The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY
Dinner Receptions and Dances Crowd Closing Days
of Social Season-Housewarmi Dance at
New Olcott Home to Be Weeks Event.

was presided over by Mrs. E. d. Brandt
gee Of Brookline. Mass. and Miss Wet
more, daughter OF Senator Wetmore.
Miss Coudert is entertaining Miss Eloise
Davis. of New York, and yesterday after
noon gave bridge party for her guest.
The Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks
were guests for whom Representative
and Mrs. Burkett entertained at dinner
last evening.
Invited 70 meet them were Senator
GalIinger. Senator and Mrs. Switzerland.
Of Utah: the president Of the George
Washington University and Mrs. Need
ham, Mrs TimmOns. Representative and
Mrs. Boyd and Mr.. and Mrs. John B.
Henderson.
Mrs. Frank o. Lowden and her mother.
yesterday afternoon at the residence of
Representative and Mrs. Lowden. in
Calumet place. The artist was Mr.
Francis Maemillen. who appeared in
Washington the early part OF the month
In concert. and is a master OF his chosen
instrument
Mrs. Lowden received her guests in
gown Of blue satin, hand-embrold-
cred and embellished with silver and
gold hlet- Mrs. Pullman wore white silk
and lace. The music room and drawing
room were decorated with cus flowers.
Senator and Mrs. Burrows also were
among those entertaining at dinner last
evening. Their guests were Senator and
Mrs. Shelby NJ CullOm. Senator Kean
and Miss kean. Senator and Mrs Briggs.
Gen and Mrs. Sternberg. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. r. Curtis, Mrs. Daniel Manning, and
Mr. William Livingston. of Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francois Berger Moran.
who We're hosts at dinner complimentary
TO the Cuban Minister and Nine. Quesada,
recently returned from an extended trip
to Europe. entertained also Count dada
mir. Gen. and Mrs. Franklin Bell, Mr..
and Mrs. James Cecil Hooe. Mai Zalin-
sky, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Oxnard. Sena-
tor Brandegee, and Representative and
Mrs. Lamar.
MIR. and Mrs. Perry Belmont entertained
at luncheon Friday complimentary TO Mrs.
Robert Mccormick. wife OF the former
has leased the residence OF Nj. and Mrs.
Edward A. Mitchell. in Sixteenth street.
for the remainder OF the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Curtis. or 1886
Biltmore street. gave a dinner last even
ing in honor OF their house guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Mackay Of New York.
The place cards and favors were hand
painfad and in, kaapips~ x.-sfb h. .
the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Darwin Penneba-
ker. OF 1921 Q street. have issued invita-
tions for a reception Tuesday evening
from to II O'Clock. 10 meet Representa-
tive and Mrs. Ben Johnson. Of Kentucky.
Mrs. Johan C Kondrup, OF 2Ol2 Cam
bridge place, has issued cards for a tea
Tuesday afternoon from 10 o'clock.
Mrs. E. F. MackaI and her daughters
were AT home yesterday afternoon from
to at their apartment at the Cham
plain. The tea table and decorations OF
the rooms were all appropriate to the
holiday.
Mrs. Teller. wife OF Senator Teller. en-
tertained at a tea Friday evening at the
Cairo in honor Of their daughter. Mrs
Tyler. The ballroom and parlors at the
Cairo were tastefully decorated with
palms and spring flowers. A centerpiece
OF American Beauty roses adorned the
tea table. where Mrs Dolliver. wife OF
Senator Dolliver: Mrs. Harwood. and Mrs
Devol presided Assisting Mrs Teller
were Mrs. Warner. wife Of Senator War
ner; Mrs. Willard Teller, Mrs. Guggen-
heim Mrs Bonynge. Mrs. Cook. and Mrs
W. A Haggott.
Mrs William II. Sholes will receive to-
morrow from to s O'Clock for the last
time this season. Mrs Sholes will be as
sisted by Mrs. Archibald NJ. McLaehlen,
Mrs. Mason n. Richardson. Mrs. Apple
ton p Clark. jr.. Mrs. William r. Myers.
Mrs. Edward S. York. Miss Richards. and
Miss Belle Davenport.
Mrs Arthur Ramsay and Mrs. Kitchin
Will receive with Mrs Rainey on Monday
at the Driscoll.
Mrs. and Miss Curtis. wife and sister
of Senator Curtis. viii be at home Thurs
day afternoon next and viii have with
them Mrs. Q. G. Dodge. Of Annapolis Md.
Blr. and Mrs. H. c. Hayne entertained
last evening at a George Washington
progressive party in honor of Representa-
tive and Mrs. Tom Velle. of the Fourth
Ohio Congressional district. Invited 20
meet them were Mr.. and Mrs. B. ". lay