Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-23
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT BUSY WITH SPRING
SHOPPING HERE.
The Colonial Danes Club and Its
Guests-Dinners-
sonal Notes.

ship and received her acceptance of the
compliment. In the evening the Presi-
dent and his wife and Charles who is
nome from school on the spring vaca-
ton. went to the Columbia Theater.
Mrs. Frank kellogg of Chicago and
Lieut.. Shackford were also of their
party.
Mrs Taft has taken a box for the per-
| formance of Mrs Barney's opere.ta
by amateurs the week of April 10
Mrs. Taft will be present Thursday
evening. the 22d. when the charity to
be benefited will be the House of Mer-
cy Mrs. Eikins has taken the box ad-
Joining. Mrs. Edison Bradley. Mrs.
| isaac Mann. Mrs. Larz Anderson and
! Mrs. Snow are other boxholders of that
evening. Among those who will give
| large parties will he Mrs Hennen Jen-
| nings. Mrs. Calf, Miss Gale and Miss
| MCGOWAN.
The Club of Colonial Danes afforded
the social diversion yesterday in its
| elegant hospitality for the president OF
the National Society of Colonial Danes.
Mrs. William Ruffin Cox of Richmond.
! In whose honor was gathered the largest
and most brilliant company the club. il
! its new quarters at the Arlington, has
yet entertained. Mrs. Samuel Spencer.
the president, introduced the guests to
| Mrs. Cox
MIS- Rdndail Hoes. chairman of the en-
! tertainment committee. and the following
members. Mrs. George Whitfield Brown.
Mrs. Roberdeau Buchanan. Miss kean,
Mrs. Green Clay GoOdloe Mrs Pillng,
Mrs. John y. Patten Mrs. Alexander j.
| Perry and Mrs. Northrop, were in charge
of the Inequalities of the occasion. Spring
! flowers adorned the rooms and the tea
table. Mrs. Foraker. Mrs William Reed
of Baltimore and Miss Virginia Miller pre-
| sided in the tearoom. using old silver
service loaned by Mrs. George Whitfield
| Brown. in whose family it is a valued
heirloom
| The delegation from the Baltimore
society present was Mrs William Reed,
Mrs. Henry Rodgers. the Maryland vice
regent of the Mount Vernon Association;
Miss McIlvaine. Mrs. Hester Dorsey Rich
ardson. Mrs. Sioussat Miss Stokes and
Mrs. Hubbard. Others present were Gen.
William Rufin Cox of Richmond. Mr.
Justice Brown and Mrs. Brown, Mr.. Mac
| farland. Commissioner of the District,
and Mrs. mcfarland; Mrs. Slas Casey,
Miss Casey. Mrs. Julian James. Mrs. Van
Mrs. Goldsborough, Mrs. Eugene Van
Rensselaer, Of West Virginia. Mrs. Robert
Fitch Shepard. Mrs. John Lindsay More
head Mrs. William A. Bell of Surrey.
alive Wood of New Jersey: Mrs. Vroo-
man. Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey. Mrs.
Arthur Lee. Mrs. Thomas Chatard, Miss
Woodruff. Mrs. Armistead Peter, Miss
ciety: Mrs Charles Washburn. DR.. and
Mrs. John Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. Randall
Webb, Miss Agnes Peter. Miss Gouver-
neur. Miss Fairfax. Mrs. Kate kearney
Dodge and Miss Sally Somervell Mackae.
president of the National Society of
Americans of Royal Descent.
The Brazilian ambassador and Nine.
Nabuco entertained at dinner last night in
honor of Lady Paget. who is staying here
with MIR. and Mrs Clarence Moore. The
guests present to meet her at the Bra
lillian embassy were the Belgian minister
and Baroness Moncheur. the Chilean min
lister and Sonora de Cruz. the Portuguese
minister Senator Root. Mrs. Stephen b.
Elkins, Mrs. Truman IT. Newberry. Miss
Patten. Miss Nabuco. MIR. and Mrs Beck
man Winthrop, Mr.. and Mrs. LarZ Ander-
son, Mr.. Huntington Wilson. Mr.. Alfred
Mitchell-Innes and Mr. do Amaral
Mrs George W. Atkinson received news
last evening of the death of her brother
F. Y. Horner in Charesburg, w. Va. She
left at midnight for that place to attend
the funeral.
Miss Mayme Rout left today for Atlantic
City, and the latter part of the month
will go to New York to be the guest of
Mrs. l.. w. Foster for fortnight.
Miss Barnes Richardson. who has many
friends in this city, will arrive Thursday
William Richardson of Alabama. and will
be with him for some days at the Hotel
Normande
Miss Mary F. Toncray spent Saturday
and Sunday in Annapolis. where she went
to attend the midlenten hop at the Naval
Academy.
Mrs. John n. Pistol will be at home in
formally Wednesday, March -, in the
Eutaw.
Mr. and Mrs. r. 3. Hamilton Of 1Os F
street northeast announce the marriage
Of their son. Charlie E III. Hamilton. to
Miss Helen Ross of S07 F street north
east. Thursday, March 1S.
On the Goth instant surprise party
was given to one of the oldest inhabi
tants of Washington, Mrs. Caroline Rice,
| by her nieces and friends at the home
| Of her son-in-law. Mr.. Jules S. Gottliet,
| 1924 e street northeast. in celebration
| of her ninety-fifth birthday, amid flow
erS. music and refreshments. Many
beautiful gifts We're received. Among
| those present were Mrs. Caroline King.
MT and Mrs. Sol. Rice, Mrs Harry King,
| Mrs. Abe King, Mrs. Henry Kaufman,
Mr.. Rosenthal. Mrs. Blumenfeld, Mrs.
Fannie Cohen. Mrs. Fannie Loves. Mrs
nj. Coleman. Mrs. Gus Louis. Mrs. Sol
Louis. Mr. kleeblat, Miss Suggenheimer.
Miss Mamie Fisher Mrs. Kronheimer,
| Mrs b. Hermann, Mrs. Strasburg, Mrs.
i
| Mrs. Kaufman. Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Gott-
| liet. Miss Esther Gottliet, and Messrs.
| Louis and Irvine Gottliet, also members
| of Rebekah Lodge. 1. o. o. F.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph are at
| Atlantic City for part of the Lenten
| season.
! Mr. and Mrs William J. Boardman,
who spent the winter in the south, are
back again at their home here for the
spring season.
Mrs and Miss Newberry went to New
| York today and, with eX-Secretary New
! berry, will sail on the 31st for Europe.
| The French ambassador and Nine. JUS
| serand are in New York to say goodbye
| to Mr. Roosevelt.
| Rev Roland Cotton Smith. rector of st.
Johns, performed the marriage ceremony
late yesterday afternoon for Miss Doro-
thy Quincy Upham of Salem, Mass, and
| DIR. Thomas Wayland Vaughn, at the
home of the brides relatives on / street.
| Only a small party We're present and
Ierward for a honeymoon jaunt. <Fhey will
| return here to live.
| The secretary of the Smithsonian In
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