Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
IN the WORLD OF SOCIETY
KING AND QUEEN HONOR MISS
JEAN REID.
Cuban Minister Entertains for His
Countrymen-other Events.
Personal Notes.

The Earl and Countess of Dudley gave
a small dinner last night in London. fol-
lowed by a dance in honor OF the en-
gasement of the earis brother. John HUI
bert Ward. and Miss Jean Reid. daughter
OF the American ambassador. The guests
included King Edward and Queen Alexan-
dra, Princess Victoria. NJ Paul Cambon
the French ambassador; Niscount Nor
ley of Blackburn. Lord Rosebery. Mr..
Balfour and Sir Edward Grey. The affair
was quite court function. the men wear
ing court costume. Two hundred and
fifty guests attended the dance
The Cuban minister gave a large dinner
las. night to meet Gen. Guerra of Cuba.
The party included Maj. Gen. Bell. Brig
Gen. Crozier, Brig. Gen. Humphrey, Brig.
Gen. Duvall, Brig. Gen. Davis. Brig. Gen
Allen Brig. Gen. Wotherspoon Brig. Gen
Edwards. Maj. Marti. Capt. Lauda. Senior
Don Arturo Padro. Senior Don Jose +.
Campllo. Senior Don Cesar A. Barranco,
Col. Charles S. Bromwell. Maj. Wilcox
Capt. Davis. Capt. Butt and Capt. Nc
Coy.
Mr.. and Mrs Wolcott Tuckerman will
give dinner tonight in honor of Miss
Sanger and Mr.. Vaudeville Carlisle. The
bridegroom's mother. Mrs Calderon Car
Isle, will entertain the bridal party Mon
day night. and Mrs. McMillan's dinner
party for the same company will be at
the Country Club Sunday night
Gen. and Mrs Corbin will give dinner
for Miss Williams and Mr.. Letter next
week, as will Capt. and Mrs. Summerlln.
Mrs. Reyburn, wife of Mayor Reyburn.
who is in town for short stay, took a
party of young people down the Potomac
yesterday on her yacht the Gretchen. on
which many delightful entertainments
have been given.
Miss Nellie Shoemaker OF South Wash
ington has returned home after pleas
ant stay of several weeks with her brot h
ers, who reside in New York city. While
there she was the recipient of many hos
pitalities extended to her by friends and
acquaintances
marriage of his daughter Helen A. to
Mr.. Henry P. McShane. Wednesday, May
10 On account OF the recent death OF
the brides mother the marriage was
very quiet affair. Rev. William J. Houck
officiated.
A surprise party TO Miss Olga Verml-
lion. on her sixteenth birthday was cele-
brated Wednesday evening al the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Vermillion. 313
Misses Edith Lawson. Elizabeth Taft.
Louise Elliott. Marion Fenwick, Martha
HitZ. Mamie Robinson. Lizzie Thomas
and Lula Harrison; Messrs. Alex Cruk-
shank. Walton Grigsby. Harry Thomas.
Will Page, Arthur kause. Robert kause
John White. Kyle Harrison, Philip Weber
Rosgard Sandmeyer. Ernest. Cornwall
and Rutland Elliot, Mrs. Shackelford.
Miss Carrie Jenkins, Miss Johnson. Mrs.
J. A. Taft. Mr.. and Mrs Vermillior and
Lol afte tI4
forts of the young people in the enjoy
ment of sweet music, games and play
and refreshments.
ter to Denmark, arrived yesterday from
Europe on her annual visit to her grand
mother, Mrs. John S. Ward of this city.
Mrs. Schroeder and Miss Schroeder. wife
and daughter of Capt. Seaton Schroeder
of the battleship Virginia of the Atlantic
fleet. are the guests of Surgeon and Mrs.
NJ. K. Johnson, the latter a daughter of
Mrs. Schroeder, at the training station,
Newport.
Lieut.. Commander Mark L. Bristol
U.SN.. who will command the torpedo
station at Newport. and Mrs. Helen
Moore Thomas of Mobile Ala. will be
married June I in the latter city.
Mrs John C. knight. wife of Capt.
Knight entertained at a tea yesterday in
honor of her father and his wife. Gen.
and Mrs. Young. who were recently mar
ried in California. The house was deco
rated with vines. clusters of pink peonies
and hanging baskets of pinksroses.
Mrs. knight, who wore a handsome
gown of black chiffon and lace. was as
sisted in receiving by her two sisters
Mrs Charles Charters of New York, who
wore a white chiffon hand painted in
pompadour design. and Mrs. Robert Han
nay of Philadelphia. who wore a gown
of pale violet chiffon.
Others assisting Mrs. knight were Mrs
Slayden. Mrs. Tracey. Mrs. Ashton Clap
ham. and her daughter, Miss Margaret
knight, a debutante of next season.
Miss Belle Brandt and Miss Katherine
McElfresh are going tomorrow on a trip
to Vienna and Clifton. Va, and will be
away two weeks.