Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21

Mr.. Chauncey Hackett. Mr.. John Wash
ington Davidge, Capt. Sowerby. Mr.. Cot
ton Smith. Mr.. Rowland. Mr.. Spencer
Mr.. Gist Blair. Mr. Henry May Cuttings
of Baltimore. Mr. John Gilmour. Mr.. r.
x. Gilmour. Mr.. Britton Brown. Mr.
Robert l. Bacon jr.. Mr.. w. Bowie
German embassy. Baron Hardenbroek.
Mr.. John Siebert, Mr. Carroll Glover. DR..
De Laney, Mr.. Truman A. Smith, DR..
Graynon p. Cen crszier, ; MAJ Low ,. Mr.
Mr.. James II. Hopkins. Mr.. Rutherford
Bingham, Mr.. James Crawford, Lieut..
Commander Butler, Mr.. Merriam. Lieut..
Raymond Rodgers. Mr. Willing Spencer,
Mr.. Gillett. eMr Centaro. Lieut.. Darst,
Mr.. Nathan Wyeth and Mr.. Kronstrand.
Col. William c. Langfitt. L. S. A.. and
Mrs. Langfitt announce the engagement
of their daughter Dorothy to Lieut.. Fran
els Bowditch Wildly of the Engineer
Corps. L. S. \. The marriage will take
place in the carly spring. Miss Langfitt
is one of the most popular girls in the
army circle at Washington, and the an
nouncement has an interest of far-reach-
ing Importance.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer entertained at dinner last evening
the Austrian ambassador. Baron Hengel-
muller; the Italian ambassador and Mar
chesa Cusani and Donna Cusani, the
Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac
Neagh. Representative and Mrs Hobson
Representative and Mrs. Willett, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Dwight. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Longworth, Capt. and
Countess de Chambrun, Gen. and Mrs.
Wood, Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Pts
ter, Mr.. and Mrs Howard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward. Mr.. and Mrs. Orr, Mr.. and Mrs
Dodge. Mr.. and Mrs. McCammon. Mr..
and Mrs. O'Laughlin. Miss Anderson
| Miss Cable. Mr.. Weldon, Mr.. Bacon, jr.,
and Miss Alys Meyer.
Senator and Mrs. Depew entertained at
dinner last evening. when their guests
We're the Portuguese minister. NiscOunt
d'Alte; the Danish minister and Countess
Moltke. Senator Warren. Senator and
Mrs. Newlands, Representative Gillett
Assistant Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Huntington Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
bert Wadsworth. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
May. Mr.. and Mrs. WOODBURY. Blair Mr.
and Mrs. Purdy, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Legare. Mrs. Benedict. Miss Josephine
Patten. Miss Marion Wise, Mr.. Martin
and Miss Paulding, niece of Senator
Depew.
Senator and Mrs. Burrows entertained
at dinner last night the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Ballinger. Senator
kean and Miss Kean, Senator Gallinger,
Senator Bacon, Representative and Mrs.
Weeks, former Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral and Mrs. Perry Heath, Mrs. T..
De Witt Talmage and Mrs. l.. p Wads-
worth of Detroit, niece of the hostess.
Maj. and Mrs. Barden entertained at
dinner last evening in compliment to
| their house guest, Miss Margaret Steele
of Baltimore. who is a debutante of the
winter. Their guests to meet Miss Steele
were Miss Marion Oliver, Miss Harvard,
DR.. Littleton Elliott. L. S. ", and Mrs.
Elliott Cant Mccoy
and DR.. w. T. Davis. Maj. and Mrs.
Barden and their guests afterward went
to the post hop.
Secretary Norton has announced that
the number already invited to the judi
cial reception Tuesday. January 81, had
attained such proportions that it had
become necessary to close the list. No
more invitations will be issued.
Mrs. J. II. w. Blake and Miss Blake
will be at home Monday afternoons and
evenings at 3112 0 street throughout this
month and February.
Miss Alice +. Morton entertained at a
large reception Tuesday last. when she
was assisted by Mrs. George w. Wood,
who sat beside her. Miss Morton. who
was handsomely gowned in black lace
over black satin. sat in chair over 200
years old, one of the many interesting
| relics of the old time in her home. Others
presided at the chocolate table. and Miss
Louise Willet, who served punch. The
house was deliberately decorated with
palms, roses and carnations. Nearly a
hundred guests were present. including
members of the most prominent FAM
lilies of washington and Virginia.
Miss Morton will be at home Tuesday,
January n.
| Mrs. James W. Orme, SRI, was hostess
at dinner Thursday evening at her resi-
dence on X street in honor of her son
| Edsar's twenty-first birthday. The
guests were Miss Marion Edmonsten King
Mr. and Mrs. James Orme. jr.. Mr.. and
| Mrs. William Orme Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
| diner Orme, Miss Miriam Tildon, Mr..
| Charles Orme Mrs. Lethe Cherry and Mr..
Edgar Orme. Later the party occupied
/ two boxes at the Belasco.
Mrs. Robert HOLSTER Chapman enter
| tanned at luncheon yesterday. Her guests
| were Mrs. Dalles and Mrs. Lansing, who
| are visiting Mrs. John ". Foster: Mrs.
| PIERCE, wife of the United States minister
| tn Norway: Mrs Charles Norton, Nine
| Vassilieff, Mrs. Train. Mrs. Jordan. Mrs.
| Ridgely, Mrs. Hemphill, Mrs. Charles
| wood and Mrs. Griswold.
DR.. Paris Brengle and Mrs. Brensle
| entertained company at cards Thursday
evening, followed by a supper at mid.
night. Among the guests were Mr.. E.
B. Eynon. jr.. and Mrs: Eynon: Mr.. o.
| p. NJ. Brown and Mrs. Brown, Mr.. Will
| liam A, Boss and Mrs. Boss. Mr.. George
James and Mrs. James. Mr.. c. B. Brodie
and Mrs. Brodie, and Mr.. and Mrs
| Alpheus Winter.