Evening star., 1909-05-11
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY |
WHITE HOUSE DINNER BRINGS
LEGISLATORS TOGETHER.
other Happenings of a May Date
and Coming Ones-Personal
Notes

The President and Mrs. Taft had as din
ner guests last night Senator and Mrs.
Burrows. Senator and Mrs Clarence d.
Clark. Senator and Mrs Tillman. Senator
and Mrs. Clapp, Senator and Mrs. Burn
ham. Senator and Mrs. Carter. Senator
and Mrs. Fletcher. Representative and
Mrs. George f. Foss, Representative and
Mrs. Joseph v. Graft, Representative and
Mrs. George w. Taylor, Representative
and Mrs. Henry S. Boutell, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Francis W. Cushman, Rep
resentatfve and Mrs. James G. Needham.
Representative and Mrs. John w Weeks
Mrs. More and Capt. Graham L. johnson.
The table decorations were of enchantress
carnations.
Judge Heron Of Cincinnati and Mrs
Lewis More, father and sister of Mrs
Iaft, are at the White House on a visit
Mrs. Sherman, wife of the Vice Presi-
dent, for whom an interesting series of
hospltalities awaits. is expected home to-
day from Utica, N. Y. Mr. Thomas NJ.
Sherman Is with his parents on weeks
visit.
Mrs. Norman Williams gave a large
AFTERNOON reception yesterday to meet
Mrs. MacVeagh, wife Of the Secretary of
the Treasury. Mrs. Merritt, daughter of
the hostess: Mrs. Phil Sheridan and Miss
GWynn assisted in the hospit ality, which
was attended by a number of prominent
persons.
The Secretary of the Navy, Mrs Meyer,
and their party, who have been on the
Dolphln since Friday, and the Attorney
General and Mrs. Wickersham and Lady
Hadneld, who spent the week end in
Richmond. returned to their respective
homes in this city yesterday.
The Italian ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches have postponed their
departure for abroad and are still here,
although their names appear today on the
sailing list of an outgoing vessel.
The French ambassador and Nine. Jus
serand have arranged extensive travelling
plans In this country which will occupy
them until they go abroad about the mid
die OF july May 10 they will leave for
San Francisco, where the ambassador
Will present gold medal from the French
government in commemoration Of the re-
building of the city. They will return
here the middle Of June, to remain until
July ., when they will go to Lake Cham
plain. The ambassador will take part in
the celebration of the 3OOth anniversary
of the discovery of the lake. and they will
then sail for France to spend the rest of
the summer.
The Wadsworth circus party. followed
by supper and dance at Rauscher's. was
the smart event to engage social attention
last evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Wadsworth
and Miss Wadsworth entertained about
sixty guests in this delightful fashion.
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell entertained
at dinner last night the board of mana
gers Of the National Geographic Society,
twenty in number. DR.. and Mrs. Bell
and Miss Grace Bell will sail shortly for
Europe. and will spend the summer
motoring on the continent.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. Tucker and son of
Culebra, Panama, ire expected to arrive
here this week to visit the parents of the
latter. Mr. and Mrs. William r. Meyers,
1919 Irving street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis have leased
Cleffstone, their place at Bar Harbor, to
Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Wysong of New
York for the coming season. They will
go abroad for four or five months.
DIR. and Mrs. Fremont-Smith will enter
tain at large reception today from !
to I, to meet DR. William Osler of Ok
ford, England. Mrs. Fremont-Smith has
asked twenty women to assist her, and
the guests asked to meet DIR. Osler are
| members Of medicaf and scientific socie-
ties Of this city.
Mrs. Aleshire. wife of Gen. Aleshire, en-