Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-06
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND PARTY WENT
TO THE THEATER LAST NIGHT.
The Japanese Official Visitors Dine
With Secretary Knox-other
Events-Personal Notes.

Cotton. at dinner last night. and after
| ward took them to the theater. Mr.. Rob-
ert Taft and Master Charles Taft being
| also Of the party. Miss Cotton returned
| with her brother. who has been the in
| sular collector of customs in the Philip
pines for the last two years. just before
| the inauguration. 1t will be recalled that
she accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Taft on
| their second journey to Manila, and that
! she Travelled considerably with them
after reaching the Philippines, being the
| only young lady so signally honored. She
was also the American queen of the car
nival year ago. the first fete of its
kind ever held in Manila.
Col. George Cotton Is now staying here
| with his father, Col. Francis Cotton, at
| nue.. and Is busy with his duties on the
| Philippine tariff commission.
| The announcement was made yesterday
| that the President had selected a sum-
mer home at Glendyne on Magnolia ave-
| nue.. MISUNDERSTANDING Sea, Mass. over
| looking the ocean. AS some of the closest
personal friends Of the President and Mrs.
| Iaft nave their summer homes In that
vicinity, the selection seems to have
everything in its favor.
| The Secretary of State was host last
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pliment to Hikojro Wada, commissioner
| general. and Tokutaro Sakai, one of the
| imperial Japanese exposition commission
ers. who have just arrived in Washing
| ton. in the company were the Japanese
| ambassador, the Attorney General, Sena-
| tor Lodge, Senator Root Senator Money,
the first assistant secretary of state, the
| second assistant secretary of state, the
Takamine. president OF the Nippon Club
| of New York: Representative David J.
Foster. Rear Admiral Sperry and Messrs.
| Francis b. Loomis, Francis d. Millet,
John c. OLaughlin and Wilbur J. Carr.
| The japanese ambassador will give a
dinner at the embassy Thursday night
| for his countrymen. Tonight they will
dine at the White House and tomorrow
night with Mr.. Frank Wiborg.
Representative Mckinley entertained
at dinner last night.
Mr.. Charles Henry Butler will give a
reception tonight for Attorney General
ersham will be present. Mrs. Butler will
also have several ladies to assist.
Mrs. E. H. G. Slater is going abroad
leased her place at Newport, "Hopedene, J"
| to Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Barton French.
Ex-Secretary Bacon and family have
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where they have home. They have also
| an estate at Westbury, L. l.. which they
may open again the coming summer, and
where they entertained considerably last
| autumn. Mrs. Bacon left yesterday. and
the former residence of the family on
| 18th street is closed.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Moore are in
| New York for short visit.
| Mrs. Charles Custis Harrison. Mrs.
John E. Reyburn, Mrs. Bromley Whar-
| ton and Mrs James Francis Sullivan
are among the ladies invited to meet
Mrs. Wade H. Ellis of this city at the
| reception tea to be given in her honor
by the Sigma Nu fraternity Thursday
afternoon at their clubhouse in Phila-
delphia. More than 200 invitations have
been sent out. and many out-of-town
| guests will be present.
Miss Betty Shriver, who has been Wis
iting her sister. Mrs. Edgar E. Thomp-
| son. in Baltimore, has returned home. A
number of entertainments were given in
her honor.
| Mrs. Stephen G. Casassa has issued
| invitations for the marriage of her
daughter, Augusta Columbia. to Mr.. Jo-
seph A. Giovannoni. Monday, April Il.
| at pm. at ST. Aloysius Church. re-
ception will follow at Carroll Institute
Hall from to IL. At home after April
% at log G street northwest.
| Very general regret is expressed over
the early departure Of the Mexican min
| lister to Cuba, Senior Godoy, and his fam
| ily whose home on 18th street is now
being dismantled. Senior and Nine. Godoy
| expect to leave here Saturday and to sail
| from New York next week for Havana
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Keeling of
New York are at the Willard for few
days. They will sail for Europe early in
May to take up their residence in Eng
land.
Mr. and Mrs F. Worden Graham and
daughter Miss Mary X. Graham. left
| the city this morning for New York to
spend the Easter holidays.
| Mr. and Mrs. William z. Edelin, an
nounce the marriage of their daughter.
Nellie Edelin,, to Mr.. William Ewin OF
Washington, Monday. April 5. The
couple were attended by Miss Beulah
Burton and Mr.. Walter Pack. Rev. DR..
Shannon OBLIGATED at the parsonage Of the
Metropolitan NJ. e. Church.
Miss Janet Wood. daughter Of Col. and
Mrs Wood, left on Monday to visit
friends in New York city and other
places. Part of her time will be spent al
the guest of Miss Dorothy Minor q