Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-07
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
JAPANESE OFFICIALS DINE AT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
MI. Butler Host for the Attorney
General-Other Events-Per-
sonal Notes.


general of the Toxic exposition. Mr. Hi
kojira Wada, and the imperial commits
sioner of the exposition, Mr.. Tokutaro
Sakai and had in the company with them
the Japanese ambassador and Baroness
Takahira, the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Meyer. the Secretary of the Interior.
Senator and Mrs. Cullom. Senator Bacon.
Senator and Mrs. Brown, Representative
and Mrs. Howard, Representative and
Mrs. Perkins. Representative and Mrs.
Sherley the assistant secretary Of state
| and Mrs. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
B. Loomis, Mr.. and Mrs. John Callan
| O'Laughlin. Miss Boardman. Miss Mary
Williams. Mr.. Francis D. Millet and Capt.
| nished by the Philippine Constabulary
| Band. Mrs. Taft was handsomely gowned
| in white satin, with trimmings OF rhlne-
| stones. The table was beautifully deco
rated with pink carnations.
| Miss Helen Taft is expected at the
White House today co npleting the
| family circle of thc resident and MRS.
| Taft for the Easter season.
! Mr.. Charles Henry Buffers reception
| last night in honor of Attorney General
Wickersham brought together a notable
company and was an exceedingly pleas
| ant occasion. The main floor of the But
| Ter residence in l street was adorned
with plants and spring blossoms Mrs:
Butler, with Mrs. Wickersham, received
/ in the first drawing room and the most
and the Attorney General in the library.
| a spacious apartment at the end of the
| first floor suite. With the hostess there
| were assisting in the entertainment of
| the guests Mrs. Charles d. Walcott.
Mrs. Huntington Wilson, Nine. de Que
sada. Mrs. James Brec.. Perkins. Mrs. j.
w. Olcott Mrs. Douglas. Mrs James
| Brown Scott. Mrs. Hennen Jennings.
Mrs. Charles A. Spalding. Mrs. A. H.
Snow. Mrs Taylor. Mrs. Richard A. Har-
| low. Mrs. Edward c. Heald Miss Laura
Harlan, Miss Martha Phillips, Miss
| Brownson, Mrs. A. H. Snow and Miss
| Lincoln.
| Some of those present were the Speaker,
| the Japanese ambassador the Mexican
| ambassador. the British charge daffaires.
| the Spanish minister, Mr.. Justice Harlan.
| Mr.. Justice Brewer. Mr.. Justice Day, the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary
of War, the Secretary of the Navy. the
| Secretary of the Interior. the Postmaster
| General. the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor, the first and third assistant secre-
tarieS of state, the chief justices of the
| Court of Claims, the Court of Appeals Of
the District and the Supreme Court of
| the District, Justices Robb, Anderson,
| Stafford. Van Orsdel. Wright and De
| kean, Bacon, Briggs, Oliver, Perkins,
Representatives. Olcott. Bennett Boutell,
Fairchild, Mann. Washburn. Maj. Gen.
Bell. the solicitor of the State Depart
miral Brownson, Gen. Greedy. DR.. Wood,
Dr. Radcliffe, Mr.. c. c. Glover. Mr.. Ar
mold Hague, Mr.. T. w. Noyes. Mr.. Ru-
dolph Kaufman. Mr.. F. D. Milet. with
Mr.. William Barrett Ridgely, Mr.. A. H.
Snow, Judge Aylesworth and Judge Glib
hons. the Canadian commissioners: Mr..
| Walter George Smith and Mr.. Lawrence
Maxwell.
| Mrs Kelley. widow of Gen. Benjamin
| F. Kelley, is spending the Easter season
at Atlantic City.
| The Brazilian ambassador is going
north next week to deliver addresses at
Vassar and Cornell colleges. Recent
changes in the personnel of the embassy
staff will shortly bring Mr. r. de Lima
r. Silva AS first secretary, to replace Mr..
G. do Amoral who has returned to his
country, and Lieut.. Commander Marges
de Azerdo as naval attache.
Miss PAMELA Curtis daughter of Sen
ator and Mrs. Curtis. and Miss Dolly
Curtis, her aunt, have returned from a
visit to Topeka. Kan.
Mrs Robley D. Evans. wife of Rear
Admiral Evans, was guest of honor at
charming spring luncheon in Salt Lake
City last week given by Mrs. John S.
Bransford. The table was effectively
decorated in pink and white tulips, with
Those to meet the guest of honor were
Mrs. Ellen Blood. Mrs. William Spry,
Mrs ]. E. Game and Mrs. Willard Young.
Following the luncheon the guests went
in the Bransford auto to the high school.
where they witnessed the review of the
cadets.
Mrs. George NJ. Pullman. who has been
it, fo~ vxyrh
turn to her Chicago home for stay
about the LIST of May.
Mrs Robert Talbot of Kansas City.
Mo, will arrive in Washington this even
ing to join her husband the rector of
ST. Paurs Church. and will be at home
at the rectory, 92O Odd street, after
Easter.
Mrs. Nathan Kaufman has returned to
her home in Providence.
Mrs Carl Kaufman of st. Gall. Switzer-
land, has discontinued her Wednesdays
at home.
DR.. and Mrs. William B. Carr. whose
romantic marriage short time ago Gre
ated stir among their friends. have re-
turned from their honeymoon and are at
the Alabama. apartment house. Mrs
Carr was formerly Miss Eleanor McGill.
Since their marriage DIR. and Mrs. Carr
have been on tour through the east.
Before returning to Washington they
paid a visit to the former home of Mrs.
Carr, In Jersey City.
Miss Grace Bell is visiting in New York
where Mrs. Piquette Mitchell, wife of the
consul general in Mexico. will join her
Friday and come to Washington, to re-
main as her guest for some time.
The engagement was announced yes
terday from Hot Springs. Ark. by Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Butler of their daughter,
Franceska Steele Butler, and Mr.. Herman
Marcus of New York. The family have
but recently returned from Europe. Miss
Butler is in Europe and her parents. after
visit here within a month"; will also
go abroad.
Representative and Mrs. Douglas will
give dinner tomorrow night.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hague are in
Newport on visit to their son, Mr.
Ernest Howe.
Col and Mrs Marion P Maus arrived
yesterday from California, where Col
Maus has been stationed for some time
and are staying with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Poor, the father and mother of
Mrs. Maus.
DR. William Richeson of st. Paul, Mimi.
has announced the engagement of his
daughter. Suzanne Given Richeson. to
Maj. William German Gambrill, U.SA,
paymaSter of the Department of Dakota