Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-16
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Some Of the Recent Hospi-
talities and Coming Ones.
BRIDES NEXT WEEK
MARRIAGE OF MrSs AssERsoN
AND MIR. SWIFT THIS AFTERNOON
Other Topics Of General and Special In
terest-Personal
Notes.

terest-Personal
Notes.
President and Mrs Roosevelt. Mr.. and
| Mrs. st. Gordon Of New York. Mr.. Putnam,
| the librarian OF Congress. and Mrs. Lodge,
| wife Of Senator Lodge. occupied box at
the Columbia Theater last night to wit
ness the production Of "Everyman."
| This afternoon at o'clock Miss Agnes
| Christabel Asserson, youngest daughter OF
| Rear Admiral Asserson. u. 8. NJ, retired,
and Mrs. Asserson will be married to Mr..
Justin Ransom Swift. son Of Capt. VIM.
Swift, u. 8. N. at the family residence.
1914 Connecticut avenue. Rev. DR.. Hamlin
| will perform the ceremony, and the brides
| sister. Miss Alice Asserson. and the bride
| groom's brother. Mr.. Garfield Swift, will
attend the couple. The bridal toilet is Of
white satin and Maltese lace. tulle veil and
orange blossoms. After their wedding trip
| are to reside.
The marriage next Wednesday at st.
| Johns Church of Miss Eliza Hutchinson
| Webb to DR.. James Farnandis Mitchell will
be the largest and most fashionably attend
| ed of the spring season. The bridal party
Is large one. There will be matrOn
and maid Of honor. Mrs Preston Gibson
| maids will be the Misses Mary Randolph.
Edith Sanger. Anne Brown. Elise Hoban,
Anita Poor and Helen johnson. Mr.. Will
liam 8. Hilles will be best man. and Doc
! Lehr, Dabney. Fisher and Mr.. Harry Riggs,
all Of Baltimore Doctors. VIM. B. john
ston and VIM. F. NJ Sewers and Mr.. D.
R. Mckee. jr.. OF this city and Mr.. Alex
ander of Cleveland. will be ushers. To-
| night the bride-elect will entertain her
| bridesmaids at dinner with few other girl
friends, and nl Monday md, night Miss Enrol
| cen covers in honor of Miss Webb and Dr.
| Mitchell. After their wedding trip the
| couple will go to housekeeping at 1874 10th
street. which DR.. Mitchell has recently
, bought.
Mrs. Charles G. Dulin and family, who
have been at Atlantic City for the past
| month, intend to remain there several
| weeks longer.
Baron Moncheur, the Belgian minister,
| gave luncheon yesterday in honor of
the newly arrived Netherlands minister,
| M. Van Swinderen. They have been
friends for many years.
Miss Hazel Seabury Cooke and Mr.. Jon
athan Wainwright, and Miss Mabel Espey
| and DIR. Walter Rogers Hill, are among
| those whose weddings are set for next
/ 'SNhSoNoys
| Capt. and Mrs. Beach's dance at Rau-
schers Tuesday, and Senator and Mrs.
Depews reception Friday at Corcoran
! mouse, are among the notable evening
inequalities of the coming week.
Mrs. Henry Scott of ST. Louis was the
guest or honor yesterday at luncheon
| given by Mrs. Hitchcock, wife of the
Secretary Of the Interior
| Mr. Gufowsk; of tha D,.z,.
| entertained at dinner last night when
ms guests were the Russian ambassador.
Countess Cassini, Miss Alice Roosevelt,
| Miss Matilde Townsend. Miss IsaheIIe
May, Miss Glover, Miss Patten. Baron
Scnnppenbach Russian consul general in
GhIcago, who Is guest at the embassy;
nepresenta1lve Longworth, Count Hoyos
Mrs. Jesse Holdom of Chicago, with her
| Httie son, Courtland, has been here for the
past week and is at the New Willard
| Major O. F. Smith. wife and two dauob.
tiers, OF New York, are stopping at the
New Willard for a few days on their way
1 home from the SOUTH
Mr. and Mrs. Pellen, who have been
spending several months at their winter
| nome In Aiken, s. c.. return today to 1887
| Massachusetts avenue. Miss Pellen is still
| at Aiken and will join them here a little
| later.
MISS ndpei Linton entertained the Phi
Chi Psi sorority Of Washington College and
a number of young men at her home in
lexington Wednesday evening" A charming
musical and literary program was gwen.
Ine sorority coiors of black and gold were
used in the watch fobs given as fayors and
| in the table decorations. Those present
| were: Misses Nell Myers, Edwina Corey,
We're Corey, Marc Sven, Alice Tierney. viii
| la Schurmier, Mary Campbell, Leah Ran
dolph, Villa Cunningham, Mr. John Kratz
Chas. H. Doing, Carr, Wolfe, Irwin ri
Linton, Clarence Haughtelin; John Glover,
DR.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Conn of Seattle.
Washington, have issued invitations to the
marriage Of their daughter. Leora Gertrude,
1 to Mr.. William " A. Sullivan, jr., Tuesday
evening, April 20, at 618 Terry avenue, Seat
tie. Mr. Sullivan, who is well known in this
| city, is son Of former United States Sena-
| tor Sullivan.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs Edgar
| formers mother, Mrs. Thomas Cary, is
| quite ill at her Virginia home.
The controller of the currency and Miss
Ridgely gave another dinner last night,
their guests being Representative and Mrs.
Dwight, Senator Beveridge, Baroness Won
dem Bussche, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F.
| Walsh, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Cromwell, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth, Mr.. Charles
| ]. Bell, Mrs Thomas Peck of PittsfieId.
Mass, Miss Deering and Captain Fournier
| of the French embassy.
Mrs. Howry, wife of Judge Howry, gave
luncheon yesterday, when her sister Mrs
| J. E. Davidson of Quincy, Fla was the
guest of honor and the others present were:
| Mrs. Brewer, Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs. Ander-
| son, Mrs. M. E. Benton Mrs. J. H. David
| son. Mrs. Swanson, Mrs. M. E. Earl Mrs.
Chatard. Mrs. Bigelow. Miss Bradley and
| Miss Hegeman.
The Washington Colony of New England
| Women In the District of Columbia held its
regular monthly meeting yesterday at the
| residence of Mrs. c. David White l443 Bin
ney street northwest. The guest of honor
| was Mrs William Gerry Slade Of New York
city. the founder and first president of the
National Society or New England Women
After the business meeting was concluded
| the president of the Washington colony,
Mrs. Merriam Longfelow O'Donoghue. asked
| Mrs. Slade to address the members and an
account of the founding of the national So
cfety and its work was given. At the close
of the address refreshments were served
Among the members present were Mrs, c.
David White. Mrs. Bertha Robbins MUIR
DOCK Miss e. T. Longfellow, Miss jose
ph.ne G. Webster. Mrs. Charles Lyman,
Mrs. Richard Rathbone, Mrs. J. J. Steph-
i ems, Mrs. l.. J. Young Withie, Mrs. Paul
/ Bro ckett and Mrs Marian TnpufoIov,