Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-20


last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Cleveland Per
kins gave a large dinner last night. The
British ambassador and Mrs. Bryce
were present.
Mrs. Smoot, wife of Senator SmOot,
will not receive tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren s. Morgan, who
have been the guests of DIR. and Mrs.
Wilfred NJ. Barton at their home on II.
street, Will leave this evening for All
extended stay at Old Point Comfort.
Mrs. Morgan before her marriage was
Miss Ethel Wyeth Colvin of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Mncoosky enter
| tanned at supper last Saturday in hon
or of the confirmation of their son,
David. large company was present.
Mrs. William Alden Smith. wife of the
Junior senator of Michigan. will receive
| tomorrow afternoon at her home, 11OO
10th street. and will be assisted by Mrs.
I. De Witt Talmage, Mrs. j. L. Loose.
Mrs. George E. Foss and Mrs. Samuel W.
Mccall
Mrs. Smith expects her niece Miss
Agnes Jewell of Grand Rapids, Mich, to
arrive Friday, to be her guest for several
weeks.
Mrs. \. G. Chaplain is entertaining at a
tea this afternoon at her residence on
Connecticut avenue in honor of her house
guest Miss Tempelton of Waynesboro,
Va. In the party invited to assist are
Mrs. John Richie, Mrs. G. NJ. Pearre,
Mrs. Childress. Miss Margaret Knight,
Miss Hildreth Gatewood. Miss Polly
Mason. Miss Anna Portner and Miss
Georgia Knox.
Mrs. Bryon S. Adams will not be at
home Friday. the I'D, as she is visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
The congressional women at the Dewey
held their first reception of the season
yesterday afternoon in the parlors of the
hotel.
The rooms We're thronged throughout
the afternoon with the many friends of
these popular hostesses.
Among those receiving were Mrs Lou
denSiaSer, who was at the head of the
line. She wore a handsome gown of
pearl gray satin: Mrs. Hamilton, in blue
silk. trimmed with embroidered net: Mrs.
Knopf in taupe chiffon cloth; Mrs. Loud,
in yellow messalne: Mrs Cook. in gray
brocade: Mrs. Ellis. cream silk grenadine.
trimmed with lace, with touches of black:
Mrs. Gardiner. in black lace: Mrs. Vree
| land black net. trimmed with jet: Mrs.
Morse. ivory broadcloth: Mrs. Currier. in
champagne embroidered wolfe: Mrs. Town
send, in light blue messaline, trimmed
with white lace; Mrs. Wilson, in mulberry
messaline: Mrs. Crumpacker black chit
fon, trimmed with bands of embossed
velvet, in shades of American beauty
roses: Mrs. Ferry. in handsome gown
of black lace. and Miss Boyd presided at
the dainty tea table. The latter wore old
rose satin: Miss Graft. in lingerie dress:
Miss Rowland. in pink crepe, and Miss
Sweet. in gray crepe Miss Wright, in
white messaline. and Miss Currier. in pink
satin. also assisted in the dining ROOM
which was prettily decorated in red car
nations and ferns.
Mrs Seymour and the Misses Seymour
will not be at home Thursday.
Mrs. Frank II. Briggs, daughter of Sen
ator Frye. will receive at the Hamilton
from to &. Thursdays. January II and
IS
While Prof. Newcomb is in the Johns
Hopkins Hospital Mrs Newcomb spends
| most of her time with him. She will not
| be able to receive or make calls this Win
ter.
Mrs j. j. Evans of Connecticut avenue
entertained at a reception January Is
| from > to ) pm a euchre followed the
reception. the first lady's prize a silver
! mesh bag. being Won by Miss Doe, and
the first gentleman prize, gold stick
| pin being won by Mr.. Thomas. Among
the invited guests were Mrs. Wickersham.
Miss Hannah Miss Doe, Miss Wilson,
Miss Thomas, Miss Livingston. Miss Hoi-
Inns. Miss Rollins. Miss Pierson, Messrs.
Thomas, Wilson. Wilcox, Weaver. Craig.
Collins and NJ. f. Lapp.
Miss Abrahams will not receive tomor-
row. but will be at home Informally
Thursdays in February until Lent.
Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston 1882
V street. has gone to New York for a few
weeks and there will be no Wednesday
studio receptions until February 10.
The Misses Thyson will be at home in
formally Saturday from > to ).
Mrs. Robert l.. Owen will not receive
| Thursday on account of absence from
town, but will resume her day at nome
Thursday, January %
Sir John and Lady Harrington went to
Boston last Friday.
Mrs James w Orme was hostess at
beautiful tea yesterday afternoon at
her home on 10th street. The drawing
room was prettly decorated with pink
roses and maidenhair fern.
Mrs. Orme wore a directoire gown of
white satin In the dining room Mrs. l..
T. Frey poured tea and Mrs. John I.
Taylor served frappe.
Among others assisting in the hospi
tally were Mrs. James w Orme, ST.,
Mrs John n. Topham, Mrs. William
Orme, Mrs. Harry Orme, Miss Edna May
Becker. Miss Elsie Blackstone and Miss
elizabeth BfaQHelu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Pike have returned
| to Washington for the winter and are at
the Don Carlos 2O07 o street. Mrs.
Pike will receive on the first and second
Saturdays in February.
Mrs Edgar Frisby and Miss Frisby of
1907 3lst street will be at home February
IL and Is.
Mrs Charles n. Poor entertained at
luncheon yesterday when her guests were
Mrs j. Franklin Bell, Mrs. Johnston,
Mrs Sanger. Mrs. Andrews. Mrs. Emory,
Mrs Schroeder. Mrs. Randolph H. Nc
Kim. Mrs. Nathaniel Simpkins. Mrs.
Arthur Addison. Mrs. Austin. Mrs. Pey-
ton Russell, Mrs. Lyman Tiffany. Miss
kibbey and Mrs. Roscoe c. Bulmer.
There are invitations out from Belcourt
Seminary for Friday afternoon, January
-, from to 6. at 18th and Girard streets.
Births Reported.
The following births We're reported to
the District health Office during the past
twenty four hours:
Benjamin B. and Evelyn Boone, Janu-
airy 8. boy.
Edward and Helen Williams, January
3, boy.