Evening star., 1909-05-23

i ers in official life are still here
and will be as long as Congress stays
but every day adds few more to the
closed houses Of the West End. and the
| last efforts to fill the depleted Golfers OF
the fashionable charities, the happy round
of hospitalities at Chevy Chase Club
with the additional revivals Saturday and
Sunday; hospitalities at nearby suburban
| homes, few river parties, Rock Greek
Park picnics, and. of course, bridge morn
ing, noon and night are about the only
engrossing themes. 1t has been gay
! season, though there were q few heart
| aches here and there, and for those who
/ had the leisure, the taste and the means
to play the merry game Of the social
| whirligtg it has been a diverting one
For those who only looked on 1t has not
been devoid entirely Of interest.
/ The new administration. from the White
| House down, has stood for great activity
i indoors and in the open for the last three
| months.
The quieting down process is, however
| under way, and seems easy while the
| skies are cloudy, although the sun will
| shine again and the flowers and gardens
| hereab bouts will be all the prettier for the
| copious rains. There is another Friday
afternoon party on the White House
| schedule, and that it will be out on the
| receive her guests are anticiptations that
all would like to realize.
| The vice presidential household. which
has been an exceedingly busy one lately,
| will soon separate, part going away this
| week and Mrs. Sherman intending to go
| in about a week or so. after she keeps
| several enga gements of long standing.
| Lately she has only accepted luncheon
| invitations, and comparatively few of her
| friends have thus far had chance to
entertain her. The number who SEEM
| ngly wish to do so is legion. but these
opportunities must await her return next
autumn. Mrs. Sherman, her mother, Mrs.
/ Babcock, and her sister. Mrs Moore. will
| spend the early summer In Utica.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H Poor, accom-
| panied by their daughters, Mrs. Marion
| P. Maus, wife Of Gen. Maus, U. S. A., and
! Mrs. Roscoe c. Bulmer, wife of Capt. Bull
mer. U. S. N, will leave Washington May
| 81 for their summer home at Lake Ska
neatelas, New York,
| Miss Helen Taft will be the guest of
| Mr. and Mrs. James Francis Sullivan at
| The Woods, Radnor, Pa, over today.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Phelps Emo will
| close their Washington house Thursday
| and go to their summer home. judah
Rock, at Saugatuck. Conn.,. for the sea-
| son. II
Senator ana MIS-. George fedDOuy wet
more and the Misses Wetmore are ex-
pected at their Newport villa July l.
Mrs. John c. Phillips and Miss Martha
Phillips have gone to their place at Bev-
erly, Mass. for the summer. where Mr..
William Phillips third assistant secre-
tary of state, will spend his vacations.
Mrs. E. G. II. Slater will close her home
about June / and open Hopedene, her
Newport residence. for the summer.
Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder will leave
here early in June and take possession Of
| her cottage at SWampscott for the sum-
mer.
| Senor Felipe Rodriguez. the secretary
| of the legation of Nicaragua, and Sonora
| Rodriguez have been in this city since
last fall They spent most of the winter
| at the Gordon.
| Mrs. w. c. Poehler OF Duluth, Mimi,
who was here on a visit to her uncle.
| Representative Davis of Wisconsin, is a
very attractive young woman.
/ Nine Casasus. wife of the former Mex
/ lean ambassador here. and her daughters
and young son are en- route for Europe;
| Nine Casasus has not been in good
health, and the trip is undertaken for
! that reason.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham expect to make their place at
Marshfield, Cedarhurst, Long Island, their
| headquarters this summer, and where
they will have the family with them.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Fischer and son
/ Sylvan of 1929 T street northwest will be
at home to their frienda in honor of the
| latters confirmation Sunday May 30,
| from to 10 pm.
| Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh are
| leaving today or tomorrow for their home
| in Colorado, where they will spend most
| of the summer.
| The French ambassador and Nine. JUS
| serand will start tomorrow for Los An
geles. Cal. After short stay there they
| will go to San Francisco. where the am
| bassador will present a medal from the
| French government in commemorat1on OF
| the rebuilding of the city. The Alaska
| exposition in Seattle is also on tnelr ltin-
| erary before coming east again to go to
| France for the rest of the summer.
| The British ambassador and the Chi
nese minister have been at Lake Mohonk
| the past week The latter will soon make
| trip to Peru. where he will spend the
| greater part of the summer. He Is ac-
| credited to that country as well as TO
| this.
The Undecim Club has arranged for a
tug party to take place Sunday, June o.
Miss Annette Goldsmith Is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Myer Singer in New York.
Miss Berdie Steiner. who has been
spending the winter In New York with
| her sister Mrs. Leon. is expected home
during the week.
| Owing to a recent bereavement OF the
| family. Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Kaufman will
not receive in honor of the confirmation
| of their daughter Alma
| Miss Pauline Newitter will return to
! this city after stay In New York, to
continue her visit with her aunt, Mrs.
Henry Lauman of the Bellevue, before
returning to her home in Cincinnati,
| Ohio.
| Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Loeb and daugh-
/ ter Jeanette will be at home Wednes-
day evening from to 10 o'clock at 1910
| Columbia road.
| Mrs Lee kerngood of Baltimore Is the
week END guest of her sister, Mrs. David
Rothschild of Park road
Mr.. and Mrs Sidney Heller. with their
! daughter Katherine, will he at home
| Wednesday. May 26 from to 10 O'Clock
at lib 9th street northwest.
| Mrs Bertha Roethinger and daughter
| Dorothy of Ills Jth street northwest VIII
| be al home Wednesday from to 10
| clock.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Julius Selinger. with their
daughter Eleanor. will be at home We'd
| nesday evening from to 10 o'clock at
ll24 9th street northwest.