Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-31
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
ANOTHER NOTABLE BANQUET
FOR PEACE CoNFRERES.
Dinners. Dances and Tea Parties and
Tomorrow.'s at Homes.
Personal Notes.

/ One of the handsomest dinners which
has marked the presence OF the Central
American peace conference at this 4capita al
was given last night at the New Willard
with the delegates of Nicarsg qua and Hon
duras as hosts, and the ambassador OF
Mexico. Mr.. Creel and the assistant eecre-
tary of state, Mr.. Bacon. as special guests.
Those present in addition to the above
were the Haitian minister the minister of
Costa Rica. the Nicaraguan minister. the
Bolivian minister, the Argentine minister,
the Peruvian minister. the Ecuadorian
minister. the Colombian minister, the
Uruguayan minister, the Spanish minis
| ter, the Guatemalan minister. the Saliva
dorean minister. the Hondurean minister,
the Chilean minister. Minister Godoy. the
Cuban charge dafraires. the Pana-
ma charge d'affaires. the Venezuelan
charge d'affaires. Mr.. Sylvino Gurgel do
Amaral. Mr.. John W. Foster. Mr.. Adee,
Mr. Mr. as Hunt Wilson, Secretary Loeb
Bonilla: Mr.: Fiallos. Mr.. Butler, Mr.. Bar
| rett, Mr.. Herbert Putnam, Mr.. Yanes
Mr.. Doyle and Mr.. Veloz.
There will be receptions tomorrow. New
Year, at the homes Of the Vice Presi-
dent. the Secretary. Of the Treasury. the
attorney General, the Postmaster Cen
eral. the Secretary of the Navy. the Sec
rotary OF the Interior the Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor. Speaker Cannon
| and Admiral Dewey
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Root
will entertain the diplomatic corps at
breakfast at IL O'Clock. They will hold no
public reception.
Receiving with Mrs. Fairbanks tomor-
row will be her daughter. Mrs. John w.
IIr, Mrs. Hobart. Mrs: Cullom, Mrs
John W: Foster, Mrs. Hanna, Mrs. James
Robert Mckee, Mrs. John H. Foster, Mrs
Lincoln Dixon. Mrs. Jesse Overstreet. Mrs
j. A: M Adair. Mrs W. E. Cox, Mrs
Hemingway. Miss Foraker, Miss Mckee
GMary Lodge. Miss Lucy kean, Miss
Cockrell, Miss Louise Maxwell, Miss
Ridgely, Miss Ffoulke and Miss Wade.
me reception hours are from to 6.
The ladies invited to assist Mrs. Cor
telyou. wife Of the Secretary of the
Treasury. tomorrow, are: Mrs. ]. II. Ed
wards, Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, Mrs
Charles H. Treat, Mrs. William B. Ridge
ly. Mrs. John G. Capers. Mrs Weaver,
of the Bishop of Brazil Mrs. Coolidge,
the Misses Treat, Miss Helen Woodward
Miss Gertrude Brown of New York. Miss
Kinds, Mrs. Cortelyou's sister, and a
|
Secretary and Mrs. Taft will omit their
| usual reception on New Year day on ac-
| count Of the recent death Of the Secre-
| tary's mother. 800
Mrs. James R. Garfield, wife of the Sec
] rotary of the Interior. will be assisted at
her reception tomorrow by Mrs. Gillespie
Mrs. Walcott, Mrs. Pinchot, Miss Boliver
Mrs Lowden. Mrs. Leupp. Mrs. Fremont
| Smith, Mrs. Stanley Brown, Mrs Wilmer
Mrs Gaillard Hunt Mrs. Bulmer, Miss
Hagner. Miss Anna Horsey, Miss Morgan
Miss Constance Hoyt, Miss Yulee Noble
and Miss Goodwillie Of Baltimore.
Miss Cannon and Mrs. LIE seure. daugh-
tiers of Speaker Cannon. will, receive to-
morrow, and in their party Of assistants
will be Mrs. Sibley. Mrs. Dalzell. Mrs.
soutell, Mrs. Mann: Mrs. Busbey. Mrs.
Mrs. Talbot. Miss Gillett, Miss Parker.
Miss Eleanor Parker. Miss Griffith, Miss
Cullen, Miss MATHS, Miss Willis, Miss
Stewart, Miss Helen Stewart, Miss Irene
Moore and Miss Clara Boal.
Gen. and Mrs. J.. Franklin Bell and
Gen. and Mrs. E. A. Darlington will be
glad to see the officers of the army navy
and Marine Corps and other friends to-
| morrow. from 2:30 to 4:3O o'clock, at the
Highlands: They will be assisted by Mrs.
w. P. Duvall, Mrs, Aleshire. Mrs. Swift,
Mrs. Wotherspoon, Mrs. Murray, Mrs.
w. T. Wood, Mrs. Milton Davis of the
army. Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. Bulmer.. Mrs.
Chandler, Mrs. Knapp of the navy, Mrs.
A. B. Butler. Mrs. Summerlin. Miss Sally
Darlington. Miss Juliette Williams Mis-.
Helen Downing. Miss Stella Dunn, Miss
Clabaugh and Miss Janet Wood.
Mrs. Thomas A. Rhoades, jr., with her
little daughter. of New York, is visiting
her mother. Mrs. Chase. at 115 New York
avenue where she will be glad to see
| her friends.
Miss Marie Louise Loeffier and her
guest Miss Elizabeth King of vii.
mington, Del. will attend the New Year
| hop at Annapolis, remaining New Year
day and will not be at home to friends
| A musical yesterday afternoon at the
Italian embassy brought together over
two hundred guests from diplomatic, Of
sador and the baroness received thei,
guests. while Prof. Console, an italian
pianist, gave the musical program.
Senator and Mrs. Stephen B. Elkin.
gave a dinner last night their guests be-
ing the Postmaster General and Mrs
Meyer, Lieut.. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Pell and Mrs
George Law Of New York the naval at.
tache of the Italian embassy and Signora
Phster. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Norman, Mr.
and Mrs. William Corcoran Eusts. Mrs
| Huntington Wilson, Miss Grace Jarvis
Miss Edith Sanger Miss Katherine Elkins
Mr.. Edward Wales Root, Mr.. Robert Hit
Mr.. Joseph Letter, Lieut. Edward Nc
Cauley and Mr.. Stephen B. .Elkins, jr.
Mrs Robert NJ. La Toilette. wife of the
senator from Wisconsin, will not receive
tomorrow.
Mrs, Attvell. wife of Capt. Juan Attwel
| of the Argentine navy. gave one Of the
prettiest teas of the holiday season yes
i terday to introduce to her large circle OF
friends Nine. Cruz. wife of the newly ar
rived minister from Chile. The coy home
| on Hillyer place was tastefully decorated
| with flowers and plants. Mrs. AttWel
| was handsomely gowned in white lace
over pompadour silk. Assisting in the
hospitality were Nine. Portela. wife of the
minister from Argentina; Mrs Daniel P
Mccartney. Mrs. William NJ. Irwin, Miss
Earlougher and Miss Elsie Seymour.
| Mrs. Elliott J. Dent will be at home
Fridays in January, 1912 G street.
Miss Eugenio D. Borden will be al
home informally Thursday. January 2. al
Florence Court, California street and
Phelps place northwest. Washington
| Heights.
Mrs. Flint. wife of Senator Flint will
receive the third and fourth Thursdays in
January.
Mrs. John G. Capers will be at home
| Thursday in January this season.