Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-13
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT WILL ENTERTAIN
AT HER FIRST HOME DANCE.
A Musical Yesterday Brought Folks
Together at Her Call-Other
Events-Notes.

The White House celebration of Easter
| Monday was musical at ) o'clock, at
which were assembled a few friends OF
| Mrs. Taft's. for whom song recital was
given by Miss Leila Livingston Morse
Miss Mary Harrison was at the piano and
the following numbers were on the pro-
gram:
| Des Glockenthurmers Tochterlein''
hoewe). 'Zueignung" (Strauss), "Fruhl-
| ingsnacht tSchu:nann), Summer and
Winter" (Atkinson). Summer Upon the
housetops" Galloway. There's no
Spring but You" c"A.L"). La Nnit''
! (Hahn, lie occur de ma mic" CDalcrose),
''Aime Moi CBemberg), Expectancy
La Forge. when Spring Comes Laugh
! ing" Galloway. "Fruhlingszeit" (Becker).
| The dance tonight in the east room will
mark the first large gathering there for
young people since the new administration
came in. Mr.. Robert Taft and Miss
Helen Taft and their young relatives and
| guests, who are at the White House and
10 whom life is just now showing its
1 most roseate hues, are anticipating the
delightful time they will have tonight and
! which they will share with a hundred
other favored guests Incidentally they
have already and will continue to accept
the Inequalities extended to them in
other homes. They are spending much of
| their vacation out of doors, automobiling,
| etc. Yesterday the party saw the OPEN
| ing OF the base ball season.
/ Senator and Mrs. Depew gave dinner
| last night, when their guests included the
| German ambassador and Countess Won
Bernstorff. the Greek minister. Senator
tor and Mrs. Burnham, Senator and Mrs
Flint. Senator and Mrs. Briggs, the
secretary of the Senate and Mrs. Ben
nett. Mr.. and Mrs. TooIe. Mr.. and Mrs
Walsh. Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Ellis. Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Moore. Mrs. C. A.
Mum and Miss Helen Patten.
The minister of Colombia and Nine.
Cortes had dining with them last night
the minister from Chile and Nine. Cruz.
| the Spanish minister. the minister from
Salvador and Nine. Mejia, Senior. Sorolla.
the Spanish painter. who is visiting this
country: the director Of the bureau of
American republics. the secretary of the
legation and Nine. Guzman, Senior Pombo
attache of the legation: Nine de la Torfe,
the daughter of Minister and Nine. Cor
ties. and her two sons, Ignatius and En-
for their home in Colombia. Minister and
Nine. Cortes will sail also this month
Tor their usual summer stay in England.
| SoHIHanOeT ana mrs. william M tanning
| Irwin were hosts for a party at the CO.
lumbia last night. entertaining num-
| Der of young people. including Miss
Catharine Weeks. Miss Marjorie Aleshire,
Miss Marion Leutze. Miss Sallie CARING
ton, Miss Elizabeth kibbey. Miss Annie
Irwin. DR.. Dykes U.S,N.: Lieut.. Dough-
erty. U.S.N.; Lieut. Dowell. U.S.N.; Pay
master Adee. U.SN.; Lieut. Rockwell,
E.SN.: Lieut.. Downey. U.S.A., and Har-
rison B. Irwin of Princeton. A supper fol-
| lowed at their residence.
The Michigan Social Club held its regu-
lar semi-monthly meeting Saturday even
ing. about ninety members and visitors
being present. The entertainment was in
charge Of the young folks of the club,
Mr.. John Blynn Weldon chairman. The
program consisted Of a piano solo by
Miss Austin. The next number consisted
and the reading of them. These presented
jokes. which were received with much en-
thusiasm. Then followed a mandolin and
piano duet by Mr.. Raymond and Miss
Edwin Felt; THE Introduction and Polo
naise. by Carl Bohn, was rendered by
Messrs. Albert Bonar and Claude Bah
cock. with violins with piano accompani-
ment by Miss Alma Nachman. After re-
freshments were served dancing occupied
the remaining time until midnight.
Mrs. Dustin W. Waldron of Concord,
n. H.. is the guest of Maj and Mrs. G.
T. Carter.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Adoph NJ. Fishel will be
at home Sunday evening from 8 to 10
o'clock at 2614 Connecticut avenue, in
honor of their twenty-fifth wedding ami
yersary.
Mrs. J. Lane Smith of 1 street south
west and son Grant have gone to Fort
| Washington for brief visit
Capt. and Mrs. E. r. MacKethan Of
Fayetteville, N. c., are guests at the Ma
| ttonal
Rev Father McGuigan performed the
marriage ceremony at o'clock last even
ing at st. Patrick's Church for Miss
Edith Lois BRYAN. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Bryan. and Mr.. Maurice J.
Wall Of Philadelphia. Messrs. Bernard F.
Focke. jr.. of Dayton. Ohio, and Frank
Mclaughlin of Cedar Rapids. Iowa. were
| ter. Mass. the former home of the
bridegroom. was best man. Miss Maud
Grove of Hagerstown, Nd. was maid OF
honor and was dressed in blue. with a
| large hat. and Carried American beauty
| roses. The bridal toilet was a princess
| lace robe over white satin with tulle
veil. and shower bouquet of bride roses
| and lilies of the valley was carried. Mr..
patent office here. is a graduate of Har-
ward University. class of OF, and also
of the Law School of the Georgetown
University, class of 'O6 His wife is a
graduate of Trinity College. Immediately
| following the ceremony reception to
| the bridal party was held at the home
of the brides parents. 1925 9th street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wall will go north for an
extended wedding trip. after which they
will make their home in Philadelphia,
where Mr.. Wall Is in professional life.
Miss Amalyta Talbot. daughter of Mrs.
| Talbot of the Connecticut, was hostess at
a o'clock tea yesterday afternoon
| for her house guest, Miss Jean Tyson OF
California. Miss Jenning, Miss Feroline
| Perkins. Miss Dorothy Gardner Williams,
Miss Hatch and Miss Julia Goldsborough
were aids to Miss Talbot
! Mrs. John P. Jackson asked her friends
in yesterday also at ) o'clock to meet
| Mrs. Willing and Miss Dickson of Hart
ford, who are visitors here this week.
Miss Edgarina Hastings was in Balti-
more yesterday for the wedding Of a
| friend.
Mrs. Charlotte NJ Cruger was hostess
at O'Clock tea yesterday. when her
pleasant home was thronged with her
| friends. who also met her daughter, Mrs.
| Ward Brown. Mrs. Mattingly, a sister
OF the hostess, and Mrs Ovenshine preslu-
ed at the tea table. which had a pretty
decoration of sweet peas and marsuerites.
Miss Caroline Shepard served the frappe.