Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-02
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
NEW YEAR DINNERS AT NOTABLE
HOMES.
Eve of 1905 Appropriately Celebrated
Timely Personal
Notes.

The Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft
gave a dinner last night in honor of the
brother of the former, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry W. Taft, who are here over the New
Year festivities.
Secretary and Mrs. Taft's other guests
were: Lieut.. Gen. and Mrs. Chaffee. Justice
and Mrs Day, Mrs. Longworth, Judge Ma
COON and the Solicitor General and Mrs.
Hoyt.
Secretary and Mrs. Morton gave a din
ner last night, when the guests were: The
Speaker and Miss Cannon and their house
guest Mrs. j. S. Loose of Chicago the At
torney General, Miss Oliver, Miss Hagner.
Miss Macomb, Admiral Capps, Capt. Leon
ard, U. S. NJ. c.. Capt. Pershing. Mrs.
Chalmers of Chicago, now staying with the
Mortons, and Judge Day.
Mrs. Fairbanks welcomed a houseful of
guests Saturday at a tea, when she looked
unusually handsome and beaming in a
gown of white sabin trimmed with silver
lace. She had besides her daughter, Mrs.
Timmons, Mrs. Foster. Nine. Perez, Miss
Harlan, Miss Child, the Misses McKenna.,
Miss Foraker, Miss Warren, Miss Azpiroa;,
Miss Lucy Kean and Mrs. Francis King
Wainwright of Philadelphia to entertain
her callers In the dining room Mrs. Gros-
venor and Miss Cannon did the honors and
were always surrounded.
Mrs. D. p. Morgan whose residence on
Scott circle is occupied by Representative
and Mrs. Harrison, is giving a ball this
week in New York in honor of her de-
butante granddaughter Miss Beatrice Nor
gam daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fellows
Morgan of Stuyvesant square
Senator and Mrs. Foraker entertained at
dinner Saturday night the Chinese min
lister, the Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft,
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor and
Mrs. Metcalf, Senator and Mrs. Spooner,
Mrs. Alger General CroZer, Mr.. and Mrs.
James r. Garfield, Commissioner and Mrs.
mcfarland. Colonel and Mrs. Bromwell,
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster Mr.. and Mrs.
w. X, Schoepf of Cincinnati Mr. and Mrs.
Wainwright CT Philadelphia and Miss For
aker.
Mrs ]. p Hendersons dinner guests Sat-
urday night were Senator and Mrs. Fair
banks. Senator and Mrs. Scott, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Huff. Mr. and Mrs. Board
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Pinchot, General
and Mrs. Gillespie, Mr.. and Mrs. Loomis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis and Mr.. and Mrs. John
B. Henderson, jr.
The New Year eve dance at Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. McLeans gave an unusually
gay evening to host of their friends IN the
younger set, both married and single. A
leap year cotillon led by Miss Josephine
Boardman and a supper were both over at
half past IL, and from that until midnight,
when the guests went home, carnival of
fun, scattering confetti, blowing horns and
whistles, etc, ushered IN 400.
Mrs. Comegys and Mrs. Arthur Sewell are
visiting Mrs. Hitchcock.
Miss Kathleen Alexander arrived from
Europe Saturday to make a visit with Lady
Durand at the British embassy.
Miss Margaret Berkeley entertained
masquerade party on Wednesday evening,
December %, at her home 426 Sth street
southeast. Among those present were the
Messrs. A. Myers, H. Seamore, II. Rowe, l.
nison, E. johnson, A. Talbot NJ Talbot
of Baltimore, J. Price, s. Stafford and A.
Williams; the Misses l. Berkeley, M. Perrle'
F. Baldwin, L. Perrie NJ. Baldwin, N But
Miss Carline Stealey. After games and mu-
sic were enjoyed supper was served.
Mr.. Riano of the Spanish legation will
be best man at the marriage Tuesday in
New York of Miss Eleanor Russell, daugh-
ter of former Judge Russell, and Mr.. l..
Graeme Scott of England.
Mrs. ]. Edgar Miller and two children re-
turned from England on the steamship Bal
tic and are visiting her parents, Major ana
Mrs S. W. SaXton, at 1445 Huntington
place Miss Annah NJ. Fletcher returned
from England on the Baltic and is visiting
her uncle and aunt at 1445 Huntington
place.
Mr.. and Mrs Francis S. Browne of Huron,
s. D.. are at 144 r street northeast for the
winter.
Miss Bertha Alexander Has returned from
ST. Louis after a two months visit to her
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Archshoefer.
Mr.. J. D. Browne Of Columbia, S. c., who
has been visiting his daughter, Mrs. w. H.
H. Allen, jr., left for the south Friday, ac-
ccmpanied by his grandchildren, Miss
Viola and Master WGSley Brown Allen
The ladies of the Eastern Presbyterian
Church, which is located at 9th and Mary
land avenue northeast will receive the
this evening from to 1870 o'clock Mrs.
]. S. Lacey is one of the ladies in charge
of the arrangements.
Mrs James F. Barbour and her young
daughter Marguerite entertained the
orphan boys of st. Josephs Asylum Satur-
day. The boys gave concert for their
benefactress in the gymnasium, and
this was followed by distribution of gifts.
every sort of toy, etc, that could delight
a boys heart Later they sat down to
eshments, ice cream, cake, fruits and
nuts, also given them by Mrs. Barbour.
The occasion was one of the jollieSt of the
holiday season
Mr. and Mrs Allen c. Clark have sent
out cards for the wedding reception of
their daughter, Mary Rosalie, and Mr.. Rob-
ert Lewis Graveley Wednesday evening
January f. 1905, from until 10 O'Clock, at
2020 o street.
The Buster Brown Girls and their
friends danced out 1904 Saturday evening
in Post Office Hall. Those present at the
hop were the Misses Stamp B. Austin, f.
Buckingham, NJ. Ourand, E. Austin, L.
Rosendale K. Kiefer, M. Rosendale. E.
Pressnell, D Herbert, A. Rosendale, X.
Lawless and the Messrs. A. Taylor, H.
Cy-t. foil i1lnr