Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-20
THE SOCIAL WORLD

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sided at the table. Miss Hester Shepard,
Miss Elizabeth Claybaugh and Miss Alice
Barnard were also in the receiving party.
Postmaster General and Mrs Henry C.
Payne gave a dinner last night In compli-
ment to the British ambassador and Lady
Herbert. The others present were the
Netherlands minister, Baron Covers; Sir
1nomas and Lady. Shaughnessy of Mon
treal, Justice McKenna, Senator and Mrs.
Hanna, Senator and Mrs. Depew, Senator
and Mrs. banks, Senator and Mrs. Wet
more, General and Mrs. Randolph General
and Mrs. Leonard Wood, Colonel and Mrs.
Bingham, Senator Beveridge, Representa-
tive Hit, Mrs. ]. S. Cameron, Miss Board
man. Mrs. Slater and Miss Louise Jones.
Miss Alice Roosevelt was the guest of
honor last night at a dinner given by Mr.
and Mrs. Henry May, whose other guests
were Miss Glover, Miss Alice Warder Miss
Garcia De Peyster, Miss Jean Loring Miss
Isabel May, Miss Gettings, Miss De Smir-
noff, the Spanish minister Senior Ojeda; the
Danish minister, Mr.. Brun; Mr.. Dering of
the British embassy, Mr.. Van Ness Phillips
Mr.. Shaw and Mr.. HELEN.
The italian ambassador and Nine. Mayor
des Planches entertained at dinner last
night. their company being made up of the
Austrian ambassador and Baroness Won
Draper, Assistant Secretary of State David
J. Hill, Mrs. Benjamin F. Warder Mr. and
Mrs. Reginald De koven. Mr.. Riano of the
Spanish legation and Mr.. Edwin Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis were dinner en-
tertainers last night Also their guests be-
Ing the Secretary of the Navy, the assistant
secretary of state and Mrs. PIERCE, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. e. Glover. Mr. and Mrs. G. L..
Bradley, DR.. and Mrs. Mason and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Wadsworth,s re-
ception last night was as attractive as their
entertainments always are. The special
feature of the evenings enjoyment was
the reading by Mr.. George Riddle of
"Enoch Arden" accompanied on the piano
by Prof. E. ]. Lang of Boston, who is the
guest Of the Wadsworths during his stav
here.
held at Rauschers last night when the
brilliant scene marking the first meeting
early in the season was repeated. Both
ball rooms were In use, and a midnight
Mrs. Postlethwaite, Miss Susan Kean and
other members of the committee received
the guests, who numbered nearly three
hundred.
Mrs John W. Holyday will not be at
home Wednesday, January q.
Mrs Thomas G. Alvord, 1856 Mintwoo
place, will not receive until Thursday, Feb
ruary II.
Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin did not receive yes
terday but will be at home tomorrow and
will have with her Miss Helen NJ Gould.
Mrs Payne wife of the Postmaster Gen
eral, gave a luncheon today in her apart
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Shaughnessy wife of Sir Thomas Shaugh-
messy, now on visit to the capital. The
other guests were Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mrs.
Draper Mrs. Phelps. Mrs. Pierce, Mrs.
Hobson, Mrs. Pinchot, Mrs Cameron and
Miss Jones. ,1sssa saf fE.l
Thursday last Mr.. Martin charmingly
entertained about fifty guests at the home
west. A delightfully."- pleasant evening was
passed in playing progressive whist The
ladies' first prize was won by Miss Estelle
McGay; the second by Mrs. M. c. Peabody.
Gentlemen's first prize was won by Mr..
Lewis, and Mr.. Littlepage won the BOBBY
prize. The parlorS We're beautifully dec
GRATED with potted plants and cut flowers.
Among those present We're Mr.. and Mrs.
Plummer, tr., Mr.. and Mrs. Falls, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Mr.. and Mrs. Littlepage, Miss
Littlepage, Mr.. and Mrs. Newton, Judge
Peabody, Mrs. Judges. Mrs. owen, Miss
Armstrong, Miss Bennett Misses O'Keefe
Mrs. McGay and daughter, Mr.. Gore Judge
Bowen, Mrs. Watts and sister, Mrs. Scott
and others. After bountiful repast the
party adjourned.
Mrs. Alexander Britton, 1886. s street
gives a tea today, tot.
Mrs. Kaufman and Miss Kennedy will
not be at home on Wednesday afternoons
until February.
Prof and Mrs. Eichelberger will not be
at home this evening.
Mrs. g. c. Maynard will not be at home
tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs Edward Gordrich and Miss Wan
nall will not be at home tomorrow.
Mrs. Juan Attwell will give a dinner Sat