The Washington times., 1909-05-11
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT
ARE HOSTS TODAY
AT DINNER.

The President and Mrs TAFT enter
tanned at dinner at the White House
last evening. The table was effectively
decorated with a profusion OF Enchant-
ress carnations.
IN the company at the table were
Senator and Mrs. Burrows, Senator and
Mrs. Clarence D. Clark, Senator and
Mrs. Tillman, Senator ard Mrs. Clapp.
Senator and Mrs. Burnnam, Senator
and Mrs. Carter. Senator and Mrs.
Fletcher, Representative and Mrs.
Gectse f. Fuss, Representative and
Mrs. Joseph V. Graft. Representative
and Mrs. George w. Taylor. Represent
ative and Mrs. Henry s. BouteII. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Francis w Cush-
man, Representative and Mrs. James c.
Needham, Representative and Mrs. John
w. Weeks, Mrs. Moore, and Capt.
Graham L. Johnson.
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Judge Heron and Mrs. Louis Moore,
of Cincinnati. father and gisteF OF Mrs.
Taft, who arrived in washington yes
terday. will be guests at TIE White
House for several days.
Nine Lefevre-Pontalis, wits of the
counselor of the French embassy, will
sail for France Thursday. She will re-
turn to this country later. accompanied
by her young son.
Prince Henry de Croy. of Belgium,
has arrived in Washington for a visit
of several weeks. Prince de Croy, is
vel known here and has many friends
he spent several months I'm Washington
Miss Marie Redfern was hostess at a
tea party in compliment to Mrs. St
John Carney, wife Of the consul gen
eral at Dresden, who is spending some
time in Washington.
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Mrs. WadswOrth end Miss Wadsworth.
wife and daughter of Representative
James Wadsworth, viii leave Washing
ton today for New York, where they
viii spend several weeks begore going
TO their home at Geneseos n. Y, for
Launch Party.
Mrs. Walter Mclean, wife II Capt.
Walter Mclean, U. S. N, chaperoned a
party of young people on a launch party
down the river this afternoon in honor
OF Miss Grace Brown, Of New York,
who Is the house guest of Miss Elsie
Mclean for the week. The party left
the Navy Yard at 2 O'clock. and will
return between and this evening.
Supper will be served on board.
Some of the guests were Miss de
sagercrantz and Miss Mary dc Lager
crantz, daughters of the Swedish min
lister; Miss Katherine Jennings, and her
guest. Miss Mcclellan; Count UggIas
and $ II. Pousette Of the Swedish
legation staff: Captain Gutick, DR..
Jarvis, and one or two others.
Go to Country Place
Mr.. and Mrs Robert n. Harper VIII
close. their Washington residence. on
Sixteenth street, next week. and so to
their country place near Leesourg. Va
Capt. and Mrs. G. T. Summerlin are
spending a few days in Philadelphia.
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The Misses Wiborg entertained a small
company informally at luncheon todey
in their home, on Rhode Island avenue
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham, who spent the weekend in
Richmond, accompanied by her sister
in-law, Lady Hadfleld, returned TO
Washington yesterday. They were the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Anderson
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me secretary OF the N8FNs dCCOlu-
panied by Mrs. Meyer and the Misses
Meyer. returned to Washington last
evening from a trip of inspection to
Annapolis, Old Point Comfort and
Hampton, Va. The trip was made on
the Dolphin.
Go to California.
The French Amba$ sador and Nine.
Jusserand will leave Washington about
the middle of the month for san Fran
cisco. where the Ambassador will pre-
sent a gold medal from the French gov
ernment in commemoration OF the re-
building OF the city. They VIII return
about the 18th Of June and remain until
July 8. when they viii go to Lake
Champiain, where the ambassador will
take part in the celebr ltion of the dis
coyery OF the lake They will then sail
Cor France to spend tire remainder of
the summer.
Prince Vincent zu Wh.diseh-Graetz.
accompanied by Baron AmbTazy, coun-
selOr; Baron Demeter Hye, and Count
TOrOk, all Of the Austrian embassy. left
Washington yesterday for New York
Prince Windisch-Graetz will sail today
for Austria for visit Of three months.
Baron Hye and Count Torok will return
TO Washington.
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washington. are spending a fortnight at
the Chalfonte, Atlantic City.
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Society at Circus.
Society was well represented at the
circus last evening, one of the largest