Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-28


ing receptions at the White House are out
today. The form reads:
1.-The President and Mrs. Taft
Request the pleasure Of the company OF
At reception 10 be held at
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Tuesday Evening, January the Fourth,
Nineteen Hundred and Ten,
At Half-after Nine O'clock
The card of admission, which is inclosed
in. small envelope marked Not trans.
ferable.'' reads:
will please present this card at the door
of the White House, Tuesday evening
January the Fourth
In the blank spaces the name Of the re-
cipient is written, the style of the en-.
graved form being almost correctly copied
The new invitation makes the hour more
like those in vogue in private circles
half-past 9-and the limitation of time
which formerly covered, an hour and a
half, is omitted. The hours were marked
8 to 1890 on the winter program as II
was given out in November, SO that the
changes have evidently been decided upon
since.
The ball for the benefit Of the Junior
Republic will be held this evening at the
New Willard Hotel at . O'clock.
Mrs. John w. Foster. Mrs. Chatard,
Mrs. Richard Butler and Mrs. Alexander
Britton will receive the guests.
Murray A. Cobb will act as chairman
for the floor committee. which includes
E. r. Alexander. Larz Anderson. J.
Archibald, Norman Bestor, W. I. Bing-
ham, G. w. Bispham, Alexander Britton
Frederick Brooke, J. Browne. Gist Blair.
Edward Cady, r. Carmichael, G. Chase,
J. w. Davidge. G. Dunlop. Orville Ecker,
W. w. Finley. jr:: r. !: Fleming. J. Gar
flnkle. Preston Gibson, F.. w. Huidekoper
w. Henry, J. G. Hooe. p. s. Hichborn,
Thomas Hinckley. William Hit H. NJ.
Jordan, DR.. r. Jenkins. Arthur Lee, Hugh
Legare. Joseph Letter. w. L. Milten-
berger, Edward Mclean. r. c. Morse,
J. l.. Newbold, Frank Moves. DR.. II. p.
Parker. P. S. Pearsall. John Phillips,
Schroeder. jr.: K. Scott Dr.. stavely,
Phillip Scantling, Robert Stead, jr.; E. S.
Theall. c.. w. Voorhis. F. Waters, ]. f.
Wilkins, Fl. Wylie. Nathan Wyeth, DIR.
W. S. Sewers: J. clapp: George Y. Wheel
Cavanaugn. Capt. Summerln, DIR. De-
laney. Capt. Cleaves. Lieut.. Commander
Jewell. Mr. Butler. Lieut.. Commander
Gherardi, Lieut.. Commander Osterhaus,
Commander Potts. Lieut.. Commander
White, Lieut. Commander Henderson and
Lieut.. Commander Bartlett.
The patronesses are Mrs. Knox, wife of
the Secretary of State: Baroness Hengel-
muller, wife of the Austrian ambassador;
Countess Won BernstOrff. wife of the Ger
man ambas sadOr: Nine. Chermont, wife
OF the secretary of the Brazilian EN-
bassy: Mrs. Francis B. i.oring. Mrs. Rob
ert Hinckey, Mrs. George b. Huff. Mrs.
raI
Mrs Kauffmann. Mrs. c. c. Glover. Mrs.
Murray A. Cobb, Mrs. Albert Clifford
| Barney, Mrs. w. c. LaDgfitt, Mrs. George
IT, Summerlin, Mrs. John Frederick
| Wescott. Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mrs. Sewers,
Mrs f. G. Goldshorough, Mrs. L. L.
| Gaff, Mrs. l.arz Anderson. Mrs. AleAan-
der BrittOn Mrs. Richard Harlow, Mrs.
| Crowninshield and Miss Boardman
| The Marine Band will furnish music
| for the dancers.
Mrs. Eldlidge Jordan is chairman OF the
patronesses' committee. assisted by Mrs.
Alexander Britton. Miss Natalie Magru-
| der and Miss Katherine Leech.
| Miss Rose Bradford Is chairman OF the
lcommittee on arrangements, with Miss
Hume, Miss Hemphill and Miss Bayne
as assistants.
Miss Ruth Halford is chairman OF the
committee on advertising and tickets.
assisted by Mrs. George Y. Wheeler and
Miss Stewart.
| The Yale Dramatic Association was
! entertained by Mrs. Bowers. wife Of the
| solicitor general, yesterday al one OF the
merriest teas of the holiday season.
There were thirty girls asked in addition
to the thirty men. who met thereby the
younger bellies of the winter.
Sir Charles Ross, baronet. of BalnogoWan
Castle, Scotland, is visiting Col. and Mrs.
| John T. Thompson at the Westmoreland.
Mrs. Laura LeCain announces the mar
riage of her daughter. Nellie c. LeCain.
and Charles Wesley Sears of Atlanta, Ga,
Saturday. December 49, at Salt Lake City,
| Utah.
| The bride is we'll known in Washington
i'm musical circles. and has taken a promi-
nent part in amateur theatricals for the
| last several years In August Miss Le-
Cain went to New York and became a
member of the Top O. Tn World COM
pany, where she met Mr.. Sears. who is
also of that company. The wedding was
I nf the