Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-10
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSEVELT
MEET FRIENDS AT TABLE.
Dinner at French Embassy for New
Ambassador to Italy-Other
Events-Notes.

The President and Mrs Roosevelt enter
tanned at dinner last night the Speaker of
the House, Miss Cannon, Senator and Mrs.
Gallinger, Senator and Mrs. Burrows, Sena-
tor and Mrs Elkns, Senator and Mrs. De-
pew, Senator and Mrs. Scott, Senator Dill
ingham. Senator and Mrs. Burnham Sena-
tor and Mrs. Alger. Senator and Mrs. Hey
burn, Senator and Mrs Hopkins. Senator
and Mrs. Overman, Senator and Mrs. Dick,
Representative and Mrs. Payne and Miss
Roosevelt. The decorations of the table
were in yellow azaleas
Mrs. Roosevelt wore black net with iri-
descent spangles. Miss Roosevelt, blue
satin brocade.
The French ambassador and Nine. JUS
Serand gave a dinner last night in honor
OF Mr.. Henry White when the other guests
were the Italian ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches, the assistant secre-
tary of war and Mrs. Oliver, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert PIERCE. Madame Waddngton Mrs.
Eugene Schuyler. Mesdemoselles de Lobel,
Commander and Vicomtesse de Faramond,
Col Schuyler, Mr.. Borghetti, Mr.. Centara
and Capt. Fourier.
Mrs. Theo Matthew Keith of Capitol Hill
had as her guests during the Inauguration
Mrs Leroy Fairman and Mrs. Lawrence
Fairman of New York city, Mr.. c. w.
virnelson of Portsmouth Va, and Mr..
Robert F. Fowler of Wilmington, N. c.
Captain and Mrs. Beach. 1911 H street,
have returned to the city and opened their
house for the spring season.
Mrs. J. F. Wright and Mrs. Wallace Ash
burn of Virginia Beach, Va. who were the
inaugural guests of Mrs. J. Z. Lee of 1I23
H street northwest, returned to the beach
today.
President and Mrs Roosevelt took lunch
con yesterday with Mrs. w. s. Cowles To
meet them were invited Sir Charles Wynd-
ham and Gilbert Farquhar, English actors.
The latter is a brother of Baron Horace
Brand, master of King Edwards house
hold.
Miss Emily Ringgold Brown of Browns
Cove, Albemarle county, Va, is guest of
her uncle, Charles c.. Casey, No 4i2 z
street northwest.
On Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. R. Hur-
ley gave their daughter Carrie a party, in
honor of her sixteenth birthday, which was
the 4th of March. The home was beauti-
fully decorated in patriotic colors in honor
of the day. The evening was pleasantly
spent in music and games until a late hour.
Among the guests present were: Mr. and
Mrs ]. j. Hurley and their interesting
little son and daughter, Roy and Ester;
Mrs. Swaey and Mrs. Eaton of Baltimore,
Misses Nora Hatcher. Regina and Annie
Ryan, Margaret Hurley, Edith Richards,
Ethel Dougherty, Hanora Dugan, Regina
Richards, Marie White, Camilla Downey,
Nellie Dugan, Marie Ryan, Aleathea Hurley
and Agnes Hurley, and Messrs. John Buck
ley, George, Drummer, William Council,
Frank Burres, John Elliott, Robert Hur-
ley, Alfred Richards, Christopher Manca,
Frank Mcnamara, Christopher Taufelliopa
and Walter Hurley.
Mrs. John n Langston and Mrs. Hill of
Detroit. Mich, who came on to the inaugu-
ration, will remain for awhile longer as the
guests of Mrs. Langston's mother, at No.
liza P street northwest.
Mrs. Nettie E. Clark of Deposit, N. Y;
Mrs. Theresa Mead of Oneonta, N. Y, and
Mrs Sadie Thompson of Binghamton, N.
Y, are visiting Mrs. Benz B. F. Graves at
1873 Z street northwest.
Miss Claire Durham has returned to her
home In Alloway, N j.. after a fortnight's
visit to Mrs. Williams, 1904 1st street north
west
Miss Mary Herman of Lynchburg Va, is
the guest of her cousin, Miss Ella Latham
1913 NJ street.
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins will be at home
tomorrow afternoon.
DIR. and Mrs Ckas l. West, 424 NJ street
northwest, had their house guests during
the inaugural week Mrs Eta B. Moore,
B, ooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. E.. B. Terry, Allan
tic City. N. j.; Attorney and Mrs. Wm
McCard and DR.. Harry S. McCard of Balti-
more. During their visit their guests were
the recipients of numerous attentions.
Miss Carr. Miss Black, the Misses Thalls
and Mrs. Kershaw of Chicago, H., are the
guests of Miss Charles at her home on Q
street.
Mrs. Charles w. Seaman of Minneapolis,
Mimi, is in the city. She will be pleased
to see her friends at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Walter H. Collins 1929 Roanoke
street northwest.
Mrs. Granville Merrill and Mrs. John
Nicholas Brown and son, who have been
visiting Mrs. Merrill on K street, left last
evening by private car for Biltmore to visit
their sister, Mrs. George Vanderbilt.
Miss Ellen Bowick is at the Colonial
Miss Bowick is accompanied by her sister.
Miss Muriel r. Bowck. The young ladies
are in Washington only for a few days in
the expectation of making longer visit in
April.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. Wesley Bovee of the
Rochambeau have as their guest DR.. and
Mrs Horace Brown of Milwaukee. Mrs.
Brown and Mrs. Bovee travelled together
last year in Europe. Mrs. Brown will
spend six weeks with Mrs. Bovee.
The first of the long list of Inequalities
to be extended to the officers and members
of the national congress of mothers was
given last evening at the home of Mrs. &.
D. Merwin, 1O16 Vermont avenue. The re-
ception was rendered Mrs. Frederick Schof,
president of the national congress of
mothers, by the officers and members Of
the Monday Evening Club, of which Mrs
Mervin is president. The reception rooms
which were decorated with palms and flow
ering plants, were thronged throughout the
evening. Mrs. Schoff made brief but
PERTAINING talk, at the earnest request of
the other guests, and refreshments were
served. Mrs. Theodore Birney, first presi-
dent of the national congress of mothers,
was present and shared the hOnors with
Mrs. Schoff.
The wedding of Miss Irene King, for
merly of Albany, and who spent last win
ter here with her mother and sister, and
Frank Carley is set for after Easter. The
Kings spent the past winter in Europe.