Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-27
The WORLD OF SOCIETY
A COMPANY OF NoTABLEs DINE
AT WHITE HOUSE.
Secretary Taft's Party for His Fellow
Voyagers-other Events
Personals.

Senator and Mrs Burkett, Senator Gearin,
Representative A. A. Wiley, Representative
and Mrs John W. Dwight, Representative
and Mrs. William s. Rennot, Representa-
tive and Mrs. ]. Sloat Fassett, Assistant
Secretary of War and Mrs. Oliver, Maj.
Gen. John c. Bates, DIR. and Mrs. Stokes,
Mr. and Mrs. Butterfield, Mr.. and Mrs.
Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick NJ. Alger
Mrs. Albert w. Bacon, Mrs. Lawrence
Mrs. Wharton, Miss Carow Miss Oliver and
Capt. Harding The decorations of the
table were of Lawson carnations, lilies of
the valley and ferns.
In regard to the invitations for the we'd
ding of Miss Roosevelt and Mr.. Longworth,
which have been sent out, the number is
limited to the immediate family connec-
lions, small official list and the intimate
personal friends of Miss Roosevelt and Mr..
Longworths
Tonight in Philadelphia Miss Alice
Roosevelt will be entertained at dinner,
while Representative Longworth Is also
at dinner served in the same hotel of
which Mr. Isaac Clothier will be host, for
the newly named ambassador to Brazil,
Mr.. Lloyd Carpenter Griscom Miss
Roosevelt will be the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs Griscom at Dolobran, their suburban
place, during her stay, which Will ex-
tend over Sunday.
There was a reassembling last night at
the home of Secretary and Mrs. Taft of
practically all the members of the party
that accompanied the Secretary of War to
the Philippines last summer. The company
included senators and members with their
wives, army officers, Miss Alice Roosevelt,
Gen. and Mrs. Luke Wright and Mr.. ana
Mrs. Lloyd c. Griscom. There a gen.
eral recounting Of incidents Of the voyage.
Others present included Senators Warren,
Scott, Dubois, Foster, Patterson, Newlands
and Long. Representatives Payne, Grosve-
nor, Hepburn, Smith of Illinois, DeArmond,
Jones of Virginia, Cooper of Wisconsin,
Gillett of Massa chusetts, Cochran. Long
worth and Parsons, and Messrs. Stuyyesant
Fish, jr., Lafe Young, Prof Coolidge OF
Cambridge and Allen G. Hoyt of New York
Rev and Mrs C. H. Butler will not be at
home the evenings of Monday, January 20
and February 3.
Capt, and Mrs. William Kelly Of West
Point are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
B. Graham. Mrs. Kelly is the daughter of
ex-Gov. and Mrs. Odell of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wetmore Van
Loun announce the engagement of their
daughter. Ida Grace, to Mr.. William Bart
lett Whipple. The wedding will take place
In the spring.
Mrs. Edward Parker entertained delight
fully at luncheon Wednesday, her guests of
honor being Miss Driscoll and Miss Char
lotte Walker. Other guests were Miss
Sewers, Miss Edison, Miss Bryan, Mrs. Har-
rison, Mrs. Lucas. Mrs. slayden and Mrs.
CUP.
Tuesday to meet Miss Driscoll and Miss
Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Culp entertained at
beautiful dinner on~ Tuesday evening.
The guests were Justice and Mrs. Shep-
ard, Mr. ana Mrs. Hannis Taylor, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Burleson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucas and Mr.. and Mrs Chas. H. Ackert.
The Chinese minister was host last night
at dinner for the Chinese commission and
invited to meet their excellencies, Huan
Fang and Use Hung Chi were the Secretary
of State the Secretary of the Navy, Mr..
Justice Brown, Mr.. Justice Harlan, Mr.
Justice Brewer, Senator Dryden, Repre-
sentative Dalzell, Representative Edwin
DENLY, REPRESENTATIVE J. A. T. Hull, Gen
Chaffee, Gen. Greedy, Read Admiral Chas
o. Neil. Solicitor General A. W. Hoyt Com
missioner General of immigration F. p
Sargent, Assistant Secretary of State Rob
ert Bacon. Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Truman II. Newberry, Mr.. Charles DENLY
Mr. John w. Foster, Mr.. ]. w. Jencks, Mr.
Woo Kuang KEN and Mr.. s. K Sue secre-
taries to the commission; Mr. Owyans King.
Chinese vice consul at San Francisco; Mr.
Chow Tszchi. first secretary to the Legal
ton Mr.. 1ung Kwai, secretary Interpreter
and Commissioner III. B. F. Macfardland,
Mrs. Mary L. Belmont of Rochester. N
Y, is spending a few weeks with her daugh-
ter Mrs. Chas. a. Sidman, at the Glen
Quarry road.
A delightful dance was given In Takoma
Hall Thursday evening in honor Of Mics
Giddings of Leesburg, Va The COMMITTEES
III charge of the dance was composed of
Misses Dawson and Griffith and Messrs
Perry and Waters. The ctaperons were
Mrs. J. c. Wineman and Mrs. r. l.. Waters
of Washington. The attractive costumes
OF the ladies were an especially noticeable
feature.
Among those present were Miss Giddings
of Leesburg;sVa. Miss Dawson of Dawson
vile, Miss Griffith of Rockville, Md. Misses
Waters of Brightwood, D. c.; Misses Bar
nard, Gould. Casson, Weeden, Menden,
Matters, Quinn, Arthur, Blake, Milliken of
Washington, Miss Weaver of Georgetown,
Miss Perry OF Kensington, Md; Miss West
of keyser, w. Va: Mr. and Mrs J. c.
Wineman, Mr.. and Mrs. Bright, Mr. and
West of Woodside, Messrs. Waters, Jack
son. Martin of Takoma, D. c.; Mr. Perry
of kensington, D. c.. Mr. Candy of Sandy
Springs, Nd; DR.. Brown of Burnt Mills,
son. Weeden, Steele, Hermann, Blake. Do
Ian Of Washington, D. c.; Mr. Burr of
Brookland, Col. Miles of Washington, DR.
seitz of Washington, Mr. Blanford of Ave
mol, Md; MIR. Waters of Brightwood Mr.
Lyddane, Messrs. Chambers and Nice of
Washington, d. c.
Mrs. Giles c. c. simms will receive
Wednesday February IA, assisted by her
daughters, Mrs VIM Fenwick Mattingly
and the Misses Simms.
Mrs. P. P. Campbell, wife of Representa-
tive Campbell, will receive Tuesday with
Mrs j. M. Miller at 1913 18th street
DR.. and Mrs Needham will be at home
informally Saturday evenings to the mem
bers OF the faculties of George Wash
ington University.
Mrs. A. G. Wilkinson and Miss Wilkinson
will be at home Monday afternoon, Janu-
airy 20, but not during February.
Mr.. Hioki, the Japanese charge has gone
to Philadelphia He will be back in a day
or two
Mrs Clarendon Smith will be at home
Wednesday, January 81, assisted by her
daughter Miss VIM. s. Allen and Mrs
Horace Cleveland Chandlee.
Col. Bromwell gave dinner last night,
and in the enforced absence of Mrs. Brom-
We'll who Is not yet well enough to preside
at her own table, Mrs Rogers did the hon
ors. The other guests were Attorney Gen
eral Moody, the Belgian minister and Ba-
roness Moncheur, Mrs. Cowles, Mr. de
tNasalH Itx,I.