Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-30

among those[preSent were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyd, Mrs. Benson, Mrs. Peterson, the
Misses Annie Ennis Frances Ennis,
Florence M. Szegedy. May Briggs. Alice
Briggs, Catherine Murphy. Gwynett Chris
tan, Lula Belts. Ida Rettis, Cora Belts,
Gregory. Adelside Boyd. Maud Baker. Mary
htcAllistar. Estelle Boyd, the Messrs. Arthur
Baker, Henry Saur Edward Willis, Steven
Chaconas. Gordon Benson. VIII England.
Moses Coatneyr Allie Boyd, Judge Coatney,
Samuel Boydf
Mrs. j. Riffard MickIe and Miss Addie
Ruth Mfckle will be at home. Wednesdays,
February lQ and IL, 1414 9Th street.
! Mrs. Horace A. Dodge, 110 B street north
| east. will not be at home Monday, Febru-
| airy 1.
| Miss Jane Young is visiting friends in
Columbus. Ohio. Owing to her absence
| from the city, Mrs. Thos. III. Young and
| the Misses Young, I'LL 18th street, Will
not receive Wednesday, February 3, but
will be at home Tuesday. February IT,
| Mrs E. c. Peach and daughter of 400 K
street are visiting friends in Philadelphia.
| The Evergreen Floral Club of lions
| Lutheran Church celebrated its tenth an
| niversary> at the home of one of its mem
bers, Miss Emma Pitt. 1901 9th street
northwest, last night. After short ousi-
ness meeting the following program was
| rendered.: THE History of the Club, py
| Miss Lizzie Hermann: solo by MISS Dora
LIstig. a recitation by Mr.. Geo. Weber,
dent. Mrs. Honrighaus, since removed to
Detroit, Mich. A mandolin solo was
| rendered by Mr.. Irwin H. Linton. a reel
| tation by Miss Agnes Sauter, and remarks
! b. Rev. III. Wahring closed the program.
A very pleasant social time was held. after
| which refreshments were served The club s
| birthday cake was then cut each person
present receiving piece as souvenir, TO-
fbnr rryifI frn0 fod
| a bow of cerise baby ribbon The decora-
| tons of the house and table were in the
| colors of the club. cerise and green
The members of the club present were
President MIR. Walter Locke and wife, Vice
| President Mr.. Bernard Lerch. Secretary
! Miss Lizzie Hermann, Treasurer Miss
! Minnie Lustig. Sergeant-at-Arms Mr.. Al
! fred Geist, Misses Maggie Tauberschmidt,
Katie BaltZ, Annie Schmitt, Dora Lustig,
! Emma Pitt Messrs. William Hurry. Hole
| Homrighaus, Hermann Schwiering, George
Jenkins and Samuel Finkelstein.
The guests were Rev. and Mrs. Wahring.
| Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Pitt, Mr.. Lustig, Miss
| Lizzie Pitt, Miss Agnes Sauter, Miss Annie
| Tauberschmidt Miss Schultz and Miss
Louise Daley, Mr.. Geo. Weber and MIR.
| Irwin H. Linton.
| the efforts of Miss Dor Lustg. chairman
| of the entertainment committee.
| Official Washington gave a cordial welcome
| last night to Gov. William H. Taft. the IN
| coming Secretary of War. at a reception
| given in his honor by retiring Secretary
| Rect. There was a very large attendance
| including all army and navy officers in the
| city above the rank of captain. the mem
| bers of the cabinet. the committees ap-
| preparations. military affairs and the Phil
] ippines of the Senate and the similar COM
m1tteeS of the House. The reception was a
| stag affair. and there were no speeches.
! But one toast was proposed, that by Secre-
tary Root to his successor. 1t was COM
posed by Mr.. Archibald Hopkins of the
| Court of ClaiHls, and began and ended with
| The toast With brmming glasses to he qusffed;
| There's but one name tonight and that is Taft"
Col Clarence Edwards made the pre-
sensations to the host, at whose right stood
! Gov. Taft. Lieut. Gen. Chaffee. Senator
/ Alger, a former. Secretary of War, and Gen.
Harries of the D. c. N C. were among the
notables present.;
MFR. and Mrs. L. s. Nicolai are now To-
Gated in theft new home 1741 Columbia
| road, where they will be pleased to see
!, their friendSi ~
Miss Douglas and Mrs. Arthur Duane
| Kline of 1909 18th street will be at home
Saturdays. February and 13, informally.
The Western High School Euchre Club
| gave a deghtfutf leap-year~ dance at the
| Dewey Hotel lastHF'riday evening. Among
those preserF<-sseEs tbs Misses Dufour. Cor
It's, Donovan, ffiitSs Kent, 1de. Bowie,
| Wiegant, ToWner, hs;.Lacy, Kerr and the
| Messrs. Monoliah. rreka Carpenter. Kent,
stillson. Millers Hunter, Agnew, Van Enron,
| Clagett, Fitzpatrick Dyer. Herbert, Turner,
Mechlin and Houghflin. -
Mrs. Edward Barton Jones will be at
home Saturdays in February at the
| Woodley. =
Mrs. Clarence R. Dufour will be at home
| Thursday. February 4, for the last time
| this season.
| Mr.. II. P. Springer and wife leave this
| evening for Tampa. Fla. They will also
| spend some time in Jacksonville, st. Angus
| tine and other points of interest in the land
| of flowers, as they are celebrating the
twenty-ffth anniversary of their marriage
| by this trip.
| Miss Janet Knox Harrison. daughter OF
| Mrs. Powell Harrison, and Mr.. Henry Lynn
| of this city Will be married Wednesday.
| February 8. at ST. James p. E. Church.
Leesburg, Va.
| Mrs. J. Sylvester Phillips was hostess yes.
| terday of largely attended tea at her
| Connecticut avenue residence in compli-
| ment to the senior classes of the Laise-
Phillips school.
Announcement has just been made of the
| marriage of Lieut. Yates Stirling. United
.
| Yates Stirfingss now stationed at Manila,
| and Miss Adelaide Egbert daughter of Mrs.
| Nellie Young Egbert and the late Gel.
Harry. Egbert. The wedding took place
| Saturday, December II. at st. Stephen 8
! Church at Ermita. Manila, and was a bril-
| liant affair." followed by reception
! Miss Florence Viedt entertained number
| of friends at her home, 1914 9th street. Fri
! day evening. January 90. in honor of her
| twentieth birthday Progressive games were
| enjoyed until a late hour, when Miss Hat
| tie Schieman and Mfr. A. e. Riegelman
were awarded the first prizes. Among those
! present were Miss Lille Sievers. Clara Mar
| tin, Lula Sievers. Rosie Brown. Bertha and
! Emma Meyer Elsie Moore, Hattie Schie-
man, Edna Smith Bessie keyser and Lucy
| Shantz; Messrs. Oscar Hardness, E. White.
! Paul Cain A. e. Riegeiman Oliver Howes,
| Earl Jordan. l.. Davis NJ s. Riegelman,
M Onstuck, Frank Rupp and Harry Town
| send.
| Mrs Cyrus Mantz and Miss Mantz will
! not be at home Monday but will be pleased
| to see their friends Monday, February 8.
Mrss A. NJ Ffshel will not be- at home
! Wednesday evenings during the month of