New-York tribune., 1905-01-10
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.

lFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.I
Washington. Jan. 9.-The President and Mrs.
Roosevelt departed from official custom this even
ing attend the dinner given by Senator and Mrs
Fairbanks in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs Whitelaw Reid.
The other guests the Secretary OF Agriculture.
Justice and Mrs. Day. Senator and Mrs. Aldrich.
Senator and Mrs Lodge, Senator Allison. Senator
and Mrs. SpOoner. Senator and Miss Kean, the
Speaker of the House and Miss Cannon, Mrs
Cowles and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page
Senator and Mrs Alger gave a dinner this even
ing in honor Of Associate Justice and Mrs. Brown
and Mrs. Garret A. Hobart. their house guest, who
arrived to-day. The company included Senator and
Mrs. Cullom, Senator and Mrs. Foraker, Senator
md Mrs. Burrows. Senator Warren, Lieutenant
General and Mrs. Chaffee. Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Foster Mr. and Mrs. John B. Henderson Mr. W.
E. Bailey of Harrisburg Penn. and Garret A
Hobart. Jr,, who. with his mother, will spend part
Of the season in Washington. is their annual
custom.
The Commissioner of Patents and Mrs Allen had
dinner guests this evening the Chinese Minister,
the Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs Hitchcock,
Senator and Mrs. Knox, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Wadsworth Colonel and Mrs. Denny. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. II. Keep. Mr.. and Miss Andrews Of Cleveland.
and Miss Hitchcock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A. Keep. Of StoneIegh
Court, entertained dinner company this evening
GeeraI and Mrs. Gillespie gave a dinner this even
ing, when their guests were Associate Justice and
Mrs Brewer, the Secretary OF War and Mrs Taft.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Hgginson. General Crozier
Mr. and Mrs Cropper, Mr.. and Mrs William r
Emo, General and Mrs. Fitzhugh and MIS-. ROBERT
NJ Gillespie. of New-York-
Mrs Switzerland entertained a company OF young
people at dinner this evening in honor OF MISS MOT
ton daughter of the Secretary of the Navy.
Senator and Mrs Elkins gave luncheon to-day
for Mr. aud Mrs Whiteaw Reid. Among the guests
were Senator and Mrs Fairbanks. Senator and Mrs
Curorn, Senator and Mrs. Spooner and Mrs VIII
lam Sheffield Cowes.
Mrs George Law, who has been the guest oh
mad
York but will pay her host and hostess another
visit later in the season.
Mrs Frederick Dent Grant, who was IN WASH
inetou recently 10 visit Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r
Walsh will return January 20. to be the guest
Of AIr and Mrs. John r. Mclean, who VIII give
dinner in her honor January %
Mr. and Mrs. William r Merriam gave a dinner
last night in compliment to General and MIS-
Eugene Griffin. of New-York
Mrs. James F. Barbour gave a luncheon to-day
followed by cards. Her guests were Nine. Calvo'
wife Of the Minister from Costa Rica; Sehora
Perez daughter of the Mexican Ambassador MISS
Helen Cannon Mrs Frederick Chaplin. Mrs. Pres
ton Sands Mrs. Weston, Mrs. Belknap, Mrs John
Paul Jones Mrs y. S. Lincoln. Miss Morris. Mrs
ReuIing and Mrs. Reed. of Baltimore; Mrs II. W.
Fuller Mrs Swanson, Mrs. Cuttings and Mrs D. w.
Dougherty of Philadelphia.
The dancing event of tonight the ball for the
benefit OF the Children's Hosptal-a charity that
each winter enlsts the active interest of the men
and women of Washngton's social world Mrs
William r. Merriam. president of the ball commit
tee. received the guests, assisted by Mrs John
Rodgers and the Marine Band alternated with the
band of the United States Engineers in furnishing
the music foe the two bathrooms in the New VIII
lard where the dance was given. Sonora Azpiroz
wife of the Mexican Ambassador. headed the list
of patronesses which represented a hundred or
more women of official and social prominence, the
ma fority of whom were present a number OF din
ners were given earlier in the evening, the guests
going to the ball
Mrs. Dewey was at home to a large number OF
callers this afternoon.