The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21
.sury, who Is. in New York on otrlcial

business. s- f4l9 t5s S3S
i The corridor facing tho; State ma lors
was handsomely decorated with the nat 3
ional colors. tho Presidents flag, tho eln,
iblem OF the Secretary OF MAR un0
Navy branches. OF the Government. WINE
over the door leading to the Blue Room
hung the flag that represents the Union
Of the UnIon"-a large red star. surround
cd by forty-nve blue stars, on a. ~h VIM.
ground, and which appeared thus lor inc
second time since 1t came into being OUT
ing the Spanish-Amerlcan War.
Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Payne. Mrs. Hitchcock:
Miss Wilson and Mrs. Cortelyou stood
next to Mrs Roosevelt in the order nam
ed. Among the guests were: MAJ. Gen.
Wesley Merritt Commander ana a.ss W. ~.
9. Cowles, Gen. and Mrs. Fttzhushg Lee,
Cant and Mrs. Lewis Merriam, with
their house guests, Miss Ruby Bodeker.
of Richmond, and Mrs. Preston
Roper OF Petersburg; Captain ana
arrs s. C. Lcadloy, Mrs Allyn
7capron, ] Miss capron. Miss Adelaide
Worth Bagley, the Misses Bagley. Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Harding Davis. Mr. anu
Mrs. John Kendrick Bangs. Mr. and MIS-;
Randolph D. Hopkins. Commander "a a nv
Mrs. FL. II. Barroll U. s. N. and Major
and Mrs. A. J. Halford.
Resides these evening functions. Presl-
dont and Mrs. Roosevelt have given tle
regular four dinners, four evening must
co1s and innumerable "small" dinners
during the month. On Friday evening
thew celebrated the twentieth plt 1. = =,
Miss Alice, the Presidents eldest das,s ~
or, and only child by his former matrtns o
Nv entertaining company OF young peo-
nje q dinner. The table decorations, fwere
i yellow ana white carnations ana S ,s,ln
IN ostesses were gowned IN Wnlte.4 MISC
paosovelt received almost rs many INV
az. ~ mark the occasion as cnrno 20 :, nv ~.
the dny,ot her debut two years aso. 1 '..'s
revel in this floral display, ana
bouauets ns they arrive VIII aa ,an ti -
intnrest MS I, bride scans her = eaun.e
~. ~, = WHITING the whilo pleasant
,,,aIrv In the matter OF quality ana gun.
tity.
Mrs. Leonard wood was hostess at the inc
Assembly ball OH Monday evening ~ ~. Wv. ~
Naw Willard, resolving tor the c9iA'1'.. .i.,,
~ which Secretary OF State Hay Is PEes'-
dent and Mr.. Edward McCauiey wy ny
: president. Mr.. George Howard lea nv AZ
I, cotillon for list OF dancers that eoiols
| the entire cotcrie OF depu'aH.. .s,,d n on+
"second year girls" In oftcla1 a''u tss'>AS''S
society.
Mrs. Daniel MANNING " Se1~.e'S, ~ III,
Board OF Lady Managers for the =, WorAu :. ?
Fair at st. Louis. and Mrs. tlurl y. ~
Montgomery, member OF the same poal y
| have been In washington Tor the pus.
month in tho interest of the Fal ana hnye
received many social attentions duf'ns
their stay. -, ,,or,a
coming, as she has spent q part o. eu y, =
winter here since. az the VIE o. w
| Secretary of the Treasury, she maze tst
debut into washington otfela! hlsutl ,a ~.
frat Cleveland administrator H w. ~,
cent decisive victory OF Mrs. Masu'u =, :
In the Worlds Fair bill IN congress -
another feather In her plomatlGe ,cHAg Z.
| eau which att present rate Dye ~.
10 be as gaily plumed AS the !es s ~
| head gear of the Red mans chlsI, 80
When she appealed to Congress 1oE ! wv ,,
nm for tho work Of the Woman'a RohEa,
II was for the purpose of giving the rlsn'
status to the achievements OF the An'er!'
can woman, and as President Frahcls
was opposed to the plan supmltleu " W.,
gress. it wps case OF Greek Anes.
i Greek" The gentlemen N question lnaut
! an ,nglorious exit after being told ma
Mrs. Manning, the president, haa aou,
bled her income by her own n alu esnnt
Of her private AFFAIRS 1hat Mrs; MN.
gomery had done quite Wen ~ u.sclals1
Ing the duties deyolylng upon her as lNe
i sole executrix Of her huspand,s es1ate
Il That Miss Helen Gould's business hp'llty
i,nd baen too often proved e. requires am
h discussion Of the matter, ana SAaF ols'es