Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-26
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
OF AGRICULTURE
WAS HOST FOR PRESIDENT.
Other Dinners and Recent Dances.
Timely Topics-Personal
Notes.

NOTES.
The Secretary of Agriculture was host
last night at the New Willard for the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. j. T.
Dolliver. wife of the senator from Iowa,
acting as hostess. The other guests at
dinner were the Speaker and Miss Can
non. ex-Postmasteri General and Mrs.
Gary. Senator Proctor and Mrs. Fletcher
Proctor. Senator Dolliver,., Senator and
Mrs. Beveridge, Mrs Stanley Matthews,
Representative and Mrs. James r. Mann
Representative and Mrs. ]. A. T. Hull.
Representative and Mrs. Frank o. Low
den. Representative and Mrs. j. P. Con-
ner, Representative and Mrs. John w.
Weeks. Representative G. N. Haugen.
Representative and Mrs. B. P. Birdsall,
Representative and Mrs. Albert f. DaW-
son. Commissioner of Pensions and Mrs.
Warner. DR.. and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe
Miss Mattingly. Miss Hull and Mr.. Jasper
Wilson. The table was beautifully adorn-
pink and white carnations, The effect was
exceedingly pretty: =
A George Washington party was given
by Mr.. and Mrs Simpson to their daugh-
ter Florence Friday evening at their resi-
dence, 1883 Meridian place Mount Pleas
ant. Games and dancing formed the
amusement of the evening. until a late
hour. when the guests adjourned to the
dining room for refreshments. The table
was decorated with flowers and the ma
tional colors. Several vocal selections
were rendered by the guests. Among those
present were Misses Blanche Prescott.
Irene Hartesty. Anna Wingate. Ruth Eel
lers. Lillian Klien. Ethel Howarth. Flor
ence. Grace, Marguerite and May Simp-
son: Messrs. Harry Dulin. Wayland
Stone Alfred koon, William Sweet
Charles Miller Allen Sherman. Robert
Henderson. Percy Schneider. John Brock
we'll and William Simpson, jr.
Mrs. Reed Smoot and Miss Smoot. wife
and daughter of Senator Smoot, will hold
their last formal reception for the sea-
son tomorrow at their home, 1886 Cop-
necticut avenue.
A dispatch from Pasadena. CAL, re-
ceived in this city today, states that Mrs
Crosby S. Noyes Is improving in health.
1t is understood that the marriage OF
Miss Helen Ffoulke and Mr.. Havenith.
Belgian minister to Persia. will take place
March g. which is mi-careme. and will
be home ceremony with simple ar
engagements. The bride-elect is now in
New York visiting the family of Gen. and
Mrs. J. Frederick Pierson. A number of
dinners and other entertainments will be
given in her honor by her friends here in
the next two or three weeks. Mr.. Have
NTH and his bride will sail very shortly
after the ceremony for Europe, and at
once proceed to Persia.
Miss Mary UnderhiI Wood and Merrill
Edwards Gates. jr., both of New York
city. will be married In the chantry Of
Grace Church, New York. at noon on
April Z. Miss Wood is the only daughter
of the late William H. S. Wood. who was
and head of the publishing house bearing
his name. Mr.. Gates. chief attorney of
the Legal Aid Society. of New York CITY,
is the Oldest son of Dr.. Merrill Edwards
Gates. formerly president of Rutgers and
Amherst colleges, who is now a resident
of Washington.
After the wedding trip the couple will
reside at 30 East 9th street, New York
city.
Arrangements are being made by: sew
eral daughters of senator's and repre-
sentatives in this city to form a social
club Miss Williams, daughter Of John
Sharp Williams. and Miss Lamb. daugh-
ter of Representative John Lamb of vir-
ginia. are sending out cards for a meeting
to be held. at the home of Miss Williams
next Saturday afternoon to discuss the
details of organization. After these are
perfected a meeting will be arranged
to which all daughters of senator's and
representatives now in Congress will be
invited.
Gen. and Mrs. Draper entertained at
dinner last night in honor of the. Vice
President and Mrs. Fairbanks, when IN
the company were the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. James r. Garfield. AS
sociate Justice and Mrs. White. Senator
and Mrs. Elkins, Senator and Mrs. Knox,
Senator brandegee the assistant ssere
Franklin Bell. Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Vanderbilt. Mrs Nickerson. Mrs. Auden-
reid, Miss Boardman, Mrs. Timmons Rear
Admiral Clapps and Gist Blair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reid Rodgers en-
tertained at dinner last night compli-
mentary to Associate Justice and Mrs
Harlan. Their other guests were ex-As-
sociate Justice and Mrs. Brown, exSec-
Butler. Senator and Mrs. Clarence Clark
of Wyoming and Representative and Mrs
j. Van Vechten Olcott.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Thropp had as
dinner guests last night Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick w. Huidekoper. Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Gillespie, Mr.. and Mrs. William r.
Merriam: Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Eyck Wen
dell. DR.. and Mrs. Loring, Mr.. and Mrs
j. c. Hooe. Mrs. Cassell and Rear Ad-
miral Terry.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Knox gave a dance
last evening for their daughter, Miss
Georgia Knox. which proved to be one of
the most delightful of the season. Those
present were Miss Helen Hatfield, Miss
Winifred Davis. Miss Eleanor Granger,
Miss Carlo, Miss Keith Frazier, Miss
Irene Moore. Miss Genevieve Clary. Miss
Minnie Conrad. Miss Marie Fisher. Miss
Margaret Houghton. Miss Edgarina Hast
ings. Miss Anna Carlo. Miss Caroline
Smith. Miss Maud Merriam. Miss Maria
Carlo. Miss La Boyteaux. Miss Mercedes
Godoy. Miss Peyton. Miss Elena Calder
on, Miss Pickett Heth. Miss Nina Van
Arsdale. Miss Josephine Conrad, Lieut..
and Mrs. Sanderson, DIR. and Mrs. Frank
Shultz. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Reside, the
Persian minister. Lieut.. Huntley Lieut..
Dietrich. Lieut. de Frees, Lieut. Thomas,
Lieut.. Moore. Lieut. Greene, Paymaster
McRitchie. Paymaster Atkinson. Paymas-
ter Holt. Mr.. Esteban Filpe Carlo. DIR.
James Dykes, Mr.. Luis Ricoy. Mr.. Smith
Hempstone. Mr.. Clement Heth. Mr.. Jose
Godoy. Mr. Bennett. Mr.. Francisco Godoy,
Mr.. Paul Patterson. Mr.. Adds Browne,
Mr.. Wallace Drine, Mr.. Albert Godoy. Mr..
Baz, Mr.. Nunez and Mr.. Foster Slaughter.
Miss Walker gave a very pretty tea yes
terday at her apartment at Stoneleigh
Court in honor of Miss Pansy Perkins,
daughter of Senator Perkins of California:
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