Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-01

Weddings Here and Elsewhere of
Note-Dinners-Tea.
Notes.
at dinner given by the Spanish min
| lister and Nine. de Riano last night. All
went on later to the mardi gras ball
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
| sham entertained at dinner last evening
the French ambassador and Nine. Jus
serand, Senator and Mrs. Carter, Senator
and Mrs. Newlands. Representative Gill
| lett, Representative Olmsted, Representa-
tive and Mrs. John w. Dwight, the Sec
rotary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac
Veagh, the assistant secretary of state
and Mrs. Huntington Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Miss Maury and
| Miss Kibbey.
They are giving a dinner tomorrow
night in honor Of the Mexican ambassa-
dor and Nine de la Barra.
| Owing to the sudden death of near
! relative Judge Martin Knapp and Mrs.
Knapp recalled their invitations for din
ner for last night, which was intended
| to be in honor of the Vice President and
| Mrs. Sherman.
| The Mexican ambassador and Nine.
de la Barra were honor guests at large
| dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. John W.
| Foster last night.
Senator and Mrs. Rayner entertained at
Lamar and Mrs. Lamar. The other guests
| were Senator and Mrs. Briggs Senator
and Mrs. Guggenheim, Senator Gal
| Tnger Representative and Mis-. Weeks,
Morehead, Mrs. Audenried, Miss Marie
Bevan, Mr.. Gist Blair and Mr.. William
| Bowie Clarke.
Gen. and Mrs. Marshall entertained at
dinner last night in honor of Secretary
| and Mrs. Balinger The other guests
| were Senator and Mrs. Taliaferro, Rep
| resentative and Mrs. Alexander, Gen. and
Mrs. Gillespie and Admiral and Mrs.
Schley.
Mrs. Edison Bradley, who is making up
for lost time socially gave tea yester-
day, which was largely attended and
| when Miss Helen Taft received with her.
| Mrs. Sherman. wife of the Vice Presi-
dent, served tea and among those assist
ing were Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, Mrs.
L. S. Grant Sd, Mrs. John Gibbons, Miss
| Foraker and Mrs. Herbert Slipman of
New York daughter of the hostess,
whose illness postponed her parents hos
pitalties until lately.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley will give dinner
March I for Miss Helen Taft and on
| March for the Vice President and Mrs.
Sherman, planning to leave March IL for
Old Point Comfort.
Miss Ruth Moves, who is visiting Cali
| fornia. was complimented by ball given
| in her honor in San Francisco February
II. by her cousins, Mira Moves Hall and
Herbert Hall. Miss Moves has been very
Hospitality entertained during her visit
by former school friends who reside on
the Pacific coast.
Baroness Preuschen. wife of the Aus
trian naval attache: Mrs. Herbert
| Wadsworth, Mrs. F. Il. Crowninshield,
| Miss Foraker and Miss Switzerland re-
| ceived the guests last night at the
Mardi Gras' subscription ball. the last
great frOlic of the season. number
men in pink coats. and others wore
masks with conventional evening
dress. There was splendid music and
elaborate floral decora Hon and late
supper. served at small tables.
| Miss Alice 3. Shepard Of this city at
tended the last of the Junior Cotillon
dances last night in Baltimore.
Count and Countess de Chambrun of
| the French embassy entertained at dim
| ner last night in honor of the latter's
mother. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, and
sister, Mrs. Buckner Wallingford, of
| Pittsburg.
| Mrs William G. Park of New York
| will be here next week to make a visit
| to Mrs. Kate L. MOorhead, I522 Con-
necticut avenue
Mr. and Mrs. Theron w. Parsons were
married fifty years ago yesterday. They
celebrated their golden wedding quietly
at their home, 1904 Corcoran street north
, west Their sors. DR.. Harry Parsons of
this city and Warren Parsons of White
| Plains, n. Y, remembered their ami
versary. and health Office employees,
where Mr.. Parsons has been employed
during the past thirty-two years. sent the
couple a handsome floral tribute.
Their marriage in 1861. at Armenia, n.
Y. explains why the husband did not
participate in the civil war. He had just
been married and did not feel that he
could desert his bride to respond to the
call of President Lincoln. Mrs. Parsons
is daughter of the late Abram Burton
of Duchess county, N. Y.
Mrs. J.. G. Brooks was hostess and Mr..
NJ. Du PerOw host at cards last evening,
when they entertained the members Of
the card club to which they both belong.
with few additional guests. The affair
was given at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. c. Brooks. an apartment in the
birthday anniversary Of the host and
hostess, which falls on the same date.
Five hundred was. enjoyed until mid
night. when an elaborate supper was
served in the dining room. which had
been beautifully decorated. The color
scheme was of lavender. green and gold.
and a large canopy formed Of smilax and
Yistaria blossoms. through which gleam-
ed numerous tiny electric lights in floral
shapes, extended above and almost the
entire length of the table. large
mound of lavender sweet peas. wistaria
and ferns formed tie very effective CEN
tcrpiece on the table. and small gilt lad
ders with each guests name engraved
marked the places. FavOrs of silver
spoon for tie ladies and cigar cutters
for the gentlemen were at each place.
During the progress of the supper Mrs.
Brooks and Mr.. Du Perow were each pre-
scented with handsome remembrances of
the occasion from the members of the
club.
Those present included Mr.. and Mrs.
IC. P. GLEN. Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. War
wick, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Smith. Mr.. and
Mis- l. S. Childs, DR.. and Mrs. Paris