The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-24


The Vice President was the guest OF
honor at a dinner last evening. when his
hosts were Representative and Mrs
James R. Mann. Other guests present
were Senator and Mrs. Hopkins, Repre-
/ sentative and Mrs. Joseph c. Sibley. Rep
resentative McKinlay. Mrs. John A. Lo-
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman,
| and Miss Maths.
Mrs. Fairbanks left yesterday for At
lantic City, where she will spend several
weeks at the Marlborough, recuperatin
from her recent Illness Mrs. Fairbanks
was accompanied by her maid, but VIII be
joined later by her daughter, Mrs. Tim
mons.
The German Ambassador and Baroness
Won Sternburg entertained a dinner com.
pany last evening. which included the
Russian Ambassador and Baroness Rosen,
| the charge d'affaires Of Great Britain.
Mr. Howard; the Secretary Of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Shaw, Senator and Mrs.
Cullom, Senator and Mrs. Spooner. Sen
ator and Mrs Burrows, Representative
and Mrs Dalzen, Mrs. Nicholas Fish,
/ Miss Kean, Miss Foraker, Miss Gwynne,
Mr.. Kroupensky, Of the Russian Embas-
sy; Mr. Radowitz and NJ Frsntz Schu-
bert, of Germany
Senator and Mrs Rayner were the
hosts last evening at the largest dinner
the present season has yet known, as well
as one Of the most interesting. Like the
Attorney General and Mrs. Bonapa. e,
| they entertained at Rauscher's where the
entire third floor, including both ball
rooms, was en- fete.
The guests were received in the small
| ballroom, furnished as a drawinE-room
for the occasion, and the dinner was
served In the large white and gold room
/ The two apartments We're separated by a
curtain Of smilaX. The latter deIica Re
greenery was used to veil each window
recess and combined with palms and 9th
er tropical foliage to screen the musicians
gallery, where the Marine Orchestra
played during the evening.
The oblong table was built about a
mound Of palms and white lilacs. the
N'ff.t' Inns IltAAN4 uL INT uAltI EuEB OF
the board.
Toward each end Of the table were
plscques of azalias, and all over the
cloth were scattered pink roses. The
candles were capped in pink shades, as
also, were the subdued electric lights
about the room The company included
Senator and Mrs. Blackburn, Secretary
and Mrs. Straus, Senator and Mrs. Fora
keT, Senator Daniel. Senators Bacon. Nc
CreaTy, and Foster. Mr. and Mrs Perry
BelmOnk Waiter W Abel. Senior De Que
sada and wife, Judge and Mrs Howry,
Cen and Mrs Felix Agnus, Gen. Kearney
and wife, Col. and Mrs. Timmons, Mr.
and Mrs. James p. Gorter, Robert Porter
and Miss Porter. Mr.. and Mrs William
B. Rayner, Miss Annie Bevan. Miss Amy
Hull, Mr.. Hemphiu. Miss Alice Thomson.
Mrs MoOTehead. Col and Mrs. Oracle.
Dr. and Mrs Franklin, Mr. and Mrs.
Moran. Representative and Mrs Lamar.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralston. Mrs. Basil Gordon.
Miss Jennie Bevan, Robert W Wells. DR..
and Mrs. Chatard, Representative and
Mrs. John GILL; Lieut.. Com. and Mrs
Simpson. Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran
HILL Mrs. Catherine NJ CatIin. Mrs.
Postlethwaite, Mr.. and Mrs. Herfa VIII
Jams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Legare entertaine 2
at dinner last evening. complimentary 20
Miss Maude PaUnCefo,e. when their ad-
diuonaI guests were the Minister from
the Netherlands and Mime. van Swinderen.
the Assistant Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May. Nfrs.
Townsend, Mrs. Cameron. Miss Patten.
Count Louis Szechenyi of the Austro-
say, Of the British Embassy; Representa-
tive Frederick II. Gilett, and Lieut. CIel-
land Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Phelps Emo had
as their dinner guests last evening the
Swiss Minister. Gen. and Mrs. Torrev.
DR.. and Mrs. Ralph Jenkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Y. McLanahan, Col and Mrs.
Bromwell, Mr. and Mrs. William bar
ret Ridgely, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Weightman, Mrs. Platt-Hant, Mrs. Rob
ert HinckIey, Miss Sheriff., Miss Andrews.
Miss Jackson, Capt. Fournier, of the
French Embassy: Capt Fitzhugh Lee,
L. S. A; DIT. Charles Clinton Swisher
and Mr.. R. Huidekoper.
Miss Pansy Perkins. daughter Of the
Senator from California, entertained =
company at luncheon yesterday ar
Rauscher's in honor Of Miss Erma Shaw.
the debutante daughter of the Secretary.
Of the Treasury. The rooms and table
were decorated appropriately with pink
roses, palms. and ferns. and pink-capped
candles, giving a giTlish4Ouch to the long
table The other guests were Mrs Tim
mons, daughter Of the Vice President.
Miss Shaw, the debutante's elder sister;
Miss Willard, daughter Of the Senator
from Nebraska; Miss Dietrich. Miss Allen.
the Misses James, % California. who are