Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A SERIES OF DINNERS PLANNED
AT WHITE HOUSE.
The Vice President and Mrs. Fair
banks Guests Of Honor-other
Parties-Notes.

Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson of New
York arrived in the city today for weeks
visit at the White House
Invitations have been sent out by the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt for dinners
Monday. January %; Friday, February 2.
and Monday, February r.
Representative and Mrs. William Alden
Smith assembled a notable company at din
ner last night to meet the Vice President
and Mrs. Fairbanks. The table laid In the
presidential suite at the New Willard was
beautifully decorated with American Beauty
roses and narcissus, the PLAQUES and bou-
quets being connected by an encircling loop
of tulle. The guests were the German am
bassador and Baroness Won Sternburg, the
Chinese minister, Speaker and Miss Can
non, Justice and Mrs White, Justice Day,
Senator and Mrs. Scott, Senator and Mrs.
Spooner, Senator and Mrs. Burrows, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Martini Senator and Mrs. Dol
liver, Senator Warren, Lieut.. Gen. and
Mrs. Chaffee, Representative and Mrs
Serene Payne, Representative and Mrs.
Dalzell, Representative and Mrs. Sibley,
Representative Mccall, Representative
Foss, Assistant Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Newberry, Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. War
ner, Mr. and Mrs Rudolph Kaufman, Mr..
and Mrs George A. Fernald of Boston,
Mrs. J. L. Loose.
Madame Leger gave one of the prettiest
teas of the season yesterday, when she
welcomed to the legation of Hayti, several
hundred friends from the diplomatic, Of
ficial and resident world of the capital and
had in her party of assistants her young
nieces, the Misses Bourke, Madame Godoy,
Miss Mercedes Godoy. the Misses Lambert,
Miss Veloz, Miss Calderon, Miss Calvo,
Miss Shaw and Mrs. Miller. Minister Leger
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hospitality of his pleasant home. In the
dining room refreshments were served, Mrs.
Miller and Miss Lambert were vis-a-vis at
the table and Miss Godoy presided at the
punch bowl.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins entertained last
evening in honor of the British ambassador
and Lady Durand. To meet them were
present the Russian ambassador and Ba-
roness Rosen the Attorney General, Senator
and Mrs. Hale, Mr.. and Mrs Robert Bacon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lanstreet Of New York, Mr..
and Mrs. Glover DR.. and Mrs. Radcliffe.
Mrs. Slater. Mrs. Townsend and ex-senator
Davis Of West Virginia.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Root had
guests to dinner last night, their company
including the Cuban minister and Sonora
de Quesada, the Argentine minister and
Sonora Portela, Mr.. and Mrs. Q. T. Crosby,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler Anderson, Mrs.
Carey Hutchinson of New York, Mrs. Roots
house guest: Miss Sheriff., Maj. Biddle,
Maj. Macomb and Miss Edith Root.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft
were also dinner guests last night, their
party being composed of Senator and Mrs.
| Wetmore, Senator and Mrs. Dryden, Gen.
and Mrs. w, T. Draper, Gen. Crozier Mrs.
Albert Clifford Barney, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. Boardman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas T. Gaff and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles B. Taft of Cincinnati.
The German ambassador and Baroness
Sternburg again welcomed a large gather
ing of official and resident Westinghouse
last night when the hostess had the assist
| ance of her aunt, Mrs. Arthur Langham of
Louisville, KY, and her sister, Vscountess
de Faramond, in entertaining.
Mrs. Albert R Dyer Mrs Grace Dyer
Knight and Mrs. F. H. Agnew will be at
street, Columbia Heights.
Mrs. Hale, wife of Senator Hale. enter
tanned at a luncheon today. when covers
were laid for sixty guests. Nearly all those
present were wives of senators.
Mrs. LaFolette, wife Of Senator IaFol-
lette of Wisconsin, will be at home at the
Ontario the remaining Thursdays of the
season The wives of Representative
sentative Brown of Wisconsin, Mrs Byron
Andrews, Mrs. Henry Comstock and Mrs.
j. David Thompson will receive with her
next Thursday from to 6.
Mrs. Charles R. Mckinney of Minnesota
will receive Monday, January o. at 200 A
street southeast, from 2:30 to $50 She
will be assisted by Mrs. deb. Randolph
Kem, the Misses Deimer of Pennsylvania
and Mrs. Merriam.
Miss Reading will be at home at sos
18th street, from to Wednesdays the
oath and 31st.
Mrs. A. L. Hough will be at home the
last two Mondays in January and February
at the ''Melrose," 1343 Clifton street north
west.
Mrs. Augustus Jackson, 2121 H street,
will receive the remaining Mondays in jan
uary.
Mrs. R. H. NJ. Robinson, 1922 10th street
northwest, will be at home the remaining
Mondays during the season.
Mrs. Job Barnard will not be at home
Monday, January %, but will receive the
10Th and February 8, II and 10.
Mrs. Annie v Yeatman, widow Of s. M.
Yeatman, is now residing with her brother,
| Mr.. E. M Hall. at 3112 18th street north
west.
| Madame Godoy. wife of the Mexican
minister to Cuba, will receive today. Her
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