The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10
TEAS, DINNERS,
AND RECEPTIONS

Speaker Cannon's home was the Mecca
for several hundred society people
yesterday afternoon. when Miss Cannon
gave a tea in compliment to her sister,
Mrs. E. y. LeSeure. who arrived here
from Danyille Wednesday. and Mrs. j.
L. Loose, of Chicago, who is spending
the entire season here. Besides Mrs. Le-
Seure and Mrs Loose, Miss Cannon had
assisting 1er Mrs. Dwight. Mrs. Da1zeu,
and Mrs. Vanderbark.
Among the yourg gifis who assisted
in the tea room and elsewhere were
Miss Williams, of Chicago: Miss Taylor,
Miss Irene Moore, Miss Hegeman. of
Pennsylvania; Miss Shaw, Miss Ridgely,
Miss Palmer, the Misses Warnock. and
Miss Mccoy and Miss Hartzell, who are
the guests Of Mrs. DaIzen.
Mrs Richardson and Mrs. Vanderbark
presided at either end of the tea table.
The floral decorations, to which the
Cannon house lends itself admirably,
were Liberty roses and lilies in the tea
room, and roses and tropical plants
in the drawing rooms.
Miss Cannon is expecting as guests for
the inauguration DIR. and Mrs. Glidden, of
Danville. H.. and Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Nugent, of St. Louis
Senator and Mrs. Knox were the liz
vited guests OF honor at a dinner last
night with Representative and Mrs.
S.bley as hosts. Senator Knox is still
confined to MS bed by Illness, but Mrs.
Knox met the guests, among whom
were Senator Boies Penrose, Senator and
Mrs. ]. ". Bailey. Senator and Mrs.
y. 3. Scott. Senator and Mrs Talil-
ferro, Representative and Mrs. John
DalzelI. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Spencer.
Mrs Richardson, and Mr.. and MIS-.
Noyes.
The japanese minister was the guest
u Mr.. and Mrs Robert !. Fleming last
night. Other guests were Senator and
Mrs. Burrows Senator and Mrs Dryden,
Senator Warren, Senator kearns. Mrs. I.
De Witt Talmage Mrs. Elizabe Stout
fer Moore, Mrs. j. l.. Loose, Justice and
Mrs. Anderson. DR.. and mrs Clement
Brown. and Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. War
neT.
Mrs. Higginson, wife of Rear Admiral
ftigginson. entertained at luncheon yes
terdaY Mrs Paul Morton. Mrs; Henry
Kirk Porter. Miss Hegeman. Mrs. Sci
fridge, Mrs SoutheIiand, Mrs: Wood,
Mrs. Wainawrigi1t. Mrs. Chaplin. Mrs
Hutchinson. Mrs. LATER, her guest from
New York. Mrs. Higginson was also
hostess yesterday afternoon for the Of
ficers who gave a hop at the navy yard.
Mrs. Hefce, WIIS OF the <ASSlSIaflL
Secretary of State. was hostess at a tea
yesterday afternoon at her residence
on Lafayette Square, Introducing Stan
ton Sickles and Mrs. SfckIes to several
hundred people OF the social world of
Washington Mr.. Sicbies is the only son
of Gen. Daniel SickIes. and is secretary
of the legation at Brussels, and was
formerly secretary Of the legation at
Madrid. 1t was while secretary at the
latter place that his marriage took
place.
hill and Mrs Bromwell who did the
honors OF the tea room; Miss Cummings.
the niece of the hostess; Miss Sargent,
and Miss Stevens.
Mrs Draper entertained luncheon
company yesterday. which included Mrs.
White, Mrs. McKenua, Miss kean, Mrs
Nicholas Anderson. Mrs. Audenried, Mrs.
Henderson. Mrs. Mclean, Mrs. PIERCE,
Mrs. LeSeure, Mrs. Loose. Mrs. Bates,
Mrs, Mulligan, Mrs; Glover, Mrs spen-
Wei2htman, Mrs Richie, Mrs. Reyburn,
Mrs. Page, and Mrs Montgomery Blair