Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-22
The WORLD OF SOCIETY
GARNET GATHERS ABOUT WHITE
HOUSE BOARD.
Luncheons and Other Home Parties
Interesting Personal
Notes.

Interesting Personal
Notes.
The series Of official Inequalities at the
White House began last night with the an
nual state dinner in honor of the cabinet.
when the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
had as guests the Vice President and Mrs.
Fairbanks. the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Root the Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Shaw. the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Taft, the Attorney General, the Postmas-
ter General and Mrs. Cortelyou. the Sec
rotary OF the Navy and Mrs. Bonaparte,
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor and Mrs Metcalf,
the secretary to the President, Colonel and
Mrs. Bromweil Senator and Mrs. Spooner,
Senator and Mrs Alger, Senator and Mrs
Knox. Representative and Mrs ~Sfbley,
Representative I.ongworth, Mr. and Mrs
Paul Morton, MIR. and Mrs. Robert J.
Wynne. MIS-. Longworth Mrs. Hobson, Mrs.
| and Lieutenant Sheridan.
In keeping with tie approaching holiday,
| the table decorations were in red roses.
Mrs. Alger entertained number of young
people at luncheon today.
Mrs Audenried was a luncheon hostess
also today.
Miss Edith Sanger. daughter of Gen. and
Mrs. Joseph p. Sanger. entertained at din
ner last night, her guests being Miss Jo-
sephine Durand, Miss Marion Oliver, Miss
Postlethwaite, Miss Merriam, Miss Mary
Switzerland, Miss Mathiide Townsend, Miss
Sargent, MIS-. Frederick Smith of New
York, Jerome Bonaparte. Roberto Cen
| taro of the Italian embassy, George de
Godfrey. Lieut. Fitzhugh Lee Lieut..
Ulysses S. Grant, Sd, William Peachy, Wal
ter Prentice Sanger and Mr.. Preston.
Miss Bernadine Woodward has gone to
New York to spend the holidays with her
uncle. Mr.. All. Brawner. She will be
Joined with her sister, Miss Marie. who is
now pursuing her studies at che Sacred
Heart Convent, Albany, N Y.
Representative and Mrs. jones Of Yir-
ginia haze left Washington for their Vir-
ginia home and will not return to the city
until after the holidays
Mrs S. Alexander and family are now To-
Gated in their new home, 1896 Harvard
street northwest where they will be pleased
to see their friends.
Last evening, in the presence. of their i'm
mediate friends and relatives, Miss Mary
Burke Mann and Mr.. Joseph William How
ell were married by Rev. DR.. Green. The
wedding occurred at Calvary Baptist
Church, after which the company was en-
tertained at the Raleigh Hotel at dinner
by the groom's brother. Mr.. and Mrs How
will spend the holidays. Mr.. Howell is "a
member of the Michigan bar, and is now
employed in the Office of the Secretary of
the Interior. Mrs. Howell is a native of
Georgia.
All the indications point to one of the most
successful charity entertainments of the
holiday season in the ball at the Arlington
in aid OF the House of Mercy, Wednesday,
December q. The affair is under the direc-
ton of the following managing committee:
Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins, Mrs. Her
bert Wadsworth, Mrs. Bromwell, Mrs Ar
thur Lee, Mrs. John Rodgers, Mrs. Charles
Bell. Mrs. Reyburn, Mrs Chatard, Mrs.
Lothrop Bradley, Mrs. Peyton Russell, Mrs.
Candee,s Mrs. Lee Phillips, Mrs. Stevens,
Mrs. John Biddle, Mrs. Alex. Magruder,
Mrs. Harry Hodges and Mrs. Fremont.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Anderson of New
port News, Va. are spending the holiday
season with Mr.. and Mrs. Louis B. Ride
nour.
Miss S. Elizabeth Page of 1910 9th street
leaves Saturday to spend the winter with
her sister, Mrs. D. A. Kelbaugh of Boring,
Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Teel, having sold
their residence, 1865 street, with their
daughters, Miss Teel and Mrs. Cray, have
moved to 1885 Calvert street, Washington
Heights
DR.. Charles G. Stone of Brightwood and
ing for a short trip in Florida. They will
stop at Jacksonville, Miami and Key West
At the last named point they will visit DR..
Stones son, Capt. John H. Stone, of the
medical department of the army.
At noon Wednesday, December %, at st.
Paul's English Lutheran Church, Mr.. Her
man d. Frame of West Chester Pa, and
Miss Fannie NJ. Haskins of this city were
married by the Rev. John T. Huddle, pastor
of the church. Only the immediate rela-
tives and the most intimate friends of the
young couple witnessed the ceremony. The
bride was becomingly dressed in a travelling
suit of plum colored broadcloth, with hat
to match. She wore gray furs. She was
attended by the sister of the groom, Miss
Helen r. Frame of West Chester, who wore
a brown suit and hat and brown furs. Mr..
Winfield p Hurst of this city was best
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Frame left Immediately
after the ceremony for a trip north and will
remain away until after the holidays. They
will be at home after January at 632 East
Capitol street.
Mrs Brown, wife of Associate Justice
Brown, has cards out for tea Decem-
Der %.
a party of young people tonight at a farewell
dinner in honor of Commander Takeshita
of the Japanese legation, who leaves to-
morrow for his native land. Commander
official and resident circles, and his de-
parture is matter Of regret.
Mrs. and Miss Luchs going to Phila-
delphia to spend several weeks
Mrs W. H. Lands of Minneapolis is
visiting her mother, Mrs. B. F. Cutter, and
her sister, Mrs F. j. Woodman. at 6S4 A
street northeast.