Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-05
TIE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT WILL DINE EITE
MR.. HITCHCOCK TONIGHT.
Last Nights Inequalities and Some
Future Ones-persona1
Notes.

The Secretary Of tho Interior and Mrs.
Hitchcock will entertain at dinner tonight
! for the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. Other
| important dinners Of the evening will be
given at the home of the Secretary Of
| State. Senator Elkins and Mr.. and Mrs.
William B. Ridgely. The Southern relief
ball is Of course the only large entertain
ment Of the evening.
| Mrs. Timmons Is entertaining young peo-
pie this afternoon in honor Of Miss Hem
enway, daughter Of Senator Hemenway.
Mrs. Root has been suffering from bad
| cold since returning to town, and is tenn
| porarily obliged to cancel her social obli-
| cations.
The, President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
be present tomorrow evening at the exhi-
bition of the National Academy at the Cor
oran Gallery. This will be the first of a Sc
! ries of annual exhibitions that will unite
under one roof the best that the United
States can show. generally hidden in pri-
There. are examples of all schools. The
| world Of Washington will be given an op-
portunity to see 1t by invitation on this oc-
| casion before the general public Is ad-
| mitted. The list Is necessarily restricted.
| Members of the diplomatic corps and many
prominent in official and resident society
are expected, as also large number of art
| lovers from other cities
The Mexican ambassador, Senior Creel,
| will receive the diplomatic corps Friday
| afternoon next.
| Only a small company witnessed the
marriage yesterday of Miss Sarah Carriclx
| and Mr.. Frank Bennett Wright at the
Franklin F. Carrick Mrs. Helen Wright
! was maid of honor and Mr.. Raymond Car
| rick best man. Rev ]. F. Gardner 8. J.,
OF ST. Aloysius Church officiated. Mr.. and
northern trip, to include visits to New York
and Boston and Oberlin, Ohio They will
be at home after March 10, at $50 A street
southeast.
Miss H. Belle sulloway of New Hamp-
| shire Mrs. Robert Bruce Macon of Arkan-
sas; Mrs. Amos r. Welgjer of Ohio: Mrs.
Frank 3. Keeper of Missouri; Mrs. Zeno
| J. Rives of Illinois; Mrs Frank B. Fulker-
| son Of Missouri and Mrs. Frank Stoddard
Dickson of Illinois, residing at the Driscoll,
received together yesterday afternoon and
had numerous callers. The parlors were
prettily decorated with flowers.
The ladies were assisted in receiving by
Mrs. p. L: Lampson of Ohio. Miss Jessie
Lowell of Wisconsin, Mrs. w. F. Adams of
New Hampshire. Mrs. J. H. Anderson Of
New York. Mrs. G. r. Anthony Of Ohio
and Mrs: w. H. Topping Of New Hamp-
shire. The following ladies were in charge
ranged for the occasion: Miss Schalk of
Illinois, Miss Shattuck of New Hampshire,
Miss Ward of Louisiana, Miss Preston Of
Missouri and Mrs. c. S. Hoyt of New York
An orchestra furnished music.
Representative William B. Mckinley gave
a large dinner last night in honor of Rep
| resentative Thomas s. Butler of Pennsyl-
vania, who Is an old friend of the host
Those present were the Vice President, SEN
ator Dick, Senator Hemenway. Representa-
tive Dalzell, Representative Foss, Represen-
| tative Gregg, Representative Loundenslager
son. Capt. William p Potter, U. g. N; Mr.
Jewell H. Aubere, Col. George NJ. Maths
Mr.. Paul Woodman of Portland, Me-; Mr..
John p Thomas and Mr.. John c. Evers-
Julia Maths, Mr.. McKinley's niece who
was assisted by her house guest, Miss Ca
max Of Baltimore, and Miss Edith Willis
and Miss Alice Riley of Illinois. The deco
rations Of the table were white llacs and
jOnquils.
Miss Natalie Magruder left yesterday for
Montreal, Canada, where she will be the
guest of English friends for several weeks
and participate in the pleasures Of the snow
carnival season.
Mrs. NJ B. Mercer, 1862 Columbia road,
will not be at home tomorrow.
The Japanese ambassador and Viscountess
Aoki entertained at dinner last evening
in honor of the Secretary of State, when
the others present were: The assistant
secretary of state and Mrs. Bacon, Count
MISUNDERSTANDING Count and Countess
Hatzfeldt- Trachenberg, Senator and Mrs
Lodge, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster Lieut..
Commander and Mrs Key, Commander and
Mrs. Marsh. Mrs. Robley Evans, Mrs. Trou-
pensky, Mrs. Sewall, Mr.. and Mrs Miyao-
ka and Mr.. Hanihara.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shonts were host and host
ess last night at beautiful ball, for their
daughters, the Misses Theodore and Mar
guerte Shonts, for which the spacious home
they now occupy on New Hampshire ave-
nue. was 1ower-decked in halls and rooms
Pink roses were massed on mantel shelves,
and at supper, which was served at small
! tables, there were rose centerpieces and
| tapers burning under pink shades. The
favors were quite as lavish as those dis
of the winter, and consisted of great va
riety Of useful as well ornamental things.
One set of favors which are reminiscent of
the visit of Mrs. and the Misses Shonts to
Panama were native dolls and small hats.
Several of the ten figures had flower
favors. Mr.. George Howard led the cotil-
lion. Mrs. Shonts wore an empire dress
in pink satin, and her daughters were both
pearing in the ornamentation of each. Mr.
| and Mrs. Henry Coleman Drayton of New
York and Miss Wilson Of Nashville, Tenn,
are house guests. The guests included
members of the diplomatic corps and of
resident society.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Clear, accompanied
| by their son, Leroy, went to New York this
afternoon, and will sail for Panama to-
morrow for several weeks stay on the
| iSthmus.
Mrs. John Humphrey has gone to join
| her husband, who is stationed at the depot
of the quartermaster's office Newport
News.
| Miss Edith M. Clark Of Gunston Hall will
be at home Thursday, February Z.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Smith have returned
and are located at 1884 street northwest
Mr. and Mrs. D. Sommers Of Shamokin,
Pa, and Mr.. A. H. Sommers of Mahanoy
| City, Pa, are visiting their mother, Mrs.
| H. Sommers. of West Washington, D. c.
Mrs Andrew B. Graham of 18th street
| will be at home tomorrow afternoon and will
have receiving with her Mrs. William Dali
| ley, Mrs John Childress, Miss Mary
Remey, Mrs. Hills and Miss Neva Dapray.
Miss Floy LilIey of Towanda, Pa, Is WIS.,
iting Miss Ethel Eliot of HOG P street.