Evening star., 1909-03-01

Miss Clarinne Hunter has as her guest
for Inauguration Miss Julia Littell, daugh-
ter of Col. Littell of Governors Island,
n. Y.
Mrs. Won Soden and Miss Hohenschild
of st. Louis, Mo-, are house guests Of Mr..
and Mrs Nicholas Eckhardt of 114O 18th
street northwest for the Inauguration.
Miss Lillian Duncan Baxter will be back
tomorrow from West Point N. Y, where
she went to attend the 'Hundredth Night
entertainment and was the guest Of
friends
Senator and Mrs. Hale had a large
party at luncheon yesterday to meet the
President-elect and Mrs. Taft.
Mr.. Henry w. Taft of New York. Mr..
Charles P. Taft Of Cincinnati. Mr.. Horace
D. Taft of Watertown. Conn.,, brothers Of
the President-elect, and Mrs. William A..
Edwards of Los Angeles. Cal. his sister.
will be here for the inauguration. Mrs.
Henry w. Taft and her daughter, Miss
Louise Taft; Mrs. Charles P. Taft and
Miss Julia Taft and Mrs Horace D. Taft
are the rest of the Taft family party with
Miss D-lia Torrey of Milford, Mass. a
venerable aunt Of the President-elect.
Anderson. Mrs. Louis Moore and Mrs
George Loughlin. also Of Cincinnati, will
also be here, as will Miss Jane Anderson.
Miss Harriet Anderson, Miss Catherine
Anderson, daughters of Mrs. Charles An
derson.
The members of the Taft cabinet and
In most instances their wives and other
members of their families will be here
for all the inaugural ceremonies as well
as the ball. The next Secretary of State
and Mrs. Knox, the next Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Meyer and Secretary Will
son and daughter are already here and
will attend the ball. Mrs. MacVeagh,
who will be here with her husband, the
next Secretary of the Treasury: Mrs.
Dickinson, wife of the Secretary Of War,
and Mrs. Nagel, wife Of the coming Sec
retary of Commerce and Labor lowing to
vey recent bereavement), will see the
other events. but do not expect to go to
the ball. The only bachelor in the Taft
cabinet. Mr.. Hitchcock, the Postmaster
General, will. of course, attend the ball.
Mrs John r. Mclean gave a musical
to hear program by Cecil Tanning,
baritone. The Marine Band orchestra
also gave a number Of selections while
the guests were seated in the tapestry
hung ballroom and during the serving of
refreshments which followed the music,
Some of the guests were the Italian
ambassador and Baroness Mayor des
Planches, the Belgian minister and
Baroness Moncheur, the minister from
Denmark and Countess Moltke the Post
master General, Admira!and Mrs. Dewey,
Mrs. Meyer, Senator and Mrs. Aldrich,
Miss Bacon. Senator and Mrs. Burrows.
Mrs. Talmage, Senator and Mrs. Foraker
Senator Elkins and Miss Elkins, assistant
Secretary of War and Miss Oliver, Mr.
and Mrs. James Wadsworth, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Campbell, Mrs. Audenred,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh, and Mr. and Mrs.
E. b. Mclean.
The Brazilian ambassador and Nine
Nabuco entertained the new Mexican am
bassador. Mr.. De La Barra, at dinner
last night.
Representative and Mrs. ]. Davis Brod-
head have as guests for the week Miss
Nora Davis and Miss Logan of PhiIadeI-
pfla and DR.. Paul Dashiell of Annapolis
Mr.. Edward B.. Goode of Skipwith, Va.
will he the guest this week of his daueh-
ter, Mrs. Wrightman W. Garner, at the
Mississippi, 1436 w street northwest:
Mrs: J. William Gnnaty has visiting
her during the Inauguration Mrs. VIII
liam A Whelpley of New York city.
Mrs. Goodwin Ordway of Fort Rodman.
Mass, is visiting Mrs Ordway at Stone.
leigh Court.
Senator and Mrs. Dolliver will give a
tea March to meet the Governor of
Iowa and Mrs. Carroll.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
dine tonight at the home of the Secretary
Of State and Mrs. Bacon.
The Taft Philippine party will dine at
the New Willard
The assistant secretary Of state and
Mrs. O'Laughlin will give dinner of
twenty-five covers tonight at Rauscher's.
Mrs. Franklin Ellis gave a tea yester-
day for Miss Lawson Of Cincinnati. her
niece and house guest Miss Slater. a
debutante, presided at the tea table
Last night Miss Eva L. Downey of
Va, was married to Mr.
Edmund Cavanaugh of this city at the
residence of the latter's brother Mr.. w.
H. Cavanaugh, 514 9th street SOUTH
east. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. f. E. Marshall. The bride was
given in marriage by her brother. Mr..
W. II. Cavanaugh. and Miss Christia n
Shelton was bridesmaid. After the mar
guests were Mrs. V. Petrola. Miss Nellie
Pain. Messrs. w. II. Carver. j. Garrison,
Austin Weaver, Mrs Dora Ferris, Mrs.
j. II. Hassell. Miss Stella Petrola Miss
Lindsay Shelton. Miss Fl. Patche and
Miss Wood.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Robert c. Newman and Lena c. Strathy,