Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-07
TEE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Army AND NAVY RECEPTION AT
WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT.
Last Of the Bachelors Coalitions
Danced-other Events
Personal&

The last reception for the winter win be
held tonight at the White House, with the
army and navy as the honored guests. The
arrangements are as follows:
Carriages will approach from the north to
the east entrance Of the White House, oppo-
site the treasury. Pedestrians will follow
the same route After discharging passen-
gers carriages will be parked around the
ellipse in the White Lot.
The gates will not be open until o'clock.
Two carriages will drive under the porte
cochere at the same time. Coachmen will
be provided with numbered checks, which
must be preserved by them in order to re-
gain admittance to the grounds. Guests
will also be provided with tickets of the
same numbers as their carriages. These
they should carefully preserve, in order to
call their carriages, which will depart from
the same entrance. It is requested that the
line Of carriages be not delayed by paying
for the carriage service at the entrance.
Carriages will be called by electric signal.
After leaving cloaks in the cloak room,
guests are requested to fall in line in the
colonnade and pass up the main staircase.
The southwest gate will be opened at $50
will enter the grounds by that gate, and the
house by the door under south portico. Car
riages will approach this entrance by 18th
street.
The Bachelors cotillion last night at the
New Willard closed another brilliant winter
series. The ball rooms were, as usual, pro-
fusely adorned with palms and southern
smilax and the lights were under pink
shades. The favors made a glittering col
lection, arranged on screens. All sorts OF
pretty things to catch the feminine eye or
to minister to feminine vanity were at
tractively placed with corresponding
quantity Of articles calculated to please the
masculine fancy. There was flower favor,
for which pink roses were used. and, like
all the rest of the favors, were tied up with
pink ribbons. Mrs. Taft, charmingly gra-
ctous as usual, gowned in tinted
lace, was the hostess Of the evening. Lieut..
Edward McCauley, U. 8. A., led the cotil-
lion, in which the beauty and gallantry of
the capital took part.
The Bolivian minister and Nine. Calderon
gave an exceedingly pretty dance last night
for the friends of their attractive young
daughter, Miss Elena Calderon. The lega-
ton was abloom with flowers and a string
large drawing rooms being transformed
into ball room for the occasion. Miss
Calderon was prettily dressed in span
gled white lace Among those present We're:
Taylor, Miss Hastings, Miss Anderson, Miss
Stevens, the Misses Shaw, Miss Grace Allen,
Miss Pansy Perkins, Miss Alice ShepardT
Miss Granger. Miss May Phelps. Miss Rou-
Miss Bessie Mclean, Miss Johnson, Dr.
Mason, Mr.. Downing, Mr.. John Barrett, DR..
Dixon, Mr.. Horner. Mr.. Williamson. Mr..
Howe, Mr.. Hempstone, Mr.. Hopkins, Mr.
Messrs. Brady, Mr., Acklen, Lieut.. Dietrich,
Mr.. johnson Of Baltimore, Mr.. Banning. Mr..
Sharp, Mr.. Cover, Mr.. Barnard and Mr..
Hickey.
Mrs. Louis Winters, the Truxtun, 2031 F
street northwest, will be at home Tuesday,
February II. from to 6.
Mrs. A. G. Chaplain, 2122 Connecticut ave-
nue., will be at home Informally Saturday.
February 8.
Mrs. Charles II. Bates win not be at home
tomorrow, but will receive informally FRI
day, February 10.
Representative and Mrs. sbley were din
ner hosts last night, their guests being Mr..
Justice and Mrs. Brewer, Senator and Mrs.
Hopkins, Senator and Mrs. Taliaferro, Rep
resentative and Mrs. DalZell, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Lamar, Representative and
Mrs. Brick, Representative and Mrs. - e
den and Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes.
The assistant secretary of war and Mrs.
Oliver entertained at dinner last night
Representative and Mrs. Longworth, Mr..
and Mrs John Newbold of Philadelphia,
Mrs Afford Cooley, Miss Lindsay, Miss
Robson, Miss Gertrude Myer, Miss Oliver,
Miss Marion Oliver. Count hatfield, Mr..
Won Radowitz and Mr.. Frederick Brooke.
The Japanese ambassador and the Wis.,
countess Aoki were guests Of honor at
dinner given last night by Mr.. and Mrs.
James Pinchot, whose other guests were
md Mno
Story, Rear Admiral and Mrs. MCGOWAN,
DIR. and Mrs. Merriam, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles D. Walcott Mr. and Mrs. William
E. Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Putnam, MI and
Mrs John w. Foster, Mrs. Samuel Thomas
Miss Emo, Mr.. Lawrence Murray and Mr.
Arnold Hague.
Mrs. Hanna had large party last night
at dinner to meet the italian ambassador.
The others present were Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. White, Senator Kean and Miss Kean,
Senator Warren, Senator beveridge, Rep
resentative and Mrs: Parsons, representa-
tive Foss, Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. Bacon, Miss
Lowering, Mr.. Centaro Of the Italian en-
bassy and Representative Cousins.
An interesting visitor to the capital at
present is Mrs George B. Loring of Massa-
chusetts, formerly well-known official
and resident hostess. Mrs. Loring has sent
own sailing, which is set for the 10TH and
will motor over southern Europe for several
months. y
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. HUFF gave din
ner last evening, when their guests were
Mr.. and Mrs Philip 8. Hichborn, Miss
Root Miss Harriet Wadsworth, Miss LIE
Bourgeois Miss Theodore Shonts, Miss
Helen Ffoulke, Miss HUFF, Count d'Adhi-
mar, Mr.. Merriam, Mr.. Wyeth, Mr.. Jerome
Bonaparte, Mr.. Murray Cobb and Lieut..
Poole.
A dinner in honor Of the members of the
Mckinley Memorial Association was given
last evening by Vice President Fairbanks
at his residence. Before the association
adjourned yesterday arrangements for the
dedication ceremonies incident to the I'M
yelling of the monument to the late Presi-
dent Mckinley at Canton. Ohio. next Sep
TENDER and plans for caring for the great
throngs that are expected to be present on
that occasion were considered. The next
meeting of the organization will be held at
Canton, Ohio, next June.
Miss Adelia Ellsworth Nelson and Mr.. w.
w. Chiswell were married yesterday at
Trinity Episcopal Church by the rector,
Rev. Richard p. Williams. Messrs. B. w.
Chiswerl and Lewis Clephane were the
ushers. and Mr. and Mrs. Kite stood up
with the couple. The altar was decorated
with Easter lilies and white roses and the
chancel set with palms. The bride wore a
a. 1or IL alma I'LL