The Washington herald., 1908-07-02

Accepting Bid 20 American Picnic
The new Secretary OF War, Gen. Lux,
Z. Wright; the retiring Secretary Of Wal
and Mrs. Taft. and Miss Helen Taft
Master Charles Taft, and the first sec.
retary OF the embassy TO Japan. anC
Mrs. Post Wheeler. nee Rives. We're th'
guests at luncheon of Gen. Clarence Ed
wards yesterday. after Gen. Wright who
was formerly United States Ambassador
TO Japan. had taken the oath OF Office
and held reception in the War Depart
ment
Miss Helen Taft left later for Sayan.
nah Ca, to be the guest OF Miss Doro.
thea Baldwin for a few weeks. She viii
JOIN her parents later at Hot Springs
Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Taft and Gen. Wright
Will be the guests to-day and over night
of Gen. and Mrs. J. Franklin Bell. The
former chief of staff of the army. who
nave recently taken possession OF their
new quarters at Fort Myer. Va. They
nave invited the officers and the ladies
OF their families 10 meet the ex-Secre-
tary and Mrs. Taft this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft Will leave on Fri
day for Hot Springs. They have Changed
their plan of spending the entire summer
in Cincinnati, and viii have apartments
IN the Homestead Hotel for the greater
part of the summer.
The retiring Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Iait were entertained at dinner last
evening by the Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop.
IN the Finley place. at Chevy Chase.
winch Secretary and Mrs Winthrop are
occupying for the summer.
The japanese Ambassador and Baroness
Takahira are expected 10 arrive al the
embassy this morning, from Chicago.
where the Ambassador went on Sunday
TO meet the baroness and her youngest
daughter on their return from Japan.
They Will leave within a few days for the
mountains, 10 remain during the summer.
The baroness. who is quite familiar with
Washington society from a long previous
residence, when the ambassador was plain
Mr. Takahira and represented his country
as minister plenipotentiary, returns 90
"a A-AANA AAAlAu1olAlNA anu lllOlG DltltlllOuS
residence than she was mistress % during
her husbands former regime. They then
lived at the legation In n street. be-
tween Thirteenth street and Vermont ave-
nue..
Mrs. John Cassels and Miss Cassels will
leave Washington to-day for Murray Bay.
Canada, for the remainder OF the summer.
Mrs. William Tayloe Snyder, wife OF the
rector Of the Church OF the Incarnation.
has gone to Brandy. Va. for the greater
part Of the summer, with Mrs. Freeman,
while DR. Snyder spends the time with
his father. in the latter's Georgetown
home Miss Snyder has gone TO Rock
wood, Pa, where she Is The guest OF Miss
Parrish.
Mr.. Dobert Cohen and family have gone
10 Washington Grove, and have opened
their cottage there for the summer.
wss9 Senator S8r6adf aBdf ggIFs aRw9 Mss Tllma9 T5
making a tour Of Spain. The Senator s
health is much improved.
Miss Elizabeth Balloch and Miss julia
Corse will sail early this month for
Europe, TO remain abroad several month";
Mrs. Hans Roberts will spend some tinr
in Asbury Park and be Joined there II
her sister, Mrs Elliott. They Will thel
20 North and make a visit 20 the Thou
sand Islands and Alexandria Bay.
The United states Ambassador 10 Ger,
many. DR.. David Jayne Hill, former As
slstant Secretary of State, was the gueS
Of honor at dinner last evening by thi
American Consul General TO Berlin AMI
Mrs Thackara. the latter formerly Mis-
Ella Sherman. The members of the END
bassy anG consular STATS and the ladiel
Of their families were asked to meet DID
Hill.
Mrs Hill and her sons have not vel
arrived in Berlin, and DR.. Hill is await
ing their arrival before selecting a hous
there. Mrs. Hill will be there early thil
month, and will then hold a special re
ception for the ladies OF the diplomau
corps, as she was not present at the Ami
bassador's reception 10 the corps lasl
week. and therefore the ladies Of thu
families were not present
Dr. Hill has accepted the invitation OF
the American colony IN Berlin 10 be g
guest at their annual picnic on tht
Fourth Of July. They will picnic at Cru
nau-on-the- Spree. and in going DR.. Hill
will establish a precedent for the Amer
can Ambassador. as neither of his tive
predecessors, Mr. White and Mr.. Tower
ever attended the American picnic, a,
they were usually out Of Berlin at tha
time.
DIR. Hill was the guest OF honor at din
ner last Saturday evening. given b,
Prince Won Buelow, the imperial chancel
| lOr. The other guests included member
of the cabinet. and other men distinguish
ed I'm government and parliamentary life
scholarship and finance. and two forme
1 diplomatic friends of DR.. Hill in Wash
! ington. former German Ambassador q
the United States, DR.. Won Holleben
predecessor OF Baron Won Sternburg. an,
/ Baron Won dem e-Haddenhausen
the former counselor Of the German En-
bassy here.
! DR.. and Mrs. NJ. Darcy Magee ar
making visit at the Chalfonte, Atlanti
City.
Mrs. Calde-on Carlisle and Miss Mar,
/ Carlisle sailed yesterday from New Yorl
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