Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-12
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
WIFE OF MINISTER OF CHILE
has GUESTS AT LUNCHEON.
A Party of a Dozen Meets Nine
Nabuco-A Belmont Dinner.
Other Events.

Nine. Cruz. wife Of the minister of Chile.
gave an elegant luncheon today, when
her guests were Nine Nabuco. Nine.
Co-ea. Nine. Portela. Nine. Cortes. Nine.
Godoy. Mrs Beekman Winthrop. Mrs.
William Barrett Ridgely, Mrs. Timmons.
Nine. Chermont, Mrs. George Marye and
Mrs. Juan Attwell
Mr.. Perry Belmont gave a dinner last
evening at his residence in this city in
honor OF the Japanese ambassador in
| recognition Of the recent comforting upon
the host by the Emperor of Japan of
the Order of the Mirror one of the three
highest orders of the empire.
! The guests included the ambassador of
Austria Hungary. the Spanish minister
ana other members Of the diplomatic
| corps Rear Admiral Rogers and other
naval officers, Senators Culberson. War
rem, Gallinger, Bacon. Foster. Overman
and Rayner. Representatives Mccall.
Bourke Cochran. Clayton, Hitchcock and
others.
| A feature of the dinner was the use
OF the massive service of silver plate
presented by the Chamber of Commerce
to the merchants of New York to Com
mcdore Perry. upon which was engraved
acknowledgment of the signal services he
| rendered to America and the world by his
able and successful negotiation of the
| treaty with Japan which service was
bequeathed by Commodore Perry to his
grandson. Mr.. Belmont.
The bond of friendship between the
| United States and Japan was emphasized
by the presence of Admiral Dewey. the
first American. after Commodore Perry.
! to command a squadron in the east: and
also by the presence of Rear Admiral
Frederick Rogers. grandson of Commo-
| dore Perry. who was fortunate enough
while commanding squadron to he
present at the unwilling of the monument
raised in commemoration of the first
| landing. July IA. 1873.
Doubtless. with the recollection in mind
that the American fleet is now on It's way
! to the orient on it's mission of peace. Mr..
! Belmont asked that his guests drink to
the health of the Emperor OF Japan.
| The Japanese ambassador responded by
proposing toast to the President of the
| United States. a number of short and
felicitous speeches followed.
Miss Jennie F.. Doolittle of Washing
| ton is visiting Miss Flora E. Cole at her
! home, Coombe Edge. Monterey, Pa.
| Mrs. George c. Sholes enter. aimed at
| luncheon and cards in honor of her guest.
Mrs. Harley Emerson of Rochester, n. ".
Friday last. The guests were Mrs. Wen
dell p Stafford Mrs. John w. Titcomb.
Mrs. Walter Husband. Mrs. George lde.
Mrs. \. a: Fisher. Mrs. James spalding.
Mrs. A. w. Fisher. Mrs. Edward S. York.
Mrs. Appleton P. Clark, jr., William II.
Sholes and Miss Fisher.
! Hans Christian Holm of Berkely Uni
versity. Cal. is visiting his uncle. Prof.
| Holm of Newton street. Brookland. To-
! morrow he leaves for Baltimore where
he will embark for his old home in Den
| mark and spend A couple of months with
| his relatives there.
Mr. Oliver Boyer. eighty-three years old
Of Salisbury Pa. was the recent guest of
Mrs. George B. Johnston of Jackson
street Brookland. Mrs Johnston accom-
! panied her uncle on an enjoyable trolley
! trip to Baltimore. where they were pleas
Emily entertained by Mrs. Fannie Evans
| Il Columbia avenue.
! Mr. and Mrs. James Parsons have taken
! ,.Jssesson of their new home on Michigan
! avenue. near eth street northeast
The Countess de Buisseret was enter
tanned at luncheon Sunday at the Chevy
! Chase Club by DIR. and Mrs. William
Jerdone Pettus. To meet her were pres
ent the military attache of the British
embassy and the honorable Mrs. James
Miss Coudert. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee
Mrs Bromwell. Mrs. Dwight. Gen. J. P.
Story. Senior Yoachim, Mr.. W. p Cressop
and Lieut. Faulkner.
John Burroughs is staying with DR.. and
Mrs. Frank Baker of Columbia road for a
| day or two. They will be glad to see all
| friends after 7:30 this (Tuesday) evening
Mrs. william H. Fowler will be pleased
to see her friends at her new home, 121
| 18th street northeast.
| Representative and Mrs. Herbert Par
sons visiting Mrs. Parsons cousin.
Mrs Charles Wilbur Knox, at Glenelg
| Manor, Howard county, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Johnson of this city
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul w. Gar
rett at Leesburg.
Mrs Gresham and child of this city are
visiting Capt and Mrs. William E. Gar
rett.
Mrs j. B. Henderson will entertain
/ the Congressional Club. of which she is
! a member. at tea.
Mrs. Hughes Oliphant will receive as
| usual on Wednesdays during the month
of May at her bungalow home on Grafton
street. Chevy Chase.
The Ri. Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire,
Bishop Of North Carolina. and Mrs. Che
shire will reach Washington tonight and
spend a few days with Mrs. Cheshire's
father. Rev. Walter, A. Mitchell. in
| Georgetown.
The Bishop and Mrs. Cheshire expect
while there will attend the Pan-Angelcan
| Council and the Lambeth Conference.
They will remain abroad until the last
of August.
Dr. and Mrs George Samuel Cats. who
| we're married January "a. 1907. left Wash
ington last night for their future home in
/ Ashevillc n. c. Mrs. Cats was formerly
Miss Rose Butler. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Lafayette J. Butler of this city.
\ DR.. and Mrs. William B. French and
the Misses Louise and Margaret French
of this city registered yesterday at the
Paris office of the New York Herald.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh started
Yesterday for their home in Colorado.
They will spend the summer at Wool
hurst. their large estate. seven miles from
Denver, and expect to entertain several
eastern visitors there during the demo-
cratic national convention.
Mrs Tallmadge. Miss Tahnadge and
Mrs. Henry Hobart Tallmadge of 1:;:'i
irving street northwest. Columbia
3 to 4. when they will be glad to welcome
all their friends.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Earl NJ Chiles of Gilmore Mills. Va.
and Katharine w. Stoner of Sherwood.