The Washington times., 1906-01-18
BRITISH AMBASSADOR
MRS. MATTHEW'S GUEST
With Mrs Durand and Other Notabes of Washington the
English Representative Was Delightfully."- Enter
tanned at Large Dinner

70 New York Yesterday. from where he
VIII sail on Saturday for Russia
Colonel kaspoppn, military attachc OF
the embassy- accompanled Commander
BoutakoH 20 New York
Mrs Taft. wife OF the Secretary Of
War. greeted number of friends yes
teTday afternoon "a her regular weekly
i've gown OF white crepe de chine and
WAS assisted . receiving her guests by
Mrs. Charles II. Taft, Of Cincinnati.
Mrs Mills Of West Point Mrs Alfred
+. Bates Mrs Aleshire and Miss An
derson- Of Cincinnati who is Mrs Tafts
house guest.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Root
are cnTertetuing MS Carey Hutchinson.
Of New York Mrs Hutchinson as
sisted Mrs. Root Yesterday afternoon
when the wife of the Secretary Of State
Miss Cannon was hostess at a lunch
con Yesterday afternoon 10 q few Of her
out-of-toWn friends.
Senorita Elena Calderon.. daughter Of
the Minister from Bolivia and Nine
CalderOn was al $50 among the hosteSses
OF the afternoon. The senor.ta enter
tanned IN honor OF Miss Hanna Willard
Taylor one Of the debutantes Of the
season.
/ that Of Mss Ella Bessie Watt. daugh-
ter of Mrs. Mary Harris Watt and
Walter Edwin Ballard. The ceremony
took place at the Gurley Memorial Pres
! byierian Church at : O'Clock The bride
was dressed Ia sTuart travelling
costume OF heiiotrope cloth. with hat ID
match. She carried a cluster of yiolefs
and lilies of the valley and was giv9r
away by Mr.. Stlth. an old friend of th,
/ FAMILY. Miss Katherine D4rrasn wa.
j maid of honor. She was dressed i'm :
/ gown OF violet silk, with hat of In,
same color.
/ The. best .ma1 was Edwin b FIather
and the ushers were Robert Purcell. +
, W. Albert, Prof. Percival Han anC
Charles A. Jones
After a short wedding trip Mr. and
{ Mrs. Ballard viii reside az the Goodwin
! Park road.
Mr. and Mrs. John Howell have issue,
! invitations for the marriage of thei
/ daughter. Miss Ethel Byrd Howell. t,
Philip Maxwell kemon, for Wednesday
! January 81. The ceremony viii tax,
place at the Mt. Vernon Place Church
Z at s o'clock.
Mrs Randolph de B. Neim and Mis-
keim viii not be Al home until Januarl
%. when they will receive with Mrs
McKenny at 209 A street northeast.
Mrs. Griffin Halstead will he al hom
I Thursdays in February al 2l23 Eight
! eenth street
Senator and Mrs Ankeny. Of Washing
ton. were dinner hosts last night at tbei
apartment at the Highlands. Thei
guests we're Senator and Mrs. Piles. @
Washington; Representative and Mr..
Jones. Representative and Mrs WiIliar
e Humphrey, Representative and Mrs
G. W. Cushman. Mr.. and Mrs 4 T
Statter. States Attorney-G General Atkiu
son. and Land Commissioner +. "
Ross, both of Olympia. Wash.
NfT. and Mrs. BENJAMIN Leighton CAV
a large reception last evening at thei
new house on TWenty-second street. TIL
drawing rooms, library. and dining-rooI
We're fragrant with lilies and carnations
which. mingled with ferns. smilaX. an
! palms, formed an exceedingly artist
| decoration An orchestra PLAYED IN tn
hallway.
Mrs. Leighton wore handsome cos
tune of black velvet trimmer VIII
Duchesse lace Miss Foss. a sister {
| the hostess. who assisted in receivin'
/ wore q princess gown of pink chino