The Washington herald., 1909-01-01
NEW YEARS RECEPTIONS.

The official social season will open to-
day with great pomp and briIliance with
the great reception in the White House
by the President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
They will have with them in the receiy-
ing line the Vice President and Mrs. Fair
banks and the members OF the Cabinet
and their wives, with a few exceptions
Immediately after the women in the re-
ceiving party leave the line. which will
be just preceding the reception Of the
public. the Cabinet hOstesses viii go TO
their own homes and begin their recep-
tions. which viii continue until and IN
some cases Z O'Clock.
Mrs. Fairbanks viii have with her from
5 10 6 o'clock her daughter, Mrs. Tim
mons; her daughter-in-law. Mrs. Warren
Fairbanks. Of Chicago; Mrs. Elkins, Mrs.
Foraker. Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Burrows. Mrs
Dolliver. Mrs. William Alden Smith, Mrs
Crane. Mrs. Flint. Mrs CulbersOn, Miss
Kean. Miss Foraker, Miss Hemenway,
Miss Sutherland and the Misses Clark.
all OF the Senatorial circle; Mrs. Charles
3. lands. Mrs. Jesse OverstEeet, and
Mrs. J. c. Cheney. wives Of Representa-
lives from Indiana: Miss Wood. OF New
Jersey: Mrs. John " Foster Mrs. Shan
non. Mrs. WV. Bride. niece Of the Vice
Presidento, Miss Weeks, and Miss Mar
garet wade.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Root
will entertain the members Of the dipio-
matte corps and their families at recep-
ton and buffet breakfast Immediately
after their reception in the White House
I They will be assisted to-day by Mrs.
Bacon. wife Of the Assistant Secretary Of
state. and Mrs. Huntington Wilson, wife
i of the Third Assistant Secretary OF state.
There viii be no reception In the home
I OF the Secretary OF the Treasury and
Mrs. CoTtelyOu-
Mrs. Wright. wife Of the Secretary Of
War. will have IN her party Mrs J.
Franklin Bell. wife OF the Chief of stan.
| L. s. a. J. Franklin Bel. who viii make
the presentations Of the callers 70 Mrs
Wright: Mrs Corhin. Mrs. Darlington.
! Mrs. Sharpe. Mrs WOthersDO0n. Mrs.
Taylor. OF Tennessee; Mrs. Oliver. wife
OF the Assistant Secretary OF War. Mrs.
I Laws. wife Of Commander George W.
I Laws. now stationed at Annapolis: Mrs.
Summeriin. Mrs. Bourke Cochran. Mrs
/ Wynne. Mrs Samuel Sturgis. Mrs. Reid
Rogers. Mrs. Conner. Mrs. Cheatham.
Airs. Joseph Letter. Mrs Hooker. Miss
{ Caroline Murray. the Misses Humphrey.
( Miss Marshall. Miss Marjorie Aleshire.
I Miss Van Vorhys. Miss Ide. Miss Marie
I ] Watkins
daughter OF Mrs Wright. who is her
/ guest for several weeks.
/ Mrs. Bonaparte. wife OF the Attorney
General. viii have as assistants Mrs
Henry n Hoyt. Mrs. Richard Wayne
I Parker. Mrs. Charles W Russell. Mrs.
I Nathaniel Francis. Mrs Charles Henry
Butler. Mrs. Thomas n Chatsrd. Mrs.
/ Van OrsdeI. Mrs. Francis Loring. Mrs.
James Brown Mrs. John McIlhcDuy,
I Miss Harlan. Miss Shepard. Miss Cla-
baugh. Miss Ada NewIands. Miss Eliza
( beth Walcott Parker, Miss Dorothy Gard
Z ner Williams. and Miss Caryl Crawford.
Mrs. Meyer. wife OF the Postmaster
/ General. has a small party with her to
/ day. consisting OF Nine. Loudou. wife
Of the Minister OF the Netherlands;
/ Countess von NOlIke. wife Of the Danish
Minister; Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. wife
os the Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
/ ury; Miss Martha Cameron. Miss Martha
/ Philips. and the Misses Meyer.
Mrs. Newberry. wife OF the Secretary
OF the Navy. VIII have a smart company,
composed Of Mrs Dewey. wife Of the Ad-
mirsl Of the Navy; Mrs. Satterlee. wife
OF the Assistant Secretary Of the Navy;
Mrs. William Sheffield Cowles. Mrs. Con-
verse. wife Of Rear Admiral Converse;
Mrs. PiTsbury. Mrs Mason. Mrs Emory.
Mrs. Charles L. NJ McCawley, Mrs. r.
c Campbell, Mrs. Richard Mulhgsn, Mrs.
Z. Il e. Leutze, Mrs. SeatOn Schroeder.
Mrs. Richardson Clover. Mrs. Carl Nogei-
/ gesang. Mrs. Spencer Wood. Mrs. 3. G.
Bulmer. Mrs Fitch. the Misses Converse.
the Misses Schroeder. Miss LeUtze. Miss
Emory. Miss Rogers. the Misses Murray,
Miss Todd. and Miss Yvonne Townsend
Mrs. Garfield. wife Of the Secretary OF
the Interior. viii have Mrs. Albert J. Bev-
eridge. Mrs. Herbert Parsons. Mrs Frank
Lowden. Mrs. Henry N. Hoyt. Mrs
/ George I. Gillespie. Mrs. Joseph Sanger,
Mrs Hennen Jennings, Mrs Fremont
Smith. Mrs. r. C. Bulmer, Mrs. William
II. Sims. Mrs. Wilmer, Mrs. Francis
/ Leupp. Mrs. Charles s. Broriwel Mrs.
/ William H. Dali, Mrs. Gaillard Hunt. Miss
Oliver. Miss Boardman. Miss Maury. Miss
i Henrigues. Miss Ruggies. Miss Horsey,
/ Miss Leupp, Miss Jennings. Miss Hoyt
Miss Noble, and Miss GoodwiIle, Of Bal
timore-
There viii be no reception IN the home
Of the Secretary Of Agriculture.
Mrs. Straus. wife Of tie Secretary of
/ Commerce and Labor. win have with her
her daughter. Mrs. Leonard Hochstadter.
/ OF New York: Mrs. Dwight, wife of Rep
| resentative Dwight; Mrs. James Breck
Perkins. wife Of Representative Perkins;
Mrs. William Bennett. wife Of Repre-
! sentative Bennett; Mrs Murray Cobb.
Mrs. Herbert Knox Smith. Mrs. DuvaL
Of New York; Mrs. Wheeler, wife OF the
/ Assistant Secretary Of Commerce and
/ Labor; Mrs. Richard Harlow, Mrs. Loeb,
/ Miss Perkins. Miss Loring. Miss Gilmore.
/ Miss GoIdborOugh. Miss Gertrude VII
I IiaTns. Mrs. william PTebIe Hall, Miss
/ Weeks, Miss Chew. Miss Lillian Chew,
I Miss Annie Irwin, Miss Mark. Mrs.
/ Percy StraUs, Mrs. HOchstsdter, ST, and
/ Miss Ruggles.
Miss Cannon, daughter Of the Speaker
/ Of the House OF Representatives, viii
have with her Mrs. Dalzell, Mrs Mann,
4 Mrs. BOutell. Mrs. Huff, Mrs Olcott,
1 Mrs. Weeks. Mrs. Spalding, Mrs. Talbot.
I Mrs Stewart, Mrs. Busbey, Miss Al
! drich Miss Mccall. Miss Alice Parker,
4 Miss Eleanor Parker. Miss Elizabeth
4 Kean. Miss Hegeman. Miss Cl'e-- Miss