Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-03

of the mayor of Philadelphia. Mrs John
Crayke Simpson of this city and Mrs.
Pemberton NewbOld presided at the tea
table. when the refreshments were served
| in the late afternoon.
Mrs James Banks Reynolds has issued
the invitations for the marriage of her
daughter. Josephine Fredrika van Beu-
rem, to Mr.. Seth Edward Thomas. jr.,
Thursday afternoon, February 20. at st.
Marks Church, in the Bouwerie, New
York city.
Mrs. George Tully Vaughan will be at
home Thursday and will have assisting
her daughter. Miss Vaughan. and her
house guest, Miss Austin of California,
Miss Farnham of Virginia and Mrs. J..
Eakin Gadsby.
Mrs. c. ]. Thompson assisted by Miss
Mary Waddy and Miss Alberta H. Harris
will be at home Mondays in February
from until 8, at 1925 Seaton street
northwest.
Mrs. William Burton Green of, 1859 IT.
wing street northwest will be at home in
formally Thursday. February 6.
The congressional ladies at the Dewey
will not receive tomorrow, but will be
at home February IS.
Mrs. Charles du Fief Fowler will receive
tomorrow at the Burlington.
Miss Steger will receive with Mrs. B. r.
Mason, Gunston Hall, Thursday, Febru-
AIRY g.
Mrs. J. Davis Brodhead and Miss Brod-
head will not receive tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs George Thomas Smallwood
gave a reception last Friday evening.
January 81. 1t was largely attended by
representative people. members of official
and residential circles meeting old friends
and making new acquaintance. Mrs.
Smallwood, gowned in blue brocade and
point lace, received in the ballroom. as
sisted by Misses Pratt and Abbott of New
York. Miss Mills of Missouri, Miss Weems
of Illinois. Miss Rim OF Pennsylvania.
Miss Costinett of Washington Miss Gray
of Michigan. Miss Fuller of New York.
and Miss Nicholson of Ohio introduced
the guests. Miss Mason and Mrs. Har-
rison and Miss Taylor and Miss Ew-
ing received in the conservatory and were
assisted by Miss Wilkinson and Miss Muir
ray from Indiana, the Misses Mason from
California. Miss Lehman from Kansas
and Miss Roeder from Washington.
The ushers were Miss Minger from
North Carolina. Miss Brooks from Ohio
and Miss Moores from Nebraska. Mrs.
Ordway and Miss Lane presided in the
dining room. Palms, ferns and violets
were used in profusion. and the oheI dec
oratiOnS were of violet color.
Assisting were Miss Bryan. Miss Charles
and Miss Parsons of Maryland, Miss
Houston of Pennsylvania, Miss Finch and
Miss Mann of Virginia Miss Murphy of
Alabama, Miss Spilletieli Of Iowa and
Miss Sharper of New York.
Miss Martin welcomed the guests in
the library, assisted by Miss GraZier and
Miss Johnston of Pennsylvania.
Miss Kinds had as her helpers Miss
Lyle of Pennsylvania, Miss Luplier of
Ohio and Miss Lans of New York.
Mrs G. NJ. Hitchcock of the Highlands.
wife of Representative Hitchcock, will not
receive tomorrow.
Mrs John w Dwight will be at home
tomorrow and the following Tuesdays Of
the season.
Mrs Haskns. wife of Representative
Haskins will be at home at the Connecti-
cut tomorrow afternoon from J to o..
She will be assisted by Mrs Stafford and
Mrs Robb and other former Vermont
ladies'.
Mrs. Howell Bartle and Mrs. Wooard
will be at home Mondays, February II
and "A.
Mrs William H. Chany will be at home
at the Corova Saturdays, the 10Th and
I'D of February, from , to q. instead
of the Sth and nd, as previously an
nounced.
Mrs. William r. Bailey of University
place will hold her final lat home Thurs
day, February 8.
Miss Florence Hill Brown and DR.. Harry
Dow Johnson of this city were married
at Richmond last Saturday by DIR. Good
win of st. Johns Church, that city. DR..
and Mrs. Johnson will be at home in this
LNo1~,
The German ambassador and Baroness
Sternburg We're in New York for the
week lend. and will go south February
70 TO spend two weeks at Tampa, Fla.
Senator and Mrs. Burrows entertained
at dinner Saturday night the minister
from Bolivia and Nine. de Calderon, Sem
ator Gallinger Representative and Mrs
sDalzell the third assistant secretary OF
state and Mrs. Huntington Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. William r. Merriam, Justice and
Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. F. B. Moran.
Secretary and Mrs. Root are on visit
to their son-in-law and daughter, Lieut.
and Mrs. L. s.. Grant, at Brookline, Mass
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt is the guest
of Representative and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth. where Mr. Vanderbilt is ex-
pected today.
Mrs. Longworth. who has been staying
with her son and daughter-in-law, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Longworth, several
weeks, is now in New York en- route to
Cincinnati.
Mrs. Frederic ]. de Peyster will give
tea tomorrow at her New York residence
in honor of the fancae of her son, Miss
Alice Abercrombie-M Miller whose engage
ment to Mr.. Frederic Ashton de Peyster
was announced in The Star Saturday by
the brides parents. Lieut.. Commander
Frederick Abercrombie- Miller, L. S. N,
retired, and Mrs. Abercrombie-M Miller. Mr..
De Peyster is a son of the late Frederic
]. de Peyster, who died three years ago
in Lakewood. n. j.. where he had gone
with his family for a visit. He is
member of the Union and other clubs
in New York and was graduated from
Columbia in 1899. He is also member of
the Society of Colonial Wars of which
his father was president at the time of
his death. No date has been mentioned
for the wedding. which will take place in
this city.