Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10

| were among those entertaining at dinner
| last night. Their guests were young PEG
| pie, who, with their daughter. Miss Gate
wood. went down later to the navy yard
dance.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cowles gave a
dinner last night for their guest, Mrs.
| Bayard Cutting Of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Dennis an
nounce the engagemo mt Of their daughter
Miss Wyndham RoSser to Mr.. Charles
I Nelson Riker Of central Kentucky. Miss
| RoSSer is one of the debutanteS of the
present season and is likely to be the first
| to be married. as it is understood that
| the wedding will take place before the
season wanes. She is just eighteen and
| her school life was divided between this
city and Boston. In her Kentucky home
as well as here she is regarded as hav-
| ing inherited the good looks of the wom-
en- of her family, and is much admired.
Her coming-out party. just before the
holidays in the Dennis apar. ment at
Stoneleigh Court, brought together many
agreeable people. She is devoted to out
door life and rides and drives as might
! be expected of Kentucky girl Mr..
| Rikor is prominent in his community and
Will take his bride to charming home.
| This weeks program of big events in
| cludes the reception which the Vice Pres
| idant and Mrs Fairbanks will give in
l
| ism embassy Tuesday night for Miss
Roosevelt and the marriage of Miss He
menway and Mr.. G. Bennett Gates of
Indianapolis.
The postmaster General and Mrs
Meyer will give dinners Tuesday and
| Wednesday nights.
| Miss Dorothy Whitney, who came on
| for the Bachelors. the diplomatic recep-
ton and the White House dance Friday
night has returned to her home in New
| York. Miss Whitney took the greatest
interest in the scenes at the White
| House Thursday night, 1t probably hav-
| ing been the first she had ever witnessed.
while she is entirely familiar with the
usages Of foreign courts. She very much
resembles her elder sister, Mrs. AL
meric Paget. who was Pauline. the
schoolgirl daughter of Secretary and
| Mrs. Whitney when they were the social
lights of the Cleveland administration.
Doro by was a cabinet baby of the same
period her christening at st. Johns
which was followed by large Easter
Monday reception at the Whitney house
on 1 street, being a great event. In
many Washington homes. where souvenirs
| are treasured, are yet to be found, the
| little egg-shaped boxes which were given
! those in attendance at the christening
party. They have the name, Dorothy
| Payne Whitney. and the date entwined
| among flowers and cupids.
| Mrs B. T. Janney and Mrs. Mcpherson
will be at home the last Thursday in
| January and the first Thursday in Feb
ruary.
| Mr. and Mrs Charles William Powers,
| formerly of Park road have recently re-
moved to 3401 18th street, Mount Pleasant
where they will be pleased to see their
| friends.
An enjoyable time was spent last Sat
urday evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Clayton Newcomer. musical selec-
| tions were rendered by Mr.. Frank F.
Fossler and Miss Verena Schmid and vocal
! selections by the Messrs. Andrew and
Russell Walker. Wayne At Lee and John
! Simmons Those present were Mr.. and
| Mrs. H. G. Newcomer, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
! Schmid Mr.. and Mrs Frank F. Fossler
| Mrs. Hines. Mrs. Reiner, Mrs. Simmons
! and the Misses Ella and Verena Schmid,
/ May Curran, Esther Frior and the
/ Messrs. Fred III. Daiker. Wayne At Lee,
| Russell and Andrew Walker John Sim
mons Clifford G. Hines and Master Klock
! Dr. and Mrs. William Alexander Jack.
| ST. announce the engagement of their
| daughter Anna Caroline to Mr.. Luther
| Ebberts Schreiner of this city. The we'd
| ding will take place early in February.
Miss Claire Wright and Miss Ida Wynne
went over TO Baltimore Yesterday and
were the guests of honor at a dinner and
a dance at the Country Club last night.