Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-13
TIE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. RoosE.
WELT DINE WITH SEC. WILSON.
and Nine. Creel Enter
tained-Timely Personal
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tained-Timely Personal
/ Notes.
| The Secretary Of Agriculture was host
last night for the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt at his annual dinner in their
| honor. Mrs. Dolliver. wife of Senator Dol
liver. presided for the Secretary, whose
other guests were Senator and Mrs.
Spooner, Senator Dolliver. ex-Postmaster
General and Mrs. James A. Gary Of Balti-
more, Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Pinchot, Mr..
| and Mrs. James R. Garfield, Representative
| and Mrs. Hull. Representative and Mrs.
Walter l. Smith, Representative and Mrs.
! Franklin E. Brooks, Representative and
Mrs. Lacey, Representative and Mrs. James
| r. Mann, Representative and Mrs. Graf,
Prof and Mrs. Magic. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
| mOnd A. Patterson, Mr.. and Mrs. William
| E. Curtis, Miss Shaw, Miss Ridgely and
Mr.. Jasper Wilson. The dinner was given
| at the New Willard and the table was
| profusely decorated with pink roses and
white lilacs.
Mrs. Alexander r. Shepherd, who is
| spending the winter in this city, was
afternoon reception in honor of the am
bassador of Mexico and Madame Creel, the
two families having been warm friends for
many years in Mexico, and their meeting
again among mutual acquaintance here is
! most pleasing incident to BOTH DR.. and
Mrs. Merchant, Mr.. and Mrs. Quintard, Mr..
and Mrs. Grant Shepherd, Mr.. and Mrs.
John CONFESS Shepherd and Miss Barbara
| Brodie, Mrs. Shepherds family party, with
Mrs. John w. Foster, assisted the hostess,
while Mrs Theodore w Moves and Mrs
Charles Bradley did the honors of the tea
table. Madame Creel was most elegantly
gowned in gray panne velvet, the corsage
| trimmed with steel-beaded tulle, and wore
some beautiful diamond ornaments. All the
floral decorations, and especially the ar
rangement of the tea table, were in the
Mexican colors-red, white and greenland
the sweetmeats followed the same color
scheme.
Few handsomer entertainments have
at the Japanese embassy, when the ambas-
sador and Viscountess Aoki welcomed a
company, in which the official and diplo-
matte world met the acquaintance of the
hosts among the residents of the capital.
The large rooms SO we'll known to society
were decorated with flowers and palms,
and an orchestra played throughout the
evening. The hostess, who was richly
gowned in a princess lace robe over cream
satin, completed her toilette by wearing
several rich diamond and pearl ornaments.
Countess Hatzfeldt, her daughter, was
dressed in red tulle trimmed in the bodice
diamond and pearl collarette, two as fine
ornaments as are owned in Washington,
were the finishing touches.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft
who have Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Taft stay
ing with them, gave a dinner last night,
when their guests were Senator and Mrs
Dryden, Senator and Mrs. Hopkins, SEN
ator and Mrs. Scott, Justice and Mrs. Har-
Ian, Chairman and Mrs. Shonts, Gen. and
Mrs. Barry, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh C. Wal
lace, Mr. ad Miss Maury.
The Norwegian minister and Nine.
Hauge were dinner hosts last night, their
company including the Russian ambassa-
dor and Baroness Rosen, the minister from
the Netherlands and Nine. Van Swinderen,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cowles Mrs. Rob-
ert w. Patterson, Commander and Mrs
sistant Secretary and Mrs. Huntington
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. William Slater, Miss
Gwynn, Count Szechenyi Of the Austrian
embassy and Col Bromwell.
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. Stratus began a series Of din
ners last night, when their guests were
Gen. and Mrs. Gillespie, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Chadwick, Lieut.. and Mrs. Timmons,
Miss LIE Bourgeois, Mr.. and Mrs. Shafer
of New York, Mr.. Goldsborough, Prince
Koudachef of the Russian embassy, Mr.
Radowitz of the German embassy and Mr..
Siebert. a..
last night, when his guests were Senator
Levi Ankeny, Gen. John M. Wilson, Chief
Justice &C., Seth Shepard, Mr.. oeto Tittman,
Davis, Gen. George l.. Andrews, Gen.
Maxwell V. q. Woodruff, Gen. Ernest Gar
lington. Col Charles A. P. Hatfield, Repre-
sentative W. R. Smith, Representative
Maj. Jay E. Hoffer Maj w. P. Huxford
Capt. Charles w. Fenton and Gen. E. D.
Dimmick.
Fifty years ago today, in county Far
managh, Ireland. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Wood, whose home is at 231 c street north
east, this city, We're married, and this even
ing an appropriate golden wedding anniver-
sary celebration will be held at their home
All the friends of the couple will be pres
ent, and they will include members of Far
Ta asa Post; No. y 10, G: - A. R.; and Union
longs, and the Woman's Relief Corps to
which his wife belongs
The marriage of the couple in 1.-The old
country was celebrated in the customary
way, and today they like to look back on
the events of that day, many of which
would seem strange in this country
One Of the things they did was to invite
to the wedding their friends who had fast
each other in their efforts to get the best
horses. After the wedding ceremony at the
church the guests raced distance of two
| miles to the home of the couple, where a
| man was waiting with bottle of whisky
for the winner. The bride or groom was
the winner of the contest according to
whether or not one of her men or one Of
his reached the house first.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood landed in New York
April 80, 1857, and spent eight months in
Philadelphia. They then moved to Indiana
at place near Evansville, where they lived
until 1882, when they came to this city.
| Mr.. Wood was first member of the Capt.
tOl police force, later messenger at the
Senate, and about nine years ago was ap-
pointed to position in the government
printing Office, where he is now employed.
Mr.. Wood was born in 1S43 and his wife
| who was formerly Miss Mary Mitchell, was
born a year or two later, the exact date
Of her birth having never been recorded.
| Both are strong and well in spite of their
| long and busy lives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood have five children.
There are four sons, Robert H., John H.,
James M. and George E., and one daughter,
| Mrs. Emma Wood Corbey. There are If
| teen grand children.
Mrs. Knox's tea yesterday in honor of her
daughfer-in-law Mrs. Reed Knox was a