Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-04
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SECRETARY AND MRS. STRAUS
HOSTS FOR HEAD OF NATION.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Finish
Their Round Of Cabinet Dinners.
Other Events-Notes.

/ entertained last night at dinner at the
| home of, the Secretary of Commerce and
| Labor. which event concludes the series
| of cabinet dinners for the season. In
| the company to meet them there were
present Senator and Mrs. Depew, Gen.
| Stewart. L. Woodford of New York. Mr..
and Mrs. Darwin c. Kingsley of New
York. Mr.. and Mrs Seth Low of New
| York, Mr.. and Mrs. Isador Straus of New
York, Representative and Mrs. Herbert
l.. Parsons Assistant Secretary of War
and Mrs Oliver, Mr. Herbert Knox Smith,
| Rey. DR.. Faunce. president of Brown Uni
versity; President John H. Finley OF the
| College of the City of New York. and
| Mrs Finley: Mr. and Mrs. William Berrie
| of Brooklyn. Miss Boardman and Mrs
| Schafer, daughter of the host and hostess
The Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks
| were guests at dinner last night of former
LSenator and Mrs. Dryden, whose residence
I here since their return late during the
| winter has been the scene of several ele-
CANT dinners: Their other guests guests We're
Representative and Mrs. J. Van Vechten
Olcott, Representative and Mrs. j. Sloat
Fassett, Gen. and Mrs. Gillespie, Maj
and Mrs. McCawley. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee, former Am
| bassador to Italy and Mrs. Draper, Col
and Mrs. Kuser, Miss Carow and Mrs
Clover
The Brazilian ambassador and Nine.
| Nabuco had as dinner guests last night
| the minister from Cuba and Nine dc
/ Quesada. the naval attache of the Rus-
| sian embassy and Mme Nebolsine, Mr.
| and Mrs. Grant Watson Of the British
embassy, the first secretary of the CO.
! lombian legation and Mime. de Guzman,
| the first secretary of the Spanish iega-
Me- ov,6
Perry Belmont, DR.. and Mrs. Chatard.
| Mrs. Symons. Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cru.
| ger, the Turkish minister. Menmed All
| Bey; the first secretary of the Russian
embassy, Prince Koudachen; the charge
d affaires of Norway, Mr.. o. Skybak. and
| the counselor of the Brazilian embassy,
Mr.. do Amaral.
Mrs Wheeler, wife of Representative n.
| P. Wheeler of Pennsylvania. and MISS
Wheeler received yesterday for the last
| time this season in one of the parlors OF
| the New Willard. American beauty roses
hand palms decorated the room. Mrs
Wheeler wore beautiful lace gown WIN
silver pallettes and Miss Wheeler. one OF
the attractive daughters of the new rep
| reSentative wore white venetian lace
gown. The Misses Parker, Libbey Reese
and Miss Mccoy were other agreeable as
| siStants
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Kaldep5ack
announce the marriage of their dauSh-
ter. Mary Elizabeth. to Mr.. Arthur Gar
Monday, March ., by the Rev. Father
Carroll. Mr.. and Mrs. Homer left i'm
mediately, at the conclusion of the cere-
mony, for a trip south.
| Miss Miriam Bear Of Philadelphia and
| Mr.. Charles r. Talbert Of this city were
| quietly married last Sunday afternoon at
| 4 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. b.
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| C. E. Guthrie of Hamline Church Off
ciating. The bride was becomingly dress
| ed in white and carried a bouquet OF V1o-
| let's Miss Annie Talbert was her only
attendant and Mr.. r. Cox was best man.
Before the bride and groom left boun-
! tiful supper was served, those present be-
| ing Mrs p. Talbert mother of the groom;
Mr. and-Mrs. b. Dougherty, Miss Talbert
Miss Annie Talbert, Mrs. Downer. Mrs.
| w. Clemmop,r Mr.. Hugh Dougherty, Mr..
Ray Cox. Mr. Ralph Hale and Mr.. Ed
ward Talbert.
The members of the congregation Of
| the Church of the Covenant enjoyed an
| opportunity last evening to meet their
new pastor and his wife, Rev. DR.. Charles
| Wood and Mrs. Wood. A reception was
given in the chapel Of the church by the
| Mems Society and the Society Of the
Covenant, the latter composed OF the
| women of the church.
The attendance was very large, and
while a supper was served, yet owing 10
| the admirable arrangements, as well as
| to the spaciousness of the room, there
was none of the discomfort. that comes
| from a crowded assemblage. The room
| was decorated with admirable taste. Dur
ing the evening an orchestra played.
| The marriage yesterday in New York Of
Miss Bessie Mclean. eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mclean, and Lieut..
William Adams Dallam of the 18th Cav
1 ~, D4r&
was witnessed by a very fashionable as
semblage. The marriage ceremony was
| performed by Rev. DR.. ]. Nevett Steele.
president of the Maryland Society of New
York. and a cousin of the brides mother
| and he was assisted by Rev. DR.. Herbert
| Shipman, rector of the Church Of the
Heavenly Rest. who was chaplain at
West Point when the bridegroom was
cadet there. Rev. Osborne Ingle of Fred
| erick who off1ciated at the marriage of
tie parents of the bride, nearly twenty
five years ago, was also to have assisted,
but was detained at his home. Bishop
Potter of the Episcopal diocese Of New
York pronounced the benediction over
best man and his four ushers appeared
in full-dress army uniform, as did also
many other army officers who attended
the ceremony as spectators. Lieut.. Col.
John Bayne Mclean of the British army
and of the Duke of lork's Royal Fusil-
iers. representing the Scotch English
| branch of Col McLean's family, also ap-
peared in full uniform. Capt. Field Dali
| lam, a brother of the bridegroom, was
best man, and the bridegroom's four
ushers were army officers from West
Point and Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
The brides ushers were her relatives
Mr.. Albert Richie, Mr.. Wallace Donald
Mclean, Mr.. William Bouldin the third
and Mr.. Richie Kimball. AS pretty
| compliment to the branch of the service
to which Lieut.. Dallam belongs the deco
| rations of the church were nearly all yell
| low. The altar was banked with yellow
| flowers. the chancel with palms and
| southern smilax, the pews from doors to
| chancel tied with jonquils, while yellow
| ribbons were worn by all of the ushers.
| The bride wore becoming French gown
of clinging white satin, hand embroid-
cred in forget-me-not wreaths- and bow
knots. with high neck guimpe and long
| sleeves of thread lace, one-haf over the
| hands. She wore a tulle veil, held in
place by real orange blossoms sent spe-
cially for the occasion by friend In
Florida. Her only jewels were a topaz
grandmother. and topaz and pearls garni-
| ture, inherited from her great-grand-
mother on her maternal side. The bride
was attended only by members of her own
| family, one sister. Rebekah, being maid
| of honor, and another, Emily, flower girl.
| The former wore yellow soft satin, with
picture hat to match, and carried pink
roses. The latter wore saffron pink MESA
| line with large hat to match, and carried
yellow roses. The BRIDES mother wore
| a champagne-colored. hand-embroidered
crepe de chine, trimmed with Italian lace,
| the latter being present from friend