Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-03
THE WORLD or SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSEVELT
DINED AT HITCHCOCK HOME.
Cardinal Gibbons Entertained by Sena-
tor and Mrs. Kearns-other Dim
ners-A Dance-Notes.

The Secretary OF the Interior ana MrS'
Hitchcock gave their cabinet dinner last
night in honor of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt and in the company to meet
them were the Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Shaw, the Secretary of War, the
Attorney General and Mrs. Knox, the Sec
rotary Of the Navy, the Secretary Of Agri-
culture and Miss Wilson. the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor and Mrs. Cortelyou.
Senator and Mrs. Spooner, Senator and
Mrs. Foraker, Representative Hit, Mrs.
Carrot A. Hobart, Miss Hitchcock and Mr..
Cooley. White roses and Farleyense ferns
adorned the board.
Senator and Mrs. Kearns were hosts last
night at dinner In honor of Cardinal Glib
bons American Beauty: roses decked the
room at the Raleigh. The other guests
were the Mexican ambassador and Nine.
Azpiroz, the charge d'affairs of Italy and
the Countess de Celiere, Archbishop Ire
land, Justice and Mrs. McKenna, Senator
and Mrs Scott. Mgr. O'Connell. rector of
the Catholic University; former Senator
and Mrs. Carter of Montana, Mrs. Carl
Won Mayhon, Rev. D. j. Stafford Miss Nc
Kenna, Miss Willard and Miss Day. An
orchestra played throughout the evening
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas F. Walsh were
other notable entertainers last night, their
6uCSlS liCiuuAuk Lie SSFIndn amDaSSdQOT,
Baron Speck Won Sternburg, the British
ambassador and Lady Durand, the minis
ter from Panama and Nine. Bunau- Varilla,
Justice and Mrs. o. w. Holiness Senator
Frye. Mrs. William F. Draper, Gov. Frank
lin Murphy, ex-Gov. Francis of st. Louis
Senator Allison, Miss Bigelow, Senator
Cockreli, Miss Carow, Admiral Dewey, Mrs
Slater. Gen. Chaffee, Mrs Wallach, Sena-
tor Hale. Mrs. John Rodgers, Senator and
Mrs. Lodge. Senator and Mrs. Alger, As
sistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Peirce
Mr. and Mrs. Henry May, Senator Elkins
Mrs. Daniel Manning. Mrs Burton Harri-
son. Mr. Jesse Brown, Mr. Schmidlap and
Mrs. Robson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Letter. who have taken but
small part this season in social life, owing
to the poor health of the former, gave a
dinner last night of twenty covers in honor
of Miss Alice Roosevelt and the return of
Miss Letter from several months travel in
Europe.
The second Of the subscription dances
took place last night at the New Willard,
under the direction of Mrs Hale Mrs
Boardman. Mrs. Cowles. Mrs. Wetmore,
Mrs. Draper. Mrs. Patterson. Mrs. Page,
Mrs. Glover. Mrs Townsend and Miss Pat
ten, the committee in charge. The attend
ance was fashionable and large.
Mrs William H. Taft wife of the Secre-
tary of War. is in southern California
where she will remain several weeks In the
late spring she is expected in Cincinnati
to visit her father Mr.. John w. Heron.
The Tafts will not take a house here until
next fall. The youngest son, Charles, a
handsome, sturdy little chap, and Miss
Helen are with their mother Robert the
elder son, is at a preparatory school in
New York.
Mrs Oscar W. White. washington
Heights. will not be at home tomorrow, but
will receive Thursday. February II.
Mrs. Frank B. Crosthwaite. 1906 BaIti.
more street. will be at home tomorrow
Mrs. HI. T. Guss and Miss Maybelle A.
Brooks will not be at home Friday, Febru-
airy 5.
Rev. s. NJ. Hartsock and Mrs Hartsock
are spending a few weeks in Yonkers NY,
with their son, Rev. ]. Lewis Hartsock.
Mrs. Theodore F. Shuey will receive her
friends tomorrow and also on the afternoon
of Thursday, February Is.
Mrs. G. w. Harvey and Mrs. Charles Val
will not be at home tomorrow, but will re-
ceive informally Thursday, February L.
Mrs. G. S. Harvey and Mrs L. A. Fischer
are spending the month of February at
Little Rock, Ark.
very pretty wedding took place last
evening in the presence of the. re1a tiyes
and immediate friends of the contracting
parties, when Miss Cora Cecilia Evans.
daughter of the late Robert ]. Evans Of this