Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-08
I'm THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS TAFT LOOKING FORWARD
TO A HAPPY EASTER VISIT.
japanese Ambassador Will Enter
tain His Countrymen Tonight.
Other Events-Personals.

With the arrival yesterday of Miss
Helen Taft from college and of her cousin.
Miss Anderson of Cincinnati, to make
her a visit. the charm about the White
House which is never exerted SO pleas
antly as when young party is under
its roof, began to have a renewed exist
ence. That half of social Washington is
not only willing but anxious TO extend
most f1attering Inequalities TO the Presi-
dents daughter goes without saying. ana
as far as her present participation sug-
gests. she will have delightful program
AT home and abroad during her Easter
| visit
! Two hundred Bryn Mawr College girls
| accompanied Miss Taft Yesterday to the
station when she left for this city sue
! wore travelling very smart l-onuoii
smoke suit and f1ower-decked nat. She
! is expected back at her studies the last
! of next week.
| Baron Takahira, the japanese ambas-
sador, will entertain at dinner this even
ing at the embassy I'm honor of Takutaro
Sakai. the commissioner general of the
| Toxic exposition, and Tikajiro Wada'
! who is here in connection with the same
matter.
| The two Japanese officials were enter
tanned last evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank B. Wiborg at their home. 1876
Rhode Island avenue. LII the afternoon
| they were the guests of Rear Admiral
cutie. commandant of the navy yard.
| While at the yard they were taken on a
! tour of inspection of the gun shops and
displayed great interest in the visit.
! Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Britton and
! their two daughters are spending Easter
week al Atlantic City.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Demonet leave for
! Z lnnt Eri6 Law IN
Mrs. Tom A. Williams of Wyoming ave-
nue. will not receive tomorrow.
Mrs. /. c. jerks Of Fort Ontario y. Y.
| and her daughter are visiting Mrs. r.. A
koerper, o..;4 q street.
| Tie former Vice President and Mrs.
| Fairbanks, who are now in Pasadena.
| Cal. Will sail from San Francisco May
| Is TO spend a year in travel. and will
include in their itinerary Hawaii. Japan
and China, the Philippines. Australia and
! Africa.
| Secretary Dickinson will be in Chicago
| Saturday for little stay with his family.
| and will address the Southern Club. a
| his wife will be back here next week, and
will sail on the 10Th for Panama.
Mrs. Anderson and Miss Anderson of
| Hammond Court will not be at home to-
| morrow afternoon.
The afternoon of April 6, at the home of
| the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
| Sutherland, 80 Sth street northeast. an
| interesting wedding took place, when their
| eldest daughter. Miss Mary B. Suther-
, land, and Mr.. j. Patterson Fitzgerald of
Richmond. Va, were married by the Rev.
| John G.. Ball.
| The bride was attirel in a smart gray
rajah travelling suit, and was accompanied
! 1, !, .c4c P],fl dole RI Knit hnt.-
| land. The latter wore pink toxic silk
and carried shower bouquet of pink
sweet peas and maiden hair ferns. The
parlor was decorated with ferns. pink
| sweet peas and palms. Before the cere-
! mony Schubert's ''Serenade" was beauti-
fully rendered by Mr.. Eaton. first violinist
of the Marine Band. accompanied by Miss
| Margaret Pettigrew of Richmond, Va.
| The bridal party entered to the 'Lohen-
| grim bridal song. and during the cere-
mony Loves Old Sweet Song" was
played. The occasional was Mendels-
Sohn'S "Wedding March.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzgerald left for Atlantic
| City and other northern points immedi
ately after the ceremony. and after April
IS will be at home to their friends at S13
West Grace street. Richmond. Va. The
| out-of-town guests present were Mrs. NJ.
~. Sutherland. Messrs. J. L., L. G. Irwin
l.. and Trevilian Sutherland. DR.. j. p. Gill
liam. Mr.. J. G: Fitzgerald; Mrs J. J. Bal
lou, Miss Pettigrew and Mrs. w. H. Har-
ris. all of Richmond, Va: Capt. William
Ladd of North Carolina, Misses Brawner
of Alexandria,. Va, and Miss Morris of
Petersburg, Va.
Columbia Chapter. d. A. r.. held it's
regular meeting last Tuesday evening.
when it accepted the hospitality of its
regent. Mrs. Sarah J. Croissant, 1117 Q
street. \ large attendance assembled
and after America" had been sung and
minor business dispensed with, the inter-
est OF the evening centered in the election
| ~r htn1,
resulted as follows: Regent, Mrs. Sarah
]. Croissant; vice regent, Mrs. Alice
Pickett Akers: recording secretary. Miss
Laura V. Walker: corresponding secre-
tary. Mrs. William r. Bailey: treasurer,
Mrs. Vema S. Barber: registrar. Mrs. NJ
f. S. Davis: historian, Mrs. F. B. Brock.
and chaplain. Mrs. Clinton Smith. The
meeting then adjourned to the dining
served. The next meeting will be an
open one and the final session of the
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Baines and their
two daughters left the city Wednesday
for the Bermudas.
Mr.. and Mrs John T. Granger. with
thei- niece, Miss La Hoyteaux have
gone to New York for few days and
are stopping at the Hotel Manhattan.
Gen. and Mrs r. T. Ashby are spend
ing several weeks at Fort Monroe.
Mr.. George T. Smith and Mr. Arthur
G. Peter left today for months visit
to Florida and the south.
Mrs A. D. Hazen. accompanied by her
niece. Mrs. H. c. Duffey. left today for
Atlantic City.
Mr.. Maurice Stephens and his sister.
Mrs. D. B. Mclean. are visiting in the
Philippines.
Senator Lodge and party spent several
hours yesterday at the Walters Gal
leries in Baltimore.
large party of New Workers. have ar
rived in Baltimore to attend the wedding
of Miss Harriet Stewart Brown and MIR.
T. Suffern Taller. which will take plac
Wednesday next at the home of the
brides parents, Cathedral and Madison
streets. The bride is to wear white
satin and her grandmother's point lace
Her lace veil is also family heirloom
Mrs. B. Howell Griswold. jr.. will at
tend her sister and is to wear yellow
satin and chiffon. Mr. George Gould
will be among the ushers, and all the
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