Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-11
TIE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. DRYDEN HAS A COMPANY
AT LUNCH TO-DAY.
Elegant Hospitality at the Thropp
Home-other Parties
Personals.

Wright of Newark, N. T., was the guest
Of honor. The other guests were Mrs.
Metcalf. Mrs. Gallinger, Mrs. spooner. Mrs
Alger. Miss Kean, Miss Willard, Mrs. Dali
zell Mrs. Cromwell, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs.
Audenried. Mrs. Perdicaris, Mrs. Sampson.
Mrs. Jackson. Mrs. William Wright, Mrs.
Treat. Miss Treat. Mrs. Butler. Mrs. Cher
ardi Mrs. Clover. Mrs. Morton Henry. Miss
Sheriff. and Mrs. Kuser.
Mr. and Mrs Thropp welcomed several
hundred guests last night at one Of the
most charming receptions OF the year, not
able In the brilliancy of the company It
attracted as well as the scene OF the On
tertafnment-a hoepitable home not sur
tial elegance Of its furnishing and adorn-
ment. Its permanent beauty was accentu-
ated last night by decoration Of spring
blossoms, placed with an artistic regard to
the general harmony in effect. An orches-
ira played during the evening and supper
was served from a fower-decked table.
Only for the unreasonable GOODNESS OF the
night. the company would have had q
arranged somewhat on the order of an
Italian garden, Is already place of great
beauty. Before Mrs. Thropp leaves town
for the summer her friends may have
cup of tea there with her. Last night she
was richly dressed in white lace over chif-
fon and silk.
The guests included the Vice President
and Mrs. Fairbanks, the Secretary of the
Treasury, Senator and Mrs. Lodge. Senator
and Mrs. Knox, Senator and Mrs. Scott,
Senator and Mrs. Rayner, Senator and
Mrs. Burrows, Senator and Mrs. Hopkins,
Justice and Mrs. Holmes, Gen. and Mrs.
Elliott, Col. and Mrs. Symons, Col and
Mrs. Roper, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Ches-
ter, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Terry, Miss
Terry, Read Admiral Kenny the Cuban
minister and Nine. Quesada, Capt. and
a AfrS
Richard Townsend, Miss Townsend, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Bradley, Miss Madeline
Bradley, DR.. and Mrs. Loring the Misses
Loring, DIR. and Mrs. Chatard, Mr. Cotton.
the Misses Cotton, Mr.. and Mrs Charles A.
Spaldfng, Lieut.. Commander Culver, Mrs.
Clement. Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan c. Phillips.
Mrs Richard Butler, Representative and
Mrs. Crumpacher Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Grosvenor. Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Reyburn,
DR.. and Mrs. A. F. Magruder. Commander
and Mrs. Hodges, DR.. and Mrs. Sewers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gaillard Hunt, Representative
and Mrs. Dalzell Representative and Mrs.
Olcott. Representative and Mrs. Boutell,
Gen. and Mrs j. Watts Kearny, Prof.
and Mrs. Willis Moore, Mr.. and Mrs.
0 T. Crosby Miss Crosby, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Whitfield Brown, Miss Brown, Mrs.
Howell Carroll. 4,.rs. Basil Gordon, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. d. PIERCE, H. A, Herbert, Mr..
and Mrs. Micous Mrs. Downing. Miss Down
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Addison, Mr. and
Cassells, Miss HUH. Miss Kerr, Miss Sewers
and the Misses Squire.
Major and Mrs. Burr, who are soon to
leave for the formers new post in Boston.
We're given a goodbye party last night, at
the Washington Barracks, when the officers
of that post and their wives were the hosts
and hostesses and half of social Washing
ton the delighted guests The Officers
Club was the scene of the hospitality, and
supper and dancing filled the evening.
Capt. Smith, Lieut.. Mitchell. Lieut.. Moore
committee. The Engineer Band played and
the occasion was one OF the happiest OF
the barracks series. The invited guests
included Secretary and Mrs. Root, Gen. and
Mrs. Randolph, the Misses Randolph, Mr..
and Mrs. Perdicaris, Gen John Wilson,
Secretary and Mrs. Taft, Assistant Secre-
tary and Mrs. Newberry, Admiral Caps.
Col John Biddle, Miss Biddle. Gen. and
Mrs c. /. Allen, Gen. and Mrs III. T. AL
len; Miss Allen. Secretary and Mrs. Hitch
cock Miss Hitchcock, Mrs Bradford, Miss
Bradford Col Barnett, Col and Mrs. Brom-
well. Gen. T. H. Barry, Gen. and Mrs. A.
E. Bates, Ger. John Bates, Admiral and
Mrs. Converse. Miss Converse, Gen CrOzier,
Admiral and Mrs. Field. Secretary and Mrs
Oliver. the Misses Oliver, Admiral and Mrs.
o'Neili, Gen. and Mrs. O'Reilly, Col. Town
send, Gen. and Mrs. Sharpe, Gen. Mac
kenzie, Col. and Mrs Symons, Miss Sy
mons, Gen. and Mrs. Sternberg, Col. and
Mrs. Lockwood. Col. and Mrs. Leech, Maj.
and Mrs. Ireland, Maj. and Mrs. Mallory,
Castellot, jr., Mr.. Justice and Mrs Dueli,
Admiral and Mrs. Clark, Gen. and Mrs.
Humphrey, Col. and Mrs. Helm, Miss Helm,
Col. and Mrs. Hatfield, Gen. and Mrs FL.
p. Hall, Admiral and Mrs. Cowles Col.
and Mrs. Chamherlin, Maj. and Mrs Ale
shire, Maj and Mrs. Alvord. Maj and Mrs
c. B. Baker; Maj and Mrs; Beach. Maj.
And an, Mrs; Abbott the Misses Abbott.
Crabbs, Maj. and Mrs Newcomb, Miss
Newcomb, Commander and Mrs. Davis Col
and Mrs. Petutt, Commander and Mrs
Phelps, Miss Phelps. Maj. and Mrs Lang
Mrs. ]. r. Keane, Maj. and Mrs. Kuhn,
Col. and Mrs. Kerr. DIR. and Mrs. George
Becker. Capt. and Mrs Philip Andrews
Capt. A. w. Butt. Mrs Butler, Miss But
Ter, Miss Barnes. Mr.. Bonaparte, Dr. and
Mrs Beall, Mrs. Benham. Miss Benham,
Maj and Mrs. Hodges, Capt. Guy Henry
Capt. and Mrs. Hamilton, Capt and Mrs
Howard, DR. Gutierrez, Miss Hagner, Mr.
and Mrs. Hatch, Maj. and Mr. Harrison
Maj w. Fl. Hart, Murray Cobb, Robert
Centaro, Vaudeville Carlisle Miss Florence
Conrad. Lieut.. E. ]. Dent, D. Duncan, Miss
Mary Duell, Capt. and Mrs. Kutz, Lieut.
and Mrs. Conrad Koerper the Misses Koer-
per. Paymaster Kerr. Mr. and Mrs Keep
Mr.. and Miss Kelly, Capt. Harding. Lieut.
Richard Hooker. Edward Heald Mrs
Jayne, Capt. and Mrs Morrone. Mrs. and
Miss Niche. Capt Dan moore, DR. and Mrs
Magruder, Miss Magruder, Lieut.. and Mrs
u -. mcItondiu, capt t1tZ Lee, Nal. and
Mrs Little, Mr.. Langley, F. F. Langley
DR.. Harry Lehr. Go aid Lincoln Mfrs w
s. Lincoln, Mrs. E. 8. Moore, Miss Irene
Moore, DIR. and Mrs. G. c. Stew
art, Roger NJ Stewart Dr. and
Mrs. Spencer, Lieut.. Shackford, Lieut.
Spauldng. Richard Tyler, Mr. and Mrs. G.
Williams. Capt. and Mrs Wright Miss
Waller, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Wood Mr. Bing-
ham. Maj. and Mrs. j. B. BalIenger, Miss
Helen Black, Paymaster and Mrs Brooke
Lieut.. III. s. Wigmore, Capt. and Mrs
Sewell. Capt. and Mrs. Kester, Capt and
Mrs. Borden. Capt and Mrs Brown, DR..
and Mrs. Ashford Capt and Mrs. Mark
ham: Lieut.. and Mrs Hannum. James T.
Williams, jr., Henry T. Williams, Lieut.
Sehley. Lieut.. Brooke Lieut.. and Mrs VIII
liams. Lieut.. Tyler, Lieut.. Moore Lieut.
Adams Lieut. Ralston. Lieut. F'iske, Lieut.
Grant, Capt. and Mrs. Remberg Capt and
Mrs. Summerlin. Miss Sanger, DR.. and Mrs
Stewart. Miss Pears Dr. and Mrs W. J.
Pettus. Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips, Capt and
Mrs. Reed, Capt. A. H. Russell, Mr.. Pier
son, Capt. Spencer Crosby, Capt s. A. Clo--
man. Mrs. Churchill Candee, Capt. and Mrs
M. j. Henry, Rev. Patrick ]. HeaIy, Miss
Ruth Halford. Mrs. Isham Homsby Lieut.
L. L. Lietrick. DIR. Mathew Dulaney, Lieut.
Dorst. Miss Alice Downing. Mr.. E. S. Du-
vail, jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps Emo Senator
and Mrs. Elkins, Miss Elkins, Mrs Dorel-
Ian. Lieut.. and Mrs. B. B. Brown Mr. and
Mrs. A. b. Butler, Misses Frances and
Gladys Butler Lieut.. Harry 8. Berry, Lieut.
Charles L. Blakeley, Prof Gardens, Paw
master George b. Blumer Mrs aud n3cv