Evening star., 1908-01-16

airy ~ to be followed by musical
The annual state dinner in honor Of the
diplomatic corps will he given by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt tonight. There
will be about eighty guests.
The Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks
held their annual reception last night in
honor of the Senate. when the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt were present. In ad-
dition to the senators and their wives and
daughters, the Speaker of the House and
members of the cabinet and Judiciary were
also present. The guests were received in
the large drawing room, later passing into
the ballroom. where a buffet supper was
served throughout the evening.
Receiving with the host and hostess
were their daughter, Mrs. John w. Tim
mons; Miss Cannon and her sister. Mrs.
LIE Seure, and Mrs. Edward Nelson Ding
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Nelson Dingley
of Kalamazoo. Mich. are the guests of
the Vice President and AIRS. Fairbanks.
Mrs. John W. Dwight gave a pretty
luncheon today In honor OF her house
guest, Miss Redmond of Los Angeles,
Cal. The others present were Mrs. Tim
mons. Mrs. Bromwell. Mrs. Summerlin.
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Williams. Miss Gertrude Williams. Miss
Vera Downing. Miss Eleanor Ridgely and
Miss Leutze.
Miss May Power gave a luncheon today
In honor of Miss Mary Hempstone. whose
marriage to Lieut.. Frederick Lansing
Oliver. L. s. N, will take place the even
ing of January -. To meet Miss Hemp
stone there were present Miss Edith
Cowles. who will be the maid of honor
at the wedding: Miss Marie Fisher. Miss
Mccullough, Miss Edgarina Hastings.
Miss Kirby. Miss Florence Kirby, Miss
Mary Taylor Miss Hannah Taylor and
the Misses Wilson.
Miss Alice Boyd. daughter of DR. John
c. Boyd. L, S. N. and Mrs. Boyd, was.
presented yesterday at large tea held
at the home of her grandmother. Mrs. G.
c. Willard. 1915 P street, and was given
a charming welcome by several hundred
friends at gathering representative of
the oldest residential families and the
navy contingent at the capital. The spa
cious old residence was decorated with
palms. foliage plants and quantities of
pink roses. Mrs. Boyd was handsomely
gowned in gray crepe de chine, and her
attractive young daughter was in white
chiffon cloth, with an effective embroid-
cry trimming of pink roses and lace. She
carried an arnlful OF pink roses. one of
the numerous bouquets sent her. Assist
ing in the hospitalities were Mrs. John
G. Wise. Mrs. William D. Baldwin, Mrs.
Philip j. Ryan, sMis Hitchcock. Miss
Josephine Page. Mrs. Gatewood. Miss
Alice Paret and Miss Wright. Mrs.
George Calvert Carroll and Mrs. Rixey,
wife OF the surgeon general Of the navy,
were vis-a-vis at the prettily decorated
and abundantly served tea table
The ambassador OF Italy and Baroness
Mayor des Planches entertained at dinner
last evening. when the ambassador of
Austria Hungary and Baroness Hengel
muller. Viscount d'Alte, the minister of
Portugal: NJ. and Madame des Portes de
la Fosse. Mr. and Mrs. George Young,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock. Miss
Patten. Admiral O'Ne!ll. Mr.. Montagna.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Pfster Mr.. Centaro. Mr..
Cora and Prof. Ravaioli were their guests.
The minister of Belgium and Baroness
Moncheur were dinner hosts last night,
their guests being the Secretary OF Com
merce and Labor and Mrs. Straus, Mr.
and Mrs. John W. Foster Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Wadsworth. Mr.. and Mrs. W. E.
Curtis. Lieut. Commander and Nine. de
Blanpre. Mrs. Hanna. Miss Helen Patten.
the minister from Switzerland and the
minister from Turkey.
The assistant secretary of the navy and
Mrs. Newberry entertained at dinner last
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the Navy and Mrs. Metcalf. when the 9TH
er guests we're assistant secretary of state
and Mrs. Robert Bacon. Col. and Mrs.
Clarence Edwards. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Phelps Emo Mrs Nicholas Fish, Miss Mae
Williams. Miss Newberry, Representative
DENLY and Representative Butler Ames.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Garfield entertained at dinner last night,
their guests Including Senator and Mrs.
r. t.,-1 N~c
worth. Col and Mrs. Bromwell. Mr.. and
Mrs. McClintock. Miss Hagner. Mile. de
Lagarde. Rear Admiral Capps and Capt.
Fournier of the French embassy.
Commander and Mrs. John J. Knapp
had as their guests at dinner last even
ing Gen and Mrs. J. Franklin Bell. Judge
and Mrs. F. NJ. Hatch. Mr.. and Mrs.
George T. Marye. commander and Mrs.
Spencer S. Wood. Mrs. Randolph Harri-
son and Gen. John NJ Wilson.
Few prettier or more interesting we'd
dinss have taken place this winter than
was witnessed yesterday at st. Thomas
Church. when Mrs. Eliza Addison Hester
Wheat, widow of Benoni Wheat of Alex
andria and Mr.. Harrie Craig Ansley were
married by the rector. Rev. c. Ernest
Smith. assisted by Rev Dr. r. F. Phil
lips rector of ST PaulS Church. AleNan-
dria: The chancel was set with palms and
foliage plants and great clusters of lilies
filled the vases on the altar. The ushers
who seated the guests and later preceded
the bridal party to the clancel were Mr.
Edmund P. Hunter and DR.. Louis Greene
of Alexandria and Mrs Wheat's two
brothers, Mr.. William Breckenridge Hes
ter and DR.. Francis Deane Hester.
The bride was escorted by her cousin.
DIR. William Mercer Sprigg. and attended
by her sister. Mrs. Edward Knox Cooke
of New York.
The bridal toilet was of golden brown
broadcloth trimmed with brown silk
braid and embroidered in shades of brown
A cluny lace blouse and a picture hat in
brown velvet. with lighter tones in the
feathers trimming It, finished her becom
ing toilet. She carried a white-bound
prayer book. from which the service was
fon broadcloth. handsomely embroidered
in the same shade, and a jeweled hat with
a long rose-colored plume. She carried
parma violets.
Mr. Fairfax Harrison. vice president of
the Southern railroad. was best man.
Mrs. James William Wheat, mother of
the bride afterward received the bridal
party relatives and a few personal friends
at her apartments at the Rockingham.
where a buffet luncheon was served.
Later Mr.. and Mrs. Ansley left in their
private car for an extended trip through
the south. Upon their return they viii
occupy the residence at 1920 10th street.
which Mr.. Ansley has recently purchased.
\ large number of out-of-town guests
came for the wedding. among those pres
ent being Mr.. Louis Ansley and Mr.. t'r-
ouhart Ansley, two sons of Mr.. Ansley:
his brother. Mr.. Marion NJ. Ansley of
Montgomery. Ala; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Knox Cooke. Mr.. and Mrs Riley Cor
don, Mrs. Lucy Sprigg Madison. Mrs.
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