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and Miss Louise Taft, will be herr: Mr.
and Mrs. Horac" Taft of WateTtown. y.
Y, are to stay with Secretary and Mrs
Garfield; the Misses Harriet Anderson
liam II. Taft will be with Nj. anG Mrs.
Larz Anderson. who will also have with
them. Messrs. CIough and George Ander-
son of Cleveland.
In the party Of the Vice Preisdent-elect
and Mrs Sherman are expected their eld
est son and daughter-in-law, Dir. and
Mrs. Sheriff. Sherman, Mr.. Richard Up
dyke Sherman, second SON. and Nj and
Mrs Thomas ". Sherman the third son
and his wife. Others in the party will
be Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Sherman, Miss
Sherman, Miss Dorothy Sherman. Rich
ard sherman. Miss Elizabeth sherman,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. =. De Long, Miss Louise
De Long. Mrs f. S. Babcock, Mrs. l.. 3.
Moore Mrs William +. Jackson, Miss
Angela Roberts. Miss Katherine Roberts,
Miss Baker. the Misses Miller. Mr.. Rich
ard Sherman, MIR. Robert Sherman and
Mr. Sheriff. Babcock.
Senator Philander Chase Knox, the
Secretary of State OF the next adniniStra-
ton, and Mrs. Knox expect their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Tindle:
Mrs. II. e. Singer and Miss Singer of
Pittsburg, sister and niece of Mrs. Knox:
Miss Frances Sullivan of Philadelphia,
and Mr.. p. c. Knox. ir., who Will bring
and Mrs. Reed Knox. the eldest son of
the house, and his wife who live here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Wickersham.
the next Attorney General, will be ac-
companied here by Lady Hadfeld of
London. and Miss Wickersham. sisters of
the former.
Judge and Mrs Richard A. Ballinger
of Seattle, Wash. the former to be the
next Secretary of the Interior, will be
here Monday. Mrs. Ballinger is native
of Massa chusetts Wellesley graduate
and well known here. During judge Bal,
linger'S term commissioner OF the land
office his wife was a great faVorlte. They
have tWo sons, and their former Wash
inston residence was at the FarraSut-
Senator and Mrs Hale will give lunch
con today for the President-elect and Mrs.
Taft. who tonight will dine with their
host, Miss Mabel Boardman.
The inaugural ball promises TO he one
of the most fashionable events of its
kind in the last two decades, from a local
standpoint. great man reasons might
be cited why Ii is SO, but the main one is
probably the large personal acquaintance
of the incoming President and his family.
The outgoing celebrities seem anxious
to appear there their successors do,
many of whom are already here and en-
joying the excitement and hustle which
the city shows at every turn.
Some of the events after today which
are characteristic of the hospitality of
the capital at this juncture are dinners
tomorrow night, with the Secretary OF
State and Mrs Bacon and the assistant
secretary of state and Mrs. O'Laughlin as
hosts The "Tafters" are to dine to-
eether at the Willard. and numerous nov
elites in decorations and menu have been
prepared The souvenirs equally
original
Mrs ] Franklin Bell gave a large
luncheon. followed by bridge, yesterday
for Mrs. j. +. Stevens.
Tuesdays events include Representative
and Mrs. Lowden's dinner and reception
for the Governor of Illinois and Mr.
Walshs dinner for Mr. Taft's inaugural
ball guard of honor. Mr.. Oden HorStman
will dine about 150 inaugural guests at