The Washington times., 1907-04-16
Many Dinners and LunChcOnS
White House
luncheon
For Towers
Ambassador to Germany
and His Wife Going
to Philadelphia.


to Philadelphia.
The American Ambassador to Ger
many and Mrs. Charlemagne Tower,
who are spending a short season at the
Shoreham, were entertained at luncheon
today by the President and Mrs. RSose-
welt n the White House. They have
deferred their departure from Washing
ton until tomorrow, when tl.Cy win 80
to Philadelphia for a three weeks visit.
Philadelphia IS the former home of Mr.
and Mrs. Tower.
Mrs. Charlemagne Tower was the
guest Of honor at q tea given yesterday
by Mrs S. n, Dexter North in her home
on IWenty-nrSt street The drawing
rooms were decorated with spring f1oW-
ers, Palms and ferns, and Mrs. Ncr,h
was assisted in entertaining her guests
by Mrs. Garfield wife of the Secretary
of the Interior: Mrs. James Cecil Hooe,
Mrs. Conner and Miss Dunbell. Mrs.
de Biller and Miss Ledyard poured tea
and chOColated.
An interesting wedding took place yes
terdaV in the American legation in ALh-
ems, Greece. wnen Miss Beatrice Baird
Butter, niece Of the American Minister
TO Greece, was married TO Thomas EW-
II
legation at PelIin.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
George Won i. Meyer entertained at
their first official dinner Of the season
last evening in their home, on New
Hampshire avenue. Their guests We're
the Italian ambassador, Baron Mayor
Ges Planches; the Austrian amDassa-
dor. Baron Hengelmuller; Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Cowles, Mr. and Mrs. Chand-
Ter Hale. Mrs Richard Townsend. Baron
Ambrozy, counselor of the Austrian
embassy; Mrs. Berdian, Miss Nor
ris, Miss Warder, and Mr.. Centaro.
OF the Italian embassy The Postmaster
General and Mrs. Meyer viii move
about the LIST Of NAY into the Jewett
house, on the corner of Connecticut
avenue and street, which they have
leased for two years from II. Dickinson
Jewett
Mrs. Dalzeu. wife of Representative
DalzelI OF pennsylvania has returned
10 Washington from her trip to CalifOr-
MIA to see her daughter, Mrs. George
NJ. Dunn, of 20 Japan. Mrs. Dunn VIII
spend some time In Japan before joining
her husband, Col Dunn, In the Philip
pines, where he is now stationed with
his regiment.
Mr.. Montagna, the counselor of the
Italian embassy. is expected TO arrive
in New York today on the Crown Prince
Wilhelm, after several months absence
v
lngtOn. Count MOcenigO, who sailed
from this country last Saturday for sew
eTal months leave of absence, and Mr..
MOntagna passed each other in mid
ocean.
General and Mrs. Gillespie entertained
at dinner last evening Their guests
were the Secretary of the Interior and
Brewer, Lieutenant and Mrs. Corbin,
Colonel and Mrs BrOmWell, Mr.. and
AIRS. William COrcOran Hill. Mrs. Pos
tlethwaite, and Rear Admiral Schley.
Dr. and Mrs Ralph Jenkins were
hosts at dinner last evening when their
guests We're the Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Metcalf, the Danish minister,
ConsJantin Brun, the Swiss minister, DIT.
Leo VOgel; Mrs. Barney, Mrs Hunt
Slater. Count and Countess SeckendOTf,
Mr.. and Mrs Edison Bradley, DR.. Nc
Kim, Mrs Granville, and Mr.. and Mrs.
The Misses Shonts accompanied their
father, Theodore =. ShOnts, to New
York yesterday, and viii spend the week
there house hunting. They VIII be chap
erOned by Mrs. Phillips, widow OF Rear
Admiral Phillips.
Miss Mary Switzerland, daughter Of
Commander and Mrs. W. H II. South
erland, left yesterday morning for Bal
timore, where she is the house guest
of Miss Elsie Blackstone FOard and
act as bridesmaid for her hostess today
when she becomes the bride of II. How
ara Ellison, OF Philadelphia. Miss
Brown, one of the other bridesmaids
entertained the party after the rehearsal
last evening. Mrs. f. EldTedge Jordan
viii chaperOne a party 20 Baltimore Tor
the wedding including MISS Harriet
Switzerland whose engagement to Al
fred Alvarez CalderOn was recently an
nOunced and Miss Pansy Bloomer.
Seldom does Mrs. Andrew Carnegie
permit herself to be drawn into the
social whirl for her devotion 10 the
little laird is such that she enjoys even
ings at home with him more than the
gayest glitter of the suartest set. But
the excitement incidental to the dedica-
ton Of the Carnegie Institute in Pitts
burg and the convention of the peace
congress in Carnegie Hall at New York,
has dragged even that modest matron
from her retirement big reception
was given a few days ago IN the Mar
garet Morrison Carnegie School Tor
Women in the Smoky city, IN honor
of the steel mans wife, and Mrs Car
negie was the exposure OF many eyes
as she stood in the receiving line with
Mrs. William y. FreW and other lead
ers Of Pitssburg society. 1t was the bet
ter element of Pittsburg's social circles,
by the way. that was represented.
Miss Natica Rives, the handsome
young daughter Of Mrs. George l..
Rives, of New York, on the eve or her
wedding tomorrow to William p. Bur
den, is i'm in an apartment in the Meth
eriands Hotel with a trained nurse IN
constant attendance It had been said
that her illness might result in post
pOnement of the ceremony, but the
plucky young woman is so determined
not 10 disappOint those who have been
invited that she will return to her home
tonight. Mss Rives' illness, which has
been Of long duration, is the result Of
eXacting social duties. Added to her
other sufferinEs Miss RiVes has been
upset by the circulation of anonymous
letters concerning her.
Miss Maud Garner, who spent the win
ter here with her grandmother Mrs N
Peyser, Of L street, has returned 70 her
home in Newport News, Va.
Mrs. Myer Singer and son. and Mrs.
Samuel Toplltz. of New York city. who
have been the guests of Mrs Charles
Goldsmith, of Calvert street, returned
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