Evening star., 1909-02-18
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
ARMY AND NAVY WILL BE HON.
ORED AT WHITE HOUSE.
Mrs. Roosevelt Hostess at Bachelors S
Cotillon-Dinners and We'd
dings-Personals.

| The White House reception tonight
| promises to be one of the most brilliant
| gatherings of the winter. 1t marks the
| last meeting of the social forces which
! have been prominent during the Roose-
| Welt administration. The special guests
of the evening will be the officers OF
the army and navy, active and retired.
| Several have come from a distance and
| there are also numbers of civilian guests
| here for the occasion. The hours for the
reception are as usual. from to 1880.
| Mrs. Roosevelt received last night at
| the third and last of the Bachelor s cotli-
Ions. Mr.. Gist Blair, the president OF
| the Bachelors, presented the guests 10
| the Presidents wife. who thus assisted
at the first unofficial entertainment she
! has graced since coming to the Wnite
| House. Pink true lovers knots in ribbon
| mingled with the green vines which
| adorned the big ballroom at the New Will
! lard. screen of pink roses back OF
| where Mrs. Roosevelt stood was broken
| up later into bouq,iets for the flower
! favors. Other favors were pink siik
| scarfs pink and white silk roses. silver
| trays and silver candlesticks. and Tor
! the men, silver twine boxes. silver match
! holders. silver ash trays. silver key rings
! and pink carnations.
'Ol. 'ndiieS L.. MtNd"itt ltb 'i'' ''tl'-
! Ion. assisted by the committee. Col
Montgomery Macomb. Mr.. Jerome Bona
| parte Mr. Vaudeville Carlisle. Com
| mander Davis. MIR. Frederick Brooke. Mr..
William Hit. Mr. Franklin Ellis and Mr.:
| William Phillips. who have served
| throughout the past season.
Mrs Bacon. wife OF the Secretary of
State. entertained at luncheon today.
when Miss Ethel Roosevelt and her girl
| with Miss R1rOU and
| others.
| The Japanese ambassador and Baroness
Takahira had as dinner guests last night
| the Brazilian ambassador and Nine. Ma
[ buco. Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Mckenna, the
minister of Argentina and Nine. Portela
the minister of Colombia and Nine. Cor
tes. the minister of Spain, Mr.. Pima. the
minister of Chile and Nine. Cruz. Senator
and Mrs. Rayner. Mr. and Mrs. Edward
LOTUS. Mrs. Wynne wife of the consul
general at London; Miss Nabuco. Miss
Wynne, Mr.. Freyre. charge d affaireS of
the Peruvian legation, and Mr.. Matsui
counselor of the Japanese embassy.
! The British amba ssador and Mrs
Bryce entertained at dinner last evening
the Vice President-elect and Mrs. Sher-
man, Senator and Mrs. Depew. Senator
Frye. the Mexican minister to Cuba and
Nine. Godoy, Representative and Mrs
LongWorth. Representative and Mrs
Weeks, Mai Gen. and Mrs. Leonard
| Wood. former Representative and Mrs
Henry Kirke Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Loril
lard. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +. Adams. Mrs
John Phillips. Miss kean, Miss Williams
Mr.. Clifford Pinchot. Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
Capt. SoVerby of the embassy staff. Mr.
Sydney Fisher, Mr.. Clifford Lifton. MI
II. B. Deland and Mr. r. T.. Young, all
of Canada. who are delegates to the
conservation commission. were expected
for this dinner. but were not able to reach
Washington in time.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Wright
| entertained at dinner last night Senator
Foster. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Schley,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. CoWles. Maj. Gen
and Mrs. Sanger, Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
the Rev DR.. Mckim and Mrs. Mckim
Mrs. Ludlow. Mrs. Palmer. Mrs. Hooker
Gen. Elliott and Gov. 1de.
Col. and Mrs. Charles S. Bromwell en-
tertained at a dinner last evening the
minister of Greece. Mr.. Coromlas: the
counselor of the Brazilian embassy. Mr.
do .Amaral Niscount and Viscountess de
Sibour Mr. and Mrs. McClintock Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Ellis. Mr.. and Mrs Walter
Wilcox. Mrs. Merritt. wife of Gen. Mer-
ritt: Mrs Buell. Miss Lowering Miss
Patten. Miss Sheridan. Prince koudacheff
of the Russian embassy, Mr.. Royaards of
the Netherlands legation and Mr.. John
E. Henderson, jr.
| MIR and Mrs. Randall Hagner We're
| hosts at dinner party at Rauschers last
| night, when Miss Ethel Roosevelt was
the guest of honor. The others present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Cassels, Capt.
| and Mrs. Williams. DR.. and Mrs. Mitchell.
| Miss Caryl Crawford. Miss Elsie Curtis,
| Mrs. Andrew Y. Bradley, Miss Lille Fin
| ley. Miss Wyborg. Miss Isabelle Clarke,
Mr. Peachy. DR.. Kerr. Lieut.: Fremont.
Nv Il
Owen and Capt. Evans. The table was
decorated with pink roses.
Mrs Robert Gilmour Ames will be at
! home tomorrow, ) to q, for the last time
this season.
Mr. Justice Brown tretredi has issued
invitations for informal luncheon Mon
day. February ~. at l o'clock. at his resi-
dence. 1920 10Th street. to meet the MEM
bers of the Washington National Monu-
ment Society.
The marriage of Miss Shelby Converse
daughter Of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Con-
verse. and Mr.. Huntington Wclcott Jack
son will take place at st. Johns Church
| this afternoon at > o'clock and VIII be
| followed by a reception at the bride $
home. Rev. Roland Cotton Smith will Of
fcate. Mr.. Paul Townsend Jones of New
| York will be best man. and the uShers
| will be Mr.. Charlton Henry and Mr.. j.
OrSElil MelSS Oi fIlliduclpllld, MI.
| mund Fairfax of New York Mr.. Thomas
| Riggs. ir.. Mr.. William T. Bingham and
Mr.. Walter Tuckerman of Washington.
Miss Maud Converse will be maid of
| honor and the bridesmaids will be Miss
| Audrey Townsend Sackett and Miss
| Joanna Adele Morban. both of New York :,
| Miss Grace Bell and Miss Olga Converse.
| The bride. who has but recently returned
| from Europe. will wear Paris gown of
white satin and Italian lace. a tulle Veil
| and carry lilies CT the valley. The maid
| of honor will wear high-waisted dress
| of yellow satin, which has girde of
| pale blue velvet Her hat, like those to
| be worn by the bridesmaids, continues
| the pastel effect sought after in the lovely
| color scheme 1t is of brown tule with
| IA wreath trimming of flowers. Her bou-
| quet will be of single violets and lilies of
| to be of light blue satin. also modelled
| after dresses in the brides trousseau.
| They have girdles of purple velvet. Their
! bouquets will be of VioetS also. Miss
| Blood OF Italy, an aunt Of the bride is
| here for the wedding. as are the bride s
| brother-in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs
| LeBaron C. Colt of Bristol. r. L., and
| her aunt, Mrs. Charles Walsh of New
| York.
! Mrs George Mitchell Betts will be at
| home tomorrow afternoon for the last
| time this season,
! A delightful evening was spent al the
| home of Miss Hazel Williams 464 q
t street southwest, Monday evening last
! the occasion being Il St Valentine party
! The parlors We're tastefully decorated with
palms and valentine symbols. Games and