Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05

Love Me or Not Secchi
Der sandtraeger Carmen sylvia 80. Bungert
onaway' Awake! from ,'Tiawatha'D. ..... .Cowen
apanasn Dance sarasate
Miss jewell '''N
Two Venetian Songs Thomas Moore, schnma Mann
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me me Bee Schubert
Miss Jewell. "eN
She Never Told Her Love from Twelfth Night'C.
The Relief of the Sentry. ...........H oilaender
o, Whites the Moon upon the Loeb. 80. Mac Gum
~ Mr. Rogers '>N''
The ambassador to England and Mrs
Whitelaw Reid were guests of honor at
| dinner given last night by Mrs. Townsend
who had in the company to meet them the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Root, Senator
and Mrs Lodge, Senator and Mrs. EAllns
Senator and Mrs. Depew. Senator Kean,
Senator Warren. Senator Brandegee Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Cowles, Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Vanderbilt, Maj and Mrs. Nc
Cawley, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. Walsh,
Mr.. and Mrs Charles c. Glover. Mrs. Rob
ert Patterson. Mrs. Marshall Field of Chi
cago Mrs: Hope Slater, Mrs William
Douglas, Miss Patten, the counselor of the
British embassy, Mr.. Esme Howard; Mr..
Barry, and Mr.. Bigelow of Boston.
Mrs. Boutell, wife of Representative Bou-
tell, gave a tea al her apartment at the
Highlands yesterday, for her friends to
| meet Miss Torrey of Boston and Miss
Smith of Morristown, N. J. The entertain
ing party further consisted of Miss Can
non, Mrs Gates, Mrs George P. Lawrence,
Mrs. George Barrie, Miss Edith Needham,
house guest of Mrs. Dalzell Mrs. Freeman.
Miss Boutell, Miss Needham and Miss
Yerkes.
Mrs Don Cameron entertained al dinner
last night for her house guests, Mrs. John
Ridgely Carter and Miss Mildred Carter
when the other guests were the minister
| from the Netherlands and Nine. Van SWIM
deren, First Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Bacon, Representative and Mrs.
Longworth. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Vanderbilt.
Szechenyi of the Austrian embassy, Mr..
Ogden Reid, son of Mr.. and Mrs. White
law Reid; Mr. Charles Higgins of the Brit
ish embassy, and Prince Koudacheff of the
Russian embassy.
The newly purchased home of Lieut.. Com
mander and Mrs Albert L. Key, which was
formerly the Benet residence on 1 street,
came in for many admring comments yes
terday, when Mrs. Key welcomed several
hundred friends to an afternoon tea. This
gracious hostess had the assistance of Mrs.
Cambridge Livingston, her sister, who is
just back from her wedding trip; Mrs.
Newberry, Mrs. Montgomery Blair, Mrs.
Nathaniel Francis, Miss Sheridan and Miss
Marjorie Ide.
Mrs. Charles f. Foster and Miss Curtin
were also entertaining yesterday afternoon,
when they were assisted by Mrs. Hamin,
Mrs. Thomas Lockwood. Mrs. James M.
Green, Mrs. B. H: Warner, Mrs L.
Freeman, Mrs Arthur Kinney Mrs. Will
liam c. Wood of Baltimore, Mrs George
Belts, Miss Ridgely, Miss Kaufman, Miss
Ruth Halford, Miss Schafer ard Miss Fos-
ter, house guest.
Mrs William E. Clark of Wyoming ave-
nue., accompanied by her niece, Miss
Blanche L. Hopes, sailed today for an
extended trip abroad.
Mrs Frances Anderson of Holyoke Mass,
is at Alton House for a short stay.
Miss Ethel Mumma, who was visiting her
friend, Miss Eva A. Rudy, on 7th street
northeast, has returned to her home in
Harrisburg, Pa.
Mrs. Albert Evans will be at home, II 9Th
street southeast, first and third Mondays
during the season.
Mrs. Kingsman and Miss Kingsman will
be at home January IA and % from 3 to
pm.
Mrs. James Dudley Morgan will be at
home Thursdays in January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ortman, 1918 street north
west, gave watch party New Year eve.
Piano solos were rendered by the Misses
Minnie Butler and Veda Ortman. Among
those present were the Misses Nellie and
Margaret Davis, Minnie Butler Katie
Kane, Nettie Offutt and veda and Donata
Ortman; Messrs. Eagan, SHIRLEY, Davis,
Ward. O'Connell, Offutt and Ortman. Also
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward and Mr.. and Mrs. Ort-
man. The parlor and drawing room were
tastefully decorated with holly and mstle-
toe. After music and games a dainty re-
past was served in the dining ROOM
Mrs. Charles B. Cropley, whose serious
land Park all the past summer, has leased
the house 14OS 21st street for the winter,
where she will be at home informally on
Tuesdays during the season.
Mrs. Charles Elwood Foster and Miss
Curtin will be at home Mondays, January
p and 2S
One Of the Ns1st delightful and popular
New Year receptions was that held by
Mrs, Albert Evans at the Manse, II 9Th
ally decorated in holly. and the dining room
was especially pretty, with table decora-
tons of red carnations and ribbon. and
was lighted exclusively by red candles. The
following ladies of the Metropolitan Pres
byterian Church received with Mrs. Evans:
Mrs. Joseph A. Arnold, Miss Marie c.
Baker Mrs. James L. Bates, Mrs. Elmer H.
Brown Miss Beatrice Bulla, Miss Clara H.
Burroughs, Miss Lillian o. Burroughs Mrs
George P. Conway Miss Edith Church,
Mrs. James F. Douglas, Miss Bessie Elder,
MIS-. tannle flemlnR, MIS-. Herbert +.
Gambell, Miss Elizabeth Harper, Miss Ethel
Ingram. Miss Isabel v. Ingram. Miss
Emma Jones, Miss Jean Luccock, Miss
Florence Leland. Mrs. Frank E. Mack,
Mrs T. N. Mclaughlin, Miss Edna Nc
Laughln, Mrs Charles J. ONeilI, Miss
Edith Rearick, Mrs. William R. Roden-
berger, Miss Marguerite Weller and Miss
Kathryn Wright
Mrs. Pettus gave pretty tea yesterday
when her guests had the pleasure of meet
ing her sister, Mrs. Burroughs of Boston,
and in the party to assist the hostess were
Mrs. Reyburn, Mrs. Hallam Keep, Mrs. Ed
ward Simpson, Miss Ffoulke, Miss Enrol
Cuthbert Brown. Miss Shonts and Miss
Elizabeth Ferguson.
Mrs. Alexander Britton,s dance last night
at Chevy Chase in honor of her schoolgirl
daughter, Miss Katherine Britton, who is
home from Bryn Mawr, was charming
event. bringing together about sixty of the
younger set. The hostess was handsomely
gowned in a black jetted dress. and her
daughter was in white. The ball room was
aglow with holiday decorations and lights
and a buffet supper was served at II
O'Clock
Mrs. Samuel Polkinhorn and her daugh-