Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-30
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
CUBA'S VICE PRESIDENT DINED
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Other Inequalities and Some We'd
ding Events Of Near Future.
Personal Notes.

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| The President and Mrs. Taft entertained
informally at dinner last night In honor
of Senior Zayas. the Vice President OF
Cuba. Among the guests to meet him
were the charge d'affaires for Cuba. Senior
Don Arturo Padro Almeida. Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Bacon. Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Clarence r. Edwards. Judge Magoon, ex-
Governor of Cuba, and Hart Lyman Of
| New York.
| The Club of Colonial Danes had a
charming afternoon yesterday and de-
| lightful guest of honor in Mrs. Sherman,
wife of the Vice President. The rooms
were gay with spring flowers Mrs. Sam
uel Spencer, president of the club. re-
| ceived the guests. presenting them to
Mrs. Sherman Mrs Randall Hoes poured
tea and Mrs. Arthur Lee served coffee.
Among the guests were Mrs. Wckersham.
Mrs. Charles Spalding. Mrs. Clifford
Stuart. Nine. Quesada. Mrs. Cromwell,
Vrooman. Mrs. ]. Brock Perkins. Mrs.
Greedy. Mrs. Randall Webb Mrs. Casey,
Mrs. Foraker. Mrs Sheldon Evans. Mrs.
J. HoIdsworth Gordon. Mrs Nicholas
Luquer. Mrs. Mcfarland. Mrs Musgrave,
Mrs. Snow and 0. II. Tittmann.
| The Japanese ambassador and Baroness
| Takahira entertained at dinner last even
| ing the German ambassador and Coun-
tess Won Bernstorff, Countess Alexan-
dra Won Bernstorff, the Turkish ambas-
sador. Senator and Mrs. Lodge, the Dan
| ish minister and Countess Won Moltke.
the Greek minister, Mr.. Coromilas; Baron
i Ambrozy of the Austrian embassy; Lieut..
| Col James. military attache of the Brit
| fsh embassy; the military attache OF the
German embassy and Nine. Won Lfvonius'
former Senator and Mrs Dryden. the
Hon. Maud Pauncefote, Miss Lucy Kean
and Miss Elizabeth kean.
Senator and Mrs. Briggs and Gen. and
Mrs Story gave dinners last night
| Mr.. William Hit was host last night
of an opera party In Baltimore. his
guests including Representative and Mrs.
and Miss Katherine Elkfns. No other
group divided public attention, either, at
| the hotel where they stopped to dine and
dress before they went to the opera.
Mrs. Longworth wore at dinner and at
the opera a black crepe meteor. made
empire and fastened down the side with
| buttons of satin and a garniture OF blue
panne velvet and gold embroidery. She
| wore her hair pulled at the sides and
fastened in a loose coil at the back of
| her neck. She wore no combs or orna-
ments. Miss Elkins also chose black. a
crepe satin trimmed with Jet. She wore
was in blue satin chiffon with crystal
| EN- broidery and rose point lace.
Some others from this city who went to
| the opera were Mrs William NJ. Irwin
| William A. Slater, who also took party
over with them.
| Mr. and Mrs Ronald Lindsay, accom-
| panied by the mother of the latter, Mrs.
Don Cameron. went to New York today,
and will sail tomorrow for England.
Mrs. Cameron will remain abroad indef-
| initely.
Mrs. Knox. wife of the Secretary Of
State will not Be at home until after
Easter.
Mrs Wickersham, wife Of the Attorney
| General, will be at home tomorrow after
noon.
Miss Margaret Hamilton of La Plata,
Nd. is visiting Miss Grace NJ. Gardiner
| where she will be pleased to see her
friends
| The Illinois State Republican Associa-
| ton will hold it's annual meeting at the
| Legion of Loyal Women Hall. 413 10th
street Monday evening. April 3. at 8
| O'Clock. to which all members and I'LL
| noisans in this city are invited. Ladies
are especially included in the invitation.
| and after the business meeting those
present will be the guests OF the second
vice president, Mrs. Electa Smith. There
will be refreshments. music. ETC.. and
delightful program to fill the evening.
| Mrs. Smith will be assisted by twelve IL
| linois women in her hospitality to her
| state folks.
Invitations have been received in WASH
ington for the marriage of Miss Marthe
| Silvain Laviale of Paris. France. and
| Mr.. Arthur Gibben Bovee. son or MIR. and
| Mrs. John n. Bovee Of the Portner. this
city. The ceremony will be performed in
| the American Church in Paris Saturday
afternoon. April s. at o'clock
Throughout the summer months the
couple will reside I'm Paris, but return to
America In September. They will hold a
reception to their Washington friends
| Monday evening. September 20, at the
Portner. They will make their perma-
nent home in Chicago. where Mr.. Bovee
will become an instructor in romance
languages at the University OF Chicago.
| Miss Mabel Boardman will address the
Congressional Club at the Friday after
| noon reception. Her talk will be on Red
Cross work, and more especially at Mes
! sina recently.
kota, Mrs. Robert l.. Taylor of Tennes-
see Mrs John Hull of Iowa and Mrs
Benjamin Johnston OF Kentucky Will as
sist in receiving the guests Mrs. Frank
| O. Lowden of Illinois and Mrs. Louis A.
! Coolidge of Washington will pour tea.
The evening Of April Il. when Mrs.
Barney's play will be given for the Wash
! ington diet kitchen milk station. Mrs.
/ Meyer, Mrs. Frederick Keep. Mrs. ii. g.
Slater, Mrs. Charles A. Williams Mrs.
| George J.. Bradley. Mrs. W. a. Slater
/ Mrs Boardman and Mrs. Mcmillan have
| taken boxes. In the latter's party will
| he MIR and Mrs. Preston Gibson. Repre-
sentative and Mrs Longworth. Miss
Katherine Elkins and Mrs William HIT
Miss Gwynn, 114O L street, has charge of
! the sale of tickets.
| The Washington diet kitchen milk sta
| ton is for babies, and is the first charity
| of it's kind to be established In this city.
| A pretty wedding took place Thursday
evening. March 1s, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. r. McCord, in Santa Fe, n.
| NJ, the contracting parties being Miss
| Bertha G. Carroll of this city and Mr.. J.
| H. Hatch Of Seattle, Wash. A wedding
| supper was served after the ceremony
after which the couple left on a honev-
moon trip to the south on the evening
| train.
! The bride looked charming in a tailored
suit of white panama and a beautiful
white picture hat and carried a bouquet
of bride roses and white hyacinths tied
| with wide satin ribbon. She isl "A native
of Washington, but has Travelled extern
| sively through the west. where she has
been very popular in musical and social
! circles. and up to the time Of her mar
riage held a responsible position in the
Office of the United States surveyor gen
| eral of New Mexico.