Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
POSTMASTER GENERAL AND
MRS. WYNNE AND OTHER HOSTS.
A Pretty Wedding and Reception
Dinners and Luncheons-
Notes.

this and next month, had as their guests
last night the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Taft, the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Morton the Japanese minister, the Chinese
minister, Representative and Mrs. Mann.
Nine. Perez, Miss Azpiroz, Miss May Adams
and Capt. R. F. Wynne U. S. NJ C.
Senator and Mrs. Dryden had another
elegant dinner last night, their guests be-
ing Justice and Mrs. Brewer, Justice and
Mrs. White, Senator and Mrs. Gallinger,
Senator Kean, Miss Kean, Senator Dick.
Representative and Mrs. Richard Wayne
Parker, General and Mrs. Gillespie Mr.. and
Mrs. John W. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Armstrong and Mrs. Kuser.
Lieutenant General and Mrs. Chaffee,
whose dinners have been among the most
notable of the winter, had as guests last
night the French ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand, the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Hitchcock, the Attorney General,
Justice and Mrs. Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Nelson, Colonel and Mrs. Cnas.
Bromwell, Mrs. Cowles and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lathrop Bradley.
Senator and Mrs. Cullom at an elegant
dinner last night entertained the British
ambassador and Lady Durand, Senator
Spooner, Senator and Mrs. Wetmore, Sen
ator and Mrs Alger Senator and Mrs. Bur-
rows Senator Perkins, Mrs. Shaw of Cali
fornia and Miss Fisher.
Representative and Mrs DalzelI gave a
dinner last night, when the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor and Mrs. Metcalf
were their guests of honor and the others
present included Senator and Mrs. Hopkins,
Solicitor General and Mrs. Hoyt RepreSen-
tative and Mrs. Bouteil, Representative and
Mrs. Sibley, Representative and Mrs. Huff,
Representative Bates, Commissioner and
Mrs Allen, Mr.. Herbert Putnam, Miss Nc
Coy of Pittsburg and Miss Green of Cleve-
land.
Yesterday was the old-time cabinet day,
the west end streets being gay with car
riages going to and fro and scores of De-
destrians, all bent on paying their respects
to the hostesses of cabinet homes. All
We're receiving, excepting Mrs. Hay and
Mrs. Wynne. Secretary Shaw spent part
of the afternoon with Mrs. and Miss Shaw
Mrs. Taft, Mrs. Morton, Mrs. Hitchcock
and Mrs. Metcalf. Each had friends to
assist. Miss Cannons reception, always a
large one, was made additionally so yes
terday by the numerous visitors on their
rounds. She had with her Mrs. ]. l.. Loose
OF Chicago, Miss Warnock. who sat at the
tea table, and Mrs. Shuntz and Mrs Nc
kenzie.
AT the Bolivian legation today Nine Cal.
deron and Miss Calderon entertained at
a pretty luncheon Miss Shaw, Miss Mercer,
MISS Conrad, Miss Anderson, Miss Heald
Miss Needham, Miss Stevens and Miss Wal.
ker-MartineZ.
Last night at the home of the brides
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs George T. Dear
ing. Miss Miriam Bangs, well known in
musical circles, daughter of Mrs. Ida Dear
ing Bangs, and Mr. Walter E. Hilton were
married by Rev. John M. Gill. pastor of the
Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Episco-
pal Church. The couple stood to be mar
r1ed in the drawing ROOM where the man
tells were banked in ferns and white
flowers and the improvised chancel was
set with palms and foliage plants
m in with hnr n
father and was attended by Mrs. John Ell
freth Watkins as matron of honor and her
sister, Miss Fannie May Bangs as maid of
honor. Mr. B. F. Saul was best man. Miss
Nellie Richmond played the bridal chorus
from 'Lohengrin,' and during the cere-
mony LISTS "Liebestraum." The attract
i've bride was dressed in white satin NOUS
seine, and her tule veil was held in place
by a wreath of natural orange blossoms.
Her flowers were lilies of the valley. Mrs
Watkins wore yellow mOusselne de sole and
carried American Beauty roses. The brides
maid was in pink Powered tulle and carried
orchids and ferns. Between and 10 a.
large company of guests came in to the re-
ception and a buffet supper was served in
the dining room, where the decorations were
in red and green.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hilton, after a fortnight's
stay in Pinehurst. N. c.. will take I'D their
residence at the Ilkley, 1920 U street.
quiet wedding was solemnized yester-
day evening a the parsonage of the Nc
Kendree NJ. E. Church, when Miss Pearl
Bessie May Harte became the bride of Mr..
Isaac Ames Bowbeer. The Rev. Dr. E; l..
Hubbard officiated. Only the immediate
relatives were invited to witness the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Bowbeer will be at
home at 1895 10th street northwest week
after next
Senator and Mrs. Carmack of Tennessee
are at the Ebbitt for the winter.
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Fridays in January, but will be at home at
1924 Vermont avenue the first and third
Fridays in February.
Mrs. Bertha NJ Robbins, 1922 P street,
will not be at home tomorrow, but will re-
ceive Fridays, January p and February
IL.
Miss Anna Depew Paulding, who is visit
Ing Senator and Mrs. Depew, gave large
theater party last night, followed by a
supper, when her guests were Mrs Depew,
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Legare, Miss Alice
Roosevelt, Miss de Smirnoff, Miss Alice
Langhorne, Miss Hagner, Miss Coudert,
Miss Josephine Boardman, Miss Daisy
Pierson, Col. Edwards, Capt. Langhorne,
Mr.. Fred May, Mr.. William F. Sands.
Lieut.. Fortescue, Mr.. Fleming Newbold,
Mr.. Marshall Langhorne, Capt. Lassiter
and Mr.. Van Ness Philip.
Little Katharine Clark Culver, grand
daughter of Senator Clark of Montana,
was the flower girl yesterday in New York
at the beautiful wedding of Miss Thornton
and Mr.. Lindley Murray Roe. The little
girl was dressed in Louis XIV costume OF
rose-pink satin and carried moss roses.
The counsellor of. the French embassy
and Nine. des Portes de la Fosse gave a
dinner last night in honor of the Italian
ambassador and Baroness Mayor des
Planches, when the others present were
Senator Proctor, Mr.. and Mrs. John o.
Donnell, NJ Funck-Brentano of France,
Mrs. Nicholas Fish, Miss Berry, Mrs.
Slater and Capt Fourier of the French
embassy staff.
Mrs. Richard Butler of New York enter
tanned Associate Justice Brown of the Su-
preme Court and Mrs. Brown. their guest,
Mrs. Scott of Saratoga; the Rev. DIR. Ro-
land Cotton Smith. rector of ST. Johns
Church. and Mrs. Smith, Miss McKibben
and William Hayes Acklan at dinner last
evening.
Mrs. Verrill of Chevy Chase will be at
home to her friends informally tomorrow.
Mrs. Fred Bennett will not be at home
tomorrow, but will receive informally the
remaining Fridays of the season at the
Portner.
- Mrs. Luther r. Smith Of the Iowa has
visiting her Miss Van Kirk and Miss Todd
of New Jersey. Mrs Smith will be at home
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