The Washington times., 1909-04-25
AND MRS. TAFT HOSTS
AT DINNER PARTY LAST EVENING
Miss Virginia Gilmore Is
Hostess at Breakfast
Party.
Enthusiastic Riders viii
Meet This Afternoon for
Paper Chase.

The President and Mrs. Taft enter
tanned at a dinner party last evening at
the White House.
Their guests were Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Harlan, the Secretary of Agricul-
ture and Miss Wilson. the Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor. Charles Nagel,
| Senator Daniel. Senator Dillingham;,
Senator and Mrs. Bailey. Senator Fos-
ter. Senator James ?. Clarke, Senator
and Mrs. Flint, Senator and Mrs. Tay-
lor, Senator and Mrs. Cummins, Sena-
tor Bristow. Representative and Mrs.
William A. Jones. Representative and
Mrs. Richard Wayne Parker. Repre-
sentative NJ E. Olmsted. Representative
and Mrs. Michael z. Driscol. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Van Vechten
Olcott, Hon. Henite L yarda, and Lieu
tenant Commander l. l. Palmer.
Mrs Taft wore a white satin gown,
and the table decorations were cluster
of Bridesmaid roses;
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Miss Virginia Gilmore. daughter of
General and Mrs John c. Gilmore, was
hostess at a breakfast party today at
the Chevy Chase Club.
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! A number of enthusiastic young riders
viii meet at Sheridan Circle this after
noon at about 4:3O o'clock for paper
chase through Rock Creek Park. A
/ supper VIII be served at one Of tbe club
/ houses later in the afternoon
Among those who will be. In the party
are Miss Noble Miss Grace Bell. Miss
/ Slater, the Misses Wiborg. Miss Mey-
| ers, Miss Crawford, and a number of
/ the members of the diplomatic cnrns
and young officers at Fort Myer.
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/ Mrs. Roscoe c. Bulmer, who has been
/ spending some time in New York, is
now the guest of Mrs. Edison Bradley
( at Tuxedo. Mrs. Euln1er will return TO
| Washington Tuesday.
] Mr.. and Mrs w. J. Harris are spend
ing several days in Baltimore, the
guests OF friends
The Swedish Minister and Nine. de
/ LagercrantZ were hosts at a small din
ner party last evening IN. compliment
/ TO Count Taube, of Switzerland. who
! Is their guest for the weekend
Dr. and Ms. P. II. Eaton announce
/ the engagement of their daughter. Miss
Anne Eaton. to John 5. McMath, Of
Cape Charles. Va. the wedding to take
place this spring.
At French Embassy.
! The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
were the chief guests Of the French
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand at
| dinner at the embassy last evening.
Others in the party were the Russian
| Ambassador, Baron Rosen, Mr.. Justice
/ White. Senator and Mrs. Carter. Mrs.
Depew, the Belgian Minister and
Baroness Moncheur, anu Baroness Mar
guerite Moncheur, the Bolivian Minister
and Nine. Calderon, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Wayne MacVeagh and Miss MacVeagh,
the Counselor OF the Italian Embassy
and Marchesa di Montagliari, the COun-
| selor Of the French Embassy and Nine.
Lefevre-POntalis, the Military Attache
and Countess de Chambr1n, and the
Naval Attache. Lieut.. Commander
Benoist d'AZy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean enter
tanned at breakfast today az Friendship
A large number Of young people went
for a paper chase this morning, the
hunt finally winding up at Friendship,
those who rode were Miss Caryl Craw-
ford, Miss Grace Bell, Miss Wiborg,
Miss Olga Wiborg, Miss Joanna SchrOe-
der, and number OF the young bache-
lor diplomats and young officers from
Fort Myer.
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The Sunday School Association Of the
First Presbyterian Church entertained
at supper. following the regular busi-
ness meeting of the association last
{ Monday evening, In celebration Of the
birthday anniversary of = T.. L Lecl1ie,
superintendent of the Sunday school.
The guests were seated at small
| tables IN the church parlorg, and after
/ a mock business meeting. represent
ing things as they ought to be several
years hence, In which the present Of
fiCers OF the association were surprised
and amused at some clever travestieS
of their own reports and deliberations,
( the pastor of the church, the Rev. Dom
! aid &. Macleod, presented Mr.. Leckie
| with a handsome teachers Bible, the
gift OF the association
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Sail On Tuesday.
Mr.. and MIS-. Frank Wilbur and Miss
| Wilbur, of Milwaukee, Wis. who are
visiting Ms s. z. DalNin. will sail for
/ Italy and a three months trip abroad
on the Moltke Of the Hamburg Amer
lean line April p. They will be accom-
panied by Miss Dakin.
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For Miss Morgan.
| Miss Frederick Morgan was the honor
/ guest of Evan Sinclair Cameron, her
france, at a double box party at the CO.
lumoia Theater last evening for the per-
formance Of The Duchess of 1slufshire''
by the Princeton Triangle Club. Mr..
Cameron's other guests were Mrs. Mich
/ olas Longworth, Mr.. and Mrs. Preston
/ Gibson. Miss Katherine Elkins, Miss
! LILLIAN Chew, William Hit, Robert Ba-
con, jr., Lieut. Osterhous and Upshur
"a "A c. tho nIav Mr. Cameron enter