Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
DINNER DANCE TO BE GIVEN
FOR PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT
Mr. and Mrs. w. ]. Boardman Plan
Event-Miss Helen Taft Also
to Be Guest.

The President and Mrs. Taft, Miss
Helen Taft and Mr.. Robert Taft have
accepted invitations from Mr.. and Mrs
Boardman for a dinner dance Friday
evening next at the Essex Club, Man
chester, Mass. This will be one of the
important functions of the season there.
Mr.. and Mrs Boardman also entertain
ed the presidential family Saturday at
their summer home near Manchester at a
tea. A number of intimate friends OF
the Boardmans attended. Mrs. Tafts
health is declared to be substantially i'm
proved.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Gibson gave a
dinner party last evening for Miss Helen
Taft. Among the guests were Mr.. ana
Mrs. Charles A. Mum, Mr.. and Mrs. >.
A. Culbertson, Mr.. and Mrs. j. I. Will
kins and Mr.. Robert Potter.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson will go to New
York tomorrow, and will proceed to New
and Mrs r. C. Vanderbilt and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Haggin.
Cardinal Gibbons presence at South
ampton, l.. l., is being made the occasion
Of many entertainments in his honor. Din
ners have been given for him by Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Peabody, by Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Burrell Hoffman and by Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Townsend. while Samuel
l.. Parrish invited a party to meet him
at luncheon at the Golf Club Friday.
Last evening at Newport was one
of dinner parties. They were more
numerous than at any previous time this
ing of the tennis tournament and the COM
ing of the Atlantic fleet today were un-
usual incentives 10 gayety.
Mr.. George Won l.. Meyer, Secretary of
the Navy: Mrs. Meyer and the Misses
Meyer, were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ogden Mills, who had large company
to meet them at dinner at their villa on
the cliffs. Earlier in the day Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Livingston Beeckman, whom
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer and their daughters
are visiting, had luncheon at Landsend
for them. Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer and their
daughters. who have been I'm great de-
mand socially since their arrival Friday.
will return to their summer place at
Hamilton. Mass, late today.
Miss Marjorie Cotton. sister of Col.
George Cotton. governor of Porto Rico,
who has acted as hostess for her brother
for the last year, arrived in New York
yesterday, and was met by her father.
Mr. Francis c. Cotton of this city, and
her sister, Mrs. Archibald Davis. They
will spend a few days together in New
York before Mrs. Davis sails for Panama
to join her husband. Lieut.. Commander
and his daughter will return to Magnolia
Beach for the remainder of the sum-
mer
ter of former United States Ambassador
to Italy Gen. William F. Draper, have
arrived at Dnard, France.
Mr.. Elliott Bacon, son of the American
ambassador to France, will leave Paris
this week for a transSlberian trip to
China and Japan.
The chief clerk of the State Department
and Mrs William McNeir are spending a
month at Christmas Cove. Me.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler were
the weekend guests of Gov. and Mrs.
Hughes at Albany
Mrs. Grover Cleveland. with her son and
daughters, will go this week to visit Mr..
and Mrs John Hays Hammond at their
summer home in East Gloucester, Mass.
The following registered at the London
Office of The Star during the week of Au-
gust 3 from Washington: DR.. Frank
Leech, Dr. Thompson Buret. Mrs. Fred
70. Souirer, Miss f. Wellard, Miss j. We'll
lard. Mr.. John NJ. Cleft, Mrs. Augusta
Foote. Miss z. NJ Darby, Mrs. Charles P.
Duff.
Prof and Mrs s. F. Emmons of this
civ are spending their summer at Di-
nard. France, where Mrs. Hunt Slater
will be their guest very shortly.
Miss sallie Darlington, daughter Of Gen.
Darlington of this city. is the guest OF
friends at Watch Hill, r. /.
Mr.. Thomas B. Huyck left yesterday for
an extended trip north and will visit
lakes George and Champlain, the Adiron-
dacks and White mountains, Montreal
and Quebec.
The Misses Bergers of Todd place are
snending several weeks at Atlantic City.
Mrs William Hoffman. and her daugh-
fer Miss Catherine Hoffman, are at At
lantic City for the season.
Mr.. Emory Monroe returned to Point
Pleasant. ". j.. last Friday, after spend
ing a week with his parents
Miss Elizabeth Goessel of Darby. Pa, is
visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Hettinger
Mrs NJ j. Frye, accompanied by Miss.
Annabel Tillett. will spend the remain
der of the season in Connecticut visiting
Bridgeport. New Haven. New London
and Waterbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rowland will