Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-18

tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Shaw as
hosts. The additional guests were the
F.ench ambassador and Nine. Jusserand,
Sci ator ana Mrs. Elkins, Senator Allison.
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks, Senator and
Mrs. Foraker, Senator and Mrs. Dryden,
Lieutenant General and Mrs. Chaffee, Mrs.
| Hobart and Mr.. and Mrs. Glover.
Justice Morris again a dinner host
| last evening, when his guests included the
Secretary of War, the Japanese minister,
MI Wayne MacVeagh, ex-senator Thurs
| ton, Senator Bacon, Mr.. Payson, Mr.. JUS
tice Brewer, Senator-elect Isidor Rayner of
| Baltimore, Justice Anderson, Mr.. Ellis H.
Roberts, Chief Justice Shepard, Mr.. Henry
st. George Tucker, Mr.. Holmes Conrad, Mr.
Maurice Francis Egan and Mr.. Frank A.
Richardson.
Senator and Mrs. Hopkins of Illinois en-
tertained in honor of the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Morton at dinner last even
ing, when the others present were Associate
Justice and Mrs. Harlan, Senator and Mrs.
CGllom, Senator and Mrs. SpOoner, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Dalzel General John c.
Blacls. Mrs Logan. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
w. Coyes Mrs. PETERS Of EvanstoWn, ILL.,,
and Mrs. James Hopkins of Chicago.
Mr.. Francis Cotton and the Misses Cotton
gave dinner last night in honor of Miss
Mary Switzerland, when their other guests
were Miss Pauline Morton, Miss Cobb, Miss
EliEor Morton Hoyt, Lieut. Andrews, Lieut..
Harry Lay, Mr.. William Merriam, Mr.. Muir
ray Cobb and Mr.. George Deering.
Last night Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gaff
gave cotillion in honor of their guest,
Miss Priscilla Harding of Boston, when
Captain Gilmore led with Miss Calf and
over thirty couples took part. Mrs Oliver
Cromwell, Mrs. McClintock and Mrs. Frank
Ellis distributed the favors. and among the
guests were Miss Durand, Miss Morton,
Commander Gibbons, Lieut.. Bristol, Capt.
Butt. the Misses Oliver, Lieut.. Butler, Capt.
Langhorn, Miss Hoyt, Miss Elkins, Lieut..
Evans, Lieut.. Lay, Miss Anita Poor, Lieut..
Bullmer. Capt. Pershing Capt. Crabb. the
MissesSoutherland.L Lieut.. Fortesque, Lieut..
Y. S. Grant. 3D.: Mile. Desportes, Miss
Holmes, Miss Squire. Miss Rebecca Ander-
at small tables after midnight The favors
were numerous and very pretty.
Ex-Governor John n Irwin of Keokuk,
Iowa. former minister to Portugal, and Mrs.
Irwin are visiting Washington for a few
days, staying with Mrs. Twins sister,
Mrs. Jackson H. Ralston, at 1870 street.
Mrs Arthur A. Birney will not be at home
the remaining Thursdays in January. She
will receive on the first two Thursdays in
February, assisted by her daughter, Mrs.
Varela.
Mrs. McCreary, wife of Senator James B.
McCreary, will receive at the Cochran
Thursday afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock.
Owing TO the illness of Mrs Thean. Mrs
Bayne and the Misses Bayne of 1141 Con-
nectcut avenue will not be at home on Sat-
urdays in January.
Few prettier weddings have marked the
winter than that of Miss jeanette Harris,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Harris and
Mr.. Phil King of this city, the we'll
known Princeton athlete of So The cere-
mony took place yesterday at half past
a yvh la rcn nf
relatives and friends were present and
Rabbi Stern, assisted by Rabbi Simon, Of
ficiated. The ushers who preceded the
bridal party were Messrs Sydney Strauss,
Arthur Newmyer, Abe Sigmund and DR..
Joseph Heller, all of Washington; Messrs.
Theo. Strauss, Ed. Hutzler of Baltimore;
Joseph Frankie, Milton Dammon, Sol Cans
and Sam Wallach, all of New York. The
bride, who is an exceedingly attractive
young girl of the blonde type, was beauti-
fully dressed in white chiffon cloth, the
trained skirt trimmed with panels of real
lace, as was the bodice. In her tulle veil,
glistened a horse shoe of diamonds the
gift of her parents, and in the lace on her
corsage was another diamond brooch, the
gift of the parents of the bridegroom, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry King. Her bouquet was of
lilies of the valley and orchids Her at
tendants were Mrs. Leon Reizenstein of
New York, formerly Miss Selma Harris,
and bride of last year, and Miss May Har-
ris, younger sister, the first wearing a
trained gown made entirely of white lace
on white silk and the latter a gown of
pink satin mousseline. Both carried pink
roses.
Following the ceremony the entire party
present sat down to dinner in the banquet
hall, where each table had centerpiece of
flowers, and the bridal party was grouped
around heart-shaped board. Later
dance followed in the large ball ROOM
where pretty Ornamentation of plants
and vines added a festive touch. buffet
supper was served. Among the out-of-town
guests present at the ceremony and recep-
lion were Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel King, Miss
Steifel Mr.. Joseph Frankie, all of New
York city; Mr.. and Mrs. Nat King OF New
Paterson, N j.; Mr.. Posner and Miss Pos
ner, Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Strouse and Mr. and
Mrs. Eli Strouse. all of Baltimore: Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Humphreys of Philadelphia,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. WoodcCck of Scranton,
Pa; Mr.. A L. Alsted of Milwaukee Miss
Helen Beckhotner and Miss Irene Sickle of
Chicago.
There will be more Thursday after
noon hops at the navy yard this season
Mrs. Grace D. Smith, widow of Frank B.
Smith. who died December %, has gone for
the winter to live with her brother Frank
L. Dyer, Montclair, N. J.
Mrs. D. Percy Hickling will be at home
Thursdays, January 26 and February q
Mrs. E. Cabbell of 80 Hanover place left
yesterday for Wilmington, N. c. to attend
the funeral of her brother.
Mrs. Levi Ankeny, wife of Senator An
keny, will not be at home tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Young held a re-
ception last Thursday evening in honor of
the second anniversary of their marriage.