Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-24


cial affairs have a temporary lull. Mrs.
Ffoulke's small dance tonight for her
house party is. however a leading event
with the happy few invited.
Miss Carow, sister of Mrs. Roosevelt. is
at the White House for the winter. Miss
Ethel Roosevelt returned yesterday from
three days visit to New York to her
young friend, Miss Landon, daughter of
Mrs. Henry Hutton Jandon.
Mr.. and Mrs Warren Fairbanks of Chi
cago are expected today to spend the
holidays with the Vice President and Mrs.
Fairbanks.
The dance last night at Rauscher's. with
the solicitor general and Mrs. Hoyt as
hosts. brought together about 100 MEM
bers of the younger set, notably the debu-
tantes and the college men here for the
holidays. Miss Constance Hoyt. the debu-
tante of the family and already a great
BELLE was dressed in a pale pink liberty
with lace trimmings
The British ambassador and Mrs. Bryce
gave large dinner last night in honor of
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Root.
There were also present, the Italian am
bassador and Baroness Mayor des
Planches, the Brazilian ambassador and
Nine. Nabuco, Justice and Mrs. Holmes,
the Netherlands minister and Nine. van
Swinderen, Mrs. Letter. Mrs. Bayard, Mrs
Fish, Mrs Wadsworth Miss Ashton, Gen.
Crozier, Sir Courtney Ilbert. Mr.. Won
Schubert, Capt Hood, Mr.. kennard. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Young of the embassy.
Other interesting dinner parties were
given last night by Mr.. and Mrs John
Cassels. who entertained for Miss Brew
ster the fiancee of their son, Mr.. Donald
Cassels, Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Hague and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w: Finley. whose guests
Miss Morse. Miss Marion Storms. Miss
Finley. Miss Lille Finley, Mr. Chambers,
Mr.. Palmer. Mr.. Crawford. Mr.. Williams,
Mr.. Stauffer. Mr.. Fred Faust and Mr.
William w. Finley, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly Randolph Mason
have sent out invitations for the marriage
of their daughter. Miss Lucy Randolph
Mason and Mr.. George Hoxie Moffett,
Tuesday, January 6, at. ST. Margaret's
Church.
Miss Ida NJ. Fallon of Newton place
northwest has returned from her tour of
the continent and will be pleased to see
her friends.
The Misses Harrison of Philadelphia
are the guests of Miss NJ E. Janifer. 316
I'd street southwest. They will be at home
with her tomorrow from to pm.
Mr. and Mrs, Sam A. Pepper of Candle
City, Alaska. are visiting at the home of
the brother of the former. Charles NJ.
Pepper, 1743 street. for the holidays.
The engagement is announced of Mrs.
w. T. Bailey of Washington, d. c., and
William John Bilson James of England,
formerly officer in the Royal Navy of
Great Britain and who was recently nat
| uralized in Baltimore.
Nine. Calvo. Miss Calvo and the two
youngest children of the minister from
Costa 'Rica, Will sail on Thursday from
New Orleans to Guatemala. Later they
expect to go to Costa Rica and will return
in the spring.
Miss Victorine Corrick is home from
school and with her mother, Mrs. J. S.
Corrick, for the holidays
Misses, Mollie and Lizzie Kinpsaw will
spend the holidays in Baltimore with
friends and relatives.
Mr.. Cotton Maynard of Cleveland is vis-
iting his parents at 14O7 18th street. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Ford have gone
to Hot Springs, Ark, for six weeks
stay. THk.' ~.
Miss Robson has returned to her home
on N Street from -renton, n. j. |."
Mr. George E. Green of Quincy. Mass.
is spending the holidays with his sister.
Mrs. H. c. Knapp. 924 Massachusetts
avenue.
The Misses Griffith are obliged to recall
their invitations for Friday, December
%, owing to illness in the family.
Miss Anna K. Chapman will not be at
home until Wednesdays in January, 1906
P street.
West Point who will be in Washington
| for Christmas are: Cadets George Goe-
| thals of first class, son of Col. Goethals
Mosher Chase and Stanley Rumbough of
stantine Chase and Maj. Rumbough, and
! Joseph Aleshire of third class, son of
Gen. Aleshire. Such of the above will
have cadets visiting them, so that the
West Point uniform will be in evidence
at the society functions for a few days.
| Miss Jessie L. Dickson of 1880 Cor
coran street is home from E. F. l. school
for the holidays, bringing with her Miss
Caroline Thompson of Cleveland, Ohio.
| Judge and Mrs G. w. Atkinson have
| gone to their home in West Virginia to
spend Christmas with relations.
Rev G. c. Bacon, pastor of Douglas
Memorial Church, was present last night
| at the golden wedding of Mr.. and AIRS.
Alfred Flather at their home. 1922 9th
Street northeast Mr. Father is seventy
| four years of age and his wife is one
| year older The celebration of their IN
| tieth anniversary was in the nature of a
| family reunion, their seven children-five
sons and two daughters-and seven grand
children being at the gathering. Other
| relatives were also in attendance. A
purse we'll filed with gold was presented
| them by their children.
| Miss Ellen Porter Lemly, the school
girl daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Samuel c.
Lemly. is spending the holidays with
them at the Marlborough.
| Mr. and Mrs. John Maley announce the
marriage of their daughter, Addie Mabel,
to Mr.. Charles Gregory, December %,
| 1907.
| Mrs. Harriet Fuller Hyde of Norwich,
| Conn, and her daughter. Miss Gertrude
| Hyde, Instructor in art in Mount Holyoke
| College, South Hadley, Mass, are spend
| ing Christmas week at Thomas H. and
Luther Fuler's. 1915 Florida avenue Mrs.
Hyde is a first cousin of eX-President
| Cleveland.