The Washington herald., 1909-01-06

Mrs. Roosevelt occupied a box at the
New National Theater yesterday after
noon for the Boston Symphony concert
In her party were Representative and
Mrs. Nicholas LOngwOrth. Miss Chris
tine Roosevelt. Of New York. and Miss
Hagner. Mrs. Straus. wife of the Sec
retary Of Commerce and Labor, was in
a box also. and had with her her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hochstadter. and her daughter
in-law. Mrs. Percy Straus.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt were
guests al dinner last evening Of Secre-
tary OF State and Mrs. Root. The dinner
was purely an informal affair
The Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks
were entertained al dinner last night by
Senator and Mrs. Carter, Of Montana
Those invited 10 meet them were Sen
ator and Mrs. Hopkins. Senator and Mrs.
Flint. Senator and Mrs. Sutherland. the
British Military Attache and the Hon
Mrs James, Brig. Cen and Mrs Ale
shire. Mrs. Mark Hanna, Mrs. Danakin.
Miss Phelps. and George O'Connor-
Miss Ethel Roosevelt. the debutante
daughter Of the President and Mrs
Roosevelt, was the guest Of honor at
a brilliant and elaborate ball given by
Mrs. Richard Townsend last night
The ballroom was i scene Of rare
beauty. There was an artistic arrange
ment Of American Beauty roses in tall
lars. with great masses Of rare orchids,
while palms and ferns were almost every
where. The music was furnished by the
Marine Band
Miss Roosevelt received the guests with
Mrs. Townsend
Some Of the four hundred invited 10
meet Miss Roosevelt were the Austrian
Ambassador and Baroness HengelmUller
Baron and Baroness Won BerustOrrI, RsT-
oness Alexandra BeTnstorf1, She FrentA
Ambassador and Madame Jusseraad, TIE
Brazilian Ambassador. Mr. Nakuco, Miss
NabGco. Baron Rosen, the Russian Am
bassador. the British Ambassador anc
Mrs. Bryce. the japanese Ambassador
and Baroness Takahirs5. the Belgian Min
ister and Baroness MOncheur. Bar
oness Marguerite 8IoncheuT. the Post
master General and Mrs Meyer, the
Misses Meyer. the Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. NeWberry. Miss NewbeTry, tht
Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs. Gar
field. Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. Straus, Mr.. and. Mrs Beekmar
Winthrop. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bacon
Mt and Mrs. Huntington Wilson. the
British Military Attache and the Hon
Mrs. James the British Second Secretary
and Mrs. Young. Mr- and Mrs Kennard
the Norwegian Minister and Madame
GUIDE. the Danish Minister. the Neither.
lands Minister and Madame Loudon
Commands. and Baroness Preuschen voI
und II Liebensteln. Baron HaymeTie
Count Torok. Baron AmbrOZy. all OF Aus
tria: Count de ChambTun, French military
attache. Vfscount and ViscOuntess ds
MarteI. Rear Admiral and Ms. COwles
/ Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth. Alr. and Mrs Larz Anderson, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert GCsleJ, = New York
Mr.. and MIS-. Hugh Legare. Mr.. AM Ms
I Alexander Legare. Mr- and Mrs. Edward
I 3. Mclean. Nr. and Mrs. Eustis, Miss
/ Faith Simpkins. Miss Katherine Elkins
I Miss Katherine Jennings. Miss CaT-I'
I Louise Mum. the Misses Lagercrantz
( Miss Hoyt. Miss Dorothy Williams. th'
/ Misses Parker. the Hon. Maud PaUncefote
I Miss Cameron and q number OF this ant
Z last years debutantes, with dancing mel
Z from the army and navy and diplomatic
| corps and resident and official society
The Postmaster General and AIRS
Meyer occupied a box at the Columbis
| Theater last evening at the peTformanc'
/ Of "A Waltz Dream"
The Secretary Of Commerce and Labo,
and Mrs SJraus entertained al dinnei
( last night in their house. in Sixteenth
street. Their guests were the Secretary
I OF War and Mrs Luke Wright, Gen. ant
I Mrs. Henry G C0rbln. Miss Lowering
I 8fr- and MS Beekman Winthrop. Rep
/ treSantative and Mrs HUFF. Mr.. and Mrs
/ Eustis, Mrs. Hochstadter, OF Boston, ;
I house guest: Mr. Inness. Capt. voi
/ Iivonius. Mrs Percy Straus. and COun
L sf Ugglas. atJaChe Of the Swedis
/ Legation
The Ambassador from Brazil and Nine
/ INabuco were hosts at dinner last evening
Their guests included the British An
bassador and Mrs Bryce, Senator an
Mrs. EIkins. Senator and Mrs. Depew
Senator and Mrs. Burrows. the Ministe
I from the Netherlands and Nine Loudon
I !
+ and Mrs. BrOmweu. Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander L.egare. Mss Bryan. Mss Eleano
( Terry. Miss Nabuco. Mr.. Cherm0nt. o
( the embassy. staff. and Nine, Chermont
( ATr Royaards, MT. Yoacham, first secre
! tary OF the Chilean Legation, and Mr.
Amaral. counselor Of the Brazilian En-
bassy-
Brig Gen. and Mrs. Edwards enter
tained at dinner last night for young peO
p!e. afterward taking them TO Mrs
4 Townsead's bah. The party include
the Baroness Marguerite MoncheUr. Mis-
Grace JAWS. Miss Gladys ingalls,, Mis-
/ Faith Simpkins. Miss Elizabeth Clark
[ Miss Anna Cockrell, Mai Mott, Lieut.
/ Commander Davis. G R Simpkins, Oder
Horstman. and Preston Gibson
Senator and Mrs. EIkins have as thei
/ guests Mr. and Mrs Robert Goelet, o
( New York
The stage box at the Columbia Theate
had an attractive party last night whicl
included Miss Clair Wright. daughter 0
Justice Wright. Miss Ida Wynne. daugh
! ter Of the consul general TO London ant
Mrs. Wynne; Miss Daisy L KOln, o
( Virginia. guest Of Miss Wynne; III
/ Frank Godoy. MI Orville Stewart. an
Nlr. Walter Peafeld There was sup
/ per at the New Willard afterwaTd- Mis-
( Wright and Miss Wynne are debutante
Of this season
/ Mrs Reid Hunt. Miss Hannah Willar
Taylor. and Miss Katherine Crane wen
TO Baltimore yesterday 70 attend the din
ner given last night by Miss Mary Raw
/ lings Brady for her bridal party. whiC
includes her sister. Miss Katherine Brady
maid OF honor: Miss Rebecca Norri
Levering, Miss Mary Clare Waring. Mis-
Mary D. R. Willis. CT Baltimore. an
Miss Hannah Willard Taylor, Of thi
/ city. bridesmaids. Nr Nathaniel Knowles