Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-16
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
LAST NIGHTS DINNERS BROUGHT
MANY NoTABLEs TOGETHER.
A Cabinet Spread for the President
Other Of the Days Events
Personal Notes.

At the White House reception tonight
| carriages will approach from the north
| pennsylvania avenue), on East Executive
| avenue, and enter on the east side of the
White House, opposite the treasury. Pedes-
| TRANS will follow the same route. Car
| riages will be afterward parked around the
ellipse In the White Lot.
The gates will not be open until $50
| o'clock. Two carriages will drive under
| the porte-cochere at the same time. Coach
men will be provided with numbered checks,
| which must be preserved by them In order
| to regain admittance to the grounds. Guests
| will also be provided with tickets of the
| same number as their carriages. These
they should carefully preserve in order to
call their carriages, which will depart from
| the same entrance. Carriages will be
| called by electric signal.
After leaving cloaks in the cloak room,
| guests are requested to fall in line and pass
| up the grand staircase.
| The southwest gate will be opened at $3.50
pm.
Guests holding special carriage cards will
enter the grounds by that gate, and the
| house by the door under South Portico.
| Carriages will approach this entrance by
| 18th street
Officers of the navy attending reception
| at the White House this evening will wear
| special full dress.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt took
| dinner last night with the Secretary of the
| Navy and Mrs. Morton, when the others
| present were Senator Wetmore, Miss
| Boardman, Rear Admiral Evans, Miss Will
Jams, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hayes Hammond,
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Hartman, Mr.. Glover,
Mr.. Douglas Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Warowitz, Mrs Bates Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
Spencer and Mr.. and Mrs. William Chap
| man Potter, son-in-law and daughter of
the Secretary and Mrs Morton, who ar
rived yesterday to remain with them until
| after the Inauguration.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. John
Hay gave a dinner last night, when the
| company was largely made up of members
! of the diplomatic circle. Their guests were
| the French ambassador and Nine JUS
| serand the British ambassador and Lady
| Durand, the Japanese minister, the Peru
| Wan minister, the Chilean minister and
| Sonora Walker Martinez. the Portuguese
| minister, the Spanish minister, the Bolivian
| minister and Nine. Calderon, the Gautema-
| Ian minister the minister from Brazil, the
| first secretary of the German embassy and
| Baroness Won dem Bussche Haddenhausen,
| the charge d'affaires of Austria Hungary,
Baron Won Giskra; Mrs. Keep, Mrs Rock
| hill, Mrs. George Cabot Lodge, Miss Louise
Jones, Miss Durand, daughter of the British
| ambassa dor; Miss Lowering, Miss Wetmore,
| Mrs. Cadwallader Jones, Miss Jones and
! Mr.. George w. Smalley.
The Cuban minister and Nine. Quesada
| had as dinner guests last night the Mexi-
| can ambassador and Mme Azpiroz, Mrs.
Moore Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Phil
| lips, Nine Albertina Miss Walker-Marti-
nez Mr.. Puido of the Venezuelan legation,
| C. C. Arosemena of the legation of Panama,
| Nine. Quesada, mother of the minister, and
| DR.. Miranda, father of the hostess.
The Lieutenant General of the Army and
Mrs. Chaffee were hosts at a dinner last
evening, given in honor of Dr. and Mrs
T. II. Rockwell of New York, house guests,
and the latter sister of Mrs. Chaffee. The
other guests were Colonel and Mrs. kuser,
Paymaster General of the Navy and Mrs.
H T. B. Harris Brig. Gen. j. Franklin
Bell Mr.. and Mrs. Becker Mr.. and Mrs
Reyburn, Mr. and Mrs. Pike and Major
and Mrs. Burr.
Mrs and Miss Miller of Mt. Pleasant gave
tea yesterday, when the decorations of
the parlor and tea room were In pink and
green, and the following assisted: Miss
Blaine Miss Blake, Miss CaSsin, Miss wa
tiers, Miss Jackson, Miss LIE Buce. Miss
Green and Miss Crosburn Of Baltimore.
Representative and Mrs Henry Kirke
Porter gave another very elegant dinner
last night, when their guests were the Ger
man ambassador and Baroness Won Stern
burg the Belgian minister, the Netherlands
minister and Madame van Swinderen, Rep
resentative F. H. Gilletf, Assistant Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Loomis, Gen. and
Mrs. Draper, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Mac
Veagh, Gen. and Mrs. Fitzhugh, Col and
Mrs. Symons, Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Mrs.
Merrill, Miss Stimson Of New York, Miss
Hegeman, Gen. Crozier and Mr.. Chaplin OF
Boston.
Mr.. Fred Barbour left last night for Cali
fornia to visit his sister, Mrs. Broome.
Mr. and Mrs John W. Foster will enter
tain at dinner tonight in honor of the Ger
man ambassador and Baroness Won Stern
burg.
Mrs Bertha M. Robbins, 1922 P street,
will receive tomorrow for the last time this
season.
Mrs Reside, 1929 10Th street, will be at
home tomorrow.
Senator and Mrs. Alger gave a dinner last
night in honor of the Michigan delegation.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs VIM. AL
den Smith, Col. Loud, Mrs. S. w. Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Townsend, Mr. and
Mrs Alfred Lucking. Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs H. Olin Young,
Col. and Mrs. r. P. Bishop, Mr.. Henry
McMorran Mrs. A. B. Darragh, Mrs. H. D.
Sheldon and Mr.. Perkins.
Mrs. Garrett A Hobart will give recep-
ton at Orpheus Hall, Paterson, N. j., In
honor of her son, Carrot A. Hobart, next
Wednesday. large number of invitations
have been received by Washington friends.
Mrs. Audenreid gave pleasant reception
yesterday for her friends to meet the for
mer Attorney General and Mrs. Griggs, who
are now her guests. Mrs Hobson, Mrs
Mullgan and Miss Anderson assisted.
Mrs. Bate and Mrs. Carmack, wives of the
Tennessee senators, welcomed several hun
dred guests yesterday at a tea at the Eb-
bitt House, in compliment to their guests
Mrs. Ellis of Nashville and Miss Cecil Of
kentucky. The parlors were adorned with
palms and flowers and Mrs. Pierce and
Mrs. Rixey did the honors in the tea room
Mrs. Jones of Virginia Mrs. Slayden of
Texas, Miss Temple and Mrs Padgett Of
Tennessee were also assistants to the
hOSteSses.
Mrs George E. Roberts will be at home
at 1924 Vermont avenue tomorrow, 3 to 6.
Miss Farnsworth will not be at home FRI
days, February II and "a, on account Of
continued absence from the city.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Coumbe
last Tuesday evening was the scene of
heaI1tifUl valentine DartV given n their SON