Evening star., 1909-05-29
N THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND HIS SISTER-IN-
LAW RECEIVE GUESTS.
Other Happenings Of a Sunny After
noon-Travel Notes.
Personals.

The last of the May parties was held at
the White House yesterday, when the
guests had the unhoped-for pleasure of
meeting their hostess on the lawn under
| the shade of the big trees on the west
side of the garden. Mrs. Lewis More
again very charmingly represented her
sister, as Mrs. Taft is still under her
physicians care and as yet considered
unable to resume her social duties. The
President stood by Mrs. More through
out the arrival of the guests. The latter
was prettily dressed in pink embroid-
! cred batiste and a large black picture
hat.
The attendance, was quite as large as
usual and included, with the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs Sherman, all the members
of the cabinet and their families now in
this city, the diplomatic circle, which has
been equally frequent in enjoying these
occasions; a number of senators and rep
resentatives, with their wives and daugh-
ters; army and navy families and num-
ber OF residents.
Col Cosby and Capt. Butt made the
introductions and the Marine Band play
ed throughout the two hours of the call
ers' stay. The refreshment table had
its accustomed place in pretty nook
visited. The guests made chatty groups
all over the grounds and arrivals con-
tinued until long after q.
Mrs. Sherman was dressed in black
lace and wore black hat with white
The British ambassador and Mrs. Bryce
had their house guests. Canon and Mrs.
| Hensen of Westminster Abbey, London
and DR.. Prince and Mr.. Jordan of Can
ada. Some of those present were the
italian QnnhQ Ga2dnr and RQrnpoSG MaEor
des Planches. the Brazilian ambassador
and Mme Nabuco, the Japanese am
| bassador and Baroness Takahira, Chief
Justice Fuller and daughter. Secretary
law and sister of the latter, DR.. and Mrs
Ewing of Nashville Tenn; Miss Cannon
Representative and Mrs. Longworth. SEN
atOr and Mrs. Wetmore, Senator and Mrs
| Taylor, Representative and Mrs. Young
Representative and Mrs. Smith, Senator
and Mrs. Tilman, Miss Tillman. Gen
and Mrs. j. Franklin Bell, Rear Admiral
Cowles. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Schley
| Commander and Mrs. William Manning
Irwin, Miss Irwin. Mrs. D: P. Mccartney
Capt. John Wright, U. S. A.. and Mrs
! Wright. Mrs. w. H. briggs. Miss
Natalie briggs. Mr.. John Barrett
nas Mrs: Horace acct Brock eh;,. snd ,.s.,Sais Miss
Miss Mildred Dick of New York
| Mrs. Barney, Miss Laura Barney, Mr..
and Mrs Thropp. Lieut.. Hammond. u. S.
| A.. and Mrs. Hammond, Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Appleby. Mrs. Trescot. the
Miss Stevens. Mrs. Sheridan. the Misses
! Sheridan. Mrs. Seaton Schroeder, Miss
| Schroeder. Mr.. and Mrs Hannis Taylor,
Miss Hanna Taylor. DR.. and Mrs. Can
non. Miss Winifred Davis. Mrs Samuel
| Spencer. Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Perry. Miss
Heyl, Miss Mary Heyl, Miss Julia Heyl,
Mrs. Webster. Miss Frances Webster,
! Mr.. and Mrs. Howard 8. Reside, Miss
| Reside Mr. and Mrs Thomas Lockwood.
Miss Mary Wilcox, the Misses Shepard
Miss Rucker, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Thoron
Gen. and Mrs. Sternberg. Mrs. Barroll,
Representative and Mrs. Weeks, Mr.. and
Mrs. J; F.; wilkins, Mrs, c; A. Williams
Mrs. Washburn. Mr. and Mrs. ". A.
Wheatley, Col. and Mrs Symons, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Spaulding, Representa-.
Switzerland, Mrs and Miss Biddle. Mr.
and Mrs. w. Tuckerman. Prof and Mrs.
Walcott.
| The President. looking particularly well
and smiling, wore q light gray suit. Mrs
| Taft watched the scene from a window
| on the second floor.
! Mr.. John Barrett was host last night
| at the Chevy Chase Club. in honor OF
| Miss Deborah Brock Of Philadelnhia and
Miss Mildred Dick of New York. who
accompanied by the formers mother
! Mrs. Horace Brock. came to Washington
to attend the White House reception yes
| terday. The other guests were the Ger
| man ambassador, Count Won Bernstorff
| the Secretary Of the Navy. Gen. Clarence
r. Edwards and Mrs. Edwards. Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Larz Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Pres.
ton Gibson. Mrs. piduette Mitchell, Miss
Eleanor Terry, Miss Louise Foraker
Miss Anna Cockrell, Miss Adele Arm
strong. Miss Mary Sheridan, Representa-.
/ tive Butler Ames, Mr.. Giuliano Cora OF
the Italian embassy. Mr.. Gist Blair, Mr.
F. Oden Horstmann, Mr.. Horace g.
| kaowles and Mr.. William Newton Gulick
| The Misses de Lagercrartz. daughters
of the Swedish minister. Mr.. and Mrs
Philip Hichborn. Count Torok of the Aus
trian embassy. Mr.. Martin Of the Swiss
legation and Count Ugglas and Mr.
Pousette, both of the Swedish legation
staff. were guests Of Mrs Thomas Deford
OF Baltimore yesterday on an excursion
| to COLCHESTER, Md, which was given for
the benefit Of the Fells Point Free Dis
| pensary. which was SO enthusiastically
| attended by fashionable society that II
was almost like private gathering. Mrs