The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-21

Master Charley Taft arrived at the
White House on Sunday from his uncle's
school, in Connecticut. 10 spend the holi-
, days with his parents. A party of young
girl friends of Miss Taft and young
men friends OF Mr.. Robert Taft win ar
rive later, 10 make a house party OF
young people in the White House for the
holiday festivities and to attend the
dance Mrs. Taft will give on Decem.
Der 80.
Mrs, Letter entertained at dinner last
night in honor of the Vice President and
Mrs, Sherman in her Dupont circle man.
sion. The guests asked TO meet them
were the Austro-H Hungarian Ambassador
and Baroness Hengelmuller, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac
Veagh, the Attorney General and Mrs.
Wickersham. Secretary of Commerce and
Labor and Mrs. Nagel, the Minister from
the Netherlands and Nine. Loudon, SEN
ator ana Mrs Wetmore, Senator Kean,
Miss Kean. the Secretary to the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Charles D. Norton, DR..
and Mrs Beverly NJ. Randolph, Mrs.
Hope Slater, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter.
and Mr. A. Maurice Low.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. G. MeClintock were
hosts for company Of young people at
dinner last night in honor OF Miss Helen
Taft. Miss Taft will be the guest OF
honor at masquerade dance 70 be given
by Miss Edith Oracle. daughter OF Mr.
Archibald Oracle. Monday evening. De-
cember %. The dance will take place after
the dinner { be given by the Secretary
of CommercS and Labor and Mrs. Nagel
for the White House bud.
Miss Taft was the guest of honor at a
tea for young people yesterday after
noon. entertained by Miss Gertrude Cor
don.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. MeKenna nave
invitations out for a dinner January Il.
in honor Of the Chief Justice and Mrs.
White.
Miss Helen Cannon. daughter of the
Speaker OF The House of Representatives,
left Washington yesterday morning for
Danvflle, ILL.,, where she will spend the
Christmas holidays with relatives in
Illinois The Speaker VIII join his FAM
ily little later in the week
John II. Lindley has returned from Los
Angeles. Cal. with the remains of his
sister. Annie LndIey Moore. widow OF
Brig Gen. James Miles Moore. and is
stopping at the Raleigh
Mrs. John B. Henderson will give the
first dance in honor of Miss Taft tonight
at Boundary Castle. Guests arc asked
for $3.50. and there viii be a cotiuion.
Miss Ruth Parker. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Myron NJ. Parker. made her debut
az tea yesterday afternoon at the home
Of her parents, 1000 Vermont avenue. at
5 O'Clock. The house was beautifully
decorated for the occasion with palms,
red roses and holly. and the tea table
was presided over by Mrs HoIlyday,
wife of Rear Admiral HOllyday. L. :. N,
and Mrs. Jules Guthrie 1t was adorned
with a centerpiece Of Richmond roses
and holly Assisting in receiving the
guests We're Miss Doris Haywood and
Miss Louise Bayne.
Mrs. Parker wore a gown OF wine col
ored velvet and princess lace, and the
bud OF the day wore a gown Of pink satin.
trimmed in bands Of hand-painted chiffon,
yelled in pale blue tulle, embroidered in
designs OF beads and edged around the
neck and sleeves with pink marabou.
She carried a bouquet OF Killarney roses
and lilies of the valley. Throughout
the afternoon and evening a string or
chestra was in attendance, and informal
dancing followed the dinner. which was
given after the tea for the assistants and
few additional guests.
Mrs. Clarence Moore. wife OF the master
Of hounds. will receive for the committee
in charge of the arrangements for the
hunt ball. which will be held at the Chevy
Chase Club. on the evening OF January 6.
The list OF subscribers is very large, and
VIII close Saturday, December 81
Mrs Harris. wife OF Rear Admiral
II. T. b. Harris, T. S. N. retired. enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday in honor of
her niece, Miss Caroline Chester, of New
York, whom she win introduce to Wash
ington society formally at a tea on Janu-
airy .. Mrs. Harris had twelve OF the
buds Of this season to meet her guest.
Lieut.. and MIS- u. s Grant, Sd and
their baby daughter, Edith, left yester-
day for Chicago to join the former s
parents, Gen. and Mrs. Frederick Dent
Grant, and the Prince and Princess Can