Evening star., 1908-01-26

backed prizes, the year around. A lot OF
the bridge devotees have dropped .out en-
tireiy of any other form o. anus semenl
and robody seems to care especially. Last
week was full of incident, personal and
otherwise The announcement OF the en-
gasement of Miss Ashford and ex-senator
Davis was quite the sensation when was
added to Yesterday when the latter HI
ness was made known. The W hlte House
evenings the judicial reception Thursday
and the musicale Friday, gave pleasure
to hundl eds. The visit of the Misses ShaW
was made the occasion of splendid nos
pitality from their large Cree OF fflehds
mere and of their attractive hostesSes.
Mrs and Miss Moore. Every hour OF
their stay was spoken Tor either at the
Moore home or elsewhere and the same
program will continue until their depart
ure Wednesday next. The usual Week.
end rush with teas and dinners. followed
yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. john X. Nc
Leans house warming dance. MI. ana
Mrs Fosters dinner for then mousse
guests Judge and Mrs. Dickinson OF chi
cago, aud other dinners with the Argen-
tine minister and Nine. Portela, Mrs.
Moorshead, Mr. and Mrs. s. {. Neale, Mr..
and Mrs Keep and other well-knoWn
hosts and hostesses entertaining closed
| the evening
This weeks events will include dinners
al the Italian embassy, and by Mr- ana
Mrs S.bley, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Lesafe,
Mrs Matcheson. whose party tomorfo"
night will be her theater guests also, tte
Iaf,arese charge d 'affaires and Nine. Mi
yaoko. Mrs Frank Ellis. the Attorney
General and Mrs. Bondparte. who VII
have the President and MIS-. RooseNelI
as guests at "a large dinner TO De gwen
at Rauschers; dinner dances by Mfs.
ElEins and Mrs A B. Butler. the state
dinner at the White House in honor of
the Supreme Court. Senator and Mrs.
Bukeiey. Brig. Gen and Mrs. Sharp and
Senator and Mrs. Depew. The Big oali
of tin: week will b. the Sc cond Bachelors
/ which will be held Wednesday night a;
the New Willard. and a charming sinai
dance will be given tomorrow night at the
home. of Senor and Nine Godoy. Other
/ hoStesses OF tile week will be Miss Me
+ Grey who will give tea at the Wash
7 ineton Club on Wednesday, and the sec
ond of Mrs Bates teas which will b.
given at Rauscher's on Friday Mrs
4 leighton also enter;ains the same day Il
/ a luncheon.
Mrs. Charles NJ Pepper will receiy.
Thursday. January ~. 1T 1Ia1 L street
assisted by tho regent and vice regent o
the Marcia Burns Chapter. ID. A. K.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Stras1urssr of tn,
Bellevue will leave Tucsda- for ex
tented trip 10 New Orleans, Mexico ane
( California. returning by way of Salt LAX
Cty, Denver. Omaha and ST. Louis.
Mrs. Wheeler. wife of Representative
Nelson T. Wheeler OF Pennsylvania: Miss
/ Wheeler and Miss Ailinger will receig,
Tuesday next from 4 to u, in the reception
room at the T. street entrance of tn. New
Willard. They will be assisted by Mrs +
Carl Smith and Miss Grandin.
Mrs. Martin wife of Pay Director JOIN
Ross Martin, has her house guest.
Mrs. Hildreth Thayer. Mrs lie Roy. Tut
tie. Mrs George IienZel Of Lancaster, Pa.
and Mrs. Mccullough of Philadelphia
Pa
4 Mrs Arthur Ramsay and the students
Of fairmont Seminary were III hom,
to their friends Friday from 4 to
o'clock. The ladies who assisted Mrs
Ramsay were Mrs. Ralph Cote Mrs
Elmer Dover and her house guest Mrs
Swink of New York Mrs. John DaizeII
Mrs. John Sharp Williams and Mrs
H. L. Rainey.
Capt and Mrs. Mitchell arc the hons,
guests of Mrs. John Davis
Mrs. Goble Of Detroit Mich, is spend.