Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-13
A DINNER FOLLOWED By MUSIC
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Miss Cannon's and Mrs. Resides
Saturday Teas - Timely
Personal Notes.

| Itchy, Viscount de Chambrun, Count Sala,
| Lieutenant Martin, Mr.. Ewart, Major Nc
| Cawley. Captain Butt, Lieutenant Fortes-
cue, Mr. Edward Mclean.
| The decorations were in white fresia and
| violets.
After dinner the following program was
| given by Johannes Miersch, violnist; Miss
Fielding Roselle, contralto, and Mrs. Mig
| non Lamasure at the piano:
| Divnite du Styx (Alceste). Gluck
Savatine Joachim M, hal
Serenade ...........'..... ~ Pierne
..Konigen der Nacht' Hugo Kaun
I'm den Schatten Meiner Locken' Hugo Wolf
Blow, Blow Thou Winter wind Laura s. Collins
Air and gavotte from Mignon" Thomas sarasa e :;
The Robin Sings in the Apple Tree. .MaeD owei
"a Birthday Song" ...................... Cowen
The Bee; Schubert
| Polonaise ..................... johannes Miersch
| Mrs. Howard Reside entertained several
| hundred friends Saturday at tea from
| to 6, at which official and resident So
| ciety VISA delightfully."- represented. The
! halls, drawing room and dining room were
| profusely decorated. The walls were spray
| ed with southern smilax, and white lilacs
| and white roses mingled with ferns and
| azaleas in the drawing room, where the
| hostess, her mother, Mrs. Harmer of Phila-
| delphia, widow of Representative Harmer,
| and her niece, Miss Clara Harmer, received.
| Yellow tulips made gay show of spring III
| the hall, where the walls are hung In dark
| green, and red tulips and carnations adorn-
| ed the dining room, where well-appointed
| table was spread. The host, Mr.. Reside,
| met the guests in the hall, where a string
| ed orchestra played delightfully."- throughout
the reception. The other assistants of the af-
| ternOon were Nine. Reverb, Nine. Torres,
| Mrs Conner, Mrs. Dulaney, Mrs. Owen,
| Mrs Gudger, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Jenkins, Miss
| Rivero, Miss Cortuna and the Misses
| Shontz. The receiving party and a few
| others stayed for supper
Miss Cannon, at another large tea Satur-
day. extended the hospitality of the home
| of the Speaker to several hundred guests.
| who were presented to her sister, Mrs. LIE
Seure, and her guest. Mrs. Loose. All
| found 1t difficult to keep other engage
ments of the day with the attractions Of
| fered in a pleasant house and among such
| agreeable assistants. Mrs. Sibley, Mrs.
| Dwight, Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Busby, Mrs Pat
| terson, Mrs. Vanderbark, Miss India Bell
| Fleming, Miss Palmer and the Misses Warn
| ock formed this valuable coterie, while in
| the dining room Mrs Timmons and Miss
| Taylor did the honors of the rose-decked
| refreshment table.
| Mrs c. H. Cragin and Mrs. j. Wilmer
| Latilner will be at home Tuesdays, Febru-
airy IA and %.
Mrs s. B. Craig and her daughter, Mrs.
FEBRUARY II and a. from to 6.
Mrs. NJ K. Campbell and Miss Campbell
will be at home, 1349 @ street, Tuesdays,
| February ii and q.
Mr. and Mrs Crosby S. Noyes have gone
] to Pasadena, Cal, for the winter.
Mrs F. j. Barrett and Miss Barrett en-
| tertained the following friends at party
| Friday evening, February 10: Mrs: Flint.
| Lambert, Mack, Merrick, Wilkinson, Shaw,
| Richards, Luttrell, Janney and Fleth;
| Messrs Shaw, Govern, O'Connor, Jackson.
Fletcher, Ballantyne and Poston.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Burnstine announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss Lille
| Burnstine to Mr.. Samuel D. Minister.
Miss Durand entertained at dinner Sat
| urday night Nine. Van Swinderen, Miss
| Oliver Miss Calf, Miss Bowditch, Miss
| Hagner, Miss Barnes, Miss Randolph, Cap
| tain Gilmore, Captain Lasster Captain
Lay, Lieutenant Bristol, Lieutenant But
| ler Lieutenant U. S. Grant, Mr.. Beecner
and Mr.. Reginald Huidekoper.
Senator and Mrs Burrows had a notable
| company at their board Saturday night,
| the guests being the Mexican ambassador
| and Nine. Azpiroz, the French ambassador
| end Nine. Jusserand, Senator and Mrs.
| Depew, Senator and Mrs. Long, Mr.. and
Mrs w E. Curtis. Mrs. Audenried and
| Senator Allison.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft
| brought an interesting party together at
| their dinner table Saturday night consist
| ing Of Mr.. and Mrs. Glover, General and
| Mrs. Gillespie, Representative and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. MacVeagh, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Boardman, Miss Stevens, General Crozier
| and General Franklin Bell.
Tho pr,t,sb amhassador and Tadv On.
rand, the Chinese minister, Mr.. and Mrs.
| George Draper of Boston, Mr.. Justice and
| Mrs. Brown, Lady Alexander, Baron Won
| Russche, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster.
| mer, Miss Tucker and Mr.. Arthur Peter
| were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
| St. George Tucker Saturday night.
Mrs Horace Cummings, 1756 K street,
| will not receive tomorrow.
| in New York.
| Mrs. J. ST. Clair Hill of the Rochambeau
| and Mrs. Elizabeth Benson of Maryland are
visiting Mrs. Chas Blood Schuyler Of New
| York city, and will afterward make tour
south.
Mrs George w. Prince will receive to-
| morrow at BIB 18th street northwest, as
| sisted by Mrs. Livingston and Mrs. w. e.
Andrews and the Misses, Mccoy, Sanders,
Green, townsend ana mclaughlin.
Miss Helen yartck Boswell has gone to
New York for brief visit to Miss Mildred
Reid. Miss Boswell will be the guest of
honor and respond to a toast at luncheon
of 100 covers to be given at Delmonico' s
on Tuesday by the Woman's Republican
Club of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Dodge sailed Sat
| urday last on the Coamo for San Juan,
Porto Rico, for a visit of several weeks.
Mrs. L. D. Wilson, Mrs. Carlton Hughes
and the Misses Wilson will be at home
Wednesday, February 10, from to Z.
Mrs. Joseph King and sister, No. COB @
street northwest, will not be at home to-
morrow afternoon
Mrs. Jules Demonet, 1909 H street north
west will be at home Thursday next, Feb
ruary 16, from to pm.
Mrs. Hill will be at home tomorrow after
noon, at the Cochran, for the last time this
season.
Mrs. Annie A. Topley announces the mar
Rage of her daughter Sadie e. and Mr..