Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-08
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
HOSPITALITIES AT WELL-KNoWN
HOMES FOR VISITORS.
Receptions and Dinners Follow in
Close Succession Per-
sonal Notes.

Mrs Roosevelt, accompanied by two OF
her children and Surgeon General Rixey OF
the navy, paid visit to Mr.. Wilmans at
Red Hill, Va, yesterday. Mrs. Roosevelt
and her party left here at 1850 O'Clock
Saturday night on a special car over the
Southern railway and returned last evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Westinghouse will give a re-
ception Wednesday night in honor of the
railway congress and a dinner on Friday
night. Last night they had as dinner
guests the Russian ambassador, the Baron
ess Mayor des Planches, the Belg an min
lister and Baroness Moncheur. Senator and
Mrs. Newlands, Mr. and Mrs. E. Heurteau,
Mr.. Charlie Emile Heurteau. Mr.. Louis
We.ssenbruch. Mr.. ]. Kologr.voff Mr.. j.
J. Mercierde de Moln, Mr.. Ernest Gerard.
Mrs. Stanley Matthews. Mrs. Marion p.
Maus, Miss Sedgeley. Miss Berry. Miss
Helen Patten, Miss Wadsworth and Dr..
Thomas Baker OF Baltimore.
The German mbassador and Baroness
Won Sternburg, in honor of the German del
egates to the railway congress. Herr Schulz
and his associates had as ulnner guests last
night Mr.. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. Mrs
Hobson, Mrs Nicholas Fish, Miss Kean,
Miss Williams. Miss Gwynn. the Wis cunt
and Viscountess de Faramond of the French
embassy, Commander Hebb.nghaus and
Frau Hebbinghaus, Major Won E eel, Mr.
Robert R. Schiller and Mr.. Won Verdy Of
the embassy staff.
A reception will be given today from y
to & al the German embassy for the rail-
way congress.
Apropos of the well-known Washing
tonians, the consul general to London and
hTrc ilnI Got rrT9gy n
brief visit in this city. a London cable let
ter says:
Mr. Wynne has already become quite
popular over here and has received more
Inv tatons than he could accept.
Mrs, Wynne has zen try ng to select q
house, but so many were offered that a
choice has not been made so far. Mr.
Wynne says he has become used to London
already. He likes the town and its Gus
toms, though widely different from Wash
Ing tom
The destruction of the yellow mansion in
Philadelphia interests not only residents OF
that city, but also many of this, who knew
the place well, and especially so since it
became the home of former Washngto-
MAN, Mrs. ]. Dundas Lippincott, who was
Miss Armstrong. Mrs. Lippincott has made
so many friends since she went bride to
Philadelphia that she has determined to
make that city her home. She will go
abroad next month, and while she is away
her parents, Gen and Mrs. Armstrong, will
BY the will of Mr. Lippncott the statuary
in the garden of the old mansion was given
to Paramount Park, and the articles OF
vertu in the mansion-pictures, bronzes,
etc.-will form two large memorial collec-
tons. also willed to the Pennsylvania mu-
scum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby S Moves have re-
turned from their winters visit to Califor-
MIA, and, together with Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore w. Noyes and Mrs George w. Boyd,
are at their country home, ALTON Farm"
Silver Spring, Maryland.
Miss Carrie Wheeler daughter of Gen.
Wheeler, will be the sponsor-in-chief for the
whole south at the June reunion at Louis
Vile, KY, of the United Confederate Vet
Grams Association. Her court of maids of
honor will be a large one, and series of
balls, teas and garden parties will mark the
week. in all Of which these young women
representing the beauty and famous fami-
lies of the south, will be pre-eminent.
Mrs. John w. Mackay and the Princess
Stigliano Colonna sail tomorrow for Eng
land, intending to take a leading mart in
the gayeties of the London season as Miss
Blanca Colonna, daughter of the latter. will
be debutante.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Hamlin gave an ele-
CANT dinner Saturday night of eighteen
covers.
Inc french ambassador and Nine. ,JuS-
serand will give a dinner followed by a re-
ception, tonight. Yesterday the bachelor
members of the French delegation to the
congress took luncheon with the ambassa-
dor and his wife.
Friday evening last party was given by
Miss Grayce Wall as a farewell to her
guest. Miss Grace Watkins of Elmira, N. Y
During the evening Miss Sadie Gompers
and Miss Florence Neuber sang, while Miss
Edna NJ. Frank and Mr.. Harry D. Cassaday
rendered several instrumental selections
AT 1870 dainty buffet lunch was served
after which dancing was INDUCED in until
late hour. Among those present were the
Misses Marian du Paul Maud Teeple, Nell
lie Thornton, Lena krause, Vera du Paul.
Sadie Gompers, Edna Frank, Florence Neu-
ber l.. Pratt, Messrs Ross Bright, Stanley
Leith, William Notes, Clifford Kettler, Clar-
ence Poston Wallace Allen Theodore
Perry, Harry Hamilton, William Barth,
Albert Mudd, Harry Cassaday and Mr. and
Mrs Samuel Gompers, Lila F. Gibson, Mrs
John A. Kaff, Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Wall.
Owing to an attack of influenza, Mrs. H
M. Hodges is obliged to cancel all engage
ments for the present.
Miss Margaret Nesline of this city will
go to Baltimore, Md, to be the guest of her
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Schlund and
on Wednesday will be bridesmaid for her
cousin, Miss Barbara Schund, who is to
marry Mr.. George Chamberlain at St.
NiClldei SLuICu, bdlliInOTe. Inc reC6p-
ton will follow
The marriage of Nine. Constance Locke
Valis of Chicago and Mr.. Charles Frederic
Sibley, eldest son of the late Gen. H. H
Sibley of st. Paul, Mimi, took place last
Saturday, May 6, at the home of the
brides aunt, Mrs. c. Ralstone in Minneap-
oils, in the presence Of relatives only The
Rev. S. B Purves, rector of Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church, officiated. Miss Ina
Locke of Chicago was bridesmaid and Mr.
John H. Locke of New York was grooms-
man. Mr.. Sibley. who left here nine years
ago for the west. is well known in this
city and in st. Paul. The couple left on
an extended wedding trip, and will reside
after October 10 in st. Paul.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Higginson gave
dinner Saturday night in honor of Lord
Charles Beresford. when there were also
present Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Morton, Rear Admiral Caps. Mrs. Julian
James, Robert Thompson of New York,
Capt. and Mrs. Renfrow, Capt. and Mrs
Bowyer. Capt and Mrs. Brownson, Major
Cole of the Marine Corps, Mrs. Fuller of
Boston, Miss Haldane and Mrs Lasare of
New York, who are staying with Mrs. Hig-
gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ely of New York
have announced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Helena Rutherford Ely to