Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT WILL BEGIN MUSI-
CAL EVENINGS THIS WEEK.
The President Was Dinner Guest Of
Postmaster General-Students'
Ball Tonight-Notes. =.


Mrs. Taft has sent out invitations for
musical Friday, February II. at 10 pm.
President Taft was the guest of Post
master General Hitchcock last night at a
dinner given at Rauscher's, where large
company sat about round table laid In
the large ballroom. The table was beau
tifully decorated with pink roses and
ferns. An orchestra played during the
To meet the President who was accom-
panied l.y his sister-n-law Mrs. Charles
Anderson. there Were present GOV. and
Mrs. joan +. Hill of Maine Mr. and Mrs
Charles L. BROKER of Connecticut. DIR.
and Mrs Albert Shaw Of New York, Mr..
and Mrs James J. Storrow OF Boston,
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Perkins of New
| York, Mr.. and Mrs. James f. Sheffield of
New York Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r.. Beck
man of Newport r. l.: Mrs. Robert Pat
terson of Chicago. Mr.. Daniel Catlin and
Miss Catlin of ST. Louis. Miss Mabel
Boardman. Miss Marion Oliver. Miss Nina
Hopkins, Miss Phillips, Mr.. T.. +. Stotes-
bury Of Philadelphia, Mr.. Frederick Car
penter Mr.. Frederick Hale of Portland.
! Me-. and Mr. John Philip Hill of Balti-
more.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
| were hosts at dinner last night. when
they entertained the Secretary of the
| Treasury and Mrs. A1acVeagh, the Sec
rotary of War and Mrs. Dickinson, the
! Attorney General and Mrs. Wickersham.
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Mey
er, the Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Ballinger, the Secretary OF Agri-
| culture. Senator Bacon, Senator Warren,
| Senator and Mrs. Elkins. Senator and
Mrs. Scott, Senator and Mrs. Briggs,
Representative and Mrs. Weeks, Mrs.
| Letter. Mrs. Nicol Ludlow and Mrs.
Norman Williams.
The French ambassador and Nine. JUS
serand gave a dinner last evening, when
their guests were the Italian ambassador
and Baroness Mayor des Planches, the
| minister of Portugal, yiscount date: the
| minister of Denmark and Countess Mott
Ike, the counselor of the Austro-Hun-
gartan embassy, Baron AmbroZy; the
| first secretary of the Swedish legation.
Mr.. Ekengren; the second assistant secre-
tary of state. Mr.. Adee; the United States
minister to Switzerland. Mr.. l.. s. Sven
son; Rear Admiral and Mrs. Brownson,
Miss Kean. Miss Patten, Miss Josephine
Patten, Baroness Preuschen, wife Of the
naval attache of the Austro-Hungarian
embassy; the military attache Of the
Russian embassy. Col. Baron de Bode.
| naval attache Of the Italian embassy.
Lieut.. Camperio: Mr.. Robert Centaro of
the Italian embassy. Mr.. Antoine de
Geoffroy and the naval a1tache of the
embassy and Viscountess day.
Senator and Mrs. Depew had as dinner
guests last night Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Brewer. Senator and Mrs. McCumber.
Senator and Mrs. Burnham, Senator and
Mrs. Carter. Senator and Mrs Sutherland.
Senator Burton, Senator and Mrs. Gug-
genheim, Gov. and Mrs. Woodruff, Gov.
and Mrs. Toole. Representative and Mrs.
James Breck Perkins. Representative and
Mrs. Calder, Representative George r.
Nalby, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Glover and
Mrs. Ridgely,.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Never gave the second of their evening
receptions last night. The reception was
preceded by dinner in honor OF Miss
Ethel Roosevelt. Dancing was the fea-
ture of the latter part OF the evening.
The students ball tonight at the New
Willard for the benefit of the George
Washington University Hospital promises
to be one Of the most brilliant Of the
interesting series of charity balls which
has marked the winter
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Mrs. Theodore
w Noyes. Mrs. William c. Borden, Mrs.
Charles w. Needham and Mrs. Edward
Stevens will receive for the committee.
and Mr.. II. c.. Davis will make the in
Productions.
Mrs. Matthew L. Scott, who has taken
a box. will entertain these: Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. Lurton. Mrs. Cole Of Tennessee.
Miss Temple of Tennessee, Mrs. Theo-
dcre Bates. vice president general, ID. A.
r.. for Massachusetts. and Mrs. Jamison,
state regent, D. A. r., of Virginia. and
Mrs. Samuel Allen. regent of the Pitts
burg Chapter, D. A. r.
The president of George Washington
University and Mrs Charles W. Need
ham. Lieut.. Col and Mrs. w. G. Borden.
Prof. w. r.. Vance, dean of the law
!, school. and Mrs. Vance are giving din
| ners for young guests tonight and will
| take them to the ball.
DIR. William f. NJ Sewers Is chairman
of the floor committee, on which a large
number of well known citizens are serv-
irg, and Mr. Frank Ford Is chairman Of
the students committee.
The assistant secretary of state and
Mrs. Huntington Wilson have returned
from few days visit to New York.
Mrs. Glazebrook will be at home to-
morrow for the last time this season.
Commander and Mrs William Manning
| Irwin entertained at dinner last night for
| Miss Leslie Lindsay of Boston. who ar
rived few days ago on visit to Miss
| Irwin. In the party were Miss Aleshire.
Miss Caroline Murray, Miss Vera Down
| ing, Miss Mary Davidson, Miss Elizabeth
Howry. Miss Katherine Britton. Miss
Stewart, Miss Marguerite Barbour. Miss
Baxter. Miss Ruth Pilling. Miss Finley.
! Commander Mclean Commander White.
Lieut. Dowell. Lieut.. Bristol. Paymaster
AIDE, Capt. Johnston, DR.. Davis, Lieut..
Pratt, Lieut. Sultan, Lieut.. Goethals,
Lieut. Edgerton, Lieut.. Alexander and
Lieut.. Hale.
Dr. and Mrs. ]. II. Gore entertained at
| dinner last evening in honor OF Senator
and Mrs. Gore. when they had as addi-
tional guests the Siamese minister, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward II. Lotus, Mr.. and
Mrs. John JOY Edison, Mr.. and Mrs: Gil
bert II. Grosvenor and Mr.. George r.
Putnam.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond.
whose honor guests were the American
minister to China and Mrs. Calhoun. MF.
and Mrs. Henry kirke Porter and Gen.
John c. Black and his daughter. Mrs.
Vrooman, were others who had conf
panies dining with them last night.
The Chinese minister and Nine. Chang
received yesterday at their legation, on
Connecticut avenue. their son. WI Chang,
making the introductionS to his parents
and his bride, Nine. WI Chang. her SIS
| ters-in-law, Miss Chang and Miss Alice
| Chang, and her own sisters. Miss May
Tang and Miss Emily Tang, being present