Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-08
TIE WORLD OF SOCIETY
BRILLIANT RECEPTION CLOSES
WHITE HOUSE SEASON.
Mrs. Vespasian Warner Gave a Large
Luncheon Today-other
Events.

The army, and navy reception last night
at the White House was brilliant close
to the formal functions of the season there.
1t ATTRACTED not only the special guests of
the occasion, but also most of the leading
diplomats and quite number of persons
In resident society. The decoration of the
national colors which draped the doorways
and the flags of the President, the admiral
Of the navy and those of the Secretaries of
War and Navy hanging on the walls gave
cheerful brightness to the corridor. The
reception began promptly at 8, the mill
tary and naval aids preceding the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt to the blue room.
Behind the hosts walked the Vice President
and the Secretary of State, the wife Of the
former being absent from town and that
Of the latter still suffering from bad
cold; Secretary and Mrs. Shaw, Secretary
and Mrs. Taft, the Attorney General and
Mrs. Bonaparte, Secretary and Mrs. Met
calf. Secretary and Mrs. Straus followed
in the procession, the ladies afterward TAX
ing their places in the receiving line. Sec
rotary Hitchcock escorted Mrs. Loeb to
the blue room.
dress Of white velvet, trimmed with white
and gold lace.
The party invited to the blue room was
very large one last night as all the
notables in the army and navy residing
within easy travelling distance were invited
to join the heads of both services. Con-
spicuous in the blue room company was
Mrs. Longworth, whose dress was of
bronze-tinted gauze, in which touches of
gilt appeared. 1t was mounted over sew
eral falls of chiffon in different shades.
cluster of mauve orchids adorned the bod
ice. Another striking figure in the blue
room coterie was MES. Fred Grant. who
was in a jetted black lace, and wore
number of diamond ornaments. Mrs.
Charles L. McCawley was one of the most
elegantly dressed women present. She was
in a brocaded white velvet only little
lace showing ON the bodice. She wore a
dog collar of silver lace covered with small
diamonds. diamond necklace and dia-
mond tiara.
The occasion marked the first participa-
ton of the ambassador of Mexico and
Sonora Creel in White House festivity.
The latter was richly gowned in white bro
cade and had on several superb diamond
ornaments They were accompanied by the
Mexican minister to Cuba, Senior Godoy,
now acting as counselor of embassy, and
Sonora Godoy,- both great favoriteS here,
the latter in a richly jetted black lace over
white and wearing diamonds and emeralds.
The Italian ambassador, the German am
bassador and Baroness Sternburg, who
rarely miss an attendance at a White
House function, were present, the latter
beautifully dressed in white and wearing
diamonds. The Russian ambassador and
Baroness Rosen. the Japanese ambassador
and the Viseountess Aoki, with their SON
in-law and daughter, Count and Countess
Hatzfeldt the Colombian minister and
Sonora Cortes, Senior and Sonora GuZman,
the Bolivian minister and Miss Elena Cal
deron, the minister of Ecuador and Sonora
Carlo and their daughters, the minister of
Panama and Nine. Obaldia, the minister
of Nicaragua, Mr.. Corea, and the minister
of Haiti, Mr.. Leger, were also present.
Nhn nnt' ctofnr ATr- r,1nc ryNva
silver spangled lace over pale blue. Mrs.
Don Cameron wore pale blue brocaded vel
vet, and Mrs. Cass Garfield of New York.
her guest, wore deep shade of dahlia vel
vet with butterfly bows of tulle the same
shade for sleeves. Her ornaments were in
diamonds, dog collar and a tiara, as we'll
as corsage pins. Mrs. j. Franklin Bell,
wife of the chief of stan, wore an orchid
satin with beautiful lace. Mrs. Loeb wore
one of her prettiest dresses, pale blue
liberty satin trimmed with soft ruches of
lace.
The attendance seemed larger than at
either of the first two receptions of the
season. All had been received however, at
half past 10, when the receiving party and
other guests went upstairs. Supper was
served in the corridor.
Besides the members OF the Presidents
personal and official households the follow
ing were invited to the Blue Room last
night: Mr.. Robert Shaw Oliver, Mrs. Oliver,
the Misses Oliver, Mr.. Truman H. Newber-
ry, Mrs. Newberry, Miss Gladys Newberry,
Maj Gen. ]. Franklin Bell Mrs. Bell, Capt.
w. NJ. Wright Mrs. Wright, Maj. Gen. F.
c. Ainsworth, Mrs. Ainsworth, Brig. Gen.
James Allen, Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Barry,
Mrs. Barry, Miss Barry, Mr.. ]. A Bennett,
Mrs. Bennett, Brig. Gen. William Crozier,
Brig. Gen. George B. Davis, Lieut.. Charles
NJ. Wesson, Mrs. Wesson, Brig. Gen. Clar-
ence R. Edwards, Mrs. Edwards, Brig. Gen.
Ernest A. Darlington, Mrs. Darlington, Miss
Darlington, Brig. Gen. William P. Hall,
Mrs. Hall. Brig. Gen. Charles F. Hum
phrey. the Misses Humphrey, Brig. Gen.
Alexander Mackenzie, Mr.. E. r. Hendley,
Mrs. Murray, the Misses Murray, Brig. Gen.
Robert NJ. O'Reilly, Mrs. O'Reilly, Brig.
Gen. Henry G. Sharpe, Mrs. Sharpe, Gen.
D. E. Sickles, Brig. Gen. Culver c. Sniffen,
Mrs. sniffen, Brig. Gen J. NJ Wilson, Miss
Leila w. Waller, Miss Julia E. Noyes.
The admiral of the navy. Lieut.. Comman
der S. 8. Wood, Mrs. Wood, the chief of the
bureau Of construction and repair of the
navy, Rear Admiral ]. B. Coghlan, Mrs.
Coghlan the chief of the bureau of naviga-
tion of the navy. Mrs Converse, the Misses
Converse, the chief of the bureau of equip
ment of the navy, Mrs. Cowles. the Judge
advocate general Of the navy, Mrs Diehl,
Rear Admiral c. F. Goodrich. Mrs. Good
rich, Miss Goodrich, Rear Admiral J. N.
Hemphill Mrs. Hemphill, Miss Hemphill,
the chief of the bureau of ordnance of the
navy, Mrs. Mason, the chief of the bureau
Of steam engineering Of the navy, Mrs Rae.
Rear Admiral G. c. Reiter, Miss Reiter. the
Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers, Mrs.
Rodgers, the chief of the bureau of supplies
apd accounts of the navy. Mrs. Rogers.
Rear Admiral c. H. Stockton, Miss Stock
ton, Miss Gladys Endicott, Rear Admiral
Asa Walker, Mrs. Walker.
Brig. Gen. G. F. Elliott, Mrs. Elliott,
Lieut.. r. B. Putnam, Col. Frank L. Denny,
Mrs. Denny, Miss Denny, Col. Green Clay
Goodloe, Mrs. Goodloe, Miss Goodloe, Col.
Charles H. Lauchheimer.
The Chief Justice, Mrs. W. H. White. DR..
8, M. Moore, Mrs. Moore, Mr.. H. c. Wal
lace, Mrs. Wallace, Mr.. N. L. Francis, Mrs.
Francis, DR.. Robert Mason, Mrs. Mason,
Mr.. Justice Harlan, Mrs. Harlan. the Misses
Harlan, Mr.. Justice Brewer. Mrs. Brewer,
Miss E. H. Brewer, Mr.. Justice White. Mrs.
White, Mr.. James White, Mr.. Justice Peck
ham, Mrs. Packham, Mr.. Justice MeKenna,
Mrs McKenna, Mr.. Justice Holmes, Mrs.
Holmes. Miss Upham, Mr.. Justice Day,
Mrs. Day, Mr.. Stephen A. Day. Mrs. Day,
Mr.. Rufus s. Day, Mr.. Justice Moody, Miss
Moody.
Mr.. William P. Frye. Wr. MILAN Frye
White, Mrs. White, Mr.. Benjamin F.
Briggs, Miss Emma Frye White, Mrs.
Coleman, Miss Marie Thorne.
The Speaker Of the House, Miss Cannon,
Mrs. E. x. LeSeure.
Capt. Frank r.. Mccoy, Capt. A. E. Hard
ing. Capt Fftzhugh Lee, Lieut.. c. r. Miller
Lieut.. p. H. Sheridan, Lieut.. r. C. Bulmer;