The Washington herald., 1909-03-17


Hold Reception i'm Vermont Avenue
Christian Church-Entertainn Mt Tea.
Mrs. Taft, wife Of the President. occu-
pied a box at the New National Theater
yesterday afternoon at the concert Of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra. Max Fielder.
conductor. and Ernest Schelling, pianist.
Mrs. Taft had with her her sister. Mrs.
Moore; her niece. Miss Anderson; Mrs.
Audenreid. and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Cumming.
Mrs. Sherman, wife Of the Vice Presi-
! dent. entertained a company at luncheon
In her home here yesterday.
Mrs. Knox Will receive this afternoon,
at her home, .1527 X street
The French Ambassador and Nine. JUS
serand entertained at dinner last evening.
Their guests were the Italian Ambassa-
dor and Nine des PIanches, the Russian
| Ambassador, Baron Rosen; the Secretary
Of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer. Represent
| -
tary attache OF the British Embassy;
Capt Retzmann. military attache OF the
German Embassy; the naval attache OF
the British Embassy and the Hon. Mrs
James Mr.. and Mrs. Farnum. OF New
Haven. Conn Miss Boardman. Mr. Bar
dac; the retiring naval attache OF the
French Embassy and Nine de Bianpre;
Lieut. Commander Benoist day, success
sor 20 Lieut. Commander de Blanpre.
the military attsche Of the French En-
bassy and Countess de ChambTun. and
/ the third secretary Of the embassy and
the ViscOuntess dc, Martel.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran Hill en-
! tertained AT dinner last evening
Rev. Frederick D. Power. for more than
a quarter of a century-in fact. for thirty
/ five years-the pastor Of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. where Presi-
dent Garfield wOrshiped. and Mrs
| Power Will hold reception this evening
I in the church 70 celebrate the thlrty-ffth
anniversary Of their wedding
Mrs. John T. Granger entertained at a
tea yesterday afternoon in honor OF her
/ daughter. the wife Of Paymaster Felix +.
/ Holt. L s. N. who viii accompany her
| husband 20 Porto Rico. where he viii
be stationed for time. They will leave
I Washington to-day. and sail on Saturday.
Mrs Granger was assisted by Mrs. En-
mails Waggaman. Miss Georgia Knox.
Miss Barbara Kaufman, and Miss Le
I Boyteaux. Mrs Holt wore a graceful
gown Of violet messaline. made in en-
| pre- fashion and trimmed with dainty
~ (srar 4 af,F--
gown Of soft black silk. The tea table
had decorations Of pink. the centerpiece
being OF Killarney roses.
Mrs. stephen B. Elkins and Miss Kath-
crime Elkins have gone TO Morgantown.
w. Va, to visit MI and Mrs Blaine
Elkins.
/ To-day. being a Cabinet day IN Lent,
will not have its usual significance 10
callers. Mrs. Sherman. wife OF the Vice
President. who sees visitors on the same
day that the Cabinet hostesses do. will
be at home this afternoon until 40. and
will see all who call up 10 that time
| Mrs. Knox. wife Of the Secretary OF
State, and Mrs. Meyer. wife OF the Sec
retary Of the Navy. who has lust re-
turned from a short visit 70 Boston, will
| both be at home Informally to visitors
Mrs. Wickersham. wife Of the Attorney
| General. is the only other Cabinet hostess
in town just now, but she is busy putting
/ her new house in order and cannot see
callers, except her most intimate friends
| Mrs. Dickinson. wife OF the Secretary
Of War. who has been IN Washington for
some days. and with the Secretary was a
guest OF Gen and Mrs. John ". Foster,
returned TO her home yesterday Mr..
! Dickinson has taken quarters at the
Grafton until she returns and they settle
upon house here.
The former Secretary. OF Commerce and
Labor and Mrs. Straus left Washington
yesterday for Cuba giving up the pink
palace" in upper Sixteenth street, which
they have occupied during Mr.. Straus-
connection with the Cabinet They will
spend fortnight In Cuba before return
ing 70 New York and opening their home
there
The Minister from the Netherlands and
Nine Loudon went South last week.
Nine. Loudon remaining in Aiken. s. c.
and the Minister going 10 Mexico.
Mrs. Edwards. wife of Gen. Clarence
Edwards. accompanied by Miss Ide. left
last evening for Cape Cod. where they
will spend a week.
The military attache Of the German
Embassy and Nine. Won Llvonius enter
tained 4 small company informally at
luncheon yesterday in honor Of Mrs S.
@. Shartle, wife Of Capt ShartIe, re-
Gently appointed military attache Of the
American Embassy at Berlin.
The popular naval attache OF the
French Embassy. Lieut. Commander de
Blanpre, who succeeded the Viscount de
FramOnde. left Washington late last night
for New York. accompanied by Nine. de-
Blenpre. and will sail for France to-n,or-
row, where he has been ordered 10 sea
He will have command Of one OF the
French battle ships.
Senator and Mrs. William Alden Smith
of Michigan, returned to Washington YES
terday. after weeks visit IN Grand
Rapids.
Miss Caryl Crawford entertained inform
ally at tea at 5 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon. in honor of Mr.. and Mrs
Huntington Jackson, the latter formerly
Miss Shelby Converse. who are guests
OF Mrs. Richard Harlow. Miss Crawford
was assisted by her mother and Miss
Mary Switzerland, who poured Chocolate
Mrs Harlow epterfained of