The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-15

Gratifying words were received in J
Washington Of the substantial improv- |
meat in Mrs Tafts health. She has
grown much stouter and shows consider !
able strength. She accompanied the Pres
ident 10 Magnolia Beach or Saturday. /
and spent the afternoon at the summer
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Board |
man.
! A number of their intimate friends paid
their respects 10 the President and Mrs.
Taft and had tea with the party quite
informally Miss Helen Taft and Mr.
Robert Taft were also present and met
some Of the younger people Of Manches-
ter.
The President and Mrs. Taft and Miss
Helen Taft and Mr. Robert Taft have
accepted invitations from Mr. and Mrs
Boardmau for a dinner dance on Fri
day evening next at the Essex Club,
/ Manchester. This will be one of the inn
portant functions OF the season ther-
Twenty other members OF the Essex Club
will have dinner parties OF young people
on that evening, who viii be the dancing
guests Of the Boardmans afterward
The German Embassy will have a rev
attache this season In Capt Herwarth.
who has been appointed TO succeed Maj.
Won I.ivonius Capt Hervarth was
among the guests after the dinner given
last week by the charge d'anaires OF the
United states Embassy in Berlin. Mr..
Irwin b Laughlin. in honor Of the United
States Ambassador 10 Russia AR w W.
ROckhm and Mrs. RockhHl Mr. and Mrs
Won Stumm Of the German Embassy
here. and Mai Tanaka, military attache
Of the Japanese Embassy here. were also
among the guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Taft who have
recently been in Paris, have gone 70 swift
zerland for the rest Of this month
Mrs and Miss Draper, widow AID daugh-
ter OF former United States Am0assa-
dor 20 italy. Gen. William F Draper.
have arrived at Dinard France. and
are at the Royal Hotel
Mr. and Mrs Preston Gibson. who are
spending the summer in their cottage al
Beverly. were the weekend guests OF
Mrs Gibson's grandmother. Mrs. McNIH-
Ian, at her summer home at Manchester
Mr. Elliott Bacon. youngest son OF the
United States Ambassador to France. will
leave Paris this week FOR trans Siber-
ian trip 20 China and Japan. He viii be
accompanied by his two Harvard class
mates
Miss Marjorie Cotton. sister Of Col
George Cotton. governor of Porto Rico
who has acted as Hostess for her broth
or Tor The last year. arrived IN New
York yesterday. and was met by her
father, Mr.. Francis G. Cotton. OF This
city. and her sister. Mrs Archibald
] Davis. They will spend a few DAYS to-
getheT in New York before Mrs. Davis
sails for Panama 20 join her husband
Lieut. Commander Archibald Davis. T.
8. y. Mr.. Cotton and his daughter viii
return to Magnolia Beach for the re-
mainder OF the summer.
MI and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler. OF
this city, were the weekend guests OF
Gov. and Mrs. Hughes at Albany.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland. with her sor
and daughters. will go this week 10 WISH
Mr. and Mrs. John HAYS Hammond a
their summer home in East Gloucester.
Miss Sallie Darlington. daughter OF Gen
Darlington, Of this city, is the guest o.
friends at Watch Hin. R. l.
Miss May Williams, daughter of Mrs
iC. A. Williams. Of this city. is the CUES
Of Miss Mabel Boardman at the summe
home OF her parents. 'Wyndecliffe.
Manchester.
Prof and Mrs $ +. Emmons Of tht
city, are spending their summer at hi
nard. France. where Mrs. Hunt Slate
WIN be their guest very shortly.
Mrs. Daniel S. Lamont widow OF IN
former Secretary OF War with, he
young daughters, the Misses Lamont
has gone 10 visit her son-in-law an
daughter. DR.. and Mrs Francis I.
S~s2ezSE