Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-27
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DIMES AT
THE CoRTELYou HOME
Prince Pu Lun Meets Oficials and
Residents-Other Interesting
Events Notes.

nlSnt OF entertaining at 0lnner the freS-
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt. To meet them
there were present most of the members of
the cabinet. as well as the heads of Mr.. Cor
telyous department, in the annals of which
the name of its first secretary will be
always associated with the enviable distinc-
ton of founder. The large dining room at
the Cortelyou home on Bancroft place re-
ceived its official christening, to speak,
in this event. Its corners and mantels were
massed with clusters of cherry blossoms.
On the table a large oval fern-fringed
PLAGUE in the center was flanked by a
| round one at either end, each formed of
liberty roses and lilies of the valley. The
tapers in the silver candelabra burned un-
der red rose shades and the entire effect
was exceedingly bright and pretty.
There were corsage bouquets of roses and
valley lilies at the ladies' places-an old
time White House fashion. now happily
revived
The hall and stair landing and the draw
ing room were decked out with cherry
blossom clusters, vines and palms. Two
portraits in the hall, those Of President
Roosevelt and of Mckinley. were appro-
priately surrounded with this wealth of
green and spring blossoms. and quaint,
oid-time lantern hanging in the niche over
Inc chimney shed rosy glow over furni-
ture and belongings that have served sew
eral generations of Cortelyous
Secretary and Mrs. Cortelyous guests
were the President, Mrs: Roosevelt. Asso-
ciate Justice Day, the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Hay, Mrs. Shaw. Mrs. Knox. the
Secretary of the Navy. the Secretary of
the Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock, the Secre-
tary of Agriculture and Miss Wilson, the
secretary to the President and Mrs. Loeb,
the assistant secretary of commerce and
labor, the commissioner of corporations and
Mrs. Garfield. the surgeon general of the
navy and Mrs. Rixey, Miss Carow, Miss
Kinds and Mr.. Clifford Pinchot.
Another interesting engagement announce
ment made today Is that of Miss Hafdee
Williamson, daughter of the late Gen. Will
hanson, to Mr.. Joseph NJ. Y. Charbonnel of
Los Angeles, Cal. The wedding will take
place June Is at "Miramar," Santa Monica,
Cal, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jones.
the latter a sister of the bride-elect. Miss
Williamson, who spent the winter in Cali
fornia, is now visiting her sister, Mrs. w.
B. Bayley, at S1S 18th street, where another
sister Mrs. George r. ,Stearns of Augusta,
Ga, is also staying for awhile. Miss Will
hanson will shortly leave again for the Pa
cific coast and will carry with her from this
her home city the best wishes of scores of
friends for her future happiness.
Mr.. and Mrs John w. Foster had bril-
liant gathering of their Washington friends
Prince Pu Lun of China American
beauty roses and cherry blossoms adorned
each of the spacious rooms and were par
ticularly effective in the drawing room and
the hostess to the prince was supplemented
by the graciousness of the Chinese min
lister, Sir LANG, whose memory of former
acquaintance of ten years ago here is as
complimentary as it is vivid. Assisting
Mrs. Foster in dispensing the Inequalities
Of her elegant home were Mrs. Alger, Mrs.
Loomis, Mrs. Gilman. Miss Wilson, Miss
Boardman, Miss Harlan and Nine. Perez,
the latter presiding over the punch bowl
in the hallway.
Miss Florence Kinsinger is visiting her
friend, Miss Grace Moore of Pennington,
N. j., and her cousin, Mrs. Smaster of
Philadelphia.
The marriage of Miss Mary Wallace de
Witt and DIR. Robert Moore Blanchard,
u S. A, was witnessed by family party
late yesterday afternoon, but was followed
by a brilliant reception, attended by scores
of the notabilitieS in the army and resi-
dent society at the capital. The ceremony
took place in the fiower-decked bay win
dow recess of the large parlor at the home
of Brig. Gen.and Mrs. De Witt, with the
brides uncle, Rev. John De Witt of the
Princeton Theological Seminary, ofticiat-
ing. The attendants of the bride were Miss
Kate Fuller Porter of Charleston, s. c.,
maid of honor; Miss Lottie Hodges and
Miss Mildred Kensett of Norfolk Va, and
Miss Cornelia Baird and Miss Desdemona
Morris of this city, dressed in white or
candle and carrying sweet peas. The bride,
who came in with her father, was gowned
in white tulle over satin, and wore tulle
veil fastened under orange blossoms. Her
bouquet was of sweet peas and valley ILL
les DR.. Wallace De Witt, o. s. A, the
brides brother, served as best man, with
Capt. John Baker and DR.. Charles B. Rey-
nolds as ushers. An orchestra played
throughout the reception Dr. and Mrs.
Blanchard, after their honeymoon Jaunt,
will proceed to Fort Thomas, Tex, where
the former is stationed.
Mr. and Mrs. John w. Foster left this
morning for a ten days visit to Chicago.
and the latter will not receive again until
Monday, May IT,
Mrs Harry c. Mclean has returned
home from her visit at Belair, Md. much
improved in health after a protracted pc
riod of illness.
Miss Berenice Macdonald of Minneapolis,
Mimi is visiting her sister, Mrs. Eva va
lesh, at the Plaza, on Washington circle.
Mrs. M. Schwartz of New York is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. L. Cohen of 500 l. street
northwest At home Thursday, April 2s.
Mrs William Emmett and little daughter,
Margaret Hayward, of Richmond va, are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. Keys OF lSoS fth
street northwest
The many friends of Mrs. Lillian Capron
widow Of Capt. Allyn *. Capron OF tne
Rough Riders, will be pleased to hear tnat
She is slowly recovering from the operation
for appendicitis which was performed last
Thursday at Providence Hospital.
Mr. lanes E. Fitch entertained rev
friends and business associates at dlnner
last evening in one Of the private dining
rooms of Stoneleight Court. The occasion
was somewhat of the nature of leave
taking. and those present availed them
selves of the opportunity thus afforded TO
express their regret at the severance or
Mr. Fitch's business relations with Wash
ington. coupled with warm expressions OF
high regard, good will and friendship.
Those present were Messrs. c. B. Jewell,
Clarence Norment Charles ]. Bell, John
Cammack s. H. Kaufman, George w.
Brown and William A. Johnson of Wash
ington and Mr.. Stephen j. O'Meara,
prominent journalist of Boston, who has
recently been the purchaser of valuable
real estate in this city and later on will
probably come here to reside.
This morning there was quiet wedding
at the home of the bride, when the Rev.
Joseph F. MCGEE married Mr.. Sullivan ".
Johnson and Miss Lillian c. Brooks Ow-
ing to a recent death in the brides family
only the immediate relatives were present.
The couple after a short out-of-town trip
will be at home to the friends, 1923 18th
street northwest, after May Is.
Miss Eloise Blackwell Halsey daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Halsey of Orange