Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-01
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
CARDS FOR EASTER DANCES
MAKE THEM REALITIES.
Inequalities Past and of the Flu
ture-Bridge and Tea-Per-
sonal Notes.

Mrs. Taft's invitations for dance
Easter Monday evening, March Is. at
the White House have been sent out.
Miss Helen Taft and Mr.. Robert TAFT
will both be home for their spring
vacations at that time and will have
guests.
Other Easter dances will be given
the goth at the German embassy and
at Rauscher's. when Mrs. Alexander
Britton will entertain for her school
girl daughter; the charity ball of the
Navy Relief Society. the 30th, the Post
master Generals ball at Rauscher's the
31st. the Niscount days costume
party. April 1. also at Rauscher's: Mrs.
Elkins' dance for her niece, Miss kath-
crime Brown. at the same place, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mays ball for
their debutante daughter. Miss Cecelia
May. at the Country Club. April 5. are
some in which much social interest is
concentrated
Mrs Taft and her sister, Mrs Laugh
lin, were at the Columbia Theater last
night, the former looking unusually
well in a square-necked evening dress
of black lace, with touches Of gold and
pink on the bodice. Mrs Laughlin
wore blue.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
dined at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
son Bradley, meeting Senator and Mrs.
Root, the assistant secretary of war and
Mrs. Oliver, the assistant secretary of the
navy and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, Gen.
j. Franklin Bell, Commissioner and Mrs.
Johnston, Mr. and Mrs Thomas Calf, DIR.
and Mrs Morris Murray. Miss May Will
liams. Mr.. and Mrs. George Marshall
Allan and Miss Sterling of New York.
1oa, redo iUf,t
for Utica. ~ Y. to remain until Tues
day.
The French ambassador and Nine. JUS
serand We're hosts al dinner last night in
| compliment to Gen. and Mrs. Frederick
Dent Grant. The American minister to
Denmark and Mrs Egan. Representative
and Mrs. Lowden. Mr.. and Mrs. James
bassy, Mr.. A. Mitchell Innes; Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Knox Smith, Mrs. Hob
son. Mrs. Charles Dana of Philadelphia,
Mrs. John Phillips, Lieut.. and Mrs. Ulys-
ses s. Grant I'd. Dr. and Mrs. Wilmer.
Miss Georgiana Hopkins. Prof James Of
the University of Illinois. the counselor
of the embassy. Mr.. Peretti de la Rocca,
and Mr. falkland of the embassy staff.
The minister of Switzerland and Nine.
Ritter gave dinner last night, when
their guests were the minister of Nor
way and Nine. Guide, the minister Of
Denmark and Countess Moltke. the OF
toman charge d'affaires. Rustem Bey.
Miss Lucy Kean, Mrs. Bayard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Putnam, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Cleveland Perkins. Baroness
Preuschen, wife of the naval attache of
the Austro-Hungarian embassy; the Sec
ond secretary of the British embassy. Mr..
kennard. and Mr.. Henri Martin. secre-
tary of the legation of Switzerland.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Glover enter
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Sweden and Nine. de Lagercrantz, the
Postmaster General. Senator and Mrs.
Aldrich. Representative Hamilton Fish.
Miss Fish, Representative and Mrs. John
w. Dwight. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White.
Miss Boardman. Mrs. Henderson. Miss
Glover. Gen. Miles and Mr.. Craig Wads-
worth.
The military attache of the Mexican en-
bassy, Maj. Fortino NJ. Davila, entertain
ed at dinner last evening at the New
Willard His guests were Gen. T. H.
Bliss. L. S. A.: Maj. E. Root, u S. A.;
Maj. H. d. Todd. L. s. A.; Brig. Gen.
James Allan, L. S. A; Maj. Eben Swift.
sian embassy, Col. Baron de Bode; the
naval attache of the Russian embassy,
Commander Vassiieff: the naval attache
of the Brazilian embassy, Lieut.. Com
the Italian embassy. Lieut.. Camperio:
the naval attache of the Japanese en-
bassy, Commander Hiraga: the naval at
tache Of the French embassy, Lieut.. Com
mander Benois day; the military at
tache of the Spanish legation. Col. Ur-
cullu. and Senior Don A. Algara r. de
Terreros, second secretary of the Mexican
embassy.
Rev. DR.. Charles Wood and Mrs Wood
will be guests of honor this afternoon at
reception rendered by the members of
the Lemon Hill Association at the New
Century Club, 124 South 18th street, Phil
adephia A feature of the afternoon will
be pictorial review of the summers
work in Fairmount Park and the city
public squares.
Mrs. Jesse Holdom. wife Of Judge Hoi
at the New Willard. They are here for
the golden wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. f. D. Clapp.
Miss Marion Epstein of Frankfort. Ind,
is now stopping with her aunt, Mrs. A.
Dammann of the Natchez. 144O w street
northwest.
Mrs John J. Vertrees of Nashville,
Tenn. and Mrs Marion Dorset were
guests of Mrs. John NJ. Hickey at lunch
con today al the southern bazaar.
Senator and Mrs. Crane are entertain
ing at dinner tonight.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Pearsall gave a thea
ter party last night.
Senator and Mrs Guggenheim are Civ
ing dinner tonight.
Mrs. Henry w. Raymond of Philadei-
phia is the guest for the week of Mrs.
Frederick Wesson. at the Highlands. Mrs.
Wesson will entertain at bridge this after
noon, followed by a tea. There will be
four tables i'm the tulip and jonquil deck
ed drawing room and some of Mrs. Wes-
sons guests are Mrs. w. w. White. Mrs.
Fuller. Mrs. McDermott. Mrs. Chisholm,
Mrs. Brown Miller. Mrs. Thropp. Mrs.
Boiling. Mrs. Barroll, Mrs. Davis, Mrs.
James Morgan. Mrs. futile and Mrs. Fred
Rodgers. Mrs. Ward Brown and Mrs.
| S. f. Barber will assist at tea time, when
additional guests will come in.
Recent greatly feted visitors Count and
| Countess Szeckenyi haev concluded their
| Washington visit and have returned to
New York to spend the remainder of
their American stay with Mrs. Vanderbilt.
mother of the countess.
| Gen. and Mrs. Fred Grant, who are
| shortly to return from Chicago to their
residence on Governors Island, n. Y, will
go west tomorrow.
Mrs. Richardson Glover and Miss Glover
are going to New York this week. where
| the latter will be given a series Of visits
which will cover the month.
Mrr IameS r Garfield will GO tn the