Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
YOUNG GUESTS NOW STAYING AT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Another Beautiful Dinner Dance at
Senator Kean's-Personal
Notes.

Miss Mary Newbold Miss Mary Lowell
and Mr.. Grafton Cushing are guests at the
White House.
Miss Lorraine Roosevelt and Messrs. John
Kean Roosevelt and George Roosevelt are
visiting the younger members of the family.
Miss Fanny Manning, who is home from
Vassar for the holidays. gave pleasant
tea at her home on Harvard street yester-
day. Miss Raynal, Miss Kathleen Leupp
and Miss Findsel assisted her.
Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Kent and their
daughter, Miss Faye Kent, will be at home,
informally, this afternoon and evening at
% I street northwest
Miss Deering gave a tea yesterday in
honor of Miss Katherine Cullom Ridgeley,
the debutante daughter of the controller OF
the currency. Mrs. Deering, Miss Marti-
nez de HOE, Miss Alice Gordon Parker, Miss
Annette Townsend, Miss Pansy Bioomer
and Miss Margery Cotton assisted IN the
hospitality.
In honor of Miss Christine Roosevelt of
New York. here for the holidays, Miss
Kean, sister of the senator from New Jer--
sey, gave dinner of seventy covers last
night, and afterward n dance, to which a
number of other guests came in. Miss
Alice Roosevelt and her guests, Miss Mary
Newbold and Miss Mary Lowell and Mr..
Grafton Gushing, were present. Official and
resident society was represented in the
happy gathering.
Miss India Bell Fleming the young
daughter of Colonel and Mrs Robert I.
Fleming, was the hostess of a party last
night, when forty or fifty of her school
friends and associates danced the old year
out and the new year in. The large dining
room was used for dancing, and the supper
ia bile SDrpl0 in the lower sitting room.
A holiday decoration of red and green
adorned the table
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Brown entertained
party of little girls at their home, 100 Mas
sachusetts avenue northwest, Wednesday
evening in honor of their little niece, Miss
Lavina Conway of Philadelphia. who is
spending the holidays with them. The even
ing was spent in games and music, after
which refreshments were served. Those
present were Miss Lavina Conway, Misses
Bessie and Marie Penny, Margaret ElWoOd,
Florence Anderson and Katie Brodie.
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Cumberland gave
watch party to their friends last night at
their residence, 497 M street southwest Mr..
George c. Cumberland and Mr.. Fillmore H.
Harrison sang several songs, while Miss
Ernestine Miller performed on the piano.
Mrs. George G. Cumberland also entertained
with several selections on the graphophone,
| which were pleasing. The parlors were
beautifully decorated with Christmas gar
lands plants, holly and mistletoe. The
guests danced until midnight, when supper
was served. Among the guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Heinrich Beber, ST.; Mr..
| and Mrs. Heinrich Bieber. jr.; Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Hartnett, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hou-
chens, Mrs. Cordilla Houchens the Misses
Cora and Ernestine Miller. Grace Walker,
Bessie Ruppel and the Messrs. William Ad-
| ans. Fillmore H. Harrison and Master Paul
H. Hartnett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurdus of No 1929 street
| northwest gave birthday party in honor
Of their daughter Hannah last night.
Games were played and musical numbers
rendered until a late hour.
Mrs. Edward Godfrey of Pittsburg, Pa,
and Mrs F. NJ. Gresham of Atlanta Ga
are visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs VIII
liam Seward Marks, at the La Grande.
Owing to the serious Illness of a member
of his household Grand Master James A.
Wetmore of the Grand Lodge, F. A A NJ,
did not receive today. The illness of the
grand commander of Templars, Alex. Nc
KenZie, also contributed to prevent the Joint
reception commonly given on New Year
day by the grand master. the grand high
priest of Royal Arch Masons and the grand
commander of knights Templars of the Dis
trict
Mrs. Harriet Bebb, 925 N street, enter
tanned at dinner Tuesday evening. Those
present were Miss Hench of PHILADELPHIA
Miss Crosby Mr.. John K Hench and Mr..
Edward c. Bebb
Mrs. Marcus Mitchell Benjamin, 1903 @
street. will not receive tomorrow but will
be at home Saturdays thereafter until Lent
Miss Annie Laurie James, eldest daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John H. James of San
Antonio. Tex, is spending her HOLIDAYS
from Randolph-Macon College, Virginia
with her aunt, Mrs. Joseph A Settle, the
Astoria. John H. James is chief Justice
of the civil court of appeals of Texas.
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins will not be at
nome pntil Saturdays, January and Feb
ruary o.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cowell Shoup OF
New York are spending the HOLIDAYS with
Mrs Shoup's mother Mrs NJ W. Beveridge
~ Miss Mildred P. Dyre of Chestnut avenue,
Iakonaa Park, D. c.. entertained the mem
bers OF her Sunday school class of the Ia
koma Presbyterian Church last night at her
nome. The evening was pleasantly spent in
progressive games, after which refresh
ments were served. Messrs Arthur Dexter
and Best Seek carried off the honors in the
contest Among those present were Messrs
Alvin W. King, w. Arthur Dexter, William
Dudley, Clifford Morse, Charles Haight
Best Seek and Paul Watson.
Miss Boyle of Philadelphia is visiting Miss
Edna Dyre at her home on Chestnut avs
nue., Takoma Park
Miss Marguerite Lee Barnette. Mrs Ken
Ter Barnette and Mrs. Alfred TAYLOR Of
Baltimore are the guests of Mrs Eugene
Tyler Chamberlain, 1902 Cincinnati street.
for the holidays.
Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by Miss
Carow, Miss Ethel Roosevelt and Masters
Theodore and Kermit, occupied the Presi-
Dental box at the New National Theater
last night, witnessing Sir Henry Irving's
performance of Waterloo and The
Bells" Mrs. Roosevelt was presented a
beautiful bouquet of roses by Mr. Irving
Mrs. Hearst Lee Hewitt at a Christmas
breakfast given at her residence in New
York city, announced the engagement of
her cousin, Miss Anna La Porte of this CITY.
to Mr.. Charles Odell Benson of New York
city The marriage will occur in the early
spring.
Mrs c. S. Curtis. 144s Q street northeast,
will be at home on Fridays during the sea-
son.
A very quiet wedding took place Thurs
day morning at the parsonage of the I'M
maculate Conception Church, the contract
ing parties being Miss Sadie M parrioL