Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SHRovE TUESDAY PROGRAM
FULL OF INTEREST.
Miss Fry's Luncheon in Miss Elem
ing's Honor-Personal
Notes.

The pleasures crowded into this after
| noon and evening are not only numerous
but very interesting, partaking Of both. an
official and private character. The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt will be dinner
guests of the Secretary Of Agriculture, and
the Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft will
also entertain at dinner. The Small and
| Early at Rauscher's and the large recep-
ton Of which the Japanese ambassador and
Viscountess Aoki will be host and hostess
are other special events of the evening. Sen
| ator and Mrs. Knox's afternoon reception
to present their new daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Reed Knox, to their friends will bring a
large company together
Miss Gertrude Fry was hostess today OF
an exceedingly pretty luncheon in honor OF
Miss India Bell Fleming, one of a series
which the young friends of this next inter
national bride are giving for her.
At the marriage of Miss India Bell Flem-
ing and Senior Corea, the minister of Mica
ragua, Wednesday, February q, the Next
can ambassador, Senior Enrique Creel, will
be best man. Among the bridesmaids will
Secretary Of the Treasury. DR.. Teunis 8.
Hamlin will perform the ceremony, which
will be followed by large reception.
The German embassy was en- fete last
night, when several hundred guests were
entertained by the ambassador and Baron
ess Won Sternburg at the first OF the two
large receptions which usually mark thei1
Inequalities each winter. The halls and
staircase were flower-decked along the
route to the drawing rooms and ball rooms
In each Of which there are so many beauti-
full and curious objects belonging to the
ambassador. A buffet supper was served
in the dining room, where the flowers in
the centerpiece were white azaleas. in a
huge gold dish. The baroness wore one
of her most becoming gowns, rich satin OF
plicity and relieved about the shoulders by
folds Of tulle.
Senator and Mrs Depew entertained at
dinner last evening the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor and Mrs. Straus, Mr.. JUS
tice and Mrs. Brewer, Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Holmes, Senator and Mrs. Cullom. Senator
and Mrs. Burrows, Senator and Mrs. Scott,
Senator and Mrs. Hopkins. Representative
and Mrs. Sherman. Representative and Mrs.
Dwight, Mrs. Barney. Miss Sheriff., Sen
ator Clay and Senator Dillingham;.
Miss silvie de Grasse Fowler gave a tea
yesterday to meet her guests, Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Chadwick Of Newport, who
are completing a delightful visit here to-
morrow. Mrs. Richard Mulligan and Miss
Constance Satterlee were among the as
sistants Of the afternoon.
H..
nue. has returned after four weeks trip
south.
Capt and Mrs. Richardson Clover enter
tained at dinner last evening in honor of
Miss Maud Pauncefote, who IS the guest Of
Mrs. Townsend. The others present were
Count and Countess HatZfeldt, the latter
the daughter of the japanese ambassador;
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, Capt. Ryan of the British navy and
Mrs. Ryan, Major and Mrs. McCawley,
Mrs. Townsend, Representative and Mrs.
Olcott, Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Clover, Mr..
Sturdy of the British embassy and Col.
Cromwell.
Miss Calvo, daughter of the minister of
Costa Rica, entertained at luncheon of
eighteen covers at RauSchers today.
Mrs. P. Lee Phillips entertained her ac-
quaintances yesterday at tea at the Albi
Club, so frequently and pleasantly the
scene of the private hospitality of it's mem
bers. She had assisting her Mrs. John T..
Davis. Mrs. Hinckley, Mrs. Charles H.
Campbell and Mrs. Pettus, who had places
at the refreshment table, which was spread
in the Dutch kitchen. Miss Juliette Will
liams, who presided at the punch bowl,
which was located at the halfway sta
ton back Of the library, where the hostess
and her other assistants, Miss Terry Miss
Enrol Cuthbert Brown. Miss Mary Souther-
land. Miss Crawford, Miss Chew and Miss
Wells were.
Gen. Arson Mills gave a dinner last night
when his guests were: The Mexican am
bassador Rear Admiral Schley. Representa-
tive David ]. Foster, Representative c. B.
Lands, Gen. Thomas s. Barry. Representa-
tive Albert S. Burleson, Gen. John P. Story,
Gen. George L. Gillespie, Gen. George H.
Harries, DR.. Edward Everett Hale, Mr..
Charles d. Walcott Mr.. Frank Hitchcock,
Rear Admiral John G. Walker, Gen. Amos
s. Kimball Gen. George NJ Sternberg, Mr.
Jose F. Godoy and Mr.. Wilbur Keblnger.
Mrs. Ankeny and Mrs. Simmons, wives of
the senators of Washington and North
Carolina. gave large tea yesterday at the
Highlands, when 200 guests enjoyed their
hospitality. The large ball room was dec
Grated with flowers and the two hostesses,
Irish lace and the other in pink radium
silk, were assisted by the Misses Simmons,
Mrs. G. w. Scott and Miss Yerkes.
Mrs. Henry Hardtung of 1s1 18th street
northeast has just returned home from
Frederick. after spending a week with her
parents.
Mrs. Arlon Tannevar Cushman of 2542
18th street northwest will be at home in
formally tomorrow.
Mrs. Samuel Nelson Barker has issued
cards to a dance on the evening of Wash
ington's birthday, February %, at Chevy
Chase College. Chevy Chase, Md. The
AOuAS OK 1IOAI Q W ~ .oO " CAOCh.
Mrs. Menefee and the young ladies' Of
Washington College, Sd and streets north
east, gave large reception yesterday after
noon from to 10 o'clock.
The large parlor and dining rooms where
the charming young ladies received were
beautifully decorated with smilax, roses
lilacs and ferns. The mantelpiece in the
parlor- was banked with pink carnations.
In the receiving line were Mrs. Menefee
Miss Guyer, Miss FARRELL, Blanche Griffith
and Margaret Collins. The senior and jul
niors of the A and B classes in the parlor
as ushers were Sue Howell, Mamie Cert,
Sadie Cert, Alice Webb. Susan Hogsett
Mary stearns. Josephine Leavy, Lucy
Smith, Sallie Van de Wenten, Baxter Clay
brook, Ursie Bolinger. Ella Goldman, May
Perkins, Alice Dorsey, Eada George, Anne
Reid, Frank Miller and May Perkins
At the cocoa table-Niss Wooden Dora
Strong, Lewis Stearnes Harriet Hogsett
and lisa Bolinger Coffee table-Miss Starr,
Josephine Minor. Maurine Harris, Lillian
Ravens Lucy Birge and Elsie simmons.
Punch table-Miss Holt, Esther Humbert,
Esthel Carr, Fern Minor, Rowena Frank,
Erma Bernheimer and Edna |Conheim. Ice
cream table-Mrs. Reichman, Gladys Grun-
field. Edna Gaitskill, Florence Cert, Hazel
Pulford. Sophie Carr, Catharine Rud and
Catherine Bartels.
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