Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SECRETARY AND MRS. HITCH
COCK WILL GIVE DINNER.
Other Recent Inequalities and Coming
Ones - Personal
Notes.

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
dine tonight with tie Secretary of the In
terror and Mrs. Hitchcock.
Senator and Mrs Dryden and Represent
alive and Mrs. Sibley will be other dinner
hosts tonight.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Nor
| ton had young company to dinner last
night in honor of their son-in-law and
| daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William c. Potter.
The company further included Col. and
| Mrs. Bromwell, Miss Elkins, Miss CAN,
| Miss Mitchell, Miss Cassie Schroeder. Miss
| de koven, Miss Mary Switzerland, Miss
Upham, Lieut. u. S. Grant, Lieut.. For
| tescue, Lieut., Andrews, Paymaster George
Deering, Mr.. William r. Merriam Mr..
Murray Cobb, Mr. Roger Wetmore and Mr.
| James Lounsbery.
Mrs Hay is in New York for visit to
her daughters, Mrs. Payne Whitney and
| Mrs James Wadsworth. jr. The Whitneys
are leaving shortly to stay with Col Oliver
Payne at Aiken, S. c.
| Mrs Rudolph Kaufman will be at home
tomorrow wednesday, afternoon for the
| last time this season.
| Mrs. Beale R. Howard will be at home
tomorrow afternoon for the last time this
season.
Mrs. John w. Foster will give a small
informal tea today in honor of her guest,
Mrs. Welcome of London.
Justice and Mrs. Harlan gave a dinner
last night in honor of the Secretary of
War and Mrs. Taft.
Baroness Won Sternburg. whose absence
abroad has prevented hospitality at the
German embassy since the new year, gave
a small tea yesterday, being assisted by
her sisters, the Countess de Faramond and
Miss Langham
Yesterday in the Episcopal church at
Palm Beach, Fla, the marriage of Miss
Gwendolen Whistler, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Delano Whistler of Baltimore.
and Rev. Richard Lewis Howell of Philadel-
phia and Washington, and one of the
wealthiest clergymen in America, took
place quietly. The bride and her parents
left their cottage on Lake Worth in the
yacht Genevieve, which started from their
private pier. The cabin was transformed
into bower with bride roses, white car
nations and lilies of the valley. This was
the only display in an otherwise severely
plain wedding. The boat stopped at the
church dock, two miles up the lake, where
Mr.. Howell and his best man, Capt Frank
Howell, an uncle, were waiting for the
party. At the church the betrothal service
was read by the associate rector, the Rev.
Charles Tempe. and the marriage cere-
mony by the rector, the Rev. ]. NJ. Null
ford. This was followed by the communion
service. The bride wore a white gown ex-
quisitely embroidered, and carried large
bouquet of lilies of the valley, tied with
white chiffon She wore a white lingerie
hat The return trip to the Whistler cot
tage was also made in the yacht. The only
guests, aside from the immediate relatives,
were Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Oglebay and
Miss Oglebay of Cleveland, Ohio. After re-
freshments were served Mr.. and Mrs. How
ell continued their trip in the yacht down
Lake Worth, and win spend their honey
moon cruising, probably in Biscayne bay.
dance last night. for which about hundl ed
guests assembled. Miss Roosevelt and Miss
Marion Stevens contemporaries in the deb
utante set as well as other friends and
double the number of dancing men made
up the company.
Miss Perie Anderson. daughter of Judge
and Mrs. Anderson, welcomed large
gathering of young people yesterday after
noon, having as her assistants Miss Az
piroz, Miss Calderon, Miss Enid Shaw Miss
Warnock, Miss Lambert. Miss Mary Re
mey and Mrs. Warren Fairbanks, while in
the dining room Mrs. Pimmons and Miss
Lobel did the honors at the handsomely
appointed table.
The Cuban minister and Nine. Quesada
gave dinner last night, when their guests
were the French ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand, the Chilean minister and Nine.
Walker Martinez, the minister from Mica
ragua, Nine. Perez, Mr.. and Mrs. Gore,
Mrs. Rockhill. Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Wal
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. William Alden Smith
and Col. Edwards.
dance Friday night, following a dinner to
celebrate the anniversary of the beginning
OF the Cuban war for Independence.
A pleasant time was spent at the, home of
Miss Roberta c. Bowen last Tuesday when
she entertained al a valentine party. The
prevailing color, red, was tastefully draped
In the parlor, where countless strings of
hearts mingled everywhere, and immense
ones, some pierced by Cupid's dart hung
in the doors and windows. One of the fea
lures of the evening was a heart hunt thor
oughly enjoyed by all, the fortunate ones
being Miss Lois Meeks and Mr. Charles
Parker. At late hour the guests amid
music and gaiety, sought the dining room,
which was decorated in pink. The ice
cream was served in Cupid and heart mods
and caused much merriment among The
young folks. The favors were pink sachet
hearts for the girls and red ones for the
boys. Among those present were Miss
Annette Mead, Miss Edith and Frank King,
Misses Mabelle Peck, Lois Meeks. Normie
Worthington, Ethel Humphrey, Grace Eur
horst, Bessie Kean. Maud Humphrey and
Messrs. Kennedy Meeks, Joe Rose, Edwin
Jones, William Hill, Francis Deter, Albert
Lynch, Russell Thompson. Charles Parker,
Robert Hail. Mrs. S. P. Nelson, Mrs. F. A.
Brumagi Mrs. H. u. Greer, and the out
of-town guests were Miss Phillips, Mrs. W.
c. Woodward and Mrs. H. z. Hall.
Nine Cannagt and the Countess d'Orsay,
with their little sons, sailed Saturday from
Paeola, Isle of Corsica. They come to be
the guests of Nine. Won Steinmeyer to at
tend the Inauguration
The Trolley Euchre Club was entertained
by Miss Irene Pole Saturday night. After
an exciting contest the first prizes were
won by Miss Hawkins and Mr.. Krieter. the
second prizes by Miss Mccoy and Lieuten-
ant Pole, after which supper was served.
the table decorations being in red white
and blue The favors were hatchets and
flags. Those present were the Misses N.
BesseIievre M Wells, /. Pole, A. Hobbs, ].
Mccoy, l. Hawkins, the Messrs. G. Evans,
R. Krieter, E. Potter, w. Kemper Lieu
tenant Pole and Corporal Miller. The next
meeting will be held March II, at the home
of Miss STREET.
Mrs E. Plowden Hickey, jr., will be at
home Thursday, February %.