Evening star., 1913-02-26
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY

Continued From Seventh Page
table, in the shape of T, was banked
in the center with red hibiscus, with a
border of maidenhair ferns and red cro-
ton leaves. Ropes of smilaX festooned the
edge of the table above which W2s an
electric flag in red, white and blue bulbs.
Mr.. and Mrs Bryan. who have spent
the winter in a cottage in Riverside dur
ing the clearing of their place on Bis
cayne bay. preparatory to building resi-
dence there, have stored their household
goods. and will not return to Miami It's
season.
sociabilities at various legation
homes were marked events of yester-
day. The Netherlands minister and
Nine. Loudon gave vocal numbers be-
fore company assembled in Mrs.
Taft's honor during the late after
noon, dancing accompanied the after
noon at home of Nine. and the Misses
de Pena, and Sonora de San Esteban,
wife of the Spanish secretary OF lega-
ton. was at home to guests and was
assisted by other hostesses in the
diplomatic circle. The counselor of
the French embassy and Countess de
luncheon yesterday Miss Lucia Hull of
Tuxedo Park. Mrs Hooker. Baron
Zweidinek. Austrian counselor and
charge d'affaires, and Mrs. Johannes
sen of the Norwegian legation.
Mr. and Mrs Spencer Eddy arrived at
the Shoreham yesterday from New York
and will remain here until after the inau-
guration. Last night Mrs. Marshall Field
gave a dinner for them.
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas W. Sidwell for a musi-
cal to be given at 1909 | street north
west, Friday afternoon at } oclock. Mrs
Franceska Kaspar-LawsOn. soprano. ana
Mr.. Harry Patterson Hopkins. pianist,
will give the program. Following the
concert Mrs. Sidwell will serve tea.
Miss Lila Watts Collins has postponed
the reception at the Cairo set for Feb
ruary 2S to Sunday. March >. as Mrs.
Collins will not arrive from the south
until Saturday
Mrs. ]. +. Smith regrets that owing to
the death of a near neighbor she will not
be at home Friday. February %.
Mrs. Downey and Mrs. Resinger had
with them at a box party in honor OF
Mrs. CumminS, at Cavalieri's concert to-
day, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. McChord. Mrs.
Hckling, Miss Temple and Mrs. Stone.
Miss Bessie l.. Hardy of Manchester
\. H.. is a guest of Miss H. Belle Sullo-
way. daughter of Representative Cyrus
A. Sulloway. at the New Varnum.
Miss Grace Gronna, daughter of Sena-
tor and Mrs. Gronna, will be maid OF
honor tonight at the marriage Of her
brother, James D. Gronna, and Miss
Marguerite Katherine StutZ. Mr.. Jerome
two groomsmen, Mr.. Wilbur F. Stutz and
Mr.. Earl Haislip. Rev. ]. +. A. Doer-
man Of Grace Lutheran Church will per-
form the ceremony at the home of the
brides parents, DIR. and Mrs. StItZ, 1854
18th street, in the presence of a family
party, and a reception will follow at $50
Mrs. John P. Latin is giving a dinner
dance tonight at the Hotel Gotham. New
York for her daughter, Miss Ellen P.
Latin. who during inauguration week
will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
P. Waggaman at their home in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry OF
New York will be here today to be guests
of Mrs. r. II. Townsend for several
days. Miss Linda Lee Thomas is now the
guest Of Mrs. Townsend.
Mrs G. Hamilton Colket of Philadel-
phia will be here Sunday night to be the
guest of her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent kerens.
.
social engagements, owing to the death
of her mother.
Miss Ruth Watkins gave very
pretty luncheon today in honor of her
house guest Miss Rogers of Morris
town, " j. The table had center
piece of Killarney roses and there were
corsage bouquets of pink sweet peas
at each cover. The other guests in
cluded Miss Woodrow. Miss Gladys
Peelle. Miss Peacock: Miss Hazel Cox,
Miss Allison. Miss Marian Lane. Miss
Elizabeth Lane, Miss Tunstall, Miss
Dobyns, Mrs. j. Elfreth Watkins. Mrs.
Mitchell and Miss Judge of Phila-
delphia.
F. B. Grandin. Mrs. John Joy Edison.
Mrs. w. NJ. Shuster and Mrs. T. Janney
Brown formed the committee in charge of
the bridge party given at the Shoreham
last night by the ladies Aid of the Home
opathic Hospital. There were thirty ta-
bles.
A reception and dance was given last
night in honor of Mrs. Wallace Streeter,
the newly elected president of the Dis
Daughters of the Confederacy, at the Con-
federate Veterans Memorial Home, Yer
mont avenue.
Mrs. Streeter Mrs. B. c. Riley. Mrs, J.
f. Mulcare. Mrs. George S. Covington.
Mrs. Linsey l.. LomaX. Mrs. Z. c. r.
Humphres, Miss jefferson Millsaps. Miss
Helen Griffith, Mrs. Howard Bishop and
Mrs. Magnus Thompson were in the re-
ceiying line. \ musical was also a fea-
ture.
Mrs. Cornelius c. Cuyler Of New York is
here on a visit to Mrs. Marshall Field.
Assisting Mrs. Eunice James at the
tea which she is giving this afternoon
at the Powhatan will be Mrs. Eugenia
w Brown Mrs. Harold Paintor, Miss
Margaret Morrison. Mrs. Ames, Mrs.
Clark Jones' Miss Nellie Claire Howard,
Miss Marian White and Mrs. Offender
fer
Mrs. Robert NJ. Larner has cards out
for Saturday, March /, from to I, at her
new residence 2031 o street, in honor Of
her sister Mrs. Emerson Palmer of
Brooklyn, \. Y. who, with Mr.. Palmer,
will be here over the Inauguration.
Mrs R. J. Sewell entertained her Five
Hundred Club yesterday at the residence
of Mrs c. r. Willett, % Rhode Island
avenue northwest. The guests arrived at
. o'clock and, after being served with a
dainty luncheon. proceeded to play for
two handsome prizes. The first prize was
won by Mrs Aiken and the second by
Mrs. Tuttlc.
The house was beautifully decorated
with purple and yellow. One of the fea-
lures of the entertainment was the pretty
co,,x-anir faIIv cards the work of Miss