The Washington times., 1906-02-08
ARhY-NAVY NIGHT
At WHITE HOUSE
To Be Most Brilliant of All
Receptions.
PRESIDENTIAL BOX PARTY
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt Were at Colum-
bia Last Evening With
Few Guests.

The army and nay reception AT the
White House tonight, the most bril-
liant of all the series OF state functions.
except, perhaps. the diplomatic recep-
tion. is the leading social event ar
ranged for today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cropper will entertain
at dinner. as viii also Mr.. and Mrs.
James r Garfield and Mr. and Mrs.
c. c. Glover. Mrs. Oliver Wendell
Holmes entertained a luncheon party
today. and Mr.. and Mrs. Waleott viii
give a reception.
The President and Mrs Roosevelt. Dr.
Lambert. and Miss Richardson occupied
a box al the performance of Mrs.
LefingwelTs Boots" at the Columbia
last night.
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Cor
telyou are entertaining Miss Fenimore
and Miss Hulme, Of Mt. Holly. \. j.
Miss Stone, Of Syracuse. " Y. was
the guest of honor az a dinner given
last evening by her cousin and hostess,
Miss Mary /. DuelL
The Misses Dapray was hosts at d tea
yesterday afternoon at their residence.
1752 Seventeenth street.
Mrs. y. s. Simpson viii entertain at
q tea this afternoon 10 meet Miss Thorn
dixie. OF Boston.
At the reception tonight carriages VIII
approach from the north to the east
entrance of the White House, opposite
the Treasury Pedestrians viii follow
the same route. After disehargins pas
sengers, carriages viii be parked around
the eIlipse in the White Lot.
The gates viii not be open until
o'clock. Two carriages Will drive un-
der the porte-cochere at the same time
Coachmen will be provided with mum
bered checks, which must be preserved
by them in order 10 regain admittance
to the grounds. Guests Will also be
provided with tickets Of the same num-
bers as their carriages. These they
should carefully preserve, in order TO
call their carriages. which viii depart
from the same entrance Carriages VIII
be called by electric signal
After leaving eloaks in the cloak
room, guests are requested to fail in
/ line and pass up the main staircase.
The southwest gate will be opened at
+ $50 p. IN. Guests holding special car
riage cards will enter the grounds by
/ that gate. and the house by the door
under south portico. Carriages viii ap-
/ proach this entrance by Seventeenth
street.
/ Mr.. and Mrs George Westi ghouse,
( who came over from New York the first
! of the week to attend the dinner given
/ by Senator and Mrs Elkins. have left
J ho hex- 81
/ and have gone to Solitude" their Pitts
burg home.
Mrs. Hunter Doll will be at homo at
/ the New Willard this afternon from 4
/ to o'clock
Mrs Charles II. DuelI entertained at
/ luncheon yesterday Mrs. Harlan. Mrs.
I White Mrs. Brown, Mrs Barnard, Mrs.
/ Edison. Mrs. MCGiH, Mrs. Oicott, Mrs.
| Fassett, Mrs. Butler, and Mrs Parker.
Miss Adelaide spofford. of New York
| is the house guest of Mrs. Pierre Loril-
lard.
Mr. and Mrs Medill Mccormick, OF
Chicago, son and daughter-in-law of the
! Ambassador to France and Mrs. Nc
Cormick, will be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Robert w. Patterson, on Dupont
Circle, until after the Roosevelt-Long-
/ worth wedding. Mrs. Mccormick was
formerly Miss Ruth Hanna, daughter OF
the late Senator Hanna, and popular
here.
The reception at Stoneleigh Court yes
| terday afternoon from 4 to 8 o'clock
| given by Miss Perkins and Miss Walker
for Mrs. Flint, wife of the Senator from
California. was one of the most delight
fu receptions in official society this win
ter The drawing room in which guests
were received was fragrant with roses
hyacinths and other blossoms A draperN
of smilax added to the airy effect OF
the decorations Behind a screen o
palms and ferns. an orchestra played
during the reception. The tea table IL
the adjoining room was gay with pni
flowers and pink capped candles. Here
too, a profusion of sfnilax and other
vines and foliage was used.
MISC Perkins. wearing white emhroid
erred broadcloth. and Miss Walker, in