The Washington herald., 1908-01-01

be the first public reception, naturally, OF
the year. but is also the first socially.
The Vice President Cabinet officers,
and many others prominent In social af-
fairs will also. in some way or other,
signallze New Years.
The home of the Vice President and
Mrs. Fairbanks. in X street, viii be the
scene of a delightful gathering OF promi-
nent people Mrs. Fairbanks VIII of
course, be assisted by her daughter, Mrs.
John Timmons. also by Mrs Hobart Mrs.
Cullom, Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Foraker, Mrs.
Hanna. Mrs. Foster. Mrs. James r.
Mckee. OF the Indiana delegation in
Congress. Mrs Charles 3. Lands. Mrs.
Jesse Overstreet, Mrs. John II. Foster,
Mrs j. A. Adair, and MIS-. w e. Cox
will be present, and Mrs. Archibald Davis,
who was before her marriage Miss Daisy
Cotton. will also be among the matrons
assisting
Miss Foraker, Miss Lucy Kean, Miss
Perkins. Miss HemenWay, Miss Anna
Ewing CockreH Miss Mary Lodge Nc
kee. Miss Eleanor Ridgely, Miss Louise
Maxwell, Miss Helen Ffoulke, and Miss
Margaret Wade will be among those dis
pensing the hospitalities
At the New Years reception Of the Sec
retary of State and Mrs, Root Mrs, Rob
ert Bacon. wife of the Assistant Secre-
tary of State, and Mrs. Huntington VIII
son. wife of the Third Assistant Secretary
OF State. and Mrs L. :. Grant Sd who is
visiting her parents will participate.
Mrs Metcalf, wife Of the Secretary Of
the Navy, has asked a bevy of charming
.)ung women TO assist her at her New
ears reception this afternoon. Among
lem are the Baroness Moncheur. wife of
ne Belgian Minister; Nine van Swirder-
D, wife of the Minister from the Meth
rlands: Mrs. Newberry wife of the As
Istant Secretary Of the Navy; Mrs Rx-
Y. wife of the Surgeon General. L. 5. n;
Irs COwles, wife Of Rear Admiral
William Sheffield Cowles; Mrs. BrownsOn.
Irs. Sharpe. Mrs. Muliigan. Mrs Camp
ell Mrs. Edison Bradley. Mrs. Hope Sla-
er. Miss Gwynn. Miss Kean, Miss
arrow, Miss Christine Roosevelt. Miss Mae
Villains. Miss Sands, Miss Hagner Miss
Gertrude Williams. Miss Jennings, Miss
Newberry Miss Leutze. Miss Fitch, Miss
Whitney, Miss Vera Downing. and Miss
Amy B0wTes, Mrs. Metcalrs house guest.
Mrs. Garfield. wife of the Secretary of
the Interior. will be assisted in her recep-
lion by Mrs. Gillespie, Mrs. Walcott, Mrs
PinchOt. Mrs. Leupp. Mrs Lowden, Mrs.
Fremont Smith. Mrs. Stanley Brown,
Mrs Wilmer. Mrs Gaiilard Hunt, Mrs.
Bulmer Miss Oliver, Miss Hagner, Miss
Morgan, Miss Hoyt, and Miss Noble.
Mrs Straus, wife of the Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor. will have as her
assistants in the hospitaIities Of the after
noon Mrs. Brewer Mrs Wright. Miss
Bennett, Miss Gilmore. Mrs. Herbert Par
sons, Mrs. Richardson Glover. Mrs. Har
Ian, Miss Goldsborough, Miss Boardman,
Mrs Marsh, Miss Schroeder, Mrs. Brom-
well. Mrs WadswOTth. the Misses Butler
Miss Converse. Mrs. Davis. Miss Chew
Miss Scott. Miss Gertrude Meyer. Mrs.
Edward Schafer and Mrs Leonard Hoch-
stadter. daughters of the Secretary and
Mrs, Straus. who are spending the Christ
mas holidays at the Straus home.
Mrs. Bonaparte. wife of the Attorney
General. who came to Washington from
their country place. near Baltimore. TO
ttl ti' ldAt an t4l' -NNh Ftil i'otAN iN'' az
the White House and receive in the after
noon, will have among her assistants Mrs
Grant Watson. wife of the third secretary
of the British Embassy; Mrs. Hoyt, Mrs
Cooley. Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Sanford, Mrs
Van Orsden, Mrs. Nathaniel Francis
Miss Harlan, Miss Hester Shepherd. Miss
Clabaugh, Mrs. Hope Slater, Mrs. Fahne-
stock, Mrs Chatard, Mrs. G. IT. Butler
Miss Hanna Fox Stewart. of Baltimore,
Miss Katherine McSherry, Of Baltimore;
Mrs. Moses Williams, third, of Baltimore;
Mrs Gozgaldi and Miss Gozgaldi, Of
Cambridge.
Ladies invited to assist Mrs COrtelyou
at the reception to-day are Mrs. J. H..
Edwards, Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, Mrs
Charles II. Treat, Mrs William B. Ridge
Iy. Mrs. John O. Capers. Mrs. Weaver,
Mrs. Z. s. Fowler, Mrs. Kinsolving (wife
OF the Bishop of BraziD, Mrs. Coolidge
the Misses Treat Miss Helen Woodward
Miss Gertrude Brown of New York; Miss
Kinds Mrs. COrtelyou's sister,, and "A
number of personal friends.
some of the Receptions.
Following is a partial list of the ladies'
and organizations Of the city who will re-
ceive New Year callers to-day:
n.
BALL Mrs Aman, with the Legion OF
LOYAL Women.
BARBOUR. Mrs T. T.. 4 TO :, at . V
street northwest, assisted by Mabel Bar
bour. Elsie Barbour, Stella Raymond,
Rita Allen Annie Farden katherine
Davis Mary Davis. Pauline MontgOm-
pFV. Merle RischOm and TilN ROv
BELL, Mrs Ida. 4 to 6. al 31S Third street
southwest, assisted by Mrs. Rebecca
pines Mrs. Mary Morgan. and the
Misses martha Cooper and Maud q.
Bell
BRADLEY. Mrs Nellie r., 20 s. at 80
Sixth street northwest with Women 5
Christian Temperance Union.
BRUNER, Rev Weston, to and 10
TO- at 623 F street southwest. assisted by
Mrs, Bruner, deacons Of church. and
their wives.
northwest, assisted by Mrs. N. e. Ma
son, Miss c. Pleasant. Miss Mary stu
art. Miss Osie Philops. Miss Cattle Nc
Kensy, and Miss Nettie Leach
c.
CARTER. Mrs Sarah. $50 to II. AT HOP
Eighteenth street northwest assisted by
Mrs. Matilda Wilson, Mrs. Rachel Rob
inson, Miss Emma Dorsey, and the la
dies Of Protective Association No. L
CARVIN, Mrs. W. to To- at ~ c street
southwest, assisted by Mrs Harry
Colder.
COSDON. Mrs. Mary at % quincy Place
northeast with Mrs. Newton.
CULBERTSON. Mrs. John n, l to ., at
l the Central Union Mission.
1 CUTTER. Mrs. NJ. F., at 4l9 Tenth street
northwest, with the Legion of Loyal