The Washington times., 1906-03-27
SOCIETY IS AWAKE
DESPITE SEASON
Races and Other Events Dis
pei Gloom of Lent.
NNER HOSTS TONIGHT
The Belgian Minister and Baroness
Moncheur Will Be Among Hosts
of Tonight

While the social program must remain
slim one until Easter. there is quite
enough entertainment-includ the
races-to keep society people awake.
The Belgian Minister and Baroness
Moncheur will be among The dinner
hosts tonight. all Of their entertainments
being marked by agreeably selected
companies entertained with great sim
plicity and good taste.
Ex-Governor Perham will be eighty
sewn years old today. and will this even
ing receive his friends informally al his
home. SO5 Westminster street.
) departure from Washington OF
Ion Won dem Bussche-H -Haddenhausen
and Baroness Won dem Bussche-Hadden-
hauser'. who were TO 20 to New York to-
day preparatory to sailing for Europe
Thursday. has been DELAYED by a dav
on account of the indisposition Of the
baroness They probably will not leave
Cn5,n Sne CIoE until the morning. Both the
Counselor and Baroness Won dem
Sussche- -Haddenhausen are popular in
society here. and their prospective an
sence is much regretted. The baron
eSs INTRODUCED her mother and sister.
me. de Hoz an dMlle. de Hoz. to
Washington society last season.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand. the Brit
ish ambassador. will sail from New
York April IS for a short visit 10 Eng
iand, returning here in time to take up
ms summer residence at Lenox.
HerDert watson, now in the foreign
oEice. London, has been assigned to the
embassy here as third secretary.
Mrs James Robert Mckee. who has
been tfe guest for some days past of
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Lee. left Wash
lnSton for New York yesterday
Miss Mathilde Townsend Will be the
only attendant Of Miss Annie McCaulev
at her marriage 10 Charles O'DonneIl
Lee. OF Baltimore, which will take place
at the home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward McCauIev, Aprl q srbe-a
viii not be more than a hundred ,,iests
present, and the Rev Father Lee 81
ST. Matthew's Church. will of1cfata ca
iumbus ODOnnell Lee will be mis-
brothers best man.
Mrs. Bateman, widow of Arthur Edg-
erton Bateman. has issued invitations
for the marriage of her daughter. Miss
Bella Edgerton Bateman, TO Charles D
Voorhis, OF Paterson, n. J.. on T,iesds,,
evening, April u.
Benjamin F. Martin announces the
marriage Of his daughter. Maude Eliza
beth, TO Robert Edward Lee Prosise
on March "a. They will be st home
after April . at 617 Q street
Rev Charles Warren Currier Will give
an informal talk this evening on the
North American Indian. at the resfden, Q
OF Mrs. Thomas H Carter. I52S Sly
teenth street His wish Is to organize
woman's auxiliary OF the Marquette
League.
Miss Wood. sister OF Representative
Wood. of New Jersey, will receive in
formally today at the NormandIe.
DR.. Rosalie Slaughter Morton. of New
York, is the guest of Mrs. George Bruce
Cortelyou. wife of the Postmaster Gen
eral. at the Cortelyou home, PHI Ban
croft place.
The announcement is made of the en-
sagement of Abe Marks, OF this CITY,
and Miss Freda Nathan, of Newbursh.
n Y. Mr.. Marks, in company with his
mother. Mrs. :. Marks. is at prFseltt
visiting at the home of Miss Nathan in
Newburgh, where at a house party the
formal announcement was made yester-
day.
Mrs. Arthur Cranston will be at home
this afternoon from to 6 O'Clock. al
1903 Rhode Island avenue, for the last
time this season.
Ms. H. A. Hail, of the Iowa. Tbir-
teenth and o streets will be at home
this afternoon. having with her her
daughter. Mrs. ]. 7. ID. Blackburn, from
3 to 8.
Miss Ferguson gave one Of the most
delightful parties OF the season last
night to celebrate the birthday ami
versary of her guest, Miss Alice Sargent
The house was filed with the flowers
received By Miss Sargent in complimen.
of the day. The first part of the evening
was spent In playing bridge. which was
followed by a supper. In the center oI
the table was a large birthday cake
glittering with candles The cutting OF
the cake caused much merriment. for in
it were the proverbial ring, thimble and
piece of money
Among the guests were Mrs. Winthrop
McKim, of Tuxedo; Mr. and Mrs
Richard Ely. Mrs. Wilder, Captain
Glover. Dr. Compton DR. Bispham, Will
Z
terson, John Siebert, John Hill, of Bal
timore, Captain Porter. Lieutenant Nc
Culley. Miss Fenno and Amos Lawrence
of Boston.
The King and Queen of Italy, accom-
panied by General Brusati and lady in
waiting. attended the Buffalo Bill per-
formance in Rome Sunday, and Monday
a special performance was given for the
Queen and the two young Princesses
Yolanda and Mafaloa-
Miss Mabel Wolcott. daughter OF Judge
WaIcott of Michigan. is spending her
vacation with Mr. and Mrs. John VOL
colt. of 615 III street northwest. Miss
Wolcott is a junior at Vassar College
Miss Genevieve Putnam and Miss
Sarah Putnam, of Saratoga, n. Y, are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. Brown,
at their home, 1922 I street.
A number of Christian Endeavor peo-
pie from the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church went over TO Fort Meyer
Sunday evening to lead the meeting for
the soldiers In the party were Mr. and
Mrs Wordeman, Miss Musser, Miss
Lusk- MIR. Smith, from the Y. NJ. c. A
DR. Waters, and Mrs Josephine Rich
Miss Lusk sang a solo.
Mrs. Fannie X. Levi. of Eighteenth
street. entertained a party of out-of-
town friends at dinner AT her home last
night before the theater. Those pres-