Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-01
TIE WORLD OF SOCIETY
BENEDICTS BALL TONIGHT Al
NEW WILLARD.
Days at Home and Other Events Of
Kindred Interest-Per-
sonal Notes,

the musicale at the White House at 4
o'clock and the tea to be given by Mrs.
Warner and Mrs. Harwood, wife and
daughter Of Senator Warner of Missouri.
at the Cairo from 4 to g. The Benedicts'
bail at the New Willard will be the most
attractive event Of the night. It will be
preceded by a number of dinners. The
cotillon, in which fifty couples will dance,
will begin after supper. Mr.. Chandler
Hale, Mr.. w. c. Eustis, Mr.. Larz Ander-
son, Mr.. George Howard, Mr.. Alexander
Legare Mr.. Henry May, Mr.. Morreil, Mr..
Guy Norman and Mr.. Nathaniel Simpkins
form the committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shonts, whose Inequalities
have been such a pleasing feature Of the
winter gave a dinner last night, when the
guests were the Russian ambassador and
Baroness Rosen, the Minister from Norway
and Nine. Hauge, Capt. and Nine. de Blan-
and Miss Kean. Mr.. and Mrs. Glover, Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon Cummings, Mrs. Fish,
Miss Boardman,A Gen. Crozier and COL
Biddle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McCauley enter
tanned dinner company last night, which
included their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles O'Donnell Lee; Miss
Townsend, Miss Lee Of Maryland, Miss LIE
Bourgeois, Miss Calf, Miss Theodore Shonts,
Count dAdhimar, DR.. Langhorne, Phil Car
roll Of Baltimore, William P. Cresson and
Lieut. Edwin McCauley, United States navy.
Mrs. William A. Clark, wife of the sem
atOr from Montana, received several hum
dred callers yesterday afternoon from to
6, and was assisted by Mrs. Dubois. Mrs.
Schafer Of New York, daughter of Secre-
tary and Mrs. Straus, Mrs. Lamar, Mrs.
Richmond p. Hobson. Mrs. jeremiah Col
Inns Of Montana Mrs Ward Of New York,
Miss Fleming and Miss Gilfry. Mrs. Clark
was beautifully gowned in white satin with
appliQues Of pale blue velvet and insertions
of silver lace. Each Of the rooms Of the
drawing-room suite was adorned with
American Beauty roses. In the dining
room the centerpiece Of the well-apponted
refreshment table was a silver vase filled
with pink roses.
Mrs Charles Cowles Tucker and Mrs.
Benjamin Rush Logic will be at home
Tuesday, February 8. and Tuesday, Febru-
airy II, at the Massachusetts, 1412 Massa-
chusetts avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Galliher ac-
companied by their daughter Mary left
Wednesday for trip of several months to
Saranac Lake. N. Y.
Mrs. William Kirkus jr.. and Miss Kirkus
will be at home tomorrow and Saturday,
February 8, at the Cordova.
Mrs. Max Fischer and Miss Freda Lind
heimer, 1915 T street northwest, will be at
home on Wednesdays in February.
Miss Edna B. Price of Philadelphia is
the guest of Miss Elmer G. Walker of 2156
California avenue.
Mrs. w. o. Baldwin and Mrs. William
Baldwin of 2029 street will be at home
tomorrow and Saturday, February 9.
Mrs. A. g. Chaplain, 2122 Connecticut
avenue, will be at home Informally Friday,
February 8.
Mrs. D. W. Middleton and Mrs Percy F.
Archer will be at home February and g.
Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main. 1000 Mas
sachusetts avenue, will be at home to her
friends, Informally, on Saturdays in Febru-
airy, from 3 to o.
Mrs. Clarence E. Munroe and Miss Mum
roe will be at home Saturdays, February 2
and 8.
Mrs. Abbot and the Misses Abbot will be
at home the remaining Saturdays before
lent.
Mrs. Joseph F. Birch will be at home
Friday, February 8. 1880 street.
Mrs. Graham Hume Powell will be at
home Friday, February 8.
Mrs. Susan Rice of Frederick, Nd, is
visiting her nephew, Mr.. Paul F. Grove of
1437 street northwest.
Miss Garfield will be at home February 8
and II.
Mrs Aukam and Miss Aukam will be at
home informally today and February =.
Mrs. Bertha M Robbins, 1922 P street
northwest, will be at home from 3 to 6,
assisted by Mrs. Arthur Copeland, Mrs. j.
D. Young Mrs. Ellis Logan, Miss Ritchle,
Miss Drake, Miss Phelps, Miss Fulton and
Miss Bessie K. Fulton.
Mrs. Chester l. Long, wife Of the sena-1
tor from Kansas, made her reception yes
terday Kansas day, to which an resloen aI
ly invited through the newspapers Mrs:
Long had assisting her Misses Calderhead
and Miss Bowersock. Mrs. W. A FEEDER
and Mrs w. NJ Miller and Miss Curtis,
sister of Mr.. Longs newly elected col
league all of Kansas. In the large library
a bevy Of school girls assisted at the
two tables, which were presided over by
Mrs R. H. Faxon, Mrs. Brent and Miss
Nixon, the latter guest of the hostess.
The usual tea dainties, flowers, lights. pref
ty girls and the animation that always
accompanies gathering or when soc ia.
scene in this room as well as In the draw
ing room with the hostess and her other
aids a memorable one.
Mrs. Thropp will not be at home tomor-
row.
Mrs William Hamilton Bayly of 2125 N
street has as her guest her sister, Mrs.
George A. Barnes of Akron, Ohio. Mrs.
Bayly will be at home tomorrow and also
the following Saturday.
Mrs. Walter Fairfield was hostess at
dinner last night. when her guests were the
charge daffaires Of Spain and Nine. Pas
tor, Miss Lambert, Miss Juliet Ayers. Col.
Rospopon Of the Russian embassy, Baron
Katlenlack and Mr.. John Siebert. Mrs.
Fairfield will give dinners on Monday and
Wednesday evenings of next week.
Mrs. Eldred q. Davis and the Misses
Davis will be at home Saturdays, February
and 8.