Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-07
CONGRESS HONORED
SENATE and House Met at
White House.
LAST NIGHTS PARTY
Third Evening Function Attended by
Several Thousands.
MANY OUT.OF-TOWN GUESTS
Society of This and Other Capitals
Brilliantly Rep
resented.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt were the
centers Of attraction last night for just
about as large a company as the White
House can comfortably accommodate
The third evening reception of the win
ter's series was a popular one locally. and
the throng had a chance to see number
| of those whose movements are accounted
worthy of social mention in the .ig
cities of this country, as well as at for
eign courts. The procession following the
| President and Mrs. Roosevelt to the blue
room consisted of the Vice President,
who escorted Mrs. Cortelyou in the alb
sence of his wife, and Mrs Root, Secre-
tary Root and Secretary Cortelyou. the
Attorney General and Mrs. BonapYte
the Postmaster General and Mrs. Meyer
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Met
calf, the Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Garfield the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor and Mrs. Straus and Secre-
tary Wilson. who escorted Mrs. Loeb.
The large company invited to assist
in the blue room consisted Of besides the
Presidents official family and those OF
the cabinet and their guests, Senator Will
liam p. Frye, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank IL.
Briggs. Mr.. and Mrs. William Frye
White. Senator w. B. Allison, Senator
and Mrs. A. ]. Beverdge. Mr.. and Mrs.
f. l.. Mclean. Senator F. B. Brandegee.
Nj. u.
and Mrs. T. II. Carter Senator and Mrs:
NJ. f. Clapp. Miss Clapp. Senator and
Mrs. Charles Dick, Senator w. P. Dill
lingham. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul S. Dillins-
Katherine Elkins, Mr.. S. B. Elkns. jr..
Mr.. Davis Elkins. Mr.. Richard Eikins
Senator and Mrs. F. P. Flint. Mrs. A. l..
Danskin. Senator J. H. Gallinger. Mr.
William H. Gallnger Senator and Mrs
W. B: Hepburn. Senator and Mrs. A. j.
Hopkins. Senator and Mrs p. c. knox.
Senator and Mrs II. c. Lodge. Mr.. John
f. Lodge, Senator and Mrs. c. I. Long.
Senator and mrs. p. J. McCumber, .Aiss
Margaret Shea: Miss Bertha Daeley. SEN
ator Boies Penrose. Senator Redfield
Proctor. Mrs: Fletcher Proctor. Sen
ator and Mrs n. B. Scott; Hiss
H. M. Teller. Mrs. Willard Teller.
Speaker of the House. Miss Helen a.
Cannon, Mrs. +. X. lie Seure. Mrs. j. l..
L I;rs w Mrs rs Fort; RepTesentative and
/ son, Representative and Mrs. W. S. Ben
net. Representative w. w. Cocks, Rep
resentative and Mrs. e. d. Crumpac ker.
representative and Mrs. W. P, Hepburn.
Mrs. Margaret Chamberlain. Representa-
tive and Mrs. G; L. Knapp. Representa-
resentative and Mrs. William sulzer. Rep
ressntative and Mrs. G: E. Townsend.
The Chief Justice. Mr.. and Mrs Hugh
Wallace. Mr.. and Mrs. n. l.. Francis
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Mason. Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. Harlan. Miss Harlan. Miss Ruth
Harlan. Rev. DR.. and Mrs. r. D. Harlan
) Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Brewer. Mr.. Justice
) and Mrs White. Mr.. James White, Mr..
; Justice and Mrs Peckham. Mr. Justice
and Mrs. McKenna. Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
. Holmes, Miss Upham. Mr.. Justice and
. Mrs. Day. Mr.. Rufus S. Day. Mr.. Justice
. MOODY.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. ]. Franklin Bell,
: Miss Sallie Darlington.
The admiral of the navy and Mrs.
Dewey. Commander and Mrs. S. s. Wood,
the surgeon general OF the navy and
Mrs. Rixey. the chief OF the bureau of
equipment of the navy and Mrs. Cowles.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. G. F.. Elliot, Lieut..
. r. B. Putnam.
: Horn. Lieut. c. r. Miller. Capt. S. A.
Cheney. Lieut.. Chauncey Shackford, Capt.
Fitzhugh Lee Lieut.. Semmes Read, Lieut..
! Thomas Holconb jr
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob A. Riis. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Elias Mann. Representative
. Lucius n. Littauer. Mr.. George r. Peck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben s. Draper. Rev. and
) Mrs. Endcott Peabody. Mr.. and Mrs: Cor
; Goodwin. Mgr. Falconio. Miss Margaret
Roosevelt. Mrs. John Ridgely Carter
Mrs. Hilborne. l.. Roosevelt. Miss Elite
Shipper. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. s. Black
burn. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bacon. Miss
. Bacon. Miss Emily Low Bacon. Mr.. Rob-
ert L. Bacon Mr. Gaspar G. Bacon. MI
Elliot Bacon. Miss Ethel Cowdin, Mr..
Charles E. Magoon. Col. F. II. Crowder
. Capt. J. A. Ryan. Maj. Jose Marti, Mr..
Clifford Pinchot. Mr.. and Mrs. James w.
Pinchot. Miss Morgan. Lady tombstone
Mr.. Craig w. Wadsworth. Mr.. and Mrs
. Nelson O'Shaughnessy, Mr.. and Mrs
. Thomas Hunt. Miss Helen Hunt. Mr.. j.
; c. Shaffer Mr.. f. Fl: Butler. Miss Butler,
; Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson. Mr.. and
; Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt. Lieut.. Col. Will
liam NJ. Black. Mrs. Hobart. Mrs. Law
! renee Townsend and Miss Yvonne Town
send.
There were naturally in this notable
gathering many for whom the curious had
more than a special interest. Mr.. and
. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt came In with
their ghosts, Representative and Mrs
. Longworth The Presidents daughter
) wore silver blue satin, with very beau
; tiful lace Ornamenting the bodice, and
looked unusually well, being as animated
| and as interested in meeting her friends
! as she was in former years. Her guest
was richly gowned in an embroidered gold
. tissue. youthfully trimmed with roses. She
. had on a number Of rich Jewels, but had
. rosebuds in her hair. Mr.. and Mrs. AL
, fred Vanderbilt. the latter in yellow chit:
; fon heavy with gold and silver embroid-
; cries; Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Onslaught
; messy the former secretary of the Amer
lean embassy at Vienna, and both great
. social favorites. who timed their American
.
Vanderbilt wedding and to partake of the
. hospitality Of friends in New York and
. this city. Mrs. O'Shaughnessy was elab-
. orately gowned in sapphire chiffon velvet
. with panels of silver lace, and wore a
; number of beautiful jewels
; Mrs Lawrence Townsend. in red velvet
with diamond ornaments. and Miss Town
end. in light blue satin. were others of the
onlookers fresh from social triumphs
. abroad. The Hon. Violet Vivian of Eng
. land the guest of the Postmaster Gener-
, ais family. wore a black lace. the bodice
made of dull jetted lace. and her only
jewels being orders pinned to her COR
sage with colored ribbons. She came with
the Misses Meyer. who. following a for
eign custom. are always dressed alike,
and wore gowns of mauve chiffon satin
last night. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob A. Riis of
, New York who are house guests of the
President, were also present. Miss Gladys
Roosevelt and Miss Margaret Roosevelt,
| young relatives of the President. one in
an empire gown of pink and the other in
light blue. were the centers of animated
groups OF the home notables. Miss Helen
Cannon. who accompanied the Speaker.
I was the first guest OF the evening to
! be presented to the President. Miss Can