The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
FAIR QUESTION
Will BE GIVEN
HEARING TODAY
House Committee on Rules Will
Consider Kahn Resolution
for Immediate Action
New Orleans Delegates Admit
They Are Worried by the
Detection at Home

WASHINGTON. Dec. 15-Washington
society had a delightful illustration of
the hospitality OF the golden west to
day. when the women OF California
resident in Washington gave a large
reception at the New Willard in COM
pliment to the women OF the Cali
fornia delegation seeking the proposed
Panama exposition The large ball
room with its tropical setting OF giant
palms. its long line of hostesses and
their distinguished guests of honor. the
marine band playing from a balcony
overlooking the ballroom and the tea
table. from which. amid flowers and
fruits that have made California famous
were. served ices and punches. the lat
ter coneocted from grapes grown on the
Pacific coast. was brilliant and beau
tiful scene.
There were $50 guests. including the
vice president and Mrs. Sherman; Chief
Justice and Mrs. White; Secretary and
Mrs. Ballinger. the latter a charming
representative OF the Pacific coast: Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie and several
Of the governors who came to Wash
fngton 10 attend the dinner at the
White House last night
Mrs. Joseph McKenna. wife OF Jus
tice McKenna, in a gown Of wistaria
messaline elaborately embroidered and
large hat trimmed with pIumes. stood
at the head Of the receiving line. Mrs.
Frank P. Flint, wife of Senator Flint.
stood next to her. and others in the line
were Mrs. Joseph R.. KnowIand. Mrs.
James C. Needham. Mrs. julius Kahn.
Mrs. Sylvester c. Smith. Mrs. Everis A.
/ Hayes. Mrs. franklin K Lane. Mrs.
Reginald Nicholson. Mrs. Charles F.
Stokes. Mrs. Oscar Law1er and Mrs.
Augustus F. Fechteler.
( The guests OF honor were the Misses
Gillett daughters Of the governor Of
California; Mrs. William w Morrow.
Miss Cutler. Mrs Leon sloss. Mrs
Frank L. Brown and Mrs A W
Scott Jr
Among the guests were:
Justice McKenna Governor Gilett.
the governor OF virginia and Mrs.
Mann. Senator and Mrs. Swanson, Mr..
and Mrs Andrew Carnegie. Judge W.
W. Morrow Mrs. Elkins. Mrs. Arthur
Lee, Senator's Perkins and Flint of Cal
ifornia, Senators Newlands and Nixon
of Nevada. Mrs. George w Wicker
sham. Mrs Julius c. Burrows.
John Barrett. DR. and Mrs. Yanes.
Bishop Harding of Washington. Gard
ner Williams and his daughters. Mrs.
Mein and Miss Williams. Admiral and
Mrs Gheen. Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Casey. Miss Casey. Rear Admiral and
Mrs Clover. Rear Admiral and Mrs
Stokes. Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings.
Miss Jennings. Mrs. John r. Williams.
Mrs. Charles r. Collins. Miss Elizabeth
Collins. Miss Gibbs. Miss Isabelle Haz-
ner. Mrs Charles Hagner
Mrs William Barrett RidgIey. Mrs.
Charles Happier. Miss Wood. sister OF
Representative Wood OF New Jersey:
Mr.. and Mrs Jackson H Ralston. Mr.
and Mrs. George T. Marye. Miss Doyle.
Mrs Talbot. Miss Amy1ita Talbot. DIT.
and Mrs. Reid Hunt, Hannis Taylor. Miss
Hannah Taylor Mr. and Mrs Henry
Oxnard. DR.. John C. Black. Miss Isa-
belle Clark. Representatives Dwight Of
New York, Foster OF Vermont. Foss OF
Illinois. Broussard of Louisiana, Bart
lett Of Nevada, Esch of wisconsin. Es-
topinal OF Louisiana and Needham.
Kahn. Hayes. Smith. Knowland. Engle-
bright and McLachlan Of California.
Among the members OF the diplo-
matte corps present were the minister
/ of Colombia and Mrs. Pardo, the Nor
wegian minister and Mrs. Bruyn,>Henri
Martin, secretary Of the Swiss Iega-
I tion. and Mira All KuIf Khan, charge
daffaires OF the Persian legation, and
Nine Kuli Khan.
Californians are primed for the hear
ing tomorrow before the house commit
tee on rules which has before IL the
Kahn resolution providing for tmme-
date consideration OF the San Fran
cisco exposition The entire California
congressional and exposition delegation
will be on hand and IT Is also expected
that New Orleans will be represented
Members OF the committee are non
committal, but it is tentatively under
stood they favor a report fixing Ian
uary IL as the date for acting on the
exposition question.
Acting President Hale has been the
busiest man IN Washington since his
arrival He was especially busy to-
day getting ready for his departure
tomorraw afternoon for New oYrk and
San Francisco. Frank /. Brown and
Henry 7. Scott will leave tomorrow
afternoon for San Francisco direc..
Leon Sloss and A. W. Scott Jr. viii re-
main in Washington through the holi-
days in charge OF the exposition head
quarters force.
New Orleans people are worried over
the bad turn Of the tax proposition.
The Tax Payers association or New
Orleans has attacked the validity Of
the law imposing the tax on the ground
that property IN New Orleans IS taxed
more heavily than property IN other
parts Of the state. contrary to the con-
stftutional requirement that taxes shall
be uniform through the state Opposi-
| tion has also developed very strongly
against adding more indebtedness to
New Orleans, which Is already IN debt
$3s. 100000.
The New Orleans Representatives
here are busy explaining away the de-
lection at home and are still buster
explaining why they are asking for
an appropriation OF S1,0oO.000 from the
government under the guise OF an ex-
bihff San Francisco emphasizes the