Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-06
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
DINNER AND DANCE AT THE
WHITE HOUSE LAST NIGHT.
Other Sociabilities in Well Known
Houses-Coming Events-Per-
sonal Notes.


Senator and Mrs. Bourne. Senator and
Mrs. Brown. Senator and Mrs. Cum
Minis. Representative Wesley l.. Jones,
Representative and Mrs. Bourke Cock
ran. Representative and Mrs. George
r. Malby. Representative Andrew ]. Pc
tiers. Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Endicott Pea
body. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Montgom-
cry. Mrs Dean Sage. Miss Denny, Miss
Eleonora B. Sears, Miss Jean Delano.
Miss Leutze. Miss Oliver. Miss Carlisle.
Miss Roosevelt. Count Alexander Torok,
Mr.. Esrnohd Ovey. Mr.. b. de Strive, Mr..
Frederick H. Brooks and Lieut. Oster-
haus
The table decorations were of Killarney
roses and white freesia
Mrs. Dean Sage. Rev. DR.. and Mrs. En-
dicott Peabody. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L.
Montgomery and Miss Jean Delano are
guests at the White House.
Mrs. Roosevelt wore a peacock green
satin princess dress, Miss Roosevelt a
lowered white satin and tulle and Mrs.
Longworth orange net, covered with gold
sequins.
At the dance which followed. and to
which the guests arrived about 10 o'clock.
among those present were the British am
bassadOr. Mrs. Bryce, who wore pale blue
satin: the Japanese ambassador, the Bar
oness Takahira. gray tulle, glistening with
the latter in white satin with pearl trim
minss; Representa- tive and Mrs Lamar,
the latter wearing white lace over pale
green tissue; Miss Jennings. in crushed
strawberry satin; Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Murphy. the latter in white chiffon; Mrs.
embroidered in gold thread and trimmed
with rose point lace; Miss Margaret Gage,
a French gown of gold-spangied white
satin: Miss Carolyn Murray. white lace;
Leutze, white lace: Miss Beck. spangled
blacl: lace: Miss Hagner, in white satin;
Miss Mclean, in blue lace, and Miss
Smoot. in pink satin; Senator and Mrs.
Owens, the latter in black satin, trim
med with gold; Senator and Mrs. Bourne.
of rose point; Representative and Mrs.
James r. Mann, the latter in an empire
gown OF pale blue satin; Miss Alice Boyd.
mauve satin, and Miss Frazier, white
satin.
The Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks
have Cancelled their social engagements
by reason of the death of Mrs. Fair
banks brother. E. E. Cole of London.
Ohio. The Vice President and wife left
for Ohio today. They were to have been
entertained tonight by the Japanese am
bassador and Tuesday by the French
ambassador and Nine. Jusserand. They
also had issued dinner invitations to
large companies for February 8, Is and
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Mrs. Harley Calvin Gage and her
daughter, Miss Gage. were at home yes
terday afternoon to invited guests at their
spacious Dupont Circle home and well
coined notable company Of resident. Of
fetal and diplomatic society. Assisting in
the hospitality were Mrs Robert ].
Wynne and Mrs. Grandfield who presided
at the tea table in the dining room; Miss
Wright. Miss Bayard. Miss Kearney, Miss
Grandfield. Miss Katherine Ryan and the
Baroness Marie Won Paumgartten.
Mr.. and Mrs. William wheatley are
leaving Tuesday for an extended trip
south. visiting New Orleans. Mobile and
later Palm Beach, where they will be
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles I. Cragin
Wheatley will not be home in time to
receive on Shrove Tuesday. as has al
ways been her custom.
Miss Anna NJ. johnson will spend the
next few days in Baltimore.
The Misses Sheridan of Boise. Idaho,
are guests for the weekend of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Burton l.. French.
Monday, February 8. from TO g.
Mrs. Talcott, 1926 @ street. will be at
home informally Thursday. February IS.
Mrs Ellis Logan. 1853 Irving street
northwest, will be at home informally
Friday: February II, to s.
Mr. and Mrs James O. Macallister
celebrated the fifth anniversary Of their
do1- ninO Of hoiv
dence on Hickory avenue. Takoma Park.
The interior of their home was artistically
decorated with greens, plants and
branches intertwined with hearts. In
the bay window the decorations were of
wood while the halls and other rooms
were decorated with crepe paper. initial
ing wood. and fastened with clothespins.
Mr. and Mrs Macallister received in the
bay window. beneath a large wooden
bell. A large double heart, with a maple
sugaring spoon, over 100 years old,
through the center of the hearts, proved
la feature of the decorations. In the sup
per room the table was set with wooden
articles from which refreshments were
Der of presents appropriate to the Occa-
sion. One of the most valued presents
was one from Rev John Van Ness, form
Ter pastor of the Takoma Park Presby-
terrain Church. but now Of Germantown.
Pa. brought from the Holy Land re-
Gently Rev Van Ness married MIR. and
Mrs. Macalister at Holmesburg. Pa, five
years ago. Those who assisted i'm the
supper room were Mrs. L. Il. Langille,
Mrs. Daniel Miller and Miss Ethel White.
Among those present were: Mrs Harri-
son. Miss Anna Bitter, Miss Iell Anna
Bitter. Mrs. Helen Thompson, Miss Ethel
White. Mrs. F. D. Hopkins. Miss Alice
Hopkins. Miss Lizzette Hopkins. Mrs n.
A. Kroll. Mrs. Cruitt. Mrs. F. f. Nc
Laughlin. Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. NJ. X.
Campbell Mrs. Campbell Mr.. James NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Young Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. De Neane, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
NJ. De Neane and Master r. Wilder De
Neane. Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Jacoby Mrs.
Jacoby. Mr. and Mrs. Walter McEwen
Mr.. l.. NJ Mooers, Mrs. E. F. Ter1inger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Macallister. jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. E. Langille and son. Mr..
and Mrs. E. Q. knight. Rev. and Mrs
Thomas c.. Clark, Miss Clark. Mr. and
Mrs T.. V. Crittenden. Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel Miller, Miss Ethel Miller. Mrs
ter. Mr.. and Mrs c. c. King Mrs. c. L.
Favorite. Mrs. Dom and Miss Dom. Mrs
Bradbury. Mrs. Ben G. Davis Miss Doro-
thy Davis. Mr.. f. Burdne. Mr. and Mrs
=. Haas. Mr.. Gibson, Mrs. Whitmer Miss
y. Whitmer and Mrs. Guy Seaman
The announcements have been received
here OF the marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Sears Owens and Mr.. Edward Everett
Philadelphia. Among the presents which
they received on their return to Wash
ington was a handsome chatting dish set
from the fellow-craftsmen of Mr.. Myers
of the engraving division of the bureau Of
engraving and printing. This consisted of