Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
DINNERS AT HOMES OF OFFICIAL
NoTABLEs.
Large Party Entertained at the Vice
ident's-Personal
Notes.

| The Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks
| gave another large dinner last night, when
| their guests were the Secretary of War
| and Mrs. Taft, the Secretary OF Commerce
\ and Labor and Mrs. Metoalf, Senator and
| Mrs. Wetmore, Senator and Mrs. Dollver,
| senator and Mrs. Overman, Representative
and Mrs Dalzeil Representative and Mrs.
| Lawrence, Representative and Mrs. ]. III.
Gaines, Representative and Mrs. Sibley, AS
sistant Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs T.
| II. Newberry. Col. and Mrs Symons Judge
| and Mrs. Peelle. Mr.. and Mrs w e. Curtis,
| Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, Mrs.
| Richardson Glover and Representative Den
| by. The table decora tons were III pale pink
carnations.
The Secretary of State and Mrs Root had
as dinner guests last night the ambassa-
dor from Austria Hungary and Baroness
Hengelmuller, the British Ambassador and
Lady Durand, the Secretary of the In
| terror and Mrs. Hitchcock. Senator and Mrs
Hale Senator Kean and Miss kean, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Glover, Gen. and Mrs,
Randolph and Mr.. and Mrs Arnold Hague.
Mrs. Lunsford L. Lewis of Richmond, Va,
| Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Maurice
Smith, at 1871 Q street.
Miss Elsie Curtis, daughter of Mr.. and
INIS w, f. IurIlS, VINO mas DGe0 making q
series of visits in the west has returned
| home.
Mrs. Bonaparte wife of the Secretary of
the Navy, will receive tomorrow afternoon
at the Portland from to 6.
Mrs. j. Van Vechten Olcott, wife of Rep
resentative Olcott of New York, has been
detained In her home city but is expected
here next week, when the family will oc-
cupy the Whttemore house, New Hamp-
shire avenue and q street.
Mrs. Charles Grayson Dulin gave a din
ner last night as a farewell compliment to
the Mexican minister to Cuba and Madame
Godoy, who leave very shortly for their
new home. The table was decorated in the
Mexican colors-red white and green-the
flowers being American Beauty roses. The
other guests were the Haytian minister
and Madame Leger, the Bolivian minister
and Madame Calderon, Justice and Mrs.
Duell, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Parker Mr.. and
Mrs. Jules Guthridge, Miss Minetree, Mr..
Manuel Zapata Vera, il. of the Mexican
embassy, and Col j. Frank Supple of Bal
t!more
Massachusetts avenue. with their guest,
Mrs. Sallie A Collins OF Boston. will be al
home informally Wednesday, January 10.
Miss Margaret Watson gave musicale
Saturday evening at the residence of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. r. A Golden.
sang and Mr.. Ryall Albertson gave several
selections on the violin. The pianists were
Mr.. Harry Wheaton Howard and Mr. Bal
lenger. Among those present We're Mrs
Nell Boyd Howell, Miss Bessie Boyd. Miss
Martha Rowell Mrs. Charles Emmons
Watson, Mr.. B. Plumacher and Mr.. William
DouD.
The congressional ladies at the Hamilton
Hotel will not receive this week, but will
receive Wednesday. January H. and
Wednesday, February Il, from 3 to pm
The Misses Toomey of Rhode Island ave-
nue. have as their guest their cousin Miss
Mathison Of Wheeling, w. Va
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lansing RAYMOND
and Miss Raymond are at home Wednes-
days IN January, to O'clock at 1910 n
street.
Mrs Charles D. Walcott will not be at
nome tomorrow, but will receive on the
following Wednesdays during the season at
1743 22d street
Mrs. S. j. Bowie, wife of Representative
Bowie Of Alabama, will not be at home
until Tuesday, January o. when she will
receive at Stoneielgh Court from to 6
o'clock
Mrs. Albert ]. Gore will be at home to-
morrow afternoon for the last time this
season.
The Misses Levy of South Washington
gave large party on Sunday evening in
honor OF Miss Gussie Holberg of Balti-
more, who is their guest for the week A
large number of friends gathered. Unique
games, instrumental and vocal solos were
the diversions of the evening Miss Ida
Levy, who has just returned to the city
after an absence of three weeks spent in
Baltimore, rendered a particularly clever
literary program. At late hour the guests
repaired to the spacious dining room, which
was beautifully decorated for the occasion
n flowers and n nla bo-
rate supper served. The same
scheme of decorations predominated in the
large parlors Among those present We're:
Misses Fannie Herschman, Lena Herself
man, Gussie Holberg, Ida Levy, Frances
Levy, Sarah Levy, Yetta Stearman, Sarah
Jacobs. Eta Minsky, Rose Rothstein,
Belle l.. Levy, and Messrs. Abe Cohen
Sam Levy, Herman Levy, Herman Silver,
Mr.. josiah, NJ. Stearman, A. Wolberg. Abe
Blumenthal, Joseph Lebow of Baltimore
win Michaeis. DR.. Saltzman. B. Burnstin
and Bernard Solomon.
Representa- tive Weber of Ohio, will not
receive or make calls this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. hurry Wilson entertained
quite number of little folks last Friday
afternoon. the OCCASION being the third birth
day of their son, Oliver Shreve Wilson.
After a jolly good time the little ones filed
into the dining room, where a bountifully Ia
den table awaited them. AS the guests pass
ed from the room Master Oliver presented
each with an appropriate souvenir. He was
the recipient of many little remembrances.
Among the young folks present were: Edith
Randall Shreve. Kathryne Hodgkins Lillian
Galpin Marion Zimmerman. Effe and Elsie
Morgan, Louise Pitt, Clara Adler, Myrtle
MotZer Elijah beth Swenk, William Oliver
Shreve Blair and lie Roy Barghausen,
Earle Bradley, Robert Pitt, Edward Nor
gan Oliver Shreve Wilson and Baby Ell
wood hurry Wilson
Mrs n. NJ. Brooks has with her her
mother, Mrs. J. II. Troutman of Philadel-
phia and sister. Mrs. Harrop. with the two
daughters of the latter. They will be glad
To see their friends on the remaining Mon