Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-01
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SECRETARY WILSON WAS THE
PRESIDENTS HOST.
Other Dinner Parties for Home and
Out-of-Town Guests
Notes.

The Secretary of Agriculture entertained
| at his annual dinner in honor of the Presi-
dent and Mrs Roosevelt at the New Will
| lard Hotel last night. This was the last
| but one of the nine dinners of this season
| In compliment to the chief executive. 10
meet the latter and Mrs. Roosevelt were
the Vice President-eect and Mrs. FAIR
| banks, Senator and Mrs. Depew, Senator
and Mrs Alger, Senator Dolliver, Senator
| Warren, the governor of Iowa and Mrs.
Cummins, Representative and Mrs waiter
| I. Smith. Representative Cousins, Repre-
| sentative BirdsaIl Mrs. John b. Hender-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Patterson,
| Mrs Pinchot Mrs. MCGEE, Mrs. Gary,
Miss Shaw, Miss Hitchcock Miss Mating
ly, Miss Bell, Mr.. Clifford Pinchot' Prot
| Hays and Mr.. Jasper Wilson.
Exaggerated reports about the health of
| Mrs. Clark, wife of Senator Clark of Mon
tana have recently been circulated. Mrs.
| Clark had slight operation performed IN
| New York short time ago but recovered
rapidly, and expects to leave the hospltal
| tomorrow entirely well. She will remain
| in New York few days to recuperate, ana
| intends to come to Washington in about a
week.
The Mexican ambassador and Madame
AsperoZ gave an elegant dinner last night,
their guests including the Italian ampas-
sador and Baroness Mayor des Planches,
| the Chinese minister, the CUBAN minister
and Nine. Quesada, the Brazilian charge
d affares Senator and Mrs. Burrows, Gen
and Mrs. Story. the Third Assistant Secre-
| tary of State and Mrs. Peirce, Mrs. Auden-
ried, Mrs. Won Mayhoff Baron Won dem
Bussche- Had6enhausen, Miss Greedy and
| Mr. Rodrigo de AEplroz.
Lord and Lady Algernon Gordon Lennox
Iair dor, for lie
nox, who have been staying with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles T. Barney in New York since
their arrival from Europe, are expected
here today TO visit Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney. After the Inauguration
! they will go down to Aiken. They will re-
turn to England toward the end of this
month.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Nor
ton had as dinner guests last evening the
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Shaw,
Justice and Mrs. Brown, General and Mrs.
Wesley Merritt, Mr.. and Mrs. Boardrnan,
Senator Hale, Mrs. Fremont, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Porter, Miss Lowering, Miss
Jones, eX-Secretary Herbert and Major Nc
Cawley.
Mrs Stanley Matthews entertained at
dinner last night the British Ambassador
and Lady Durand, Justice and Mrs. Peck
ham, Speaker and Miss Cannon, the Secre-
tary of War and Mrs. Taft, General and
Mrs. Draper, Mr.. and Mrs. Lothrop Brad
ley Mrs. Cowles Miss Mitchell, Senator
Kean, Mr.. Judson Harmon of Cincinnati
and Judge Short.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Cogswell entertained
the little friends of their daughter Martha
last evening in honor OF her sixth birthday.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs. w.
]. Cogswell, Mrs. Kate Cogswell, Miss Ida
Mae Cantwell, Anna Schafer, Hewitt Ray
nor, Manard Reagan, Elmer Riddle, Ellen
Fogarty, Lucy Cogswell, Mildred Cheek,
Myrtle Branbury, Edith Schafer. Martha
Cogswell, Nora Garner, Kuntz Branbury,
George Lynch, Albert Riddle, Jack Fogarty,
| Katie Nash, Katie Schafer. Carrie Schafer,
Fred Branbury, Dorothy Fogarty, Annie
Cogswell, Miller Cogswell, Eddie Cogswell,
Carl Watson Matthew Boswell Frank
| Coakley. Mary Nash, Charlie Lenard, Ben
Cogswell.
Mrs. Hepburn, wife of Senator Hepburn Of
Idaho, will be at home from to 6 pm.
Thursday at her apartments in Stoneleigh
Court.
Mrs Charles Robey of G street enter
| tanned at her home last evening in honor of
her sister, Miss Josephine Coale of st. Jo-
seph, Mo. Among those present We're Mr..
and Mrs Harry Essex, Mr. and Mrs AL
Columbus, Mr.. and Mrs. George Butt, Mr..
Harry Columbus, Mr.. and Mrs. Gait Burns,
Miss Bertha Schneider, Miss Maggie Childs,
Mr. H. Webb, Mr.. Ward Richards, Mr.. AL
len Macrea, Mrs Fabian Columbus, Mrs.
Hail. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Robey and Miss
Josephine Coale.
A beautiful home wedding occurred last
evening at the residence of Mrs. Mary
Cook Carter, 1919 18th street, when her
daughter Marian became the wife of Mr. ].
Walter Thompson. The ceremony, which
took place at o'clock, was performed by
the Rev. r. P. Williams of Trinity Church,
and was followed by large reception. The
bride was richly gowned in white crepe de
chine, trimmed with duchesse lace and
pearls. The going-away costume was of
light gray cloth, with hat and boa to
| match. After a short wedding trip Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson will reside at 1917 18th
street.
Miss Edith French, who has been i'll for
| several weeks with the grip at her home on
Carroll street, Twining City, is now recov-
ering.
N Y, will be the guest Of Major and Mrs.
Roessler, 14O7 Dist street northwest, during
inaugural week.
Mrs. Jack Wheatfield, Mrs. A. E. Liss-
berger Miss Rose Wheatfield are guests OF
Mrs. Fred. Schwab, 1856 Columbia road. At
home Thursday evening, March 2
Miss Cornelia Louise Lloyd has gone to
Atlantic City for fortnight.
Mrs George Maxwell Robson gave
dinner last night complimentary to MISS
HamilI of Trenton, N. J.. who is visiting
her daughter, Miss Ethel Robson.
Mrs Henry Allen Cooper gave a farewell
luncheon today in honor of Madame Dege-
tau, wife Of Mr.. Federico Degetau, re-
firing commissioner from Porto Rico. The
guests were Madame Degetau, Madame De
Quesada, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Brown, Mrs.
Adams, Mrs. Pradt, Mrs. HaZleton, Mrs.
Daniels, Mrs. Walton and Miss Norton.
Mrs Charles J. Bell chaperoned a theater
party last night in honor of Miss Anita
Poor and Lieut. R. c. Bulmer. U. s. N,
and the bridal party to attend them next
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Siegel and Mrs. Sic
gels daughter, Miss Georgine Wild of New
York. are at the New Willard