Evening star., 1909-02-26
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SOCIABILITIES AT EMBASSY
AND OTHER HOMES.
Last Nights Dinners and Some Of
the Future Noted-Timely
Personal Notes.

Mrs. William Floyd Scard is giving a
tea this afternoon in compliment to Mrs.
Sherman. wife of the Vice President
elect, and Mrs. Rayner, wife Of Senator
Rayner Of Baltimore.
Mrs. Chatard, Mrs. Tfttman, Mrs. Rob
ert Wells, Mrs. Goodloe, Mrs. w. II. Carr,
Mrs. Reid Rogers, Mrs. William Henry,
Mrs. Boyd and Miss Richie will assist.
Mrs. Morris Evans gave q very pretty
luncheon today for Mrs. j. f. Stevens of
New Haven, Conn.,, formerly of this city.
Mrs. J. Franklin Bell will entertain for
Mrs. Stevens tomorrow at a bridge party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dickinson of Seat
tie. Wash. will spend few days with
Mrs. Dickinson's brother-in-law and sis
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon p. Paine, in
Baltimore. before coming here. Mr.. Dick
inson is the son of the next Secretary Of
War, Jacob McGavock Dickinson of Ten
nessee.
The Austrian ambassador and Baroness
Hengenmuller gave a dinner last night In
compliment to Lady Clifford oftEngland,
who is here for short visit. Their guests
were the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs:
Mrs. Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Par
sons, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend,
Viscount and Viscountess de Mlrtel. Mrs.
Robert Patterson, Mrs. Herbert Wads-
worth: Mrs Warder. Miss Oliver. Mr..
and Mrs. George Young. Mr.. Fred May.
Mr.. Skybak of the Norwegian legation
and Baron AmbrOZy and Count Torok
of the AuStro-Hungarian embassy. The
ambassador and his wife and young
daughter will leave here Monday next
q n6 Exri1l Coi hov fpy> no I1-
rope.
Senator and Mrs. Aldrich gave a din
ner last night, when Vice President Fair
banks and the Vice President-elect and
Mrs. Sherman were among the guests.
The assistant secretary of the navy and
Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee entertained at
dinner last night at Rauscher's the Brit
ish ambassador and Mrs Bryce, the Sec
Straus. Senator Kean. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Raymond p. Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs.
I4arz Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. William
Corcoran Eustis, Col. and Mrs. Mont
NJ. Hatch, Miss Kean, DR.. and Mrs. Ere
mont Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G.
Bennett. Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Hop
kns, Mrs. L. z. Letter, Mrs. Everett,
Mrs Richard Butler, Mrs. Slater, Mrs.
Julian James. Miss Siebert. MIR. c. c.
Glover. Gerard Barry and Mr.. Siebert.
Mr. and Mrs Richard Reid Rodgers en-
tertained at dinner last evening IN COM
plment to the Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Mrs. J. Franklin Bell. Representative and
Mrs. w. Bourke Cochran, Gen. and Mrs.
Johnston, former Senator and Mrs. Dry
den. Miss Marguerite Shonts and Mr..
Theodore P. Shonts of New York. who
came on especially for this occasion.
The Belgian minister and Baroness
Moncheur were also among the dinner
hosts last night. entertaining the Post
master General and Mrs Meyer. Mr.. JUS
tice Moody Representative and Mrs. A.
p. Gardner, Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre Loril-
lard. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis. Mrs.
Frederick Keep, Miss Josephine Patten,
Baroness Marguerite Moncheur, Repre-
sentative Gillett and Mr.. Janssens of the
Belgian legation.
Mr.. and Mrs William r. Merriam had
dining with them last night Senator du
Pont. Senator and Mrs. Burrows, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Schley. DR.. and Mrs
Barney. Mrs. Clarke. Miss Cooke. Lieut.
Gen Miles and Mr.. Melville f. Stone of
New York.
The military attache of the British en-
hassy and the Hon. Mrs. James, whose
guests were the commissary general and
Mrs Sharpe, Dr. and Mrs PettuS, Col
and Mrs Evans. Miss Hopkins, Miss Hag-
ner, Representative Andrew Peter and
Mr.. Mitchell Innes. entertained at dinner
last night.
Gen. Anson Mills entertained at dinner
last night, his guests being the Chinese
minister, Secretary Hitchcock, Gen. Car
Tittman. Col Cotton. Col. Jones. Mr.
Hobson, Mr. Slayden. Mr.. Lands, Mr.
Martin. Col. Hunt Maj. Knight, Mr.. Den
by, Maj. Mcdonald and Capt Conley.
The Fort tMyer hop tonight closes the
dancing season over there. Mrs. Gar
rard, wife of Col. Garrard: Mrs Treat
wife of Maj. Treat: Mrs. Winter. wife of
Maj. Winter, and Mrs. Foultz will be the
hostesses of the evening.
Capt. Barnhardt, Capt HenneSsey and
Capt. Bailey comprise the hop commit
tee
The event will welcome the officers and
ladies of the 10Th Cavalry and Battery
F. Sd Field Artillery. who have just re-
turned from the Philippines
Mrs. Edison Bradley's tea yesterday in
her spacious new home on Connecticut
ford and Miss Dorothy Bigelow. who are
en- route from New York to Palm Beach.
Mrs. Sharpe. Miss Ide. Miss Sheridan
and the Baroness Marguerite Moncheur as
sisted.
The cabinet women will be the special
guests at the Congressional Clubs )
O clock tea today. The wives Of the as
sistant secretaries will also be honor
guests. Mrs. Depew, whose gift Of clock
and mantel ornaments shows her interest
in the club. and Mrs. Weeks, wife of Rep
resentative Weeks, will preside at the
tea tables.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins will give their
annual dinner for Cardinal Gibbons
March 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick c. Stevens will
give a dinner in honor of the Governor of
New York and Mrs. Hughes, March ..
Mrs Robert II. Traver will entertain
a dinner March IL to meet Gen. and Mrs.
Theodore \. Bingham of New York
Mrs ]. S. Diller will be hostess at the
woman's building. 1886 street, tomorrow
afternoon. She will be assisted by the
Wellesley .Alumnae.
Mrs. Arthur Wallace Dunn will receive
for the last time this season tomorrow
afternoon after o'clock.
Cards have been issued for musical to
be given by Miss Bessie r. Birch at her
residence. 312S Dunbarton avenue, the
evening of March .. Those participating