Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-04
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
FIRST OF THE SEASONS LEvEEs
AT WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Dined
by Secretary and Mrs. Root
Other

! For the White House reception tonight
the arrangements are as follows:
Carriages will approach from the north to
| the east entrance of the White House. OPP
| posite the treasury. Pedestrians will follow
| the same route. After dischargng passen-
| gers carriages will be parked around the
| ellipse in the White Lot
The gates will not be open until $3.50
| clock. Two carriages will drive under
| the porte-cochere at the same time. Coach
| men will be provided with numbered
| checks. which must be preserved by them
| In order to regain admittance to the
| grounds. Guests will also be provided
| with tickets of the same number az their
| carriages. These they should carefully
| preserve. in order to call their carriages,
| which will depart from the same entrance.
| Carriages will be called by electric signal.
! After leaving cleaks In the cloakroom,
guests are requested to fall in line and pass
! up the main staircase
| The southwest gate will be opened at $50
pm Guests holding special carriage cards
| will enter the grounds by that gate and
| the house by the door under south portico.
| Carriages will approach this entrance by
| 18th street.
/
| gan the cabinet entertainment of the Presi-
| dent and Mrs. Roosevelt by dinner last
| night at their home on 10th street. FOL
! lowing the custom adopted last year, the
guests were generally unofficial residents
| and out-of-town visitors. There were pres
| ent to meet the President and his wife
| Senator Murray Crane. Gen Horace Porter
ex-ambassador to France; Nicholas Murry
Butler president of Columbia College New
| York; the first assistant secretary of state
| and Mrs Robert Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Hastings of New York, MI john
Cadwallader of New York Gen .Crozler.
Mrs E. Hope Slate Miss Tuekerman, Miss
MacVeagh. Miss Amy Mcmillan and Miss
Edith Root.
The Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks
gave a dinner last night, at which were
present the German ambassador and Baron
ess Won Sternburg, the naval attache of the
French embassy and ViscomtesSe de Fara-
mond, the counselor of the German embassy
and Baroness Won dem Bussche Hadden-
hansen, Miss Roosevelt, Miss Hildegarde
McKenna, Miss Katherine Elkins, Miss
Louise Foraker, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis King
Wainwright, Representative Adams of
Pennsylvania, Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson
of Chicago, Miss Josephine Boardman, Mr..
Ronald c. Lindsay of the British embassy,
Representative Longworth, Mr.. John Leg
gett Pultz of New York Maj Charles L.
McCawley. Lieut.. Philip Sheridan, Miss
Mary Sheridan, Miss Blanche Shoemaker Of
New York, house guest of Mrs. Fair
banks; Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Fairbanks, Mr.
Richard Fairbanks and Mr.. Robert Fair
banks. This company and the guests who
had dined with Col. and Mrs. Bromwell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Legare, with few
others especially Invited. enjoyed an fnfor-
NAL dance together IN the large room at the
Vice Presidents home. A supper was
served about midnight.
Col and Mrs. Charles S. Bromwelfs din
ner guests were Lieut.. Commander and Mrs
Albert L. Key, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hal
lam Keep Mr.. and Mrs. Corcoran Thorn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Westcott, Mr. and
Mrs. Nathaniel Francis, Miss Stenton, Mr..
and Mrs. Montgomery Blair, Lieut.. and
Mrs John w. Timmons and Capt. Comfy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Legare's guests
included Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Binney, Mr..
and Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis, Mr. and
Mrs ODonnell, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Legare,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bolt Mr.. Chandler Hale,
Miss Townsend, Mr. Centaro, Mr. de Pury,
Miss Boardman, Mr.. and Mrs. Larz An
derson and Miss Patten
Mrs. Burr, Washington barracks. No s,
will receive today, and the succeeding
Thursdays in January.
Caruso will sing at small musical which
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont will give on
the evening of January %. AS their music
room is not large the number of invita-
lions will Of necessity be restricted to its
seating capacity.
The British ambassador and Lady Durand
gave small dinner last night in honor of
Miss Collier of New York, who is visiting
at the home of the Secretary of the In
| terror. Other guests were: Miss Hitchcock
Miss Oliver Miss Marion Oliver Miss Bow
ditch, Miss Randolph, the Misses Durand
Count Joseph Wenckheim of the Austrian
embassy, Lieut.. L. s. Grant, Sd; Capt An
drews, Murray Cobb, Mr.. Jackson, William
Seeds and Ernest Rennie of the British
embassy
Mr.. and Mrs w H c. Thompson are Wis
ting heir daI1 pht TrS I IT,,
AShevlle, n. c.
The state councillor of the Daughters of
America. Mrs. Marion Scaggs received the
members of the various councils of the Dis
trict New Year day. She was assisted by
her niece, Miss Daisy Beckwith, also Miss
Ferguson of Wheeling, w Va, and Mrs
]. II. Fristoe of Tfffin, Ohio.
Mrs. Cooper entertained at her home New
Year evening, assisted by her daughter
Lillian, and the Misses Clements Mrs
Cooper was becomingly gowned in black
silk and white lace. Miss Lillian Cooper
wore pink, the bodice having white lace
yoke. with bands of silver leaves Miss Jo-
sephne Clements wore black chiffon, Miss
l4enie Clements white silk, Miss Ella Glenn
ents pale blue silk, with white chiffon. The
parlors were decked with plants and cut
flowers.
Mrs. r. b. Bradford and the Misses Brad
ford will be at home Fridays during the
season, at 1922 street
Mrs. Madison Mason will be at home at
the Wyoming on January and 10.
Miss Mana Portner entertained at a small
tea yesterday from to 6 at the family
residence, on 18th street.
New Year evening a birthday and New
Year party was held at 800 Sth street north
east in honor of George W. Dick Games
and dancing were INDUCED in until late
hour and refreshments were served. Among
the participants were Misses Mabel KunZ
Carrie and Lillian Sale, l.. Lyles, Emma
Rohrman, Mary Price, Louise Wood, Elsie
Furr Ethel Dick, Edith Mcdonald and
Edith Foreman, and Messrs. Howard Wal
Their, Howard Dhrich, Elmer Bateman, Lee
land and Eugene Leger Graham Lyles,
William Roberts. George Souder, William
Brown and Leslie Vandegrift