New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

TFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Dec. 29.-Mss Helen Taft
and Robert A. Taft were the guests of
honor at a dinner party of forty young
people tonight, with Miss Mabel BOardman
as hostess. The dinner was to have pre-
ceded the dance at the White House. for
which Invitations We're recalled after the
death of Mrs. H. ID. Taft. Miss Eleanor
Rocker. of New York; Miss Elizabeth
Persons, of Columbus, Ohio, and r. A
Wodell, Yale student. all guests at the
White House, shared the honOrS of the
evening with Miss Taft and her brother
Sixty or seventy additional guests We're in
vited from other dinner parties of the
evening, and the ballroom was a brilliant
scene until after midnight. The Boardman
house was the hCTne of the President and
his family at the time of the Inauguration
1t was made additionally attractive tonight
by the use of Christmas green's, holly,
scarlet ribbons and blossoms.
Brigadier General and Mrs. Clarence r.
Edwards entertained at dinner tonight the
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac
Veagh. the French Ambassador and Mime.
Tusserand, Mr.. and Mrs. Truman II. New
berry. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Keep Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Legare. Mrs. Thomas
Bayard, Frederick W. Carpenter. Mr.. and
Mrs. McClintock. Sir Charles Ross, c. r.
Simpkins and Colonel McCawley.
Miss Aleshire daughter of Brigadier Cen
eral and Mrs. James b. Aleshire, enter
tained Miss Helen Taft, her cousin, Miss
Parsons, and Miss Eleanor Rocker, Miss
Taft's house guests. at luncheon to-day.
Invited to meet them were the Hon. Rachel
ay-ShuttlewOrth. Miss Annie Irwin. Miss
Marguerite Barbour. Miss Carol Newberry,
Miss Katherine Weeks Miss Root the
Misses Murray. Miss Dorothy Williams
Miss Langtitt, Miss Cheathem. Miss Oliver
Miss Niche. Miss Ridgely. Miss Pinchon,
Miss Howry, Miss Webster Miss Marshall
Miss Sibley, of Detroit. and Miss Souther-
land
Commander and Mrs. William NJ Irwin
entertained young people at dinner tonight
for their daughter, Miss Annie Irwin. In
the party We're the Misses Murray. Miss
Aleshire. Miss Root, of New York; Miss
Newberry. Miss Sibley, Miss Weeks Miss
Niche, Miss Mary Regina Irwin, Lieuten-
ant Rockwell DR.. Davis, Carroll Huhn,
Jesse Brown, Seaton Schroeder. Charles
Walcott Cadets GriswOld Strong and
Homer, Mr.. Prescott. Harry Irwin and
others.
Mrs. Guidet Duryee entertained at dinner
tonight for her daughter. Miss Marie
Duryee. having as guests Miss Pinchon.
Miss Mary McCauey, Miss Jessie Krogstad
Miss Frances Noyes, Miss Olga Roosevelt
Miss Elizabeth Howry Miss Marguerite
Barbour, Miss Katherine Britton Miss Elsie
Downing, Miss Maud Conrad. Miss Eleanor
Finley. Miss Helen Parker Mr. Martin. of
the Swiss Legation: Rustem Bey, Turkish
Charge d'Affaires; Mr.. De Thai Russian
secretary; Baron Won Hardenbroek and
Lieutenant Won BrUning German attaches.
lyl, o.
Scott. George Totten, John b. Henderson.
jr., Mr.. Weldon. Lieutenant White, Nal
colin b. Henry and Mr.. Meyer.
Mrs. James c. Pilling gave cotIllon to-
night at the Colonial Danes Club. in Con-
necticut avenue. for her deDutante daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth PilIng. The list OF guests
was made up from various dinner parties
which had been organized to precede the
dance at the White House, and about
seventy young couples We're invited
The marriage of Miss Mary Wallace
Mason. daughter of Professor and Mrs
Beverly Randolph Mason. of Gunston Hall.
to Philip Halsey Patchin, of the State De-
partment. took place at 4:30 o'clock this
afternoon in St. Margaret's Church and
was followed by reception at Gunston
Hail. The Bishop of Atlanta the Right
Rev. e. h. Nelson. uncle of the bride. as
SlSitu DN the 1NeN- herbert Scott Smith
ofticiated. Ira II. Patchin, of New York
was best man for his brother. and Miss
Josephine Mason, the brides sister. was her
only attendant. The ushers We're Lien
tenant Victor NJ. Foster. Frank Gordon
of Pittsburg; Harris NJ Crist PhiIip Lee
Scantling, DIR. William Beverly Mason and
Henry richard Mason. MIR. and Mrs
Patchin will take an Eastern wedding trim
and Will be at home in this CITY after
January 10.
Representative and Mrs. Henry Bouteu
entertained number OF young people at
dinner tonight for their daughter. Miss
Alice Boutell, and theirs son. Hugh Bouteu
and afterward took them all 10 the cotillon
given by Mrs. Pilling.
Seymour Morris. of Chicago. will arrive
here tomorrow 20 join the house party
being entertained by Mrs. L. T. Letter
Amos Lawrence. of Boston, arrived TODAY
TO be Mrs. Letters guest