The Washington herald., 1910-02-01

/ and Nine. Jusserand Entertain.
Mrs. Taft, accompanied by Miss Maury
and Mrs. Rae, widow of Rear Admiral
Rae, occupied the Presidents box at the
/ Columbia yesterday afternoon at the con-
cert Of Nine Liza Lehman and her COM
pany. Others in the audience were Miss
| Hammond, sister of Mr. John Hays Ham
mOnd, and a party OF guests; Mrs
| Depew, wife of Senator Depew. Mrs.
Letter. Mrs Hit, Miss Meyer, the Misses
Lee, Mrs. Livingston Hunt. Mrs. William
Barrett Ridgley Mrs. Preston Gibson,
Mrs. A. c. Barney, and Mr. and Mrs.
/ Herbert Wadsworth.
Miss Taft, her cousins. the Misses An
derson, and her schoolgirl friends. Miss
Phyllis Rice and Miss Isabel Winson. all
guests at the white House. took tea on
the Mayfiower yesterday afternoon. chap
eroned by Mrs. Anderson They drove
down to the navy yard in the late after
noon. while Mrs. Taft was at the concert
]
serand entertained a dinner company last
evening, including the British Ambas-
sador and Mrs. James Bryce, the Japa-
nese Ambassador and Baroness Uchida.
the Attorney General and Mrs Wicker
sham, Senator and Mrs. Newlands Sen
ator and Mrs. Flint Senator and Mrs
Burrows, the Assistant Secretary of
state and Mrs. Huntington Wilson, the
Minister 10 China and Mrs ". J. Cal
houn, who are house guests OF the Sec
rotary OF War and Mrs. Dickinson: the
Minister to Persia and Mrs. Charles Rus
SELL Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown Scott
Nine. Matsui, wife Of the counselor OF
the japanese Embassy, and Mr.. de la
Rocca, OF the French Embassy stan.
President Taft and Mrs Taft, accom-
panied by Miss Helen Taft's schoolgirl
friends and Lieut. Palmer. occupied box
at the National Theater last night
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
were the guests at dinner last night OF
Mrs. Ludlow. wife Of Rear Admiral
Nichols Ludlow. who had sixteen other
/ guests 70 meet them. Among them were
NJ. Justice and Mrs. Holmes and Sena-
tor and Mrs. Elkins.
The Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer we're dinner hosts last evening n
their Scott circle home. Their guests
were the Naval Attache OF the Russian
Embassy and Nine Vasselef. Prince
Koudachen, the naval attsche Of the
Die ~,
val sttache OF the German Embassy,
Commander Retzmann; the naval attache
Of the Italian Embassy, Lieut.. Camperio.
Surgeon and Mrs Stokes. L. s N, Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Wallace. Mr.. and Mrs.
II Horace Wylie, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence VII
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul PearsaH, Miss
H Terry, Miss Hopkins. and Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel rockingham, brother-in-law and
sister OF Secretary Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs
Oliver Ames. and Miss Haughton. all OF
whom are house guests Of Secretary and
Mrs. Meyer.
Mr.. and Mrs James Marion Johnston
entertained a dinner company last even
ing Their guests went 10 the Newbsrry
dance later.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
Clover who were to have had the Mon
day evening dance" last night. in their
turn, postponed Il until Easter. owing
to the dance Of Miss Newberry at Rau-
scher's, 10 which nearly all Of the same
dancers we're asked. The CIovers will
have their dance at Easter instead.
Miss Carol Newberry, daughter Of the
former Secretary Of the Navy, enter
tanned at a small dance last evening for
/ young people. her guests including the
young guests at the White House Miss
Helen Taft, Mrs. Tafts nieces, the Misses
Anderson. and Miss Taft's guests Miss
Rice and Miss Winson, and Miss Ethel
Roosevelt
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. president gem
eral Of the D. A r. entertained at tea
| yesterday afternoon. Those who assisted
her were Mrs. l. B. Swormstedt, Mrs
William d. Hoover, Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey Mrs. John Paul Earnest Mrs
Amos G. Draper, Mrs. Henry v Boyn-
ton. Mrs. Robert L. Hodgkins. Mrs
Charles ". Brown, Mrs. Ellis Logan,
Mrs Woodbury. Pulsifer. Mrs Bertha n
Robbins. Mrs William V Cox, Mrs. sam
uel y. Berker, Mrs. Julian c. DoweH.
Mrs Wallace Hanger, and Miss Eliza
| beth North.
Mrs. "Stonewall' Jackson, who is visit
ing in Washington. was to have been
among those assisting but owing to
heavy cold she has Cancelled engagements
for few days. Mrs Scott wore a gown
OF cream white satin and carried a bunch
of American Beauty roses sent her by
the Continental Danes Chapter of the
| y. A. r.
The reception was held in the ballroom
Of the Arlington Hotel which was dec
Grated in American flags. A portion of
the Marine Band played during the after
noon. As Senator and Mrs. Overman
came in the band played Dixie" and at
intervals played State songs.
Owing TO sickness in the family, Mrs.
Melville Church will he unable to return
any calls this season.
Mrs Fowler. OF New Jersey. will re-
celve at the New Willard to-day