Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
RECEPTION RENDERED
D. A. R. COMPLIMENT TO MRS.
DONALD MCLEAN.

| ton from all over the country TO the num-
| Der of nearly 1900, with their invited guests,
| gathered at the Arlington Hotel last night
| to render homage to the president general
| of the society. Mrs. Emily Richie Mclean.
wife OF Mr. Donald Mclean of New York
city The scene at the Arlington was one of
| the most brilliant ever witnessed In that
historic hosiery, and half the nations of
the world were represented by members of
/ the various embassies and legations in the
| city. as well as the cabinet. the Supreme
Court, the army and navy, the Senate and
House and the residential and Official circles
| of the city.
| The reception was given in the president
generals honor by the District chapters of
the Daughters of the American Revolution,
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, state regent. and
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins. vice regent. The
spacious reception room was decorated
with clusters of silk flags and tri-colored
bunting draped above the doors and win
dows, and the banquet room with flags and
foliage. Haleys Band played throughout
the evening, many of the selections being
from the century-old patriotic airs. Near
the close of the evening the band gave a
medley of popular airs in mtnuet time, ana
long lines of women in trailing satins and
laees with flashing jewels and many of
them with silvered hair. trod the stately
| measures of the fine old dance. which car
ried one back to the days when grandma
danced the minuet.
In the Receiving Line.
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins presented the
guests to Mrs Mussey. and she in turn
made the presentations to the president
general. Mrs. Mclean wore a beautiful
French creation in silver gray chiffon with
rose pailletes of silver over cream chiffon
and satin and carried beauty roses and pur-
IT, n vfoI0
| coiored gown of soft chiffon satin with
Irish point lace about the bodice and on
the sleeves and carried American beauty
roses.
black chiffon silk with thread lace. All
three ladies wore the sash of bfhce, blue
ribbon with white borders. narrow for the
state department and wide for the national
society. Mrs. Mclean wore her ribbon In
a knot on the left shoulder fastened with
the distaff and wheel of the society, instead
of over the shoulder as has been the Gus
tom.
There were many elegant gowns worn by
the daughters and their guests. brilliant
colors being the rule, and the display or
family jewels of the heirloom character,
dainty old-fashioned miniatures swinging
from antique chains and rare old laces yell
lowed by passing of a century of years was
| remarkable. Observed of all observers
among the guests, perhaps was perfect
rosebud garden of girls, represen tatives
from the various young ladies' schools in
and about Washington. Girlishly pretty
and exquisitely gowned in soft silks and
chiffons, wearing no Jewels. and their girl
ish faces framed in faring hats and plumes,
they added much to the harmony of color
and charm of the scene. Among these
young ladies were a number who form the
membership of the Continental Danes
Chapter. D. A R., of which Mrs. Sarah c.
Guss is regent.
The receiving hours were from to II. but
1t was thirty minutes past Ii when the last
the line had not been halted for an instant
during the evening. 1t formed in the long
pariors on the Vermont avenue side of re
Arlington and stretched through corridor
| and halls to the reception room.
| At II 80 Mrs. Mclean was escorted to
| the supper room, where a long table had
| been held in reserve for her and her friends.
| 1t was handsomely decorated with Mrs.
| Roosevelt chrysanthemums and ferns. with
| shoulder knots of roses provided for the
! ladies. At supper with Mrs. Mclean were
Mr.. and Mrs B. H. Warner. Mrs. Ellen
| Spencer Mussey, Mr. William Hamilton
Bayley. president of the Sons of the Ameri-
| can Revolution. and Mrs. Bayley; Mr.. and
| Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins. Col and Mrs.
Bernard Green. Mr. Wallace Mclean, Mrs.
Robert Coe, Commander and Mrs. Harry
Mclean and Mrs RHtenburg of the New
York City Chapter and Mr.. Donald Mclean.
Representatives of Chapters.
/ Mrs. Mussey assisted in receiving by
| the regents of the District of Columbia
| chapters. who were stationed in different
| sections of the reception room, and at times
were called upon to form a line in front of
| the receiving party to keep back the tre-
mendous crush. They were. American
| Chapter. Mrs. P. Miller Stocking; Army and
Navy. Mrs. George NJ Sternberg; Column
| bia Mrs. Swormstedt Constitution, Miss
| Elizabeth F. Pierce, Continental, Mrs Mary
| c. Beach: Dolly Madison, Mrs Job Bar
nard: Elizabeth Jackson. Mrs. Mary C. Wy
song: Katherine Montgomery. Mrs. Fannie
J. Matthews: Lucy Holcombe. Mrs. John
Paul Earnest Manor House, Mrs Minnie
F. Ballinger; Martha Washington. Mrs. H.
2. Gerald Mary Washington, Vice Regent
Mrs. Amos G. Draper; Potomac, Acting Re-
gent Miss Virginia e. Wade: Thirteen Colo
MES, Mrs Lillian Pike Roome; Continental
Danes, Mrs Henry T. Guss
Each wore badge Of blue with border of
white. the official ribbon Of the society with
Reception Committee 1906" in silver let
ters.
The Guests.
Among the guests were: The ambassador
from Brazil and Nine Nabuco the minis
ter from Costa Rica and Sonora de Calyo.
the minister from Nicarauga. Senior Corea
the minister from Chile and Sonora de
Walker Martinez, the minister from Cuba
ana sonora De Quesada. the minister from
Bolivia and Sonora de Calderon, the minis
| ter from Panama and Sonora de OhaIdia
Chekib Bey, the minister from Turkey: Mr.
| Hioki. secretary of the Japanese legation:
Admiral Schley and Mrs. Schley, Judge
Barnard. Judge Van Thew Wright. Judge
Duell, Gen. and Mrs. Sternberg. SEN
ator and Mrs. Foraker Commando
and Mrs. Hodges. Mrs. Randolph Kein
and Miss Keim Reading, Pa: Mrs
Mary Ward Shuster. Mrs B. Ward
| of Leesburg, Va; Mr. and Mrs. q
| q. Bailey. Mr. and Mrs Newport Potts
Mrs. s. e. Bradley, Mr.. William Hall OF Sa1,
| Francisco, Miss E. D. Anderson, Miss Anne
| Fauntleroy, Dr. and Mrs. James X. Hos
mer of Minneapolis. Mrs. H. c. Walker OF
| Chicago, Mss e. x. Walker, Mr. and Mrs.
| Throchmorton, Mrs. Cheney OF Boston. Miss
Minnie Mickey, Mrs. Joseph Mickey. Mrs.
| Mary Benedict, Mrs. George W. Miller. Mrs.
| 0. j. Hodge OF Cleveland, Mrs. L. s. Clarke
Mrs. Ellen Cromwell. Miss Mildred Henry
| of New York. Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Wheeler.
MI and Mrs. George q. Knowles. the
Misses Graham. Miss Marguerite Heath.
| Mrs. ]. c. Webster, Commander and Mrs.
| Barroll, Mrs. Augustus Jackson, Miss Mary
| e. Mitchell Of Staunton, Va; Mrs. P. n
! Vollom, Miss M. Ball. Col. and Mrs Rob-
ert l. Fleming and Miss Fleming, Daniel G.
! Hammett. Miss Hammett, Miss Laurel
| Langley Miss Leila Langley, Miss Lucy B.
| Owing and Miss Maybelle Owing of Alex
| andria. Va; Mrs. John Paul Earnest, Mr..
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