Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-10
N THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. RooSE-
WELT WERE AT OPERA.

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WELT WERE AT OPERA.
The Next President and His Wife
Busy Accepting Hospitality.
Debuts-Personals.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss
Ethel Roosevelt. Miss Hagner, Mr..
Straight and Mr.. Marvin occupied a box
at the Belasco last night to hear Car
men"
Mrs. Townsend was hostess last night at
large dinner in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Taft. In the company to meet them were
the French ambassador and Nine. Jusse-
rand. the British ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce, the Danish minister and Countess
Won Moltke. MFR. Justice Moody. Senator
and Mrs. Hale, Senator and Mrs. Aldrich.
Senator Kean. Representative and Mrs.
Longworth, Representative and Mrs.
Bourke Cochran. Representative and Mrs.
Augustus P. Gardner. Admiral Cowles.
Col. and Mrs. McCawley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Laurence Townsend. Miss Mabel Board
man. Prof Shadwe!l and Mr.. Ovey of the
British embassy.
|. Gen. and MRS. Clarence Edwards had MT.
and Mrs. Taft their guests at luncheon
today at their home on Jackson place:
The other guests were the secretary OF
War and Mrs. Wright, Assistant Score
tary and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, the as.
sistant secretary Of the navy. Mr.. Herbert
Satterlee: Col. and Mrs. Charles McCaw-
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A. Keep,
Miss Boardman, Miss Carroll and Lieut..
Commander Davis.
Miss Boardman will entertain at a din
ner tonight. her guests being those who
sat with Mr.. Taft at the same table
across the Pacific. The rest Of the famous
Philippine party will come In later to the
reunion reception, to meet Mr.. and Mrs.
Taft.
Following the dinner a reception will
be rendered to the party at the home of
and Mrs Taft dined last night.
After the luncheon at the Edwards
home today Mr.. Taft went to the Walsh
residence about 3 o'clock to receive the
Later In the afternoon he will be guest
at the Longworth residence. where he
will confer with the members Of the
House ways and means committee on the
tariff.
Tomorrow and Saturday Mr.. Taft will
be kept busy a large part Of both days
in conference with members OF the con-
ference. Friday he will be a luncheon
guest at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gaff.
and later will attend g. reception to be
rendered him by the Congressional Club.
an organization Of the wives OF senators
and representatives. He will be the guest
Friday Of Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Beekman Winthrop at dinner.
Mr.. Taft will round out busy week
Saturday night by attending the dinner
nc I,o 6y4A Ys,1a a
Hotel, departing on the midnight train
for New York city.
Prof and Nine. Ferroro of Italy. who
have been staying at the White House
since coming to this city. are now at the
Italian embassy. where a large dinner will
be given for them tonight.
Senator and Mrs. Sutherland presented
their attractive young daughter yesterday
cial and resident society was represented
in the throng Of their friends entertained.
Four or five hundred guests were present
during the reception. The ballroom at
the Highlands. was beautifully decorated
with pink and white roses, ferns and
palms.
: The debutante, an attractive and pretty
brunette. wore q directoire gown OF soft
white satin with clusters here and there
Of satin rosebuds, and carried one OF the
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pink roses. Mrs. Sutherland wore a
gown Of pearl gray satin. Mrs. CARING
ton, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Sydney Williams
and Mrs. Willis Moore. presided at the
tea table, which had for q centerpiece q
hamper filed to overlooking with pink
roses.
Assisting in the hospitality were Miss
Darlington, Miss Marjorie Allshire, Miss
Margaret Niche, Miss Elizabeth Good
win, Miss Alice Goodwin. Miss Caro-
Ign Shepherd. Miss Josephine Mason. Miss
Francis Webster and Miss Maitland Mar
shall.
The entire receiving party was afterward
entertained at supper, to which a number
Of young men had also been invited, and
later an informal dance took place.
Arrangements were made yesterday at
the first meeting Of the season of the
Washington Congressional Club for a re-
ception to Mr.. and Mrs. William Howard
Taft in the clubhouse. 1882 X street north.
west, tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. II
was decided that the husbands OF the
members of the club which is composed
Of the wives Of senators and representa-
lives here in Congress, shall also be in.
vited.
Although q great many Of the members
Of the club will not got back to the city
until after Christmas there was a large
attendance yesterday. Mrs. J. B. Per
kins, wife OF Representative Perkins and
me OreSlQenI OF inc CIUO, PRESIDED. "A
number of committees were appointed for
the work OF the ensuing year.
Announcement was made that the new
clubhouse in X street will be open to the
general use Of members after the coming
Sunday.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Garfield gave another dinner party last
night. the company including the Swiss
minister, Dr. Vogei; the third secretary
Of the British embassy and Mrs. g orge
Young. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Knox
Smith, Commander Nebolsine Of the Rus
ian embassy, MIR. and Mrs. McIlhenny.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harlow, DR.. Thorn
as 8. LIE. Miss Lee, Miss Horsey and
Miss Morgan.
Mr.. and MS. Ten Eyck Wendell were
dinner hosts last night for the Am ,rican
minister to Norway and Mrs. Herbert H.
D. Pierce. when the other guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Tiffany Dyer. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward McCauley. DR.. and NJ $: Francis
| Loring, Mr.. and Mrs. William Chapman
| and Mr.. and Mrs. J. William Henry: .
| A quiet wedding took place yesterday
| afternoon at the Church Of the Incarna-
| ton, when Miss Adelaide B. STEELE. daugh-
| Ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sargent
| STEELE, and Mr.. Edward Wilson Holm IS
were married by the Rev. w. Tayloe
| Snyder. The brides only attendant was
| her sister, Miss Beulah STEELE, who was