Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-31
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
LAST NIGHTS DINNERS FOR
OLD AND YOUNG NoTABLES.
Mrs. Letter Gives a Party for Her
House Guest-Travel Plans.
Personal Notes.

The Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks
were entertained at a large dinner last
night by Senator and Mrs Briggs at the
! New Willard.
| The Italian ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches gave a dinner last
night. when the Russian ambassador. the
| Belgian minister and Baroness Moncheur.
| the assistant secretary Of state and Mrs.
Bacon. Miss Katherine Elkins. Miss Ma
| thilde Townsend. Miss Wetmore. Miss
Evelyn Walsh, Mr. Kroupensky. Russian
counselor: Capt Gilmore. Walter V. Ber-
ry and Signor Montagna. counselor: Sig
nor Centaro. second secretary. and Signor
Cora, attache. all of the Italian embassy
staff. were present.
Mrs. Dalzell. wife of Representative Dali
zell, gave a farewell luncheon today in
| honor Of Mrs. kuser wife of Col. kuser.
and of Miss Mccoy of Pittsburg. the
/ house guest of the hostess. both of whom
are leaving this week for their respective
| homes. In the company to meet them
were Nine Quesada. Mrs. Burrows, Mrs.
| Wheeler. Mrs. Mckinley of California.
Mrs. Somers Mrs Westcott, Mrs. ID. r.
| Mckee Mrs Hazard. Mrs Quaisse, Mrs.
| Pleadwel and Mrs. Perry Johnson. The
decorations of the table we're of carna-
! lions.
next.
Mrs. Henry c. Mustig. formerly Miss
! Cornne Montague. who has been spending
the winter with her sister. Mrs. George
Barnett. in Baltimore. will leave next
week for San Francisco to join her hus-
| band. Lieut.. Mustig, who is with the bat
tleship fleet.
| Bethlehem Chapter. No. l. o. f. S. will
| entertain its friends at Northeast Temple
| tomorrow afternoon and evening.
Mrs George Barnett, formerly Mrs. Basil
| Gordon. has as her guests at her home
in Baltimore Herr Gustav Alvo Won AL
vensleben and his brother. Herr Werner
| Alvo Won Alvensleben of Germany. Herr
| Gustav Won Alvenseben. who is the eldest
son of Count Won AlvensleDen, is In direct
succession to the title Of his father. While
abroad Mrs. Barnett visited the parents
| of her guests at their home. SChlosS Neu-
gattersleben. Mrs. Barnett will give a
| dinner in honor of her guests, who will
! spend the week.
! Miss Maud Davidge of this city was
| among the dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. T. Haxall last night in Baltimore. who
were entertaining for Mrs. Barnett's Ger
! man visitors.
Mrs. John Wheelwright. who has been
the guest of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Merriam. returned to her Bos-
ton home yesterday and took her young
sister. Miss Laura Merriam, back with
her for visit.
Mrs. Letter. who has Miss Emily Sloane
the debutante daughter Of Mr. Henry T.
Sloane of New York. staying with her.
gave dinner of twenty-five covers last
night in her honor. having debutantes of
this and last season and diplomatsts and
others In the company.
Nine. Pastor is in New York visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Julien Jaquelin Mason.
Mrs. Edward Lauterbach OF New York
who has been spending the past six weeks
at the New Willard. and her son. Mr. AL
fred Lauterbach. gave a dinner there last
| light. when her guests were the Cuban
minister and Nine. Quesada, the Persian
minister. Gen Morteza, Khan: Col and
Mrs. .Selden Allen Day. Mr.. ard Mrs. S.
| c. Neale. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic d. Nc
kenney, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Minor,
Mrs. George E. Pichett. Nine. Alfred
Thierry. Mrs. A. l.. Barber. Mrs. lie
Droit Barber. Representative Burton,
Maj. Hart and Maj:.Carson.
The table was profusely decorated with
Anne rican beauty roses. and there were
pink sweet peas corsage bouquets for the
women.
At the marriage in New York of Miss
Mary Underhil Wood and Mr.. Merrill
Edwards Gates. jr.. at noon Tuesday.
! April I. Miss Lois Romans will be the
| BRIDES only attendant, and Mr.. William
Bishop Gates brother of the bridegroom.
will be best man.
| Miss Wood is the only daughter of the
late William H. S. Wood Of New York
and Is also grandniece of the founder
of Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore
ia If
rill E. Gates of this city, formerly presi-
dent of Rutgers and Amherst colleges.
Count Laszlo Szechenyi and his count
ess. who Miss Gladys Vanderbilt are
now In Vienna, where they will make a
prolonged stay.
Mrs. Depew. wife of Senator Depew,
went to New York today to spend week.
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock of New York,
who spent the winter here. will sail for
Europe next month accompanied by her
niece. Miss ROsalie TunStall Smith of Bal
timore.
| The ladies of the congressional circle
| interested in forming a club will meet
| Wednesday morning at 1870 In the new
office building of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Mr. and Mrs. samues have had as their
|
Oconta. Wis.
The Colonials will give a dance at the
Arlington Hotel at S:4j pm. Easter Mon
Nday, April 10. 1908.
| Mr. Justice Harlan and Mrs. Harlan.
| who have as house guests Rev George NJ.
! Wrong. professor of history in Toronto
| University. and Mrs. Wrong. had as din
| ner guests with them last night the Brit
| ish ambassador and Mrs. Bryce. Senator
| and Mrs. Bulkeley. ex-senator and Mrs.
Dryden and Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings
Mrs. John A. Meyer is slowly recover
| ing from an attack of grip. and the en-
tertainment which was to he held at her
home. go Sth street northeast will be
held instead at Northeast Temple the
afternoon and evening OF April I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lucas Of Washing
ton. D. c.. announce the marriage of
| their daughter. Marie II. Lucas. to Mr.
Oliver. G. Duffin. in Ellicott City, Md.
Wednesday, March Is. 1903. at ST. Pauls
Roman Catholic Church. by Rev. Father
Byrnes.