Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-06
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSE
WELT DINE AT ROOT HOME.
While Their Daughter Dances al
Mrs. Townsend's-Bache To-
night-Personals.


night-Personals.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt dined
last night with the Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Root. On account of the deep
mourning of the latter there were no
guests beyond few intimate friends.
Mrs. William B. Noble gave a dinner OF
sixteen covers last evening in honor OF
Miss Ethel Roosevelt. The table decora-
tions were pink Killarney roses. with
white lilac corsage bouquets.
Ions will be danced at the New Willard
The decorations will be in red, following
the usual custom. Nine. Jerome Bona
parte will be the hostess for the club and
Col. Macomb will lead. About four hun
dred guests will be present, some from
other cities.
Mr.. Gist Blair is the president of the
club. and associated with him on the com
m1ttee are Col. Montgomery c. Macomb
vice president; Mr.. Jerome Bonaparte.
secretary; Mr.. James Vaudeville Carlisle
treasurer.
Mrs. Townsend's annual ball given last
night was in honor of Miss Ethel ROose
welt. who stood by her hostess till al
the guests were received. Among the 4Ot
enjoying the occasion were the Austrian
ambassador and Baroness Hengelmuller
the German ambassador and Baroness
Won Bernstorff Baroness Alexandra Bern
Storff. the French ambassador and Nine
Jusserand. the Brazilian amba ssador anG
Nine. Nabuco. Miss Nabuco. the Rus
sian amba sSador, the British amba ssa
dor and Mrs. Bryce the japanese ambas
Sador and Baroness Takahira. the Belgian
minister and Baroness Moncheur. Baron.
ess Marguerite Moncheur, the Postmas
ter General and Mrs. Meyer, the Misses
Meyer. Secretary and Mrs. Newberry
Miss Newberry. Secretary and Mrs. Gar.
field, Secretary and Mrs. Straus, MIR
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, Assistant
secretary and Mrs. Robert Bacon, Mr.
and Mrs. Huntington Wilson, the Brit
ish military attache and the Hon. Mrs
James. the British second secretary anC
Mrs. Young. Mr.. and Mrs. Kennard, the
Norwegian minister and Nine. Guide, the
Danish minister and Countess Moltke, the
Netherlands minister and Nine LOudon
Commander Baron and Baroness Preus
chen Won und Zu LiebenStein Baron
Haymerle, Count Torok. Baron Ambrozy
Count de Chambrun. Viscount and Wis
countess de Martel. Rear Admiral ant
Mrs Cowles, Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Robert Goelet of New York Mr.
and Mrs Hugh Legare, Mr.. and Mrs
Alexander Legare, Mr.. and Mrs Edward
B. Mclean. Mr. and Mrs. Eustis Miss
Miss Katherine Jennings. Miss Carrie
Louise Mum. the Misses Lagercrantz
Miss Hoyt. Miss Dorothy Williams, the
Misses Parker. the Hon. Maud Paunce
tote, Miss Cameron and a number of this
and last years debutantes with men from
hn a mi 10
resident society.
Senator and Mrs. Carter were dinner
hosts last night for the Vice President
and Mrs. Fairbanks. and had in the com
pany to meet them Senator and Mrs. Hop
kins, Senator and Mrs. Flint, Senator and
Mrs. Sutherland. the British military at
tache and the Hon. Mrs. James. Brig
Gen and Mrs Aleshlre. Mrs. Mark Han
ma, Mrs. Danskin, Miss Phelps and Mr.
George O'COnnor.
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs StrauS entertained a dinner las,
night In honor of the Secretary of War
and Mrs Wright. In the company to meet
them were Gen. and Mrs. Corbin. the AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, Representative
and Mrs. Huff. Mr. and Mrs William
Corcoran Eustis. Mrs. Hochstadter. Mrs
Percy Straus, Miss Lowering. Mr. Alfred
Mitchell Inness. British counselor: Capt
Won Livonius. German military attache
and Count l.. af Cgglas, Swedish attache
The Brazilian ambassador ana Nine
Nabuco gave a dinner last night. when
those present included the British ambas-
sador and Mrs. Bryce, Senator and Mrs
Elkins. Senator and Mrs. Depew. Senator
and Mrs. Burrows. the Netherlands min
lister and Nine. Loudon. Col. and Mrs
Bromwell. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Lee
care. Mr.. and Mrs. Page. the second
Brazilian secretary and Nine. Chermont
Miss Bryan. Miss Eleanor Terry. Miss
Nabuco. Mr.. Royaards. Netherlands coun-
selor; Senior Don Alberto Yoacham. Chill
can first secretary. and Mr.. do Amaral
Brazilian counsellor
Mrs. Walter Davis Wyvile has sent out
invitations to luncheon for young girls
at Rauschers. January Is. TO meet he,
granddaughter. Miss Louise Robertson, OF
Chicago.
Gen. and Mrs. Clarence Edwards had
guests at dinner last night Baroness
Marguerite Moncheur. Miss Grace Jarvis,
Miss Gladys ingalls,. Miss Faith Simp-
kins. Miss Elizabeth Clark. Miss Anna
Cockrell, Maj. Mott. Lieut. Commander
Davis and Messrs. c. R. Simpkins. F.
Oden Horstmann and Preston Gibson All
went on later to the Townsend ball.
Miss Katherine Elkins had twenty four
guests dining with her last night to meet
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Goelet of New
York. her house guests.
The Italian amba ssador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches are not accepting in
vita tons at present owing to the calamity
in their country.
Miss Lucinda Carpenter Pennebaker en-
tertained today at a luncheon of fourteen
covers. The decorations of the table
were pink and white. The guests included
Miss Frances Dodge Miss Helen Williams
Miss Mary De Lashmutt. Miss Margaret
yesterday Miss Helen Nicholson. Miss
Frances Miller. Miss Ruth Jones, Miss
Helen Breckenridge and Miss Cornelia
Breckenridge of Pittsburg Miss Mallory
Church. Miss Frances Ransom of Bal
timore and Miss Anna Elliott Pennebaker
Miss Maitland Marshall, the debutante
daughter of Gen. and Mrs. Marshall Is
entertaining at Stoneleigh Court. Miss
made her debut the present season. Miss
has many acquaintance here among the
younger set. and notably among the debu-
tantes of the winter.
Miss Anna NJ Jewell is entertaining
Miss Edith kanaga. Mr.. Jesse Laird Mr.
James King of Chambersburg, Pa: Miss
Pearl Landon of Baltimore. and Miss
Frances Browning of Riverdale, Nd.
According to their custom. Mr.. and