Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-08
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS TAFT LOOKING FORWARD
TO A HAPPY EASTER VISIT.
Japanese Ambassador Will Enter
tain His Countrymen Tonight.
Other Events-Personals

Oc0cr EVenCS-TerSOu0lS.
With the arrival yesterday of Miss
Helen Taft from college and Of her cousin.
Miss Anderson of Cincinnati, to make
her visit. the charm about the White
House which is never exerted SO pleas
antly as when a young party Is under
it's roof, began to have a renewed exist
ence That half of social Washington is
not only willing but anxious to extend
most flattering inequalities TO the Presi-
dents daughter goes without saying. ana
as far as her present participation sug-
gests. she will have delightful program
AT home and abroad during her Easter
visit.
Two hundred Bryn Mawr College girls
accompanied Miss Taft yesterday to tine
station when she left for this city Sue
wore travelling very smart London
smoke suit and flower-decked hat. She
is expected back at her studies the last
of next week.
Baron Takahira, the japanese ambas-
sador will entertain at dinner this even
ing at the embassy IN honor of Iakutaro
Sakai, the commissioner general OF the
Toxic exposition, and TikaJlro Waoa'
who is here in connection with the same
matter.
The two japanese officials were enter
tanned last evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank g. Wiborg at their home. 1910
Rhode Island avenue. In the afternoon
they We're the guests of Rear Admirai
Leutze. ommandant of the navy yard
While at the yard they were taken on
tour of inspection of the gun shops ana
displayed great interest in the Visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Britton and
their two daughters are spending Easter
| week at Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs Jules Demonet leave for
Atlantic City Friday to spend Easter
Mrs Tom A. Williams Of Wyoming ave-
nue. will not receive tomorrow.
Mrs I. c. jerks of Fort Ontario. y. V,
aud her daughter are visiting Mrs. K. 4.
koerper 22J4 q street
| The former Vice President and Mrs
Fairbanks. who are now in Pasadena.
Cal. Will sail from San Francisco May
rs to spend a year in travel. and will
include in their itinerary Hawaii. Japan
and China, the Philippines. Australia and
Africa.
Secretary Dickinson will he in Chica go
Saturday for IA little stay with his family,
and will address the Southern Club.
social organization. The Secretary and
his wife will be back here next week, and
will sail ON the Goth for Panama.
Mrs. Anderson and Miss Anderson of
Hammond Court will not be at home to-
morrow afternoon.
The afternoon of April 6, at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID.
Sutherland, 80 Sth street northeast, an
interesting wedding took place. when their
eldest daughter. Miss Mary b. Suther-
land. and Mr.. ]. Patterson Fitzgerald of
Richmond. Va, were married by the Rev.
John G. Ball.
hrid in IT
jah travelling suit, and was accompanied
by her sister, Miss Ruth Adelaide Suther-
land. The latter wore pink toxic silk
and carried a shower bouquet of pink
sweet peas and maiden hair ferns. The
parlor decorated with ferns pink
sweet peas and palms. Before the cere-
mony Schuberts 'Serenade' was beauti-
fully rendered by Mr.. Eaton. first vioinist
Of the Marine Band, accompanied by Miss
Margaret Pettigrew of Richmond, Va.
The bridal party entered to the Lohen-
grin" bridal song. and during the cere-
played. The occasional was Mendels-
sohn's wedding March,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzgerald left for Atlantic
City and other northern points immedi-
ately after the ceremony and after April
IL will be at home to their friends at S15
West Grace street. Richmond. Va. The
out-Of-town guests present were Mrs NJ
~. Sutherland, Messrs. J. L., T.. C. Irwin
J.. and Trevilian Sutherland. DR.. j. P. Gill
liam, Mr.. J. G. Fitzgerald. Mrs j. J. Bal
lou, Miss Pettigrew and Mrs. w Fl. Har-
rs. all of Richmond, Va: Capt. William
Ladd of North Carolina. Misses Brawner
of Alexandria. Va. and Miss Norris of
Petersburg, Va.
Columbia Chapter d. A. r.. held its
regular meeting last Tuesday evening,
when it accepted the hospitality Of its
regent. Mrs. Sarah ]. Croissant, 1117 Q
street. \ large attendance assembled.
and after America" had been sung and
r,,ip h,~ xl-if fho into
est OF the evening centered in the election
of officers for the ensuing year. which
resulted as follows: Regent, Mrs Sarah
]. Croissant; vice regent. Mrs. Alice
Pickett Akers: recording secretary, Miss
Laura V. Walker; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. William r. Bailey: treasurer,
Mrs. Velma S. Barber; registrar. Mrs. NJ.
f. S. Davis: historian, Mrs. F. B. Brock.
meeting then adjourned to the dining
room. where dainty refreshments were
served. The next meeting will be an
open one and the final session of the
season.
Mr. and Mrs. James f. Baines and their
two daughters left the city Wednesday
for the Bermudas.
Mr. and Mrs John 7. Granger. with
thei. niece, Miss La Hoyteaux. have
gone to New York for a few days and
are stopping at the Hotel Manhattan.
Gen. and Mrs. r. T. Ashby are spend
ing several weeks at Fort Monroe
Mr.. George T. Smith and Mr.. Arthur
G. Peter left today for months visit
to Florida and the south.
Mrs A. D. Hazen. accompanied by her
niece. Mrs. H. c. Duffey. left today for
Atlantic City.
Mr.. Maurice stephens and his sister.
Mrs D. B. Mclean, are visiting in the
Philippines.
Senator Lodge and a party spent several
hours yesterday at the Walters Gal
leries in Baltimore.
A large party of New Workers. have ar
rived in Baltimore to attend the wedding
Of Miss Harriet Stewart Brown and Mr. |
T. Suffern Taller, which will take plac
Wednesday next at the home of the
brides parents, Cathedral and Madison
streets. The bride is to wear white
satin and her grandmother's point lace |
Her lace veil is also family heirloom
Mrs. B. Howell Griswold. jr.. will at
satin and chiffon. Mr.. George Gould
will be among the ushers. and all the
rest of the men of the bridal
party will come on from New York The !
honeymoon will be spent abroad.
Mrs. Charles Grayson Dulin and her
young daughter, Beatrice. are at Atlantic !
City for their usual spring visit and