Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-01
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY,"
PRESIDENT HoNoRs NEW AND
RETIRING DIGNITARIEs.
Other Homes Where well-Known
Persons Gathered-Per-
sonal Notes.

Mrs. McKenna, the Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Shaw. the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Augustus Gardner, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Longworth, the commits
| sary general and Mrs. Sharpe. Count and
Countess Won Observation-Disclosures, Mr.
! and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Vanderbilt, Mr.. and Mrs c. c.
! Glover. Miss Kean and Lieut.. Cyrus r.
Miller.
The table decorations were of cinerarias
and violets and the hostess appeared in q
dress of blue brocaded satin
The Austrian ambassador and Baroness
Hengelmuller were dinner hosts last night
from Japan and Viscountess Aoki, the min
ister from Norway and Mme Hauge, the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft. As
sistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Bacon,
embassy, Maj. and Mrs. McCawley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Purdy. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Legare.
Mrs. Hope Slater. Miss Patten. Miss Lota
Robinson, Representative Butl.r Ames,
Count Won Hatzfeldt of the German en-
bassy and Count Szent-Ivany of the Aus
| trian embassy.
Mrs Samuel, wife of Representative
Samuel of Pennsylvania, was at home yes
terday to large number of callers. She
was assisted by Mrs. James Munroe Miller,
wife of Representative Miller of Kansas,
the Misses Brumm, daughters of Represen-
tative Brumm of Pennsylvania, and Mrs.
Hoxie, wife of Lieut.. Col. Richard L. Hoxie,
who did the honors of the tea room.
Mrs Richard Butler entertained at dinner
last evening, complimentary to Mrs. Hobart
The other guests were Senator and Mrs.
Spooner, Senator Frye and his daughter,
Mrs. Briggs, Mrs. Audenried. Senator Du-
pont, Representative and Mrs. Olcott, Gen.
Wilson and Admiral O'Neil.
Miss Tuck will be at home Sunday after
noon and will be pleased to see her friends.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
Monday at the residence of DR.. Ada c.
Latham, 651 Maryland avenue northeast,
with the president Mrs. Gordon, In the
chair. A tenor solo. Thou Art Like
Flower" was sung by Mr.. Marion Gilbert
Mrs. James Mckee read paper entitled
Thoughts giving the value of ideas from
a commercial and also unitarian point OF
view. piano solo was played by Miss
Helen Myers. A paper on Optimism and
Pessimism'' was read by Mr. John Bryson
paper on "Pessimism.' Mrs. Ruth Settler
sang a soprano solo. "Earth's Resurrec-
| ton" DR.. Thomas c. Easton, DID,, gave
talk on Optimism Dr. James Mckee
on the subject of the last two papers. A
piano duet. by request, WARNINGS at
Eve" by DR.. Ada c. Latham and Mrs.
Nina NJ. Galley, concluded an enjoyable
program.
Mrs John R. Pistol was hostess Wednes-
day at luncheon and euchre. Her guests
were Mrs. H. B. Wilson, Mrs E. Hall, Mrs.
W. D. West, Mrs. o. T. Varnell, Mrs. L. B.
Schneider, Mrs. E. COPELAND, Miss M. Cart
ner Mrs. G. Shut, Mrs. E. S. Brandt, Miss
Mabel Gripp, Mrs. G. S. Wilson, Mrs. j.
Hoyt Miss H. Griesbower, Mrs. w. Smith,
Mrs W. Willige and Miss E. L. Gripp.
Miss Anna F. Lyon of Capitol Hill is en-
PERTAINING Miss Fora Shank of Johnstown,
Pa, who attends school at Forest Glen, Nd.
ers, wife of Representative Bowers of Mis-
sissippi, will not be able to make any calls
during the remainder of the se~son.
Gen. and Mrs. VIM. P. Rogers have left
their apartments at the Ontario and have
gone to the Soldiers Home, where the gen.
eral has been detailed as deputy governor.
Mrs. and Miss Browning, the mother and
sister of Mrs. Rogers, are still with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph left for
Florida today, to be gone until about May
l. They were called to Baltimore from
their New Mexican ranch in December on
account of the serious illness OF Mrs. Ru-
dolph's mother. The many washington
friends of the latter will be glad to hear
of her complete restoration to health.
The children living at the Cairo and their
friends were entertained at a fancy dress
ball yesterday from 3 to 6 by Mrs. William
Cato, and the participants, as well as the
lockers on, We're treated to a wonderfully
pretty sight The young guests were kept
amused with games, dances, marches, ETC.,
as we'll as the enjoyment of refreshments
arranged and served in way best calcu,
lated to please their fancy. The grand
march to the ballroom was led by King
Cole, impersonated by Master Warner Har-
wood grandson of Senator Warner, and a
clown Florence Schneider. Other youthful
guests were Katherine Elson, as old
Mother Hubbard; Franklin Schneider, coon;
Helen Rogers. Pocahontas; Harry Rogers,
rough rider; Dorothy Dixon, Japanese
beauty Mildred Needham, Indian girl;
Chauncey Needham. clown; Gretchen
Prescott, Teddy bear; Dorothy Mondell,
flower girl; William Mondell, Indian chief;
Lillian Allison, a back nanny; Elizabeth
Allison, milkmaid; Helen Kimmel, a
flower girl; Louise Sullivan, Bo Peep; Kate
Page, Mrs. McDougall; Mary Easement,
sailor boy; Mildred De Hart, flower girl;
Ethel Evans, French maid; Virginia Dixon,
Japanese maid; Russell Goodrich. farmer
boy; Eugene Boughton, Jack of hearts;
Harvey Evans, sailor boy; Noleti Sellman,
a rose and Donald Sayre, Little Boy Blue.
Other little folks not in costume were An
drae Clark, daughter of Senator and Mrs
w. A. Clark Of Montana; Robert Burch,
Robert Page, Dorothy Yeager and Willard
Burch.
Mr. and Mrs A. Alexander Thomas have
left this city to make their home in Chi
cago. Mrs. Harry Furber, who is entertain
ing Mr. and Mrs. Thomas prior to their
taking an apartment, gave a. luncheon to-
day and will give musical March 8. Mr..
William Furber gave box party February
%. Mrs. Thomas was Miss Helen E. Rowe
of this city.
Mrs. w. F. Albertson and daughter of
New York are guests of Mrs. L. E. Ballen-
ger at the Cordova, where they will be glad
to see their friends tomorrow from to 6.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Louis Bush and Ella Sterner.
George F. Graham, jr., and Charlotte c.
Bateman.
Robert S. Taylor and Edith NJ. Remsberg
Ova Hutson and Jennie Paine.