The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-30
SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON
BY CONSTANCE CARRUrHERs

Washington. october 9.-(Special.)- While the Tafts have not as yet done anything in a social way this season, the presence of the Presidents family at the White House is taken to mean that the season of 1910 is with us
 The mere fact that the flag is float Ing over the White House, signifying the presence of the chief executive, and that one is apt to meet the first lady of the land and her daughter almost at any moment Of the day in the ordinary rounds of shopping or visiting, gives an incen- tive for being in town, and lends lit tie spice to those who are less in the limelght
 Miss Letterman secretary to Mrs Taft, and who will have charge of Mrs. Taft s engagement book this season, has re- turned from her summer visit abroad, and has been at work a little while each day at the White House on the prelim- mary work of the social season.
 Mrs Taft has been having a visit from her two sisters, Mrs. More, on her way home from her summer place at Bidde- ford Pool Me-. and her only unmarried sister, Miss Heron, who spends most Of her time caring for their aged father, Judge Heron. Miss Heron has not made visits to the White House, like her other eiStCios GO Si4O AAeNS AitSir SeN~~3 ing upon her.
 Really the first social function of inn pCrtance was the dinner given by the French ambassador and Madame Jusser- and in honor of the new Italian ambas- sador, Marchese Cusapi Confaloniere.
 The other guests were the Attorney General and Mrs. Wickersham, the min ister of Spain, MT. Riano; the charge d'afares of Austria-Hungary and Mad anne von Lowenthal-Linau; the charge daffaires of Mexico, Senor Ricoy the naval attache of the Italian embassy, Lieutenant Camperio; Mir. and Mrs. Per cival Dodge, Mrs. John B. Henderson, Miss Eleanor Terry and the first secre- tary of the French embassy and Madame Peretti de la Rocca.
 In cabinet circles the Attorney Gen eral and Mrs. Wickersham started the social ball rolling with 9 dinner last night in honor of MT. Justice and Mrs Hughes. There were present only the associate justices and Mrs. Justice Brown
 The dinner was the usual courtesy or the part of the Attorney General to 8 new member of the supreme bench.
 From now on until Congress convenes and after there will be lively goings or to satisfy the most exacting demands.
 A recent notable event was at the home Of the late Gen. and Mrs EdWaru f1tz gerald Beale, parents of Mrs. John. R Mclean. The hosts there now are TruX tun Beale and his beautiful young wife who was Miss Marie Oge of California It has descended into Mr. Beale's pos session, but since his divorce from hi first wife, who was Miss Harriet Blaine he has not occupied 1t or allowed an! one else to. He was former United States minister to Persia and to Greece but has lived for some years in Califor nla and travelled much abroad
 He is Mrs. McLeans only brother, ant she Is delighted to have him here and he girlhood home open again. It is flle' with historic mementoes and memories The house was built in 1879 by Commo dore Barron Decatur Decatur lived ther until his death, resulting from the famou duel with Commodore Barron. Mrs. Deca tur removed to Kalorama, in Georgetown three years afterward, and rented he Jackson place home to the Russian gov ernment for their minister. It has sine been occupied by Henry Clay when h was Secretary of State; Sir Charle Vaughan, British minister; Baron Hyd de Nouville, French minister then b. the government, and used as offices when 1t was purchased by General BealC who was a grandson of Commodore Trux