Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT TAFT DIMES AT THE
MACVEAGH HOME.
Miss Olga Roosevelt's Debut Ball.
Dinners, Teas.
Notes.

President Taft dined last night at the
home Of the Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. MacVeagh The company to
meet him consisted of the Italian am
bassador and Baroness Mayor des
Planches, the French ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand, the Japanese ambassa-
dor and Baroness Uchida, the minister of
Portugal. Viscount de Alte; the minister
of Greece, Mr.. Coromilas: Mrs. Charles
Anderson Of Cincinnati: the assistant sec
rotary of the treasury and Mrs. Charles
Norton, Mrs. Norman Williams. Mrs.
Potter Palmer, Mrs. Letter, Mrs. Writ
Dexter of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. A. \.
Mason Of Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Waller Of Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Phipps OF New York. Mr.. Robert Lincoln
Of Illinois. Mr.. Henry Crosby Emery.
and Mr.. Games MacVeagh of Chicago,
son of the host and hostess.
Secretary and Mrs. Richard Ballinger
gave dinner last night In honor of the
amba ssador to Mexico and Mrs. Henry
Lane Wilson at the Shoreham The
guests included Justice and Mrs. Thomas
Fl. Anderson, Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, John
NJ. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson, Representa-
tive and Mrs. William E. Humphrey, AS
ssta ant Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Frank Pierce and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Treat of Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Roosevelt of New
York, whose winter residence, on
18th street, has been so frequently the
scene of delightful inequalities the
tonight at Rauschers for their attractive
young daughter. Miss Olga Roosevelt.
Mr.. Franklin Ellis will lead the cotillon.
in which nearly hundred couples will
dance, and there will be probably an
other hundred guests present including
the Vice President and Mrs. Sherman and
other official residents. For the cotillon
| there will be six favor figures and sew
eral very novel ones.
A large party of New Workers have
come on for the ball. including Mrs.
Adolf Ladenberg, Miss Mildred Poor. Mr..
! L. G. Hamersley. Mr.. Fearn Roosevelt,
Mr.. Pope. Mr.. Walter. Mr.. Barrett. Mr..
and Mrs. Coudert. Mr.. Ladew and Miss
I1adeW. This company, and a few others,
including Commander Palmer and Mr..
Franklin Ellis. were guests at large
breakfast today, given by MI and Mrs.
Roosevelt who will again entertain the
New Workers at luncheon at the Chevy
Chase Club, Sunday next.
Mrs and Miss Roosevelt are going to
New Haven Monday next for the Yale
Prom
Miss Roosevelt is both charming and
ACCOMPLISHED She has been greatly
feted here this winter. and has enjoyed
an active participation in most of the
sea sons gayeties.
The reception last night at the Congress
sonal Club in honor of the Vice PreSi-
dent and Mrs. Sherman and the Speaker
and Miss Cannon was attended by over
two hundred guests. The rooms were
profusely decorated with palms and poin-
settias and an orchestra played through
out the reception and. when the older
had dancing a hl1ffaf
supper was also enjoyed.
Mrs James Breck Perkins, president.
was the gracious hostess for the club and
was assisted by Mrs. Charles Q. Tirrell
of Texas in presenting the arrivals to
the special guests of the evening. Mrs.
Sherman wore very elegant dress of
white satin with crystal and pearl en-
broideries and Miss Cannon wore green
velvet with trimming of gold and jet.
Some of the guests were Secretary and
Mrs. Ballinger. the Attorney General and
Mrs. Wickersham. Assistant Secretary
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, Miss Mabel
Boardman Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Pierce, Justice and Mrs. Anderson and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Treat.
Mrs. Henry f.. Davis has cards out for
Saturday. January ~, from to i, at 1881
18th street.
The RI Rev. Alfred Harding. Bishop of
Washington, left last evening for Palm
Beach. Fla, where he will spend the next
two weeks.
Mrs Boutell, wife of Representative
Boutell. gave luncheon today of ten
covers in her apartment at the High
lands in honor of Mrs. Ballinger, wife of
the Secretary of the Interior. In the
party were Mrs. julius &. Burrows, Mrs.
Clarence u. Clark, Mrs. George Suther-
land. Mrs Isador Rayner. Mrs. Lee S.
Overman, Mrs. James r: Mann, Mrs.
George p. Lawrence and Mrs. Roger
Boutel.
Cen. John C.. Black and his daughter,
when the Vice President and Mrs Sher-
man were the guests of honor.
Mrs. Vrooman entertained a large arty
at luncheon today to meet her guest,
Miss Ethel Moore of San Francisco.
Mrs David T. Day will not receive to-
morrow. owing to Illness, but will he at
home the succeeding Saturdays of the
season.
Mrs. Martin B. Madden and Miss Mad
den of Chicago have opened their apart
meM at the Highlands and will receive
Saturdays. beginning January 90.
Mrs Ohio NJ. Muncaster will not be at
home tomorrow. but will receive Sat,,r.
days. January % and February l., at the
Wellington.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brown of WASH
ington are stopping at the Hotel VOL
colt in New York city, while visiting
with friends, attending the opera and
shopping.
Miss Sophie Mann entertained at her
home last night. at 2231 18th street
northwest. number of young friends
from the Columbia 'rurnveroip rh.>
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