Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

son. Yesterday gave an especially bright
ending with its varied program. The New
Year official observance. instead of d.
minishing in Importance, as all things
mundane are likely to do, gets to
be greater event. every year. After
the White House function tomorrow
is over the receptions at the homes
OF the Vice President and of several MEM
bers of the cabinet and the Speaker or
the House will, as general thing. continue
throughout the afternoon. AS rule. these
receptions will begin about o'clock. the
closing hour depending entirely the
pleasure the hostess is deriving from it,
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Root.
who will entertain the diplomatic corps at
breakfast between l and 2. Will not hold
public reception.
Miss Dorothy Whitney and Miss Ethel
Cowden of New York, who are here for
the New Year festivities, are guests of Mrs.
Bacon, wife of the assistant secretary OF
state, and will be the guests of honor at
her dinner-dance New Year night.
Miss Kate Brce is visiting the Misses
Warder: Miss Christine Roosevelt is with
the Misses Kean and Miss Alice Bow
dich, also of New York, Is the guest or
Miss Oliver.
Roosevelt now in circulation one which
includes her mother and baby Alice at Two
years old or whereabouts is most interest
ing. The first Mrs. Roosevelt was Alice
Lee. a daughter of George Lee. recent
article in a Boston paper says: Theodore
Roosevelt met Miss Alice Lee when he was
student at Harvard College, and called
often at her fathers beautiful home at
Chestnut Hill. The Lee estate is one OF
the most beautiful in that region of fine
homes, and the house is, or rather the
houses are, since there are several OF them
on the estate, all dignif1ed and elegant
without being prideful. The houses were
occupied, when Miss Roosevelt was a little
girl, by three aunts. sisters Of Miss Roose-
velts mother. They We're Mrs. SeWell A.
Fessenden, Mrs. Reginald Gray and Mrs.
George SaltonstaH Mumford. All the men
of these families were well-known figures
in State street where all OF them were
in business. Alice Lees life as the wife
of Theodore Roosevelt was full of happl-
ness She was woman of the greatest
charm and sweetness of manner, and many
people see in her daughter a replica OF
her character. Miss Alice Roosevelt was
always, from her earliest days, a great
favorite in the family of her grandfather,
George Lee. She has spent several weeks
every summer in Brookline all her life
until the last few years. And while there
she has always gone to church on Sundays
in the little wooden structure, just at the
entrance to the grounds of the Lee estate,
in which her mother was married. The
building Is, indeed, owned by the Lee eS-
tate, and Mr.. Lee gave half of it for the
use of private school for the children or
the neighborhood"
The Longworth fortune. of which so much
Is said nowadays, was founded much as the
Aston millions were. The great-grand-
father of the future husband Of the Presf-
dents daughter was Nicholas Longworth,
who was born in Newark. N. J., in 1854
and went out to Cincinnati In 1903, the year
that Ohio became state. There were prob
oh nd inha bitanfS in the town
He invested his small means in land. For
the first case he won at law he received two
copper whisky stills. These he exchanged
for thirty-three acres OF woodland, winch
before he died had a value of s2,eO0.0OO
BY 1919 his holdings were SO large that he
was obliged to give up his PROFESSION 10
take care of his property. When he DIED
in 1863 his estate was valued at S15,0OO00o
and was divided between his two sons
Joseph and Nicholas. The daughter or the
former is Maria, wife of Bellamy Storer
United States ambassador to Austria-Hun-
gary who founded the lockwood potter
les Nicholas Longworth left his large
fortune to his wife, and 1T will not be until
after her death that Clara, VINO marrle REQ
Count de Chambrun, Annie, who Is the wile
of Buckner Wallingford of Cincinnati, ana
Representative Longworth Will come INTO
possession, although of late years MIS-.
Longworth has, from time 10 time, Trans
ferred valuable properties 10 heF ciiiioieh'
each in turn.
A pretty wedding took place Wednesday,
December 20. at $50 pm, at the home OF
the Rrooms parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M M.
Jarvis 612 T street northeast, when MISS
Emma Grace Nye and Mr.. Frank n. JARVIS
were married by Rev DR.. F. D. POWER OF
Vermont Avenue Christian Church. Inc
attendants were Miss Lenora Elome Sartor,
Miss Emily r. Jarvis. Mr.. j. h. Lichllter
and Mr. Donald Springer. The bride was
daintfly gowned in cream SILK ana carried
n bououet of bride roses and maidenhair
tlrlI veil held IN place Dy
lilies of the valley. The bridesmaids wore
white swiss and wreaths OF pink roses IN
their hair. Mrs. Della Ruth played the
wedding march from Lohengrin Among
those present were Mrs. NJ H. Nye, mother
of the bride; Mr.. and Mrs. M. M jarvis,
Mr. and Mrs. E. Q. Gunson, Miss Grace
Jarvis. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. 0. Jarvis. Mrs
Adam Ruth and Mrs. Anna Bresiin. The
happy couple will be at home to their
friends after January l. 1906, at 113O TIN
street northeast.
DIR. and Mrs. Thomas Calver gave a
Christmas holiday party last Thursday
evening to the pupils of the Eastern High
School, friends of their son, George W. Cal
yer, who is attending that school The
parlor halls and dining room were taste
fully decorated with flowers, fruits, hags.
holly, nistletoe princess pine and festoons
of blue and white-the Eastern's colors. The
gay party participated in progressive va
riety of games and the evenings entertain
| and the distribution OF prizes TO the pest
winners and the worst losers In the various
| games Among those present were Misses
| Weaver, Kerper. Webster. Winter, Moore,
| Mackenzie Browne and Cramer and Messrs
Wallace Hummer, Gordon, Lepper Dodd.
Bailey Weaver and Calver. Mrs. Ralph
Nutting and Miss Carrie Wait.
! Mr. E c. Bralnerd and family have
| closed their Chevy Chase home for the Win
| ter season and are now located at No. 1f42
| street northwest, which they have leased
| until May.
Mr.. and Mrs Z. Hume Talbert We're the
] hosts on Tuesday evening TO the euchre
| club of which they are members. The par
/ lors were prettily hung with hoiiy ana
| Christmas greens. while the TALES, eausnt
| with holly ribbons. bore dainty heads. oio
| Kris and a spray of greens. Ten couples
| contested for the trophies, those most sue
| cessful being Mrs. Bradford. Miss cara
/ palmer Mr.. Thayre and Mr. Seats Inc
| guests then repaired to the dining room,
| where an elaborate and bount1fui supper
| was served Red streamers and greens
| festooned the walls and table, While the
| tapers burned under red shades. Each
| guest received a pretty red bell as SOU
| yenir of the evening. delightful program
concluded the evenings festivities, consist
| ing of a piano solo by Mrs. Talbert. q vocal
| solo. 1.-The Dying Rose" by Mrs. Nicholson;