The Washington herald., 1910-12-15


turned from Philadelphia.
The President and Mrs. Taft occupied
the Presidents box at the New Nationa
Theater last evening. accompanied by
Miss Maury and Capt. Archibald Butt.
The Vice President and Mrs Sherman
were the guests for whom Justice anC
Mrs. Thomas H. Anderson entertained a.
dinner last evening. The guests asked
to meet them were the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Ballinger. Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. Harlan. Senator Burton, Repre-
sentative William b. Mckinley, BishoT
and Mrs. Earl C'ranston, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Richardson Glover, Mrs. Au-
denried, Mrs. John b. Henderson. anC
Mr. and Mrs. John Joy Edison
Mrs. Wickersham. wife OF the Attorney
General, was at home quite informally
10 visitors yesterday, as were Mrs Bal
linger and Mrs. MacYeagh They viii
not be at home, any of them, formally
until after the first of January, wher
all the hOstesses of the Cabinet circle
will receive callers on Wednesday
throughout the season. except Mrs. Dick
inson. wife Of the Secretary OF War. who
is observing deep mourning.
Countess Won Bernstorff, wife of the
] German Ambassador, returned to Wash
ington yesterday afternoon from a shor
visit in Philadelphia.
mi d. II
Barra, entertained at q luncheon yester.
day. when the guests were the Turkish
Ambassador YousSouf Zia Pasha: the
Danish Minister and Countess Moltke
Mrs. and Miss Elkins. Marchese Dnla
Dieja and Mr.. e. Escandon, attaehe e
the Mexican Legation in Paris; Mr.. Al
CARA and Mr.. Bulle. both OF the Mexican
Embassy staff, and Mr.. Van Weede and
Mr.. Beaufort. Of the Netherlands Lega-
don.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Schley enter
tanned at dinner last evening in honor
of their new neighbors in 1 street. Mr.
Justice and Mrs Lurton.
Miss Helen Taft was the guest for
whom Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings en-
] tertained at dinner last evening. having
a smart company OF young people to
meet her.
Gen. and Mrs. John ". Foster enter
tanned a company Of distinguished men
and women at dinner last evening q
meet Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, who
are spending some days at the New
Willard.
Gen. and Mrs. ]. B. Aleshire were
dinner hosts last evening in honor OF
Gen. and Mrs. Leonard Wood. The
others included the Speaker of the House
OF Representatives and Miss Cannon.
Senator Warren and his daughter, Mrs.
Pershing; Senator and Mrs. Briggs, and
Col. and Mrs. George NJ. Dunn.
Mrs John c. Wyeth had An interesting
company at dinner last evening. TO meet
Mr. Justice and Mrs McKenna She
chose this date 10 celebrate the anniver-
sary of the marriage Of a favorite niece.
Lady Essex, who was formerly Miss
Adele Grant, one Of the famous beauties
of a Washington season more than
twenty years ago. The other guests
were Mr. Justice Brown (retired) and Mrs.
Brown, Maj. and Mrs David D. Porter.
Col and Mrs. Spencer Cosby. Rear Adj
miral O'Neil, Mr. and Mrs Ten Eyak
Wendell, AIR. and Mrs. William Corcoran
Ill., Miss Josephine Patten, and DR..
Swisher.
Mrs. Robert Hinckley entertained a
company Of young people at dinner last
night in honor of Miss Louise Cromwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. V. Wheeler entertained
at a dinner dance last evening at the
Chevy Chase Club, as a farewell TO Mr..
( W. A. Burton, who has been in WASH
ington through the early fall and who
is about to return to his home in Eng
/ land They had fifty-four guests at din
ner and a few others for the dancing,
including many of the young married
people and the debutantes Of this season
and last.
Miss Marthena Harrison entertained
at a handsome card party last evening
1 in honor of Miss Doris Haywood, grand
| daughter of the late Judge jeremiah
/ Wilson, and the Misses Hamilton, of
/ Petersburg. Va. who are the house
guests of Mrs. Wheatley.
! MIS-. haywood entertained at q large
and brilliant reception yesterday after
noon. from 10 o'clock, TO introduce
her daughter Miss Doris Haywood. to
! Washington society. The whole lower
/ floor of the oId-fashioned mansion,
where Mrs. Haywood also made her
| debut, and where her marriage took
| place, was beautifully decorated with
palms, ferns, and Christmas greens, and
the quantities of bouquets sent TO Miss
Haywood. the debutante OF yesterday.
Two orchestras played Throughout the
| reception, the ballroom being thrown
! open for informal dancing.
Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Mrs. Seymour.
Mrs. Charles R. Collins. Mrs Victor
Kaufman, and Mrs. William WheatIey
presided in the dining-room at the
bowl of fruit punch. Assisting them
were Miss Elizabeth Collins, Miss
Louise HELEN, Miss Gertrude Greedy.
Miss Louise Bayne, Miss Conger, Miss
Harriet Conger, Miss Gertrude Gordon.
Miss Ruth PIling, Miss Alice Boyd, Miss
Adelaide Heath, Miss Elsie Downing.
Miss Catherine Britton, Miss Jessie
Krogstad. Miss Emily Beatty, and Miss
Harriet Hatch.
Fhe bud of yesterday was gowned In
an exquisite imported costume of white
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