Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-06
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT WILL ENTERTAIN
TODAY FROM s TO 2.
Yesterdays Parties and Other Pleas.
ant Events-Persoual
Notes.

ant Events-Personal
Notes.
The President is back at the White
House and Mrs. Taft will hold her first
garden party of the season today from !
to Z. The visiting Japanese statesman.
Prince Tokugawa, and suite will be pres
ent.
The Vice President gave luncheon to-
day for Prince Tokugawa of Japan, and
last night with Mrs. Sherman dined with
q company at the home Of Senator and
Mrs. Oliver Of Pennsylvania The Vice
President will spend Sunday in Utica,
N. Y.
The Japanese ambassador and Baroness
Uchida will give large reception tonight
for Prince ToKugawa. The baroness will
go to Bryn Mawr tomorrow to attend the
May day revels. In case Of bad weather
tho plays will be postponed until next
week, and early notice will be given ex-
pectant guests from this city tomorrow.
Mrs. Hunt Slater, who is entertaining
Mile. Dagmar Rubner Of New York, gave
q dinner at the old Pierce Mill last night
In her honor. In the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Belmont, the Misses Guide.
daughters OF the minister from Norway;
Mrs: Samuel F. Emmons. Miss Harriet
Wadsworth, Miss Yvonne Townsend,
Alfred Mitchell 1nnes, British counselor;
Mr.. de Thai, Russian second secretary;
Jonkheer van Weede and Jonkheer de
Beaufort Of the Netherlands legation:
Messrs. Hugh Rowland. Arthur Hale and
William Bowie Clark
Miss Esther Denny gave supper at the
Alibi Club following the Calcium Clubs
play last night. The party included Miss
Alice Vandergrift. Miss Katherine Dan
gerfield. Miss Anna Irwin. Lieut.. Row
cliff. Mr.. Harry Blagden. Mr.. Britton
Brown and Mr.. David Barry. jr.
Mrs. Murray Gait Motter is giving a
garden and porch tea this afternoon,
when her guests will meet her friend,
Miss Thatcher OF Germantown, Pa, who
is making her q visit. She will be assist
Fry. Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Stiles, Mrs. Frank
L. Phillips and Mrs. Lee.
Miss Matile gave a card party yester-
day. She will leave Tuesday for a visit
to West Point.
Mrs. Willard p Tisdel and the Misses
Tisdel gave charming reception yes
terday for their friends to meet DR.. and
Mrs. Edward Baldwin, formerly OF Sara
nae Lake, N. Y. who will for the future
reside in this city9 The occasion brought
together many delightful people. Baron.
ess KorR and Mrs. Marsh presided al
the tea table.
DIR. and Mrs Guy Fairfax Whiting OF
this city have leased Barton Lodge, the
French place at Virginia Hot Springs,
for the summer and fall seasons.
The Austrian naval attache and Baron
ess Preuschen will sail tomorrow TOT
Europe, the former to take up sea duty
and the latter to visit relatives. They
expect to return in November.
The Secretary Of the Navy has Issued
the invitations for the launching cere-
monies of the United States battleshiI
Florida Thursday morning: May Il. a.
the New York navy yard. The large
square card has a picture of the great
seal of, the state Of Florida and the
United States and a navy flag each side
Of it.
Mrs. Walter p Hartman gave tea
yesterday afternoon in honor of Mrs. e
P.-S. Moor. vice president general .o
the D. A. r. from the state OF Vermont
and Mrs. Henry A. Hartman OF Rutland
VT.
A reception was given Miss Roberts
Williamson Wednesday evening at hel
home. 1872 18th street northwest, In honor
of her birthday. The parlors were beau
tifully decorated with cut flowers ant
,potted plants Games and dancing were
enjoyed until 1890. when the guests were
ushered into the dining room for refresh
ments and where toasts were given fol
Misses Lula c. Noble. Gertrude K. Moore
Bessie M. Houck. Irene Perry, Nellie
williams. Olive White. Emma Butler
Edyth Dean, Lucille A. Shannon, Mabe
Boehme. Eva White. Gertrude Perry
Williamson. Lizzie Donohue. Mrs. VIII
Hanson. Messrs A. r. Koehier. Guy
Keafauver. Harry Davis. Henry Estep
r. w. Lloyd, Charles Wood. w. w. vii.
Edelin,, Mr.. Stevenson, DR.. c. V. Darby
L. C.. Monaghan and T. e. Mullican
Among the numerous presents received
was a shower Of handkerchiefs.
The Pick and Hammer Club of the geo.
logical survey gave its monthly dance last
night at Rauscher's, about fifty persons at.
tending, several of whom were 'Out-of.
town guests. The last dance of the sea-
son. it was announced, will be held some
time during the early part of June.
The Secretary of the Navy will throw
the first ball at the base ball game to-
morrow afternoon between a picked team
from the Metropolitan and Chevy Chase
clubs and officers Of the Atlantic fleet
The proceeds of the event are for the
new building fund of the Children's Hos
pital, and a very large and fashionable
audience is assured. A feature of the
arrangement will be the presence Of a
number of sailors. who will wig-wag the
score.
Representative DENLY and Mr.. and Mrs
Franklin Ellis were among those giving
dinners last night, as were Mr.. vor
Stumm Of the German embassy and
Mrs. Won Stumm.
Miss Grace Brown of Cooperstown, n
Y. is the guest or Mrs. Walter Mclean
and Miss Mclean, wife and daughter OF
Capt. Mclean. U. S. N.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dennis have
DR.. Robert Rosser and Mr.. T. H Cole.
man, jr.. both of New York, staying
with them at Stoneleigh Court.
Mrs. ]. ]. Richardson and Mrs. Gore
will receive this afternoon at the Con.
gressional Club at the usual informal
reception, and Mrs. Ellis of Wisconsin
and Mrs. Padgett of Tennessee will pour
tea.
Columbia Chapter, D. A. R.. held its
final meeting of the season last Tuesday
evening at the Ebbitt House, and, as is
usual with the May assembly, it took thu
form of a social, pleasantly interspersed
with song and story. The regent, Mrs
8. j. 8. Croissant, announced the program
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