The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-16

manner and executive ability, which will be of immense advantage in the work which will be required of her. MT. and Mrs. Dennis will divide the winter be- tween here and New York, where the formers business demands much of his time at present.
 The date of the Southern Relief ball is fixed for January 21 and will be held at the New Willard. Already a representa- tive gathering of persons from official and resident society and others coming from all parts of the country have sig nif1ed their intention of being present.
 Mrs. Josiah Kingsley ohl and daughter, Miss Jean Ohl will leave next week for San Francisco, whence they will sail for China MT. Ohl is the Chinese represen- tative of an American newspaper in Pe- kin, but was formerly a Washington cor respondent. While MT. Ohl's native town is Zanesville, O., he lived for many years in Atlanta. He has been in China for upward of a year.
 The dinner given this week by Secre- tary and Mrs McVeagh was really one of the big affairs of the season outside of the functions at the White House. President and Mrs. Taft were present and among the guests was Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chicago, who came here from New York to attend.
 Miss Alice Finch of Pueblo, Col, is spending the winter here with her niece, Mrs. Charles G. Abbott.
 Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, president-gen- eral N. s. D. A. R., will be at home to all the Daughters of the district and visiting Daughters on Monday, January 31, from 1 to o'clock, at the Arlington. Cards have been sent to the chapter regents, who will extend the invitation to tho members of their chapters at the January meeting.
 Within few days Captain Harold Wellington Jones and Mrs. Harold We'll ington Jones will be at home here, hav- ing returned from their honeymoon spent in the south. The bride was Miss Evarts Ewing Mum of Florence, Italy, daugh- ter of Maj. Ewing Mum of Tennessee. Captain Jones is in the army service here.
 Secretary and Mrs. Knox will take no further part in the social activities of the rest of the season on account of the death of Mrs. Knoxs brother, Frank Smith, in Pittsburg The Secretary and Mrs. Knox have recalled all their invi- tations, including those for the especial entertainment of President and Mrs. Taft.
 I saw Mrs. Nick Longworth upon the street the other day looking particularly fetching. She came from Cincinnati to be the guest of her son-in-law and daughter, Count and Countess de Cham- brun. Mrs. Longworth has spent much time in Washington and has a charming circle of friends here. She will be much entertained during her stay.
 The Ballinger apartments in the Shore ham seem to he the center of activities for the coast set. Visitors and residents of the west in Washington gravitate eventually to the Shoreham, where all are welcome and charmingly received. Among some of the visitors whom I met thero quite recently were Mrs. Humphrey of Spokane, Mrs. L. c. Gilman, formerly of St. Paul, but now of Seattle; Mrs. George Turner of Spokane; Mrs. W. H. H. Green of Seattle, and Miss Gilman.
 Mrs. Taft has set at rest the gossip which has been going on in Washington to tho effect that as she Is to take no part in the social programme this season, another recognized leader must be chosen. Every prominent woman in society In Washington has been named for the place by the purveyors of gossip. Mrs. Taft not only appeared at the New Year re- ception in the White House. but remained for a great part of It. and 1t was plain that even If she does not attend dinners and other social entertainments she Is the social dictator, whether from the head of the dining table in the White House or from a cosey corner of her boudoir. She is really not i'll now.