Evening star., 1909-04-23

| President and Mrs. Taft's reception for
the D. A. r. yesterday was followed by
musical at which the latter entertain
ed few friends and Miss Estella Neu-
haus gave a piano recital. In the even
ing the President and his wife enjoyed
the performance of About Thebes.''
Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman entertained at
luncheon today at Airlie in honor of
Mrs. Sherman, wife of the Vice Presi-
| dent
| Miss Cannon has recalled her invita-
tions for tonight. Saturday and Tuesday
| on account of the illness of Mrs Dalzell.
The Misses Downing gave supper par
ty last night for members of the cast
| of About Thebes'
sId,s Mrs :, Harry W N: , claesush; Mrs Mrs. Sch
Daniel I. Wright. Mrs. D. W. Baker.
Mrs. Charles A. Douglas, Mrs Michael
| j. Colbert, Mrs John j. Hamilton. Mrs.
Richard J. Watkins. Mrs. J. s. Easily
Smith and Mrs. Jesse c. Adkins were pa
! tronesses last night at the Arlington of
the annual dance of the senior class of
the Georgetown University Law School.
Blue and gray predominated in the deco
rations with palms and foliage plants.
I
r. Connolly, chairman: j. j. Schlaf1ey, q.
| W. Carter, jr., f. B. Nye. l.. II. Green,
J. w. Milburn and +. H. CARROT. Among
| those present were United States Attor-
ney and Mrs. ID. w. Baker, Mr.. and Mrs.
| r. j. Watkins, Stuart Mcnamara. John
| Doyle Carmody, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester A.
| Gwinn. Mr.. and Mrs. J. 8. Easby-Smith,
Mrs. Drew. Misses Kate and Lillian Mad
| ing, Mrs. Hill, Miss La Toilette. Miss Inez
Parker, Miss Todd, Miss Moffett. Mrs.
Shreeve Moffett, Miss A. Dietrich. Miss G.
Taylor, Miss Mamie Pierce. Miss Edith
Pigeon. the Misses Bell, Misses Marion
Miss Anna Fauntleroy. Miss Dollie. Cum
ningham. Miss Leila Hodgkins, Miss Bra
shears, Miss Dowell, Miss Mildred Duvall.
Miss Roberts. Miss Emma Hughes, Miss
Miss Gardner Miss Edith Bell, and
! Messrs. Sydney Mudd, president of the
class: E. A. Brand. vice president: w 6.
Mudd. r. ID. Daniels. Cornelius Hughes,
Drew, Harold Clark, Hilton. Wasser, Ros-
well Snow. Vernon West, r. D. Quinter.
r. I. McKenna. Orville Drown, G. c.
Bowie, T. E. McCue. y. s. Bowies, Ber
nard Focke, Ralph F'ieeharty, Mr.. PEN
dleton, Mr.. Ruffner Mr.. Stelsner, Waller
Van Emon Cheney, Wilson and James
| Spller
| Mrs. Henry Wygant. wife of Col: Henry
| Wygant, United States Army. retired, is
spending few days in the city. the guest
Of Gen. and Mrs. Merriam. at the Bur-
| lington.
Mrs. Laura Gorham of this city was in
Baltimore yesterday TO attend the we'd
ding of Miss Laura Stubbs and Mr..
Thomas S. Jones.
President and Mrs. Taft were among
the box holders last night at the per-
formance OF About Thebes.' given for
the benefit of the House o. Mercy, when
1n~ Irf1i 1iin,,
ent. Mr.. and Mrs. George Ward Of Porto
Rico were in the Presidents box. In
Senator and Mrs. Elkins box, adjoining,
were Mrs. James r. Mckee. ex-senator
Davis and Mr.. and Mrs. Batcheller. With
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson were Miss
Lowering, Miss Foster and Representative
Peter. Mr.. and RS. l. I. Mann's party
consisted of Mr.. s. Richard Lee Fearn.
Mrs. A. II. Snow entertained double
box party, their guests being Mr.. and
Mrs. Tittman, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Henry Butler. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Heald. Mrs. Randall Hoes. Gen.
and DR.. Goslng. Mrs. Halliday enter
tanned a box party in compliment to Miss
Mary Lodge Mckee and Miss katherine
Davis Brown. Her additional guests
were Mrs. John B. Henderson, Mr.. John
B. Henderson, jr.. Mr.. James Warwick
and DR.. Randolph Carmichael.
Others in the audience, some of whom
took parties with them, were Mrs. Charles
A. Mum, Miss kibbey, Mrs. Hennen Jen-
nings, Capt. and Mrs. Hooker Miss Gale,
Mrs. Morehead and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Lee.
Others in the theater were the British
ambassador and Mrs. Bryce. the Persian
minister. the Swedish minister and Nine.
de Lagercrantz, the Bolivian minister
and Sonora de Calderon. the Danish min
lister and Countess Moltke, Mrs. Joseph
Thropp Mrs. Julian James, Mr.. and Mrs.
TD11, aH,~- II ID
Annie Irwin. Miss Marion Oliver. Mrs.
Leupp and Miss Leupp, Mrs. Pullman,
Col and Mrs. Green Clay Goodloe, Mrs.
Roberdeau Buchanan, Mrs. La Verne
ford Hope. DR.. and Mrs. Chatard. Mrs.
William Barrett Ridgely. Mr.. and Mrs.
Appleby, Mrs. j. Van Vechten Olcott,
Mrs. r. F. Shepard and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend.
Mrs. Joseph M. Stoddard. who wrote
Hello Bill. and who sings it so well in
About Thebes,' had her chance last
night to sing it to the President. who
manifested great pleasure and thoroughly
enjoyed the amusement it created. A
rose that was thrown by a member of
the chorus which joined in the refrain
reached the President safely and was
| acknowledged by sweeping bow. The
President joined heartily in the laugh
that followed each verse.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Ligon announce
the engagement OF their daughter, Anna
FELTON,. to w. Edgar Howser. The we'd
ding will take place at an early date.
Mrs. Thomas c. Bourne has gone to
New York to attend the annual ladies'
day reception given by the Players Club.
Mrs. Jacob Gerke and little daughter,
Helene. will leave Washington about May
to join Mr.. Gerke at their future home,
Davenport. Iowa. They will be accompa-
MED by Miss Nellie Sebastian, sister of
Mrs. Gerke. of 3143 street northwest,
who will be their guest until September.
Mr.. George Pratt Smith, son of Mr..
George A. Smith, of 2O19 Columbia road,
this city, is member Of the graduating
class of the Tome School for Boys. The
| commencement will be held June and 8,
at Port Deposit, Md.
dinner last night by former Secretary
Mrs. William X. Carlisle. There were
also present Bishop Macs of Covington,
KY; Rev. DIR. Russell, Mrs. A. A. Will
son and Commander and Mrs. Poyer.
Senator and Mrs. Depew will celebrate
the seventy-fifth birthday of the former
at a large dinner party tonight at their
Washington home. Tomorrow they will
go to New York to continue the observ-
ance of the happy event. Tomorrow night
the Railroad Mems Club. members of
which have been friends and associates
of the senator for half a century, will
give dinner in his honor. Monday Sen
ator and Mrs. Depew will give a dinner