The Washington times., 1908-11-26
President and Mrs. RooseI
welt Remain at the
White House.
MANY OF CABINET
STAY IN THE CITY
Numerous Informal Dinners Will
Be Given, and Several
Smaller Affairs.

The national day Of feast and thanks
giving was universally observed at the
National Capital today.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
who usually 90 down 10 Mrs. Roose-
velt's rural retreat in Virginia for the
occasion, are spending their last
Thanksgiving at the Executive Mansion
very quietly. They will dine en- famills
al 1880. having with them Representative
and Mrs. Nicholas LongWorth, who are
again at the White House for a few
days before their own residence. on
Eighteenth street. is ready for oCcu-
pancy.
The Vice President and Mrs. Fair
banks viii dine this evening with AIr.
and Mrs. John d. Henderson, al BOun-
dairy Castle, instead OF having family
The Secretary of state and Mrs. Poot
are spending the day with their son-iH-
law and daughter in their home at
Brooklne, Mass
Secret airy Of the Treasury Cortelyou
and d rs. CotelyOu vii dine at home.
having the members OF their family
and Cus or two intimate friends with
them Gen Luke r Wright, ths Sec
retaTy Of War, and mrs Wright VIII DO
the guests Of Represen 3 tive and Mrs.
5ourhe COCHRAN al Dime =, and the At
-orney General and Mrs Bouaparte will
AVE family dinner at their country
ONE. Bella Vista, near Baltimore. 8Ir.
Bon parte went over 10 Baltimore yes
terday TO join Mrs Bonaparte, who has
not yet come over to Washington for
the. season.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
Meyer and the Misses Meyer VIII dine
en- farl.lle and the Secretary Of the Navy
and 1.Irs. Metcalf. who are leaving
Was 3lngt0n Tor their California horne.
Jece mss J. VIII dine informally with
lElETlQE- mis- afternoon Miss H4ura-
wiz eItertain Informally at tea in honor
OF Mrs Metcalf.
The Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs.
CARRIED viii entertain few friends in
formally and the Secretary Of AEricul-
lure IS spending the day IN Michigan
l hogsf otFaus joined his parents. the
secretary OF Commerce ard Labor,
AGesdSy, coming for the holidays from
hIf school at L2WrenceViIIe. " J. Ee
VII return tomorrow They will also
dine en- famille.
Charles Henry Butler was host at a
large stag breakfast this morning. COM
plimentary to Gen. Horace Porter, for
merry ambassador 10 France, who IS
spending a few days in Washington, the
guest OF AfT. Butler in his home On 1
street.
The COMPANY included the Secretary
OF War. Luke Z. Wright; the French
ambassador, n Jusserand; the British
Gil AfeA-ss--t41A james ID NNu tLaa JUSTICE
Day, OF the Supreme Court: former JUS
tee Brown. of the Supreme Court
senator Garter, Lieutenant General Cor
bin, Major General Greedy, Brigadier
General Davis. Brigadier General Gro
zier. Rear Admiral BrOWnsOn. Solicitor
General Henry NJ Hoyt, Commissioner
MaCfariaId. John ". Foster, James
BroD-n scott, the Rev. Edward Everett
Hale, the Rev. DR.. Charles Wood, Hen
neT Jennings, Gibson Fahnestock. Paul
Charlton, William E Curtis, Mr. Ian
sing Mr. a Amber Holm Head
erlck bancroft A H Snow, and VIII
liam C0rcoran Hill.
General Porter. who came to deliver
an ADDRESS at the unVeiling OF the Sherl-
dan statue yesterday, viii return 10
New York tomorrow
Mrs Talbot Will be at home on FRI
days, the Connecticut, Connecticut ave
nue. and NJ street.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, Miss Martha
BaconA and Miss Carrie Mum, three in
teTestIhg washington debutantes, will
ma Ike their initial bow 20 New York
society Tuesday evening at the first
junior cotiiion OF the season at Sherry's.
Mrs. Richard Davenport, wife of Cap
tain Davenport entertained az a small
tea yesterday afternoon in
compliment TO Mrs. Mary Chew, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Chew,
who made her debut few days ego.
Mrs. Constantine Chase and Miss
Chase entertained a company of young
people informally at dinner last evening.
Announcement is made Of the we'd
ding Of Miss Maude Graham. of Cot
tage Hill, D. c., to John A SpellbTing.
The marriage OF Miss George Y
Forbes and l. Matthews Woods took
place yesterday in Rockville. Nd, the
Rev S. r. White officiating.
Mrs. Catherine A Smith, widow OF
the late Capt. John ". Smith, has been
called from Washington 10 attend the
funeral Of her brother-in-laW, J. NJ.