Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-09

night, at winch her guests We're MISS
Christine Roosevelt of New York Miss
Hitchcock. Attorney General Knox and Mr..
A. w. Cooley, civil service commissioner.
The British ambs ssador and Lady Durand
entertained dinner company last evening,
compliment airy to the Russian ambassador
and Countess Cassini The other guests
were the Austrian ambassador and Baron
ess Hengelmuller the Secretary of the IN
terror and Mrs. Hitchcock, the Peruvian
minister and Mrs. Calderon. Mrs. Cowles,
Miss Patten, Major McCawley. Major Won
Etzel of the German embassy; Miss Camp
bell, who is house guest Of the host and
hostess; the military attache of the British
embassy and Mrs. Foster, and Percy Wynd-
ham, Herbert G.. Dering and Hugh Quincy
all of the British embassy staff.
The former ambassador to Italy and Mrs.
Draper entertained at dinner last evening,
the guests being the Speaker of the House
and Miss Cannon, Senator and Mrs. Lodge,
Representative and Mrs. Payne of New
York, Representative Lowering and Miss
Lowering, Representative and Mrs. Powers,
Representative and Mrs. Thayer, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Terrell, Representative
and Mrs Roberts. Representative Ames
and Miss Ames, Representative Gillett
Representative Mccall, all of MaSsa chu-
sets, and DR.. and Mrs. st. George Tucker
Lazy ffefpeTt, WIDOW or Sir M;chael Her
bert who preceded Mortimer Durand as
British ambassador to the United States
sailed today on board the Oceanic for
! England. where she will in future make her
home. to be near her sons, who are at
| school there. She has spent the winter with
| her parents, Mr.. and MIS-. Richard T. Will
| son, at their house, in 9Th avenue, in New
! York.
The Russian ambassador and Countess
Cassini entertained inform lily at luncheon
yesterday. complimentary to Mr.. DIPPED.
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, who arrived in New
| York few days ago came to Washington
| yesterday, and for the coming week will
| be the guest of her and daughter-in-
| law, Mr.. and Mrs William Randolph
| Hearst. at their home on Lafayette square
Mrs. Hearst will make several visits in
the east, and return to Washington for a
longer stay before going to her estate in
California for the summer.
| Baron Won Giskra. counselor of the Aus
trian embassy. will leave Washington for
| New York in few days, accompanied by
| Baroness Won Giskra. The baron will leave
| from there for a trip south. and the bar
oness will return to Washington.
| Mrs. John B. Wight, formerly of this
| city, but now Of New York is visiting her
! parents, Rev. J. p. f. Kumler and Mrs.
! Kumler Of zoos Massachusetts avenue.
| Mrs. Edward Barrow of New York enter
| tanned at luncheon yesterday for Mrs.
| Leonard Wood
| Mrs. Herbert Janvrin Browne has gone
| to New York to meet Mr.. Browne, who is
returning from three months trip to the
West Indies Mr. and Mrs Browne will be
| in Washington the end of the week.
Mrs. Dryden, the wife of Senator Dry
den, will not be at home tomorrow.
| Miss Edna Noyes entertained a large
4 1tf,. ri dc ut 1lct
evening. Musical selections were rendered
| by Miss Elizabeth Lackey and Messrs. Os-
| car Newbold. Ward Sutor Clarence Weide-
mann and Milton Moves. After spending
| the evening in games and other amuse-
ments bountiful repast was enjoyed
Those present were Misses Bessie Baker,
Butler, Pearl Gaskins, Elizabeth Leckic,
Nellie Lee, Ethel Moran and Mamie Du-
guild, and Messrs. Clarence Weidemann
John Tufts, Edward Hamerdnger, William
Harrison, Ward Sutor. Milton Moves, Oscar
Newbold. Arthur McFadden. Harry Collins.
Fred Harris, William brennan and Mr.. and
Mrs. Noyes.
surprise party was given to Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Chisman of Mclean avenue
southwest Monday evening The main fea-
| ture of the evening was the musical pro-
gram rendered by the Northwest Guitar
and Mandolin Club. The parors were deco
GRATED with beautiful flowers. Among
those present were DR.. Baker, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Pruitt, Mrs George Pruitt. Mr. and
Mrs. II. Harrison. Mrs Fairy. Miss Katie
Grimes Mr. Schafer, Mr. Rabbit, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Lambert Mr. VIM. N Crimes
Miss Laura Chisman, Miss Edith Chisman
and Mr.. Barron.
Capt. Thos Selectman was married re-
| Gently at the Mt. Vernon NJ. E. Church, in
this city, to Miss Agnes Lacey of Occoquan
Va. The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. j. w. Dorsey OF Occoquan, the pastor
of both the bride and groom. A large num-
Der of their friends were present. Capt
and Mrs Selectman are on their wedding
tour going first to Norfolk. thence to the
| south. and on their return Will make Deco
guam their home.
| Mrs. Depew will receive tomorrow for
| the last time this season.
Mrs. Gardiner Greene Hubbard and the
| members of her family have issued invita-
! items for the formal opening of the Gardi-
rer Greene Hubbard Memorial Hall for
! Saturday evening March H. from to IL.
| The hall Is intended the home of the
| National Geographic Society. Invitations
| have been sent to all the members of the
society and their wives and to the personal
| friends of Mrs. Hubbard. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Alexander Graham Bell. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
| J. Bell. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Stuyvesant Pill
| lot. Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert II. Grosvenor and
| the Misses Marian, Helen and Grace Bell.
| Gen. and Mrs. Moore have gone to An
| narolis to spend a few days with their
daughter, Mrs. w. A. Thompson.
| Mrs. J. r. Stewart Of Buffalo, N Y, is
spending few weeks in Washington as
| the guest of her sister, Mrs. III. N. Saxton,
| at 1852 Howard avenue northwest
Mrs. Eugene P. Chamberlain who has
| been seriously Ill. is somewhat improved,
| but will not be able to see her friends this
season.
Marriage Licenses.
| Marriage licenses have been issued to the
| following:
Alster Cochran Of this city and Emma
| Y. Suckert of Detroit, Mich.
John It. Boorman and Georgia E. Dixon
George w. Mack and Lula E. Waters
| A. II. Barritt of Alexandria, Va, and An
| ma b. BaXley of Markham, Va.
| VIM. Jackson of Lewisville Va and