, Edith and Daisy Johnson,
Helen Ross, Rose Ross. Coda Davis, Bes-
sic Waters, Anna Fielding, Julia Webb,
Grace Saunders, Messrs. Blue, Fitz-Gib-
bons Cunningham, Blue, Crown. McKen-
ma, Beuchart, Crown and Dickerson.
Col E. B. Townsend entertained at din
ner last evening ex-Mayor Amor Smith Of
Cincinnati and Mrs. Smith, Major and Mrs.
John s. Loud Miss Darwin Of New York
and Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Shoemaker. The
house was handsomely decorated with
flowers.
The Mistlt Euchre Club was pleasantly
entertained Wednesday, March 4, by Mrs.
Annie Harding of 800 Massachusetts ave-
nue. northeast. After fifteen games were
played the winners proved to be Mrs.
Annie Harding and Mr.. G. A Metcalf.
The tally cards were unique and pretty
and were kept as souvenirs by the mem
bers. Refreshments were served. Those
present were Mrs. L. M. Dunstan, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Sknker. Mr.. and Mrs. c. q. Rob
erts. the Misses Spinks Mr.. S. NJ. Hard
ing. Miss L. Reed, Mr.. L. L. Harding, Miss
N Ware and Mr.. F. Powers.
Mrs. Richardson, 1872 I street regrets
that illness in her family will prevent her
from receiving Saturday evening Of this
week.
Mrs Frank Hood Shultz, only daughter Of
Capt and Mrs. Lewis Merriam, U. S. A., is
improving very slowly from very serious
Illness but is thought by her attending
physicians to be out OF danger.
Ex-Mayor Amor Smith Of Cincinnati and
his wife are the guests Of Col. E. B. Town
send of Mount Pleasant.
Mrs. Wickham Hoffman entertained at
dinner last evening in honor of the general
and Mrs. Niles. Mrs. Hoffman's guests in
cluded the Belgian minister and the Baron
ess Moncheur, Mr.. and Mrs. John Chopper,
Mrs Merrill, Miss Johnson, Colonel Biddle,
Mr.. Clinton Stuart and Mr.. Riano Of the
Spanish legation.
Mount Vernon Literary Society was held
Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Chenoweth, $50 Sd street. The evening was
devoted to the study of Wordsworth The
secretary, Miss Hoge, being on the sick list.
the minutes of the last meeting were read
by Miss Mary Hoge, after which the men,
bers responded to roll call with appropriate
quotations from the poet Of the evening
Following was the program: Piano solo,
Handers Largo" DR.. Clifton P. Clark;
biographical sketch, Miss Bonnie Nabers;
character sketch, Mr.. Arthur L. Webb;
rank as a poet Mr.. Charlton NJ. Clark;
philosophy and religion, Miss Jeanne Wake
field; vocal solo. 1.-The Maid Of Dundee"
Miss Lillian Chenoweth; personal recollec-
lions Of the home of Wordsworth and sur
rounding country, Rev. Forrest ]. Pretty
man; also selected readings from the lode
on limitations Of Immortality" reading,
Three Years She Crew." Mrs. Fish Of Den
YER reading lode to the Cuckoo" DIR.
Clark reading. lode to Duty" Mr.. George
M Moore reading, 1.-THE Daffodils,' Mr..
George J. Hesselman: piano solo. Scarf
Dance DR.. Clark. The president, Mrs.
George J. Hesselman, led in a general dis
cussion Of the poems. style, etc. of Words
worth. The meeting was one of the most
successful of the season. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs George ]. Hesselman.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur L. Webb Mrs. Cheno-
weth, Mrs. Fish, Mrs. Emma Ludden, Mrs.
Maude Howell-Smith, Misses Jeanne Wake
field Mary Hoge, Louise Edmunds Bertha |
TwichelI, Bennie Nabers, Lillian Cheno-