Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-08
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY,"
LAST DAY OF SOCIAL SEASON
HAS A BUSY PROGRAM.
Army and Navy Reception at White
House-Berry-Knox Wedding.
Notes.

At the White House reception tonight
carriages will approach from the north
to the east entrance of the White House.
opposite the Treasury. Pedestrians will
follow the same route. After discharging
passengers carriages will be parked
around the ellipse in the White Lot.
The gates will not be open until 9
o'clock. Two carriages will drive under
the porte-cOchere at the same time.
Coachmen will be provided with number
ed checks, which must be preserved by
them in order to regain admittance to the
grounds. Guests will also be provided
with tickets of the same numbers as their
carriages. These they should carefully
preserve, In order to call their carriages,
which will depart from the same en-
trance. 1t is requested that the line of
carriages be not delayed by paying for
the carriage service at the entrance. Car
riages will be called by electric signal
After leaving cloaks in the cloakroom,
guests are requested to pass up the main
staircase.
The southwest gate will be opened at .
pm. Carriages will approach this ell
trance by 18th street.
Mrs. Thomas X. Laughlin of Pittsburg,
another sister of Mrs. Taft, is now at the
spend the rest of her Washington stay
with her sster-in-law, Mrs. Nicholas An
derson.
Mrs. Richard Townsend was hostess at
one Of the largest and most brilliant balls
of the winter last night, the date being
Miss Mathilde Towhsend's birthday. The
house was bower of American beauty
| roses and white lilacs. and after a mid
| night supper, served at small flower
decked tables, Col. Charles L. McCaw-
ley led a cotillon with Miss Townsend.
There were fayors for eight figures the
filled with roses Spanish fans, satin
parasols, chiffon scarfs bordered with
| silver, fancy work baskets, rose hoops and
wands tipped with flowers, and for the
men, blotters, jewel boxes, silver stop
pers, riding crops, flowers. etc.
The guests included the Italian ambas-
sador and Baroness Mayor des Planches,
the ambassador of Austria Hungary and
Baroness Hengelmuller, the French am
bassador and Nine. JuSserand, Baroness
Rosen, wife of the Russian amba ssador.
and Baroness Elizabeth Rosen, the Ger
man ambassador and Countess Won Bern
storff and Countess Luise Alexandra Won
Bernstorff, the Secretary of the Treas
General and Mrs. Wickersham. the Sec
| rotary of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer
and the Misses Meyer. and their
house guests Mrs sa APPLETON Mlas ,a and
Meyer of Boston, the Postmaster Gen
eral the minister of Denmark and
Countess Moltke. the Spanish minister.
Marquis de Villalobar; the minister of the
and Mrs. Newlands, Senator and Mrs.
Elkins Senator and Mrs. Aldrich, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Depew, Senator and Mrs.
Root. Representative and MRS. Nicholas
Longworth, Miss 4.lhel Roosevelt. Repre-
sentative Gillett, Representative and
Mrs. Herbert Parsons, Representative and
Mrs. Burton Harrison, Representative
Hamilton Fish. the Misses Fish. Mrs.
Robert Mccormick Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page, Mrs. Robert Patterson, Wis.,
count and Viscountess Benorst Hay Mr.
and Mrs Larz Anderson, Mrs. Charles
Anderson and the Misses Anderson, M s.
Nicholas Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Calf,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry May and the Misses May, Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt of New York, Mr..
and Mrs. George Howard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Goelet. Capt. Patrick and Mr..
Peter Gerry of New York, Mr.. and Mrs
Mai. and Mrs. Cosby. Mr.. August Bel
mont, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont. the
assistant secretary of state and Mrs.
Huntington Wilson. the assistant secre-
Winthrop, Mr.. Hit. Mr.. Horstman. Mr..
and Mrs. Truman Newberry. Miss New
| berry, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cowles,
Miss Boardman, Miss Marion Oliver,
II.
nell Lee, Gen. and Mrs. Clarence Ed
wards, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Clover,
Miss Clover, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pearsall,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Grant. MIR. and Mrs
Frank Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Theron,
Miss Terry, Miss Miriam Crosby. Miss
Stanton, Miss McCauley, Miss Merriam,
Miss Chew, the Misses Williams. Miss
Parrish, Miss Jennings. Miss Hoyt. the
Misses Switzerland. Misses Schroeder,
Miss Marion Wise, Miss Katherine
Brown, Miss Jean Loring. Miss Cameron,
Baron Ambrosy. Baron Hye. Count Won
Brusselle, all of the Austro-Hungarian
embassy, Mr.. Mitchell Innes, Capt Sower-
by and H. Beresfo d Hope of the British
embassy and Prince kondacheff.
The Italian ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches entertained at din
ner last night Baroness Rosen, wife of
| the Russian ambassador: Senator Kean,
Senator du Pont, ex-ambassador and Mrs.
| Henry White. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Brad
| ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Ellis, Mr..