The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14
The Social Side of Washington
[specialto The rimes-D,spat chr

Especial to The Times -Dispatch:ls al
Washington. D. c.. August 1s.-An-
nouncement OF the Presidents tenn
oorary return to Washington after
his visit to st. Paul early In September.
and the partial reunion of the Cabinet
atthe summer White House this week,
was pleasant prologue to the insath-#
iering Of the official clans for another
season at the capital. It was also
prophetic Of at least one change In
the Presidents official family. This
anticipated passing Of Mr.. Ballinger as
Secretary of the Interior. however
much it is a "consummatton deyoutly
to be hoped" IS not without its re-
5grets. for it means also the passing
OF Mrs. Ballinger as Cabinet hostess
"a role she filled with rare tact during
husbands otlcial life. and an import.
ant one to the administration In gen :
eral. R
Re tyr ss yaeattoners tell q meet
Knox at the. Delaware Water GAP,
where they had as guests their son
Ind daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Philander G. Knox. Jr. This interest
and a few SUBSEQUENT s 1--WE Weeks at the
iKnoxss Valley Forge farm and return
to Washington about the
time Mrs. Taft is settled here for the
winter. Concerning tho latter event,
IT is generally believed that the first
lady Of the land will have tho ass.
ststance of her daughter. Miss Helen.
during the coming season, The hope
born OF Mrs Taft's allowing her to
take her place at a semi-state dinner
at the White House in the spring. So
c1ety In. general and prospective debu-i
tantes IN particular, have since been
same time, keeping their own plans
In allegiance until the announcement OF
whether or not the Presidents daugh-5
ter Will make her debut this winter
enanates from the White House.
The Secretary OF the Treasury's In
terest in the inauguration of the pos =
tai savings bank system authorized by.
the recent Congress-, will shorten his
early return OF Mrs. MacVeash to the
capital Mr.. and Mrs. MacVeagh are
now at their summer home near Dub
lin, n. H.. from whence they motored,
TAFT. ~ soy il1 l'u S s4s'' = Mrs
The British Ambassador and Mrs.
iH.ryGe. who are near neighbors of the
s.ltthS ca s HS Ill luo s1NtWss r1ulnDSn1rS
Hills. We're also callers at the Presi i
dents home within the week. The,
call was q feature rather than the
raison d'etre OF a visit to Boston, the
stamping ground Of Mrs, Bryce's ma
ternal ancestors. While there. they
We're the guests OF the Misses Loring,
With Whom they made several pilgrims
ages to historic and literary shrines,
not emitting the Misunderstanding home
Of Louisa NJ Alcott.
While Washington was wondering
Whether or not it8wa rs to enjoY8a visit
from President Mont. OF Chile, Baron
Kanetake Oura. Minister Of Agricul-
ture and Commerce and Labor of ia
pam arrived in the city. unheralded
and unsune, but by no means unfeted.
The Jananese ambassador lis too good
q diplomat for that, as evidenced by
his speedy return from Buena Vista
Springs, where he Is summerlnE wit
Baroness uchida, when informed OF
the 'change of plans that would bring
the baron and his party to this coun-
try much earlier than was antici-s
paeed when they went to Londo ION for
the Jnpanese-Britlsh Industrial EXpo-
sltlon, Prominent among the guests
at the dinner given by the a,nhassad or
to his distinguished countrymen was
frank Millet, the Representative here
q te,Japanese exposit ton to .he held
n LILY to commemorate the MI kad g
nalt-century on the throne, s.I
The minister from Costa Mr. icaS Il 4
aBaln, IN 6WaShtnEtonSafter ter accomp