Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-21
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
ITEMS OF INTEREST CONCERNING
WELL-KNoWN PEOPLE.
Recent Hospitalities and Others Anti
cipated-A Wedding To-
night-Notes.

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
give q dinner tonight, the first for several
weeks.
Senator and Mrs Scott gave dinner Sat
urday night, when the Speaker and Miss
Cannon were the guests of honor, and the
others present were Senator Frye. Senator
Allison, Senator and Mrs. Dryden, Senator
and Mrs. Hopkins, Senator Warren and
Miss Warren, Senator Burrows, Senator
Willard and Miss Millard. Mrs. Hobart, Mr..
and Mrs. Armstrong and Mr.. and Mrs.
Moon.
An engagement of interest which has re-
Gently been announced is that of Miss Vir-
ginia Wise, daughter OF Rear Admiral Wise,
U. S. NJ, to Leutenan. William c. Fay, U.
S. NJ. c., son of the late Prof. Fay of the
Naval Academy.
Mrs. Byron Andrews, whose mother, Mrs.
Fisk, is making her visit, gave a tea Sat
urday in her honor. Her apartment at
the Mendoza was pretthy decorated with
spring blossoms. Mrs. Loeb. Mrs. Jules
Guthridge and Mrs. Mckee Rice assisted in
the hospitality.
Lord Curzon, the viceroy of India, will
sail from Bombay for England April 3. He
has been five years at his post and has not
left India since he went there. Lady Curzon
and her family of daughters, the youngest
of the trio, being very recent arrival, are
established in their London home, where
Mrs. and Miss Daisy Letter are also staying.
At Gurley Memorial Church this evening
at O'Clock Miss Annie E. Opdyke and MI
Leonard e. Draeger will be married by
Rev. ]. Russell Verbryck. Helen Barbee,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w: j. Barbee, ana
niece of the bride, will be her only atten-
dant. Messrs. Thomas Sweeney and VIM:
Routt will be ushers. After an extended
tour the couple will be at home to their
friends at zoos 9Th street.
Mrs Teunis s. Hamlin will continue re-
ceiving Mondays.
Col and Mrs. Robert l. Fleming and fam
lily, who have been travelling in the SOUTH
were last week in Charleston, S. c., where
they received many social attentions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Patterson gave
luncheon yesterday, when they entertained
twenty guests, among whom were Miss
Alice Roosevelt, the Countess Marguerite
Cassini, Representative and Mrs. Francis
Burton Harrison, Representative Robert
Adams, Representative Butler AmeS and
Count Gyzicki of st. Petersburg.
Gen. and Mrs. Draper gave dinner Sat
urday night when their guests included the
French ambassador and Nine. Jusserand,
the Secretary of War, Gen. and Mrs. Char
fee, Senator and Mrs. Elkins, Senator Ba-
con, Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Henderson,
Commander Boutakoff of the Russian en-
bassy and Nine. Boutakoff, Mrs. Wood,
Mrs. Audenried, the Countess Antonelli. the
Countess Marguerite Cassni, Miss Gwynne,
Gen CroZier, Mr.. Boardman, Mr.. Bobrop
and Maj. Scriboen.
Mrs J. Esputa-Daly. lbs F street north
east, will not be at home the remaining
Wednesdays in Lent.
Miss Amelia Lewis, formerly a resident
of this city and clerk in the Agricultural
Department was married lately in Los
Angeles, Cal, to Mr.. Cornelius B. Apkins.
She had been spending the winter with her
sister on the Pacific coast. The newly mar
red couple after trip to the Yellowstone
Park will reside in Los Angeles, where
Mr.. Apkihs is large land owner.
A pretty home wedding took place on the
evening of the 10th at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. D. Knowlton. 918 Westmin-
ster street northwest, when their daughter
Maude and Dr. Aubrey II. Staples We're
married by the Rev. DR.. Mckim of Epiph-
any Church. After the wedding a recep-
ton anG supper was given by the uncle of
the groom, Col. o. G. Staples, at the Riggs
House from 8 to 10 There were present
merous and costly, one given by Col. o. G.
Staples was a chest of silver containing
Jas pieces. beautifully engraved. After the
reception DR.. and Mrs. Staples left by late
train for the west, and will be absent a
few weeks.
A party was given Wednesday last by
Miss Dorothy Ruff when she entertained
the "Ka Hui Welakahou" Old-fashioned
games were enjoyed until a late hour.
when refreshments were served by the
hostess. The first prize was won by Miss
Marie c. Sheehy and the second by Miss
Dorothy Ruff. The next meeting Of the
club will he held at the home of Miss Mar
guerite Peterson, 1918 34th street north
west
Mrs. Claude Herbert Prescott is visiting
friends in the Lehigh valley, Wayne and
Philadelphia.
Senator Foraker will give a reception Sat
urday evening, March &c from to IL, to
meet the Secretary of War.
accompanied by her daughters. is visiting
with her mother, Mrs. John Berry, 30O5
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Sewan with Mrs.
SewalPs mother, Mrs. Robley d. Evans,
wife of the rear admiral. are on their way
from Japan and will make their home III
Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Sewall were ma
ried it will be remembered, at the Amer
lean embassy at Tokyo last year.
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Adams of Boston
are visiting Mr.. Henry Adams at his home
on H street.
Miss Helene wyman of this city WAS a
guest of honor at a euchre party given py
Mrs Fred Arthur Poor of Chicago, when
sixty ladies were present.
Gen. and Mrs. Fred D. Grant have gone
to housekeeping in Chicago on Lincoln
Park boulevard. They have been staying
for some time with Mrs. Potter Palmer.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Garnett NJ Conrad and Alice M. Payne,
both of Gordonsville, Va.
Leonard Z. Dreager and Annie E. Opayke.
Robert McKenny and Marie L. Claggett.
Edward Haney and Lizzie N. Dempsey,
both of Spottsylvania, Va
Alfred c. Gordon and Mellie r. Barry.
Deaths in the District
The following deaths were reported to
the health office for the forty-eight hours
ended at noon today:
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