Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-02

at the refreshment table. Other assistants
to the hostess were Mrs ]. l.. Sitter, Mrs.
Hopewell H. Darneille, Mrs. A. V. Cush-
man, Mrs Elliott Prentiss, Mrs. George
Koontz, Mrs. George c. Johnson Mrs.
Harry c. Sitter of Roland Park, Baltimore;
Mrs. Eugene Byrnes. Mrs. Frank Goodwin
of Seattle, the Misses Orndorf, Miss Louise
Ferguson, Miss Laura Sylvester, Miss Jack
son of ST. Louis, Miss Clara Scofield, Miss
Julia Oliver and Miss Jennie Stier.
York city is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
1. Allen for few days at their home, 1923
New Hampshire avenue.
Mrs. Root. wife of the Secretary of State,
will not receive tomorrow.
Mrs. D. w. Brown announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Kill
ingsWorth Brown, to Mr.~Joseph Bonn of
Roland Park. Baltimore. Miss Brown is the
daughter of the late David Wolfe Brown
official reporter debates House of Repre-
SentatiVeS.
The French ambassador and Nine Jus
serand entertained at dinner last night Wig
count de Alte, Portuguese minister: Mortesa
Kahn, the Persian minister; Chekib Bey
the Turkish minister; Mr.. IlSuge, Nor
wegian charge d'affaires, and Mrs. Hauge
Miss Berry, Miss Boardman, Miss G. Myer,
Miss Clayton. M. de Siebert OF the Russian
embassy, Capt. Fourier and Viscount de
ST. Phalle of tie French embassy
Mrs Ogden Mills gave a beautiful
luncheon last week In New York for Miss
Jean Reid. Miss Reid and her parents. AM
here for the diplomatic reception this week.
They will be the guests of Capt. and Mrs
William Sheffield Cowles.
will give tea tomorrow in honor of the
Yale Glee and Banjo Club. A dance will
be given at the New Willard following the
concert tomorrow night, when Mrs. Taft
will receive with Mrs. Hoyt, Mrs. Postle-
thwate, Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs.
Bell Mrs. Greedy and Mrs. Huff.
Mrs. George Cotton Maynard will be at
home tomorrow afternoon after o'clock
for the only time this season. as she goes
this week to Montrose, Pa, to spend some
time with her mother. Mrs. Henry Warner,
who is now in her eighty-fifth year.
Mrs. e. A. Haines has gone to Knoxville,
Tenn, to visit her daughter, Mrs. H. G.
Sanford. and will make the acquaintance
of her new grandson. Benjamin F. Sanford.
Mrs. Elias Raft, Columbia apartments.
14th and Birney streets, has her niece,
Miss Threasa Hecht Of Baltimore, as her
guest.
Mrs Carl Joerissen and her sister, Miss
Laughlin, of New York will be at home
Friday afternoon, January 8, at the
Rochambeau
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Niehol entertained
number of their friends Saturday evening,
December 30. at their residence No SOC
Sth street northeast, in honor of their tenth
wedding anniversary. The evening was
spent in social intercourse, together with a
brief address by Rev. E. b. Bagby Misses
Marie Speethman and Lenore Lacey rendered
several selections ON the piano and Mrs r.
w. Burkhart sang. The following were
present: Rev. and Mrs. 2. B. Bagby, Mr..
and Mrs. John L. Lacey, Mr. and Mrs Seth
D. Gage, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Stoddard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Scott. Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Meyer. Mr.. and Mrs, F. c. Porter
DIR. and Mrs. George T. Preuitt. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. NJ Condra. Mr.. and Mrs o. A.
Booth. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Carpenter, Mr..
and Mrs. r. w. Burkhart, Mr.. ana Mrs