Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A DINNER AND A MUSICALE AT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Other Events of Widespread Interest
Timely Personal
Notes.

ator and Mrs. Foraker, Senator and Mrs.
Bulkeley Senator and Mrs Flint. Senator
and Mrs. Piles. Senator and Mrs. Suther-
land, Representative and Mrs. Charles III.
Grosvenor, Representative John Dalzeil.
representative and Mrs Serene E. Payne.
Representative Swagar Sherley Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs Keep.
Lieut. Commander and Mrs Key, Baron
and Baroness Schonberg Mr. and Mrs. Al
lord W. Cooley, Mr. and Mrs. William e.
Eustis. Mrs. Bowditch, Miss Roosevelt Miss
Carew, Miss Mabel Johnson Miss Hagner.
Capt. Archibald Butt Mai Charles l. Nc
CaWley and Capt. Guy v Henry I'he
table decorations were in pink and white
carnations, and the gold service was used
After dinner about 300 other guests came
70 the musicale, at which Mile Harden
hickey, soprano; Mr.. Thaddeus Rich, vio-
mist, with Mrs. Iva Martin White and
MISS Lucie Petersen at the piano gave the
following program:
Pleurez mes Yeux (MasseneD Mile Har-
qen7tiickey; Fantasia (FausO (Wienia wskD
MI Rich; Trahison. Mon Occur Chante
Goodbye (Chaminade), Mile Harden-Hick-
ey; Berceuse tSchilio). Serenade (Drdla)
Mr.. Rich; Thy Beaming Eyes (MacDowelD
Madrigal Victor Harris). Garde FAmie
(Grleg). Mile. Harden-Hickey
MRS. Roosevelt received at the green par
lor entrance to the East room and was
very elegantly dressed in black satin with
silver spangled gauZe trimmings Her neck
Iaco was formed of a string of small dia-
mond roses, set in silver and worn over a
black velvet neck ribbon. Miss Roosevelt
wore White chiifon with touch of gilt
In the trimmings.
President Roosevelt was seated during
the musicale on the front row of chairs
with Mrs. Fairbanks. whom he escorted
there. The Vice President Secretary and
Mrs Root, Secretary and Mrs. Shaw, Sec
rotary and Mrs. Hitchcock the Postmaster
General and Mrs, Cortelyou, Secretary and
Mrs. Metcalf, Secretary Bonaearte, Mr..
jerome Bonaparte, Mrs. John Davis, Sena-
tor kean, the Misses Kean, the Misses
Wetmore, Miss May Williams Mr. and Mrs.
w. e. Curtis, consul general to London
and Mrs. r. j. Wynne, Mr.. and Mrs Geo
Howard, Miss Howard. Senator and Mrs
Newlands, Mr.. and Mrs Theodore w.
Noyes. the British ambassador, Lady Dur
and, Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman, the
Haytian minister and Nine Leger. the
Chilean minister and Nine. Walker Martf-
neZ, Miss Martinez, the Costa Rican min
lister and Nine. Calvo, the Cuban minister
and Mime. Quesada, Mr.. and Mrs. e. F.
Riggs, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Spalding ex-
Senator and Mrs j. B. Henderson, Com
missioner mcfarland, Commissioner West,
Miss West, the Persian minister. Miss
Katydid Jones, the Misses Berry. Gen and
Mrs. Fred Grant, Col. and Mrs. Bromwell,
Mrs. Matthew I. Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Lee, Miss Bryan, Major and Mrs.
Burr.
The Mexican embassy is temporarily
closed to visitors owing to the illness with
scarlet fever of one of the young sons of
the household. The attack, however. is
very slight and the patient is we'll on the
road to recovery. The ambassador and
Nine. Casasus have, however, during the
present week declined all invitations.
Mr. and Mrs Clifford Walton entertained
at dinner last night the minister from Chile
and Nine. Walker-Martinez, the minister
from Cuba and Nine. Quesada, the newly
appointed minister from Mexico to Cuba
and Nine. Godoy first secretary of the
Brazilian embassy and Nine. De Amaral,
Col. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Parker and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles H. Butler.
Mrs Charles William Powers of Park
road, Mount Pleasant. after a six weeks
visit in Maryland and West Virginia, re-
turned home this week.
Miss Bella Wise of Baltimore is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Jacob Kohner, 453 New
York avenue northwest.
Representative and Mrs. Bankhead of
Alabama have taken apartments at the
Riggs House for the winter.
Mrs A E. Gridley will be pleased to see
her friends at the residence OF her son, MIR.
Lucius E. Gridley, 1911 T street on Mon
day. December IL, 1905, from am. TO 10
pm, to celebrate her eightieth birthday.
Mr.. Charles P. Neil Of Washington, D. c.,
Is at the new Hotel Aston, New York
Commander and Mrs John C. Fremont
gave a dinner last night in compliment to
Miss Kate Deering and the controller of the
treasury, William Barrett Ridgey, whose
marriage is set for the afternoon of De-
cember 80 at 81. Johns Church. The other
guests were Baron and Baroness Won dem
Bussche Haddenhausen, Mrs. Barney. Miss
H. FIR DIV O l..
and Mr. John Anderson.
Mr.. Thomas L. Keeler and Miss Mary
Palmer were married a. Charlottesville, Va,
last Tuesday. After trip in the south they
will make their home at 100 Sth street
northeast. The groom is the only son OF
Col. and Mrs. E. 4. Keller.
The british ambassador and Lady Durand
entertained a company at dinner last night
for their niece Miss e. Durand, who IS
spending the winter with them. The guests
included Sir Edward Durand, the ambassa-
doris brother: Miss Randolph, Miss Oliver
Miss Betty Davis, Miss Zaidee Calf, Miss
Postlethwaite, Miss Zaidee Cobb, Comman-
der Gibbons Ensign Andrews, Mr.. FTeeds'
Lieut. Col. Bristow and Mr.. Ronald Lind
say of the British embassy.
Monsieur and Madame Matte Liewen de
Stierngranat are the guests of Mrs. Isaac
Henderson, 1872 Rhode Island avenue
Monsieur and Madame de Stierngranat have
been in Washington for some time, but Will
shortly return 10 their home in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
The tea and bazaar held by st. Catherine
Guild Thursday at The Portner was So
cial and financial success. Many ladies'
prominent In resident and official society
sent generous contributions.
Mrs. Grahame H. Powell of 2503 Wisconsin
avenue has as her house guest Miss Nab
bait of New Haven.
Mr. and Mrs Robert A. Phillips and
daughter Miss Marguerite, have returned
to the city for the winter from their North
Arlington summer home, and have taken
house No. 1925 10th street northwest, where
they will be pleased to see their friends.
An entertainment was given Wednesday
evening at the parish hail, Church of the
Good Shepherd, under the direction of Mr..
George f. Webster, for the benefit of the
choir fund. Several selections were given
by the choir, composed Of small boys and