The Washington herald., 1909-02-17
In The SOCIAL WORLD
President and Mrs. Roosevelt
Guests at Dinner.
TAFTS ARRIVE AT CAPITAL
Italian Am mbassador and Baroness des
PIanches Entertain-Mrs. Wright
Returns from Brief visit to New
York, Where She Went to Meet
Her Youngest Daughter.

York, Where She Went to Meet
Her Youngest Daughter.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
dined last evening with the Secretary Of
Agriculture. Mr. James Wilson. and his
daughter. Miss Flora Wilson, who recent
Iy returned from g four years stay
abroad.
The guests asked were the Vice Presi-
dent and his daughter, Mrs. Tlmmons;
Senator Warren, Senator and Mrs. Dolli-
yer. Senator and Mrs Knox, Senator and
Mrs. Gamble. Senator and Mrs. Cummins.
Representative and Mrs Hepburn, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Pollard, Reprs-
sentative and Mrs. Scott. former Post
master General and Mrs. James A. Gary,
Of Baltimore: Mrs Stanley Matthews,
Mrs. James W. Pinchot, Mrs Marcus A.
Hanna. Prof and Mrs. Willis Moore, the
Secretary Of the Smithsonian Institution
ard Mrs. Charles D. WalcOtt. Mr.. Gif-
ford Pinchot. prof and Mrs Wallace,
NJ. Louis Lombard. OF Switzerland: Mr..
and Mrs. Ingham. Of Des MOines; Miss
Mabel Boardman. Nj and Mrs. ". E
Curtis and Mr. Jasper Wilson, son Of
the host. The dinner was served IN the
red dinlng-roOm OF the New Willard.
The President-ele and Mrs. William
II. Taft who arrived in Washington yes
terday morning, spent the day at the
Boardman home. where they will be dur
ing the week preceding the Inauguration
They dined quietly al the Boardlnans.' as
their hostess was dining out Mrs. Taft
viii leave this morning az 9 O'Clock for
New York 10 select her inaugural gowns,
the one for the ceremonies at the Capitol
and her ball gown. She will return 70
Washington about February 3 Mrs Taft
Is looking exceedingly well after her long
Journey from Panama with the PTesi-
dent-elect-
The Italian Ambassador and Baroness
des Planches entertained at dinner last
evening. with Miss Ethel Roosevelt as
the guest OF honor The other guests
were Mss Martina Bacon. Countess Alex
andra Bernstorf. daughter OF the Ger
man Ambassador; Miss Katherine Elkins.
the Baroness Marguerite MOncheuT.
daughter OF the Belgian Minister: Miss
Mathilde Townsend. Aiss Carrie L. Mum.
Mss Tuckerman. Miss Rogers. Miss
Costa. Miss Robinson. Capt. Cheney
Lieut.. Shackford. Mr.. Osborne, Mr. Wood.
Mr. Ovey. and Mr., Hope. of the British
Embassy staff. Count TorOk and Prince
Windisch Graetz. OF the Austrian En-
hassy staff. BIr PriJtwitz. Of the German
Embassy; Mr. JsBSSens. Of the Belgian
Legation staff. and NJ CentarO and Mr..
Cora, OF the italian Embassy staff
The Brazilian Ambassador and Nine
Nabuco entertained az dinner last even,
ing in honor Of the Secretary Of State
and Mrs. Bacon The other guests were
the japanese Ambassador and Baroness
Takahira. Mr Justice and Mrs Holmes
the Portuguese Minister. the Fiscouni
d'Alte the Argentine Minister and Nine
Portela- thea Assistant Secretary OF State
and Mrs J. Csnan OLaughlin. the As
siStant Secretary OF War and Mrs Rob
ert Shaw Oliver. Mrs.. Thomas ?. Bay
ard. the naval attache OF the Austrian
Z Embassy, Commander Baron Preuschen
and Baroness PreuscheE. Miss Lager
! crantz. the Second Secretary OF the Bra
Z zilisn Embassy and Nine ChermOnt
I Miss NabUCO daughter Of the Ambassa
( dor; Prince Nicholas Koudscheff. o
] the Russian Embassy STAFF: Mr Char
teris. OF the British Embassy staff: Nr
/ co Amaral. counselor Of the Brazilian
{ Embassy. and Mr. de Wanna -KeIsch
/ second secretary Of the Brazilian En-
( bassy-
/ Gen. Ansou Mills entertained at dime
last night in honor Of the Speaker, tht
other guests being Commissioner West
+ Senator Culberson. Mr. Justice Shepard
+ Gen. Grosvenor. Gen. John n Wilson
Mr.. c. c. Glover. Gen Goodloe. Armira
f Casey. Gen. Johnston. Gen. Hsrries. Gen
Woodruff. Maj Phillips. Col. Thompson
+ Lieut.. LaEm. Capt. Hagood, Mr. Keblin
( ger. and Capt Overton-
! The Secretary OF War and Mrs. Lux
E Wright were the guests OF honor a
/ dinner last night OF Mrs Julian James.
/ The Attorney General and Mrs Bona
parte were the guests Of honor at q din
ner last night given by Dr. and Mrs
/ Fremont Smith.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs
. Newberry were the guests for whom MI
/ and Mrs. Hennen Jennings entertained a
/ dinner last evening Covers were laid 70
twenty-four-
Mrs. Wright. wife OF the Secretary Q
War. has returned from a brief visit I
f. New York. where she went TO meet he
I youngest daughter Mrs Charles Da
/ Palmer. and Mr.. Palmer, who arrived re
( Gently in New York. They returned {
( Washington with Mrs Wright, and wi
remain some time Mrs Palmer was for
merly Miss Katrina Wright and her mar
riage 70 Mr.. Palmer took place at IN
/ United States Embassy IN Tokyo 500
after her father became the United State
Ambassador 10 Japan Mr.. Palmer wen
out 10 Manila with the United State
( army. from which he resigned at the en-
OF his term OF service IN the PHILIPPINE
I and entered into business in Manila. be
coming manager OF the Internations
Banking Company. Of Manila. He is
graduate OF West Point. and had th
rank OF captain when he resigned hi
commission. Miss Wright was a grea
bell in Memphis. where she made he
debut al a brilliant ball al the Chickasa1
Club. joining her parents soon afterwar
in Manila
The Bolivian Minister and Nine. ca
deron. nee FarneT. OF Baltimore. enter
tained at dinner last evening at the legs
ton. Their guests mere Mr.. Justice an
Mrs Brewer, the Colombian Minister an
Nine. Cortez Representative and Mr..
lamar. Mr. Charles Henry Butler, NJ
and Mrs. Henry OxBard, Miss Perie Ar
dersOn. Mr. de Freyre y Santander, firs
secretary Of the Peruvian Legation. an
Miss Calderon, daughter Of the hosts.
Mrs. James Mcmillan entertained
dinner company last evening.
Mrs. Bonaparte, wife Of the Attorne