The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-07
In The SOCIAL WORLD
Mrs. Taft Occupies Box at
Boston Symphony Concert.
MRS. LETTER ALSO a HOSTESS
Mr.. and Mrs. George Whitfield
Brown Entertain Dinner Company
of Twenty in Honor OF Miss Taft.
Mrs. Charles Emory smith Is at
the New willard Hotel.

OF twenty IN honor OF Miss Taft.
Mrs. Charles Emory smith L. at
the New willard Hotel.
Mrs. Taft occupied box yesterday at
the concert of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra She had with her the Attor-
ney General and Mrs. Wickersham, Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon Cumming, and Mrs.
McClintoek. Mrs. Letter occupied the OPP
posite box and had. with her Mime. Jus
serand. wife OF the French Ambassador:
Mrs. Roland Cotton Smith, wife of the
rector OF st. Johns Church: Mrs. Joseph
Letter and her sister, Miss Dorothy Will
Jams.
Mr.. and Mrs George Whitfield Brown
entertained a dinner company of twenty
yesterday evening in honor of Miss Helen
Taft, in the Brown home in Connecticut
avenue. The house was very effectively
decorated in a color scheme of yellow,
with yellow flowers upon the table, and
candle shades OF yellow.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. w. H H. South
erland entertained dinner company last
evening for their daughters, the Misses
Switzerland, in honor OF their house
guest, Miss Eva McAdoo, daughter OF
former Police Commissioner McAdoo, OF
New York, who came yesterday to spend
the remainder Of the week with them.
Miss Alice Boyd. daughter of DIT. ]. C.
Boyd. u. S. N. entertained at dinner
last evening, followed by dancing. In
honor of Miss Elizabeth Collins, the
debutante daughter OF DIR. Charles Col
Inns. The other guests were DR.. and Mrs.
William Huntington. who ehaperoned the
party; Miss Amy Sheridan, Miss Dorothy
Gatewood, Miss Natalie Magruder, Miss
Doris Haywood, Miss Louise HELEN, Miss
Amy Richardson, Mr.. Sinkler Manning,
Mr.. Carlo. DIT. Sewers, DR. Garrett, Mr..
Philip Scantling. Mr. Dunbar Dodson,
Mr.. John Myers, Mr.. Hinson, and Mr.
John Knapp. The company danced after
ward in the beautiful ballroom OF the
Boyds.
Mrs Charles Emory Smith. widow OF
the former Postmaster General, accom-
panied by her niece. Miss Sullivan. of
Philadelphia. are spending the week az
the New Willard. They had dining with
them last night Postmaster General
Hitchcock and Mrs. Depew wife OF the
Senator from New York They will be
among the special guests at the unVeil-
ing Of the Won Steuben statue in La
fayette Square this afternoon.
Mrs. E. NJ Brighting. OF Marquette.
Mich. is at the New Willard for a few
days and has as her guests Col. and
Mrs. James Kenna, Of London. She viii
return to New York on Thursday for the
remainder of the winter.
Mr.. Samuel Todd Davis, IT., Of Bridge
port, Conn. who is here for the wedding
of his sister, Miss Winifred Davis and
Lieut.. Richard c. Moore this afternoon.
entertained ala supper party at the New
Willard IN the palm room last evening.
The table was handsomely decorated
with Richmond roses, and the guests
were Mrs. lie Droit Barbour, Mr. and
Mrs Crawford. Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson.
DR. and Mrs. ]. c. Simpson. Mr.. and
Mrs Hill. Mr. and Mrs. w A. Mearns,
Mr.. and Mrs. Read, and Mr.. and Mrs
Teel
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin II. Sanders. of Chi
cago. and their daughter. Miss Alva
Sanders, a de5utante Of this season. who
are at the New Willard for the winter,
entertained a small dinner party last
night in the palm room OF the New VII
lard.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Goodloe Edgar, OF De
troit, the latter formerly Miss Mary Nc
Comas, daughter of the late Judge Nc
Comas. have recently made a visit TO
New ORLEANS. They returned 10 Detroit
in time TO celebrate the tenth ami
versary Of their marriage. which was
one of the social events Of that season
in Washington They entertained COM
pany at dinner for their celebration, and
afterward TOOK their guests TO the AS
sembly Ball, the first of the smart large
gatherings this season in Detroit
Capt. Graham Johnson, military aid at
the White House, entertained company
at breakfast yesterday at the Chevy
Chase Club, In honor of the house guests
of Miss Marguerite Barbour. the D1Isses
Adele and Irene DAILY, Miss Gladys Perrin.
and Miss Rose Wood, all of Baltimore,
who came over last Friday.
Mr.. George Ehret, Of New York, enter
tanned small after-theater supper party
at the New Willard last night. Among
the guests we're the Baroness Won Zedlitz
and Mr.. and Mrs Burghardt.
Mr. and Mrs Griffith. the former the
United States consul general to London.
left Washington yesterday after a visit
with Mr. and Mrs. George T. Porter.
The captain and officers OF the May
flower. the Presidential yacht. have is
sued invitations for dinner. to be given
on board the yacht in honor of Miss
Helen Taft on December 18th.
Miss Katharine Daingerfield. daughter
of the later Henry Daingerfeld. will be
married at noon to-day 10 Mr.. Carroll
Wilson Rasin, son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. l. Freeman Rasin. of Baltimore.
The ceremony will be performed at noon
in Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown.
Rev Father Conway. of ST. Ignauus
Church. in Baltimore, a close friend of
both the bride and the bridegroom, Of
ficiating, in the presence of only the i'm
mediate families. The bridegroom will
have Mr. Raleigh Thomas. of Baltimore,
for his best man, and there will be no
breakfast or reception following The
bride and bridegroom viii leave imme-