Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-02
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SENATOR dryden ENTERTAINS
IN SECRETARY TAFT'S HONOR.
Notabilities Of the Capital Assemble
to Meet Him-0ther Hospitali-
ties-Personal Notes.

OcUdtUT lily ucH was HOSl last hight a.
one of the handsomest receptions of the
sea son. and especially of the series given
to honor the new Secretary of War, William
H. Taft. The spacious house was gay with
palms and spring blossoms. and buffet
supper was served throughout the evening.
An orchestra played In the rear of the
MIDDLE hall.
The host and Secretary Taft received to-
gether in the main drawing room. In addi-
ton to the cabinet, the members of the
Senate, the Supreme Court. the Speaker OF
the House, the invited guests included:
The Russian, Mexican, German. French
and Austrian ambassadors, Minister Mar
tin Garcia Merou. Minister Moncheur, Min
lister Joaquin Walker-Martinez, Minister
Chentung Liang-Cheng. Minister Joaquin
Bernardo Calvo. Minister Gonzalo de Que
sada. Minister Constantin Brun, Minister
I ]. N. Leger. Minister Kogoro Takahira'
Minister Minhui Che, Minister Luis r.
Corea. Minister Bunau-Varilla. Minister
Manuel Alvarez Calderon, Minister Wis.
ccnde de Alte. Minister Phya Akharaj
Varadhara Minister A. Grip, Minister Fer
nand du Martheray, Minister CheSib Bey.
Minister Eduardo Acevedo Diaz, Minister
Jose Manuel Hernandez.
Senator Frye, Speaker Cannon Mr. H. ).
Taylor, Mr. r. B. Armstrong, Mr.. Charles
H. Keep Mr.. Francis B. LOOMS. Mr.. Benz.
F. Barnes. Mr.. William Barrett Ridgely.
Mr. Robert Shaw Oliver Mr.. Robert j.
Wynne Mr. W. S. Shallenberger. Mr.. Ed
win c. Madden. Mr.. Joseph l.. Brlstow, MT.
Charles H. Darling. Mr.. Thomas Ryan, Mr..
Lawrence O. Murray, Mr.. John A. kasson,
Brig. Cen Arson Mills, Mr.. John w.
Yerkes. Maj. Gen. G. l.. Gillespie, Brig Gen.
7. H. Bliss, Brig. Gen. John r. story, Quar-
termaster Gen. c. f. Humphrey, Commits
sary Gen. Robert NJ. OReilly, Paymaster
Cen F. S. Dodge, Brig. Gen. Alexander
Mackenzie, Brig. Gen. William Crqzl OYER
G sels' F. ee e. A ii nth col Clarence
R. Edwards. Prof. ID: G. Gilman MI
Clifford Pinchot, Mr.. William Loeb. 1r,
Mr. A. ]. Cassatt, Philadelphia; Mr. James
H. Hyde, New York; Mr. James W: Alex
ander New York, Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan,
New York; Mr.. Thomas Dolan, Philadel-
phia; Mr. George w. Perkins, New YORK;
Mr. Richard A. McCurdy. New York; Mr.;
John A. Mccall New York; Mr.. Randall
Morgan. Philadelphia; Mr.. Whitelaw Reid.
New York; DR.. Leslie D. Ward. Newark;
Mr. Edgar B. Ward Newark; Mr.. Forrest
Newark; Col A. R. Kuser, Newark: Mr..
Thomas H. McCarter, Newark; Mr. Fred
erick Frelnghuysen, Newark; Mr. John
r. Hegeman New York; Mr.. Haley F1ske,
E. c. Stokes Trenton: Mr.. William
Scheerer, Newark; Mr.. Theodore Strong,
New Brunswick; Mr.. John l. Waterbury,
New York; Mr.. c. Ledyard Blair. Far
Hills: Mr.. James Smith, jr., Newark; Mr..
r. V. Lindabury, Newark; Mr.. John w.
Griggs. Paterson; Mr.. Frank o. Briggs,
Trenton: Mr. J. Willard Morgan, Camden;
Mr.. Robert H. McCarter, Newark; Gen.
Peter Farmer Wanser, Jersey City: Gen.
Edward p Meany. Newark; Mr.. David o.
Watkins, Woodbury., n j.; Mr.. Hamilton
Kean, Elizabeth, N. j.. Mr.. F. w. Kit
tredge, Boston; Representatives Joseph w.
Babcock, Allan Benny Henry II. Bingham,
Walter p. Brownlow, Theodore E. Burton,
Adm 3. Capron Robert C. Cousins, Fran
els w. Cushman, John DalZell, Charles n.
Fowler John j. Gardner, Charles S. Gros-
venor, James A. Hemenway, William z.
Hepburn, Robert r. Hit, Benjamin T.
Howell William Hughes, John a. T. Hull,
John II. ketcham, William M. Lanning,
George P. Lawrence Rufus Z. Lester Chas.
E. Littlefeld, William Lorimer, H. c. Loud
enslager, William C. Lowering, James 7.
McCleary, Allan L. McDermott, Victor H.
Metcalf Frank w. Mondell, Jesse Over
street, R. Wayne Parker. Serene Z. Payne,
James s. Sherman, William Alden Smith,
Oscar w. Underwood, Henry C. Van Voor-
his, William II. Wiley and John s. Will
Hams
Mrs. James Pinchot is entertaining her
niece, Miss Mary Emo of New York.
Mrs. Herbert Wordsworth is the chair
man of the committee which has in-charge
the annual ball of the Home for Incurables.
The date selected is Wednesday, April 6.