The Washington herald., 1909-04-09
In The SOCIAL WORLD
Young Friends of Miss Taft
White House Guests.
BARON TAKAHIRA ENTERTAINS
Lieut.. Gen. and Mrs. II. c. COrbin
VIII spend the Summer Abroad.
Return Next Week-MaJ. and Mrs.
DOwney VIII Give Dinner-dance.

Return Next Weekday. and Mrs.
Downey VIII Give Dinner-danee.
A party Of young people viii spend the
Easter holidays IA the White House as
guests Of the cnly daughter OF the Presl-
dent Miss Harriet Anderson. niece OF
Mrs. Taft. from Cincinnati; Miss Edith
Morgan. Miss Eleanor Rocker. Mr.. How
arc Taft nephew Of the President: Mr..
Harry Bingham. and Mr.. Jack Even will
compose the party. some of whom ar
rived yesterday. The others viii arrive
to-day Master Charles Taft. who has
been with his parents for ten days in
the White House. returned Wednesday
20 his school at Watertown, Conn
The japanese Ambassador. Baron Taxa
hira, entertained at dinner last evening.
His guests We're: Mr. Knox. Secretary OF
State; Mr.. BaIinger, Secretary OF the
Interior; Senator Gallinger. Senator Per
kins. Senator Bacon, Senator Dilling-
ham, Senator Piles, Representative Taw-
ney, Representative Lindbergh. Repre-
sentative DENLY. Mr Philips. Third As
sistant Secretary OF State; Mr.. T. B.
Looms. and Mr. T. d. Afllett. commits
sioners to the Tokyo Exposition; Mr..
John Barrett. Mr.. J. c. OLaughIn.
Mr.. Wada. director general TO this coun-
Try Of the Tokyo Exposition; Mr.. Limo
say Russell, Mr. Fred +. Chaplin Mr..
Sskai. imperial consul general from ia
pan to New York, and commissioner OF
the exposition; Mr.. Takamine, president
OF the Nippon Club OF New York: Mr..
Matsui. Mr.. Hanihara, and Mr.. Yoshida,
all OF the embassy STAFF.
Lieut.. Gen. and Mrs. H. c. Cor6in viii
spend their summer abroad. sailing June
!. and their country place 'Highwood.
near Chevy Chase, viii be occupied for
he greater part OF the summer by the
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy and
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop.
The British Ambassador and Mrs. James
Bryce. who have been IN the West for
some weeks. will return 10 the embassy
In this city next Monday
The Minister from the Netherlands.
Mr.. Loudon. who has been in Mexico for
a month or more. viii return 10 the lega-
Maj and Mrs. George Downey have
cards out for a dinner-dance April 20. al
the Chevy Chase Club. in honor OF Miss
Mary Mckee. who VIII be the guest OF
their cousin. Mrs. Arthur Lee. next week
MIS-. Mckee and her daughter. who are
now at Atlantic City, will come here on
Wednesday 70 visit Mrs. Lee and Mrs
John W. Foster.
Miss Dorothy Gatewood and Miss jose
phine Mason. two debutantes Of the past
season. viii go 10 Charlottesville, Va.
Saturday. 70 be the guests OF Mrs. Ellen
F. Page. al the University OF Virginia.
FOR The Easter season.
Mrs. Oxnard has cards out for a bridge
tea Thursday. April 15. in honor Of the
Thursday Morning Club.
Mrs. Charles Grayson Dulin. with her
young daughter, Beatrice, Is az the
-Blenheim. Atlantic City. for
her annual spring visit.
Mrs. John Mitchell. Of 1922 street. has
as her house guest Mrs. Lucy Ord DON
aldson, daughter OF Gen F. o. c. Ord.
Miss r. Ord Mason, who has been here
on a visit 70 her mother. has returned 10
Vassar College. where she is 10 be grad
uated next June.
Mrs Janey Atkinson. Of Alexandria
Seminary. and Mr Roley Nixon were
quietly married yesterday afternoon IN
the Church OF the Covenant, Rev. Mr.
Neins officiating. Owing to illness IN
the family OF the bride. only few OF the
intimate friends OF the contracting parties
and the members OF their families were
present Immediately following the cere-
nony Mr.. and Mrs. Nixon left on their
honeymoon trip. They VIII be al home
after May at 1S7 T street northwest.
where they VIII be glad to receive their
friends.
AIr. and Mrs. John T. Granger, accom-
panied by their niece, Miss la Hoyteaux.
have gone 10 New York for a short visit.
and are registered at the Manhattan.
The Secretary OF War, Mr. Jacob NJ.
Dickinson, left Washington yesterday for
Chicago. where he viii be the guest OF
honor at a banquet given by the Ham
ilton Club this evening. He will make
an address at the dinner on Saturday
night to be given by the Southern Club
Of Chicago. and expects to return here
next Monday accompanied by Mrs. Dick
inson. They will spend next week IN
Washington and VIII sail from Charles
ton, S c. on the Mayhower April %
for Panama, where the Secretary VIII 20
on tour Of inspection.
The Brazilian Ambassador. Mr.. Ma
buco. viii go next week 10 Cornell and
Vassar, where he VIII make addresses
before the students of each college.
Mrs. E. Hope Slater. who spent last
summer abroad, VIII open her Newport
home, ''Hopedene," early this season and
remain in 1t during the summer.
Mrs. Gillespie. wife Of Gen. George L.
Gillespie. who has been seriously IL
during the late season and early spring.
is able 10 drive out a short time each
day when the weather is good. Mrs. Gil
lespie has been greatly missed IN her
circle, which is wide and distinguished
one.
The First Secretary Of the Spanish Le-
cation and Nine Pastor entertained the
Belgian Minister ard Baroness Moncheur
at luncheon yesterday. Other guests were
the Spanish Minister. Mr.. Pima; the Ar
gentine Minister and Nine Portela; the
Cuban Minister. Mr.. Garcia: Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lindsay Morehead, and Miss Shepard.
The patrons and patronesses for the
forthcoming concert Of Miss Roberta Hope
Amies. assisted by Master Charlev LTor-