The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-07
In The SOCIAL WORLD
Army and Navy Reception
Takes Place Tonight.
BACHELORS LAST COTILLION
Dance at New willard One of the
Largest of SeasOn-Dinner Parties
Given HE Preliminary Entertain
ments-Mrs. j. W. BOvee EnterfnInz
in Honor Of Mrs. Chamberlain.

The army and navy reception, the last
of the season at the White House. will
| be held tonight, The ARRANGEMENTS are
announced as follows:
Carriages viii approach from the north
to the east entrance of the White House,
opposite the Treasury. Pedestrians will
/ follow theSsame route. After discharging
passengers carriages will be parked
around the Ellipse in the White Lot
! The gates will not be open until 9
! O'Clock. Two carriages will drive under
| the purte-cochere at the same time.
CoachTen 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 numbers as their
| carriages. These they should carefully
preserve, in order to call their carriages,
which viii depart from the same en-
trance. 1t is requested that the line Of
/ carriages be not delayed by paying for
| the carriage service at the entrance.
Carriages viii be called by electric sig
nal.
After leaving cloaks in the cloakroom,
guests are requested to fall in line in the
cOlOnnade and pass up the main staircase.
The southwest gate will be opened at
S;3c p. m. Guests holding special car
Iiage cards will enter the grounds by that
gate, and the house by the door under
south portico. Carriages will approach
! this entrance by Seventeenth street.
The last of the Bachelors cotillions for
the present season took place last even
! ing at the New Willard. with larger
coullion than the winter has yet known,
except on the first night Of the series.
The pink ballroom was used, with tine
color Of the decorations in the same tone.
Mrs. Taft, wife Of the Secretary OF
War, welcomed the guests for the COM
mittee, which consists Of Maj. Charles
McCawIey, Mr.. P. Lee Phillips, Mr.. Regi-
maid Huidekoper, Mr.. ]. Vaudeville Car
Isle. Lieut. Commander Clalland Davis,
L. S. n, and Capt. John c. Gilmore, il.
Lieut.. Edward McCauley. l. S. y.
made his debut as a leader Of the very
successful cotillion. which began at Il
o'clock. The favOTs provided for four
figures were japanese parasols. opera
bags Of pink brOcade, dainty silver vanity
boxes, ash trays, silver mounted roll
blotters, and canes with pink roses for
the final figure. The Marine Band Or
chestra furnished the music. Supper was
served in the small ballroom at II O'Clock.
4 number Of dinner parties preceded
the dance.
One Of the most largely attended teas
Of the season was given by Mrs. J. Yves
ley Bovee at the Rochambeau, yesterday
afternoon, in honor Of Mrs H. r. Cham
berlain. Of London, the wife of the Lon
don correspondent OF the New York Sun
The reception-rooms were decorated
with palms and an exquisite arrange
ment Of Meteor roses and white lilacs.
the latter forming the centerpiece Of the
dainty tea table, at which Mrs. c. II.
Ackert, Mrs. William Kline Borden. Mrs.
Charles H. Richardson, and Mrs. Arthur
Dunn relieved one another in doing the
honors. Mrs. Reisinger, assisted by Miss
Patrice Egan, served punch.
Mrs Boyee. wearing a prfncesse gown
Of white chiffon broadcloth and rose
point, received her guests. among whom
there was a very representative gather
ing Of newspaper people, and a remark
ably unusual number Of men. assisted
by Mrs. Chamberlain. who wore a Pari-
sian gown Of pompadour chiffon and a
superb necklace of amber. Jade. and
painted ivory. the gift of Li-hung Chang
Others assisting the hostess were Mrs
Wallace Radcliffe, Mrs. Carl Joeissen.
Mrs. Joseph J. Murphy. Mrs. Walter
Frank Schaller. Mrs. Paul Fishbaugb
Mrs. Walter Wells, Mrs Emory w. Rel
singer, Mrs. J. B. Acker. Miss Ransdali.
Miss Richardson, Miss Rouzer, Miss Duff
field, Miss Carmel Egan. Miss AItbea
Kline. Of Pennsylvania, and the Misses
Needham.
Mr. and Mrs. James Pinchot enter
tanned at dinner last evening. when their
guests We're the Ambassador from Janan
and Viscountess Aoki, Senator and Mrs
SpoOner, Gen. and Mrs. Story. Rear Adj
miral and Mrs. MCGOWAN. DR.. and Mrs
Merriam, Mr.. and Mrs Charles D. Wal
colt Mr. and Mrs. William E. Curtis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam. Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Foster, Mrs. Samuel Thomas. Miss
Emo. Mr.. Lawrence Murray, and MIR.
Arnold Hague
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Huff enter
tanned party Of their young daughters
friends at dinner last evening. Their
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. PhIip S. HIGH
born, Miss Root. Miss Harriet Wads-
worth. Miss lie Bourgeois, Miss Theodore
Shonts, Miss Helen FfouIke. Count
d'Adhimar, Mr.. Merriam. Mr.. Wvetb.
Mr.. Jerome Bonaparte, Mr.. Murray Cobb.
and Lieut.. Poole.
Mrs. Hanna entertaiHed at dinner last
evening in honor of the Italian Au.bas-
sador, Baron Mayor des Planches. The
company included Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
White, Senator Kean and Miss Kean.
Senator Warren, Senator Beveridge, Rep
resentative Foss, Mrs. Sheridan. Mrs
Bacon, Miss Lowering, Mr.. Centaro. of
the Italian Embassy. and Mrs. Parsons.
The Assistant Secretary of War and
Mrs. Oliver entertained dinner company
last evening. Including Representative
and Mrs. Longworth, Mr. and Mrs.
George Vanderbilt. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Cooley, Mr.. and Mrs. John Newbold. of
Philadelphia, Miss Robson, Miss Myer.
Count Hatzfeldt. of the German Embassy:
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