Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-18
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
ENTERTAINING IN HONOR OF
VICE PRESIDENT AND WIFE.
Other Notable Dinners for Distin-
guished Guests-Coming
.Event-Personals.

The Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks
were the guests of honor at large din
ner given last night by Senator and Mrs.
Scott. decoration of poinsetta blooms
gave holiday effect to the table. The
other guests were the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Metcalf. the Speaker of
the House and Miss Cannon, Senator and
Mrs. Elkins. Senator and Mrs. Burrows,
Senator and Mrs. Hopkins, Senator
and Mrs. Buckley. Senator and Mrs.
kean. Mrs Marcus A Hanna, Rep
resentative Mckinley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hughes. former Representative and Mrs.
Stbley former Senator and Mrs. Faulkner.
Representative Sturgess, Mrs. John B.
Henderson, Miss Phelps, Mr.. Hubbard.
Representative and Mrs. Dalzel, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Lowdon. Senator War
rem, Representative Smith, Representative
and Mrs Gaines. Miss Maths and Repre-
sentative and Mrs. woodward
President and Mrs. Roosevelt will be
entertained at large dinner tonight by
Admira. and Mrs. Dewey While the
event is the celebration of THE SEVENTEEN
birthday of the admiral it anticipates the
date by week, and was arranged for
tonight because it best suited the engage
'.'NiiNt' VI tiiC iSSlttll " Hlle the 1TPSl-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt have not fol-
lowed as closely the restrictions which
custom has hedged about their position
as other occupants of the White House
nave felt incumbent upon them. they
rarely go outside of the official homes
of the capital to dine. So that their
presence on the occasion is fitting
inauguration of the hospitality which Ad-
lmiral and Mrs. Dewey expect to extend
in their X street home Twenty-eight
covers will be laid tonight.
Admiral and Mrs Dewey moved to the
old residence of the latter last spring
AMI this fall under the skillful touch of
It's mistress. the house has resumed its
old-time elegance and dantness. The
beautiful objects which were shoWered
on the admiral after the victory of Ma
Mia bay have now plenty space for dis
play, the collection ma king his home the
most notable in this respect of almost
any in this country.
The third assistant secretary of state
and Mrs. Huntington Wilson gave dinner
In honor of the delegates to the Central
American peace conference last night at
winch the following guests were present:
lnelr eXcellencleS Don Luis Anderson,
minister for foreign affairs of Costa Rica
delegate and president of the conference;
Don Joaquin Bernardo Calvo, minister at
washington and delegate of Costa Rica
and Mrs. Calvo; DR.. Don Antonio Batres-
Jauregui. delegate of Guatemala: Don
Victor SanchesO cana. delegate of Guate-
ma!a: Dr. Don Luis Toledo Herrarte
minister at Washington and delegate of
Guatemala, and Mrs. Herrarte; Don Poll
carpo Bonlila. ex-president and delegate
of Honduras; Don E. Constantine FiaIlos.
delegate of Honduras; DR. Don Angel
ugarte, minister at Washington and dele
gate of Honduras; DR.. Don Salvador Cal
iegos, delegate of Salvador. and Miss Gal
legos; DR.. Don Jose Madriz, delegate of
Nicaragua. DIR Dim Do -,
delegate of Salvador. and. Mrs Rodriguez;
Don Enrique c. Creel, amba ssador at
Washington and representative of MeXi-
co, and Mrs. Creel, and Mr.. "A. A. Adee
Dr. James Brown Scott, solicitor to the
Department of State and lately technical
delegate to The Hague conference, and
Mrs. Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Joerissen have cards
out for a musicale on the evening of Mon
day, January q. at the Rochambeau
Mrs A. D. FAINT of Columbia, S c., ac-
companied by her children. is spending the
holiday season in this city the guest of
her sister. Mrs. A. T. Kase of the Cliff
bourne in Calvert street.
D. and Mrs. Percy have sent out cards
f. an at home at the navy yard for
Thursday. December 49, from to 6
O'Clock. Mrs. Percy will have~assisting
her Mrs. McClurg, Mrs. Foss,. Mrs. Leutze.
Mrs. Huntington Wilson. Mrs. Campbell
Miss Nourse. Miss Terry. Miss Benham
and Miss Annie Wake Williamson.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Watson will give
a dinner tonight.
Miss Carol Newbe~ry gave debutante
luncheon yesterday in honor of her guest
Miss Strobe of Detroit.
Capt Cassel gave luncheon today at
his quarters at Fort Myer.
Mr. Frederick Townsend Martin. who
has given several striking entertainments
here, is likely to make the sensation of
the winter in New York at a reception
Lillian Nordica, Mrs. George J. Gould
| who returns to the footlights for one
nigh: only. and Mr.. Kyrle Bellew will
appear in a playlet.
Capt II. C. Merriam. LISA, and Mrs.
Merriam also little Charlotte Merriam
and Mrs. Ray have arrived in Washing
ton and are the guests of Capt. Lewis
Merriam of 1929 street Mrs. Merriam
will be at home on Saturday afternoons
to see her friends.
The great event tonight in dancing cir
cles will be at RauScher'S. when Mrs f.
Z. Mcleod MattheWSOn VIII give a ball
for Miss Frederick Morgan. Miss Susanna
Henning of New York and Miss Eliza beth
Wise of Baltimore will be here today as
the house guests of Miss Morgan to at
tend this party. Over 200 guests will be
present.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Kent Bolton of
| Chicago are here to spend the Christmas
HOLIDAYS with Mrs. Otis Johnson, mother
of the latter.
Rev. DR.. Weston Bruner. pastor of the
Fifth Baptist Church. officiated at the
| wedding ceremony of Rev. E. Z. North
ern. pastor of the First Baptist Church
of Winchester, Va, and Miss Leila Helm
of this city, which took place at the par
sonage of the Fifth Baptist Church, 623
| F street southwest, yesterday afternoon
| at o'clock Later Rev. and Mrs. North
| ern left for Winchester, where the former
| has been pastor of the First Baptist
| Church for the mast three wears.