The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
HAPPENINGS IN
WASHINGTON SOCIETY
Official Leaders Are Capital
One-Changes the Diplomatic Corps-A
Of Ancient Embassy
Correspondence of The Journal.

Washington, Jan. 13.-During the
past week the season has been at it's
gayest. The bachelors ball, the diplo-
fmattc reception at the White House,
the dinner to young people and the
musical following were all events OF
the first magnitude. Besides these,
there was the usual round Of din
ners and dances. Some Of the notable,
prospective functions are the dinner
in honor Of Miss Roosevelt by the
Russian ambassador and the Countess
Cassini, on Feb. II, and a dinner for
a number Of the principal diplomats
on Jan. 10, by General and Mrs.
Draper. The former ambassador to
Italy always takes pains to preserve
the many warm friendships he made
during his official career. On Jan. IS,
General and Mrs. Gillespie will enter
tain the Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Root and a number Of prominent
army officers.
The Baroness Speck Won Sternberg
has planned a number of dinners for
the month, and the German embassy
will be an important center. She has
already projected dinners for Jan. 13,
16 and Jan. rs. On, the last date,
the German ambassador and the Bar
oness Won Sternberg will entertain the
British ambassador, Lady Mortimer
Durand and their young daughter. On
Jan. 5, the Baroness Won Sternberg
gave a luncheon to twenty-three
guests, and on Jan. entertained six
teen guests in honor Of Mrs. West
Roosevelt. On the same day, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Fairbanks gave a lunch
con in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. White
law Reid, who are the guests Of Cap
tain and Mrs. Cowles. On Jan. IS,
Mr.. and Mrs. Boardman will give q
dinner, and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Wadsworth have dinner cards out for
Jan. ~ and %.
Among the diplomatic changes Of
interest is the appointment Of Prince
Henri de Bearn, who comes to the
successor Of M. Roger Auginieur, who
has been transferred to Tangier, Mo-
rocco. Prince de Bearn is a scion
Of one Of the oldest families of Nor
mandy, his father being Count CASTOR
de Galard, Prince de Bearn, and his
Perigord. The prince, therefore,
comes to Washington under the most
favorable auspices, being a young man,
unmarried and the possessOr of a title
and estate second to none In France
to-day. He is related thru marriage
to Levi p. Morton, whose daughter, It
will be recalled, married cousin OF
Prince de Bearn, the Count de Tally
rand-Perigord.
On Wednesday and Thursday of last
week, the Russian embassy was gay
with the celebration Of the Russian
Christmas eve and the great day itself.
The little Russian children in the city
all assembled at the embassy on
American Christmas tree, but all the
games and festivities incidental to the
feast in their native land. On Tues
day, Count Cassini and the Countess
Marguerite gave Christmas dinner to
the staff Of the embassy.
The president has received an tnvi-
tation to attend the annual dinner Of
the First Troop, Philadelphia City
Cavalry, to be given in Philadelphia
on Feb. %. The troop Is the Oldest
military organization in point Of con-
tinuous service in the United States,
President Washington was a guest at
the dinner it gave in 1887.
A committee representing the Dis
trict Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton has called on the President to
invite him to attend the colonial ball
to be given in this city on Jan. 18.
The president realizes that he will be
exceedingly busy this year and as he
does not care to accept some social
1llVlldl1O1ID Sad1u oVSAlAS OSAASA % AAS AA0"S
decided to refuse them all.
The engagement is announced Of
Miss Ethelyn Burleigh, daughter Of
Representative and Mrs. Edwin G..
Burleigh. Of Maine, to Or. Richard II.
Stubs, of Augusta, Me. No date is
named for the wedding, which will
probably take place at the brides
home, in Augusta, early in the spring.
Miss Burleigh, who is a most accom-
plished and attractive young woman.
is now with her parents at their home