Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-16
TIE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS ROOSEVELT
DINE WITH WAR SECRETARY.
Dinners and Teas With Notable Hosts
and Guests-Timely
Personals.

The Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft gave
dinner last night for the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt. The other guests were
Senator and Mrs. Spooner. Senator Foster
of Louisiana, Gen. j. Franklin Bell chief
of staff of the United States army. and
Mrs. Bell; Judge w. K. Townsend and
Mrs. Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs. William w.
Farnham, all of New Haven, Conn. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry w. Taft of New York, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Glover and Mrs. Bayard.
Lieutenant Commander and Mrs Albert
L. Key entertained at dinner last night for
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gray of Nashville, who
are staying with them. The other guests
We're Mr.. and Mrs. William Denny, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Hunting
ton Wilson, Capt. and Mrs. Wright, Lieut..
and Mrs Timmons, DR.. and Mrs. Alexander
F. Magruder, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Rae,
Miss jackson, Mr.. Ronald Lindsay of the
British embassy and Mr. and Mrs. Cam
bridge Livingston.
Secretary and Mrs. Root gave a large
dinner last night, when the Vice President
was was tne guest OF honor. The Secretary,
with his wife and daughter, will leave New
york tomorrow for Ottawa, where they
will be the guests of the governor general.
Nine De Cortes, wife of the minister of
Colombia, and her daughter Nine. De Guz-
man, wife of the first secretary of the lega-
ton, welcomed large company yester-
day to the first of their Tuesdays at home
Flowers and palms decorated the drawing
rooms of their pleasant legation home on
list street. The hostess, who wore black
velvet and Irish lace. and her daughter,
who was In tinted crepe were
assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Clifford
Walton, Miss Calvo, the Misses Carlo and
Miss Calderon.
Mrs. Edison Bradleys tea yesterday at
Stoneleigh Court brought together another
large company Mrs. Herbert Shipman of
New York daughter of the hostess assist
ed. AT the tea table Miss Root and Mrs
Roscoe Bulmer were visavis and Miss
Switzerland served the punch. Other aids
to the hostess were Mrs. ]. Franklin Bell
Miss Sheridan and Miss Hull.
Miss Margaret Gale was the third tea
hostess yesterday. Her pleasant X street
festive touch to each room on the drawing
room floor. Mrs. Henry G. Sharpe, Mrs
F. A: M. Hopkins and Mss Satterlee as
sisted in entertaining.
Mrs. H. Morris of 466 Massachusetts ave-
nue. northwest has gone south for the
months of January and February.
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly, 2125 N
street, and Mrs Louis NJ. Kuhns will not
be at home Saturdays in January but will
receive Saturdays, February 2 and g.
Owing to the serious illness of Mrs. James
Mckinney, who was to have entertained the
Pierce Guild at the Portland on Friday
next, the meeting has been postponed.
Mrs. George Mitchell Belts. formerly Miss
Alice E. Plling, will be at home the re-
naming Fridays in January at 1886 18th
street.
Mrs. J. c. S. Blackburn. wife of Sena tor
Blackburn will not be at home until
Thursday, January "a.
The attorney general and Mrs. Bonaparte
will give a dinner February 8, in honor of
the Supreme Court.
Mrs. William A Clark. 1918 Massachu-
sets avenue. will not receive tomorrow
Mrs. Charles ]. Bonaparte will receive
at the Portland this afternoon, between 4
and o'clock.
Mardi Gras coti1on will be given at
Rauscher's, February L. Miss Alys Down.
ing, Miss Louise Chase Miss Alice Shep-
ard, Miss Lillian Stone and Miss Natalie
Lincoln form the committee, and Mrs,
Mrs Robert Hinckley. Mrs. N. S. Lincoln,
Mrs Richard Harlow and Mrs Andrew Y
bradley will be the chaperons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thropp have dinner invita-
tons out for January 81 and Mrs. ;. .ropp
will give a luncheon on the Odd.
Mrs T. T Calf will give a dance Jam
uary %.
Mrs. Vespasian Warner will give two
luncheons, February s and 8, at Rausch-
erS.
Mr. A. w. Patterson entertained a few
friends at bridge at his apartments at the
Marlborough last evening. Among those
present were ]. w. Gudger of North Caro-
lima, c. L. Bartlett of Georgia. ]. A.
,,rho. of r;,,;-
of Kentucky. Henry Gilfrey, John H. Car
Der. ]. Thilman Hendrick. Jasper Wilson,
]. Albert Shaffer. Guy H. johnson, Dr.
F. H. Shultz and Theo Langley.
Capt Lewis Merriam. U.S.A., and Mrs
Merriam have taken house. 1899 Il street
northwest, where Mrs Merriam will receive
Saturday afternoons in February
Mrs. Llewellyn Eliot and the Misses Eliot
will be at home Thursday, January "a, and
February Z.
Mrs. and Miss Nourse 1929 Q street, will
be at home Thursdays January II and 81
Mrs. H R. Houser left Washington TO-DAY
to join her sister, Mrs. David Moore at
Old Point Comfort Va.
Miss Mary B. Marshall reached home
Monday night after absence of seven
months abroad.
Mrs Diehl of 1926 P street will not be
at home to callers this Friday on account
Of absence from the city, but will receive
other Fridays until Lent.
Mrs. T. D. Haddaway is at SIS 18th
street and will be pleased to see her
friends.
Miss Estella Harden of 1927 H street
northwest is visiting friends at Bowie
Nd, and will leave there on Tuesday next
for Baltimore to spend the rest Of the
week.
Mrs. Eichberg is now located at the
Euclid, 1854 Euclid street northwest, where
she will be home on Fridays.
Mrs L. E. Payson, 1929 Massachusetts
avenue, will be at home Fridays in Feb
ruary
Mrs Mackan and Misses Daisy and Nina
Mackall of The Laclede and Miss Florence
NJ Brown of The Stanley in New York
attending the automobile show.