The Washington herald., 1910-02-15


Chicago, guests at the White House: Mrs. |
Anderson. sister of Mrs. Taft. who is
Mrs. Nicholas Anderson's guest. and Mrs. !
A. G. McClintock, occupied a box at the |
the National yesterday afternoon to see
the dances of Ruth ST. Denis and her
Hindoo company
Mrs Francis Gurney Fine. cf Bryn |
Mawr. Pa. announces the engagement of |
her daughter. Miss Elizabeth Marie Black. !
to Lieut. Earl James Atkinson, Corps of |
Engineers, L. s. A.. now stationed at
Washington Barracks.
The Secretary OF War and Mrs. Dickin- |
son. the Secretary of the Interior and /
Mrs Ballinger. Gen. and Mrs. Clarence |
Edwards and their house guest, Mrs. /
Bourke Cochran, Of New York. were /
among the dinner guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. /
Hugh Wallace at Rauscher's last night /
The Attorney General Mr.. Wickersham, /
entertained at dinner last evening the Of |
ficlals of his department The guests !
were Solicitor General Bowers, Assistant |
Attorney General Wade Ellis, Assistant |
Attorney General John G. Thompson. |
Mr.. James A. Fowler, Mr.. William Wal |
lace Brown, Mr.. John Q. Thompson. Mr.. /
William r. Harr. Mr.. Russell T. Good /
win. Mr. Oscar Lawler Mr.. Maurice D. |
O'COnnell, who is Solicitor of the Treas |
ury; Mr.. Fletcher Maddox. solicitor OF 1
internal revenue: Mr. Charles Earle. So /
licitor of the Department OF Commerce /
and Labor; Mr.. Ernest ". Knaebel, chief /
of division of public lands; Mr. James |
Finch. pardon attorney; Mr.. Reeds T. |
Strickland. attorney in charge Of titles: |
Mr.. Robert u. La Dow, superintendent Of 4
PRISONS Mr. Stanley ". Finch. chief ex- |
aminer; Mr.. Orin J. Field, chief clerk; /
Mr.. Frank Cole private secretary to the /
Attorney General; Mr.. Robert A. How /
ard and Mr.. W T. Denison, OF New /
York.
Miss Cannon. daughter OF the Speaker |
of the House Of Representatives. enter |
tained az luncheon yesterday in her Yer
mont avenue home.
The Chinese Minister and Nine. Chang, /
and their son and daughter-in-law. Mr.. /
and Mrs WI Chang, were entertained at /
dinner last evening by former Senator
and Mrs. John r. Henderson, who had /
an interesting company to meet them.
The naval attache OF the japanese En-
hassy, Commander Tokutaro Hiraga, I. |
J. n. entertained at dinner last evening
at the Arlington Hotel His guests were
Baron PreUschen. naval attache OF the i
Hungarian Embassy; Viscount /
d. 'Azy. naval attache Of the French En-.
bassy; Lieut. Col James. naval attache /
OF the British Embassy: Commander Vas-
selief, naval attache OF the Russian En- I
bassy; Commander Retzmann, naval at
tache Of the German Embassy; Mai. Won
Livonius, military attache of the German /
Embassy; Mai Davila. military attaChe
of the Mexican Embassy; Lieut.. Col
Urcullu, military attache Of the Spanish /
Legation. and Capt Veeder. Capt. Ca
pertOn, Capt Potts, Capt Afulllgan, and |
Commander March, all of the United
States navy; Mr.. Frederick E. Chaplin,
Mr.. F. c. Hopkins, Mr.. Matsui and Mr..
Seiichi Takahashi. the counselor and
third secretary, respectively, of the jar
anese Embassy.
Mrs Thomas Bourne entertained at a
beautiful tea yesterday afternoon I'm her
home in Hnlyer place. II was a sort
Of annual tea which this hostess gives
10 commemorate St Valentines Day and .
her own birthday. The house was a
mass of blossoms. testimonials OF friends.
The hostess was assisted by her mother,
Mrs. Young; Mrs. Oliver Pagan. Mrs. F. \
G. Johnson. Miss Colhoun. Miss Helen Col
houn. Miss Laura Pagan, and the young
son of the hostess. Randolph Bourne.
Mrs. Johnson and Miss Colhoun presided
over the pink decorated table, the center
piece being Of La France roses. and the /
ices. cakes, and bonbons being in the
form of hearts and valentines. The dec
orations Of the drawing-room were all /
in red. with valentine favors. The host
ess wore beautiful gown of pale yell
low crepe meteor. with pearls and topaz:
Mrs. Young wore black lace over black
satin; Mrs. Pagan was in pink satin. with
point lace; Mrs. Johnson wore an ex-
Quisite gown of lace over white chiffon
and silk; Miss Colhoun wore pale blue
messaline. embroidered with blue and |
gold, with sleeves and trimmings of |
crystal dotted tulle. and a yoke and deep
cuffs of point lace; Miss Helen -Colhoun /
was very handsome in white satin. en-
broidered In pearls. with deep fringe. |
and Miss Laura Pagan wore French
mOusseline over pink
DR.. and Mrs. Harry Myers. Of Norfolk.
are spending a few days with MIR. and
Mrs. I. H. Saunders
Miss Mollie V. Bolts, of Ingleside Ter
race, left yesterday for New York City.
Mrs. John NJ Moore wife Of Repre-
sentative Moore, of Texas. will receive
informally this afternoon from to
o'clock at the Shoreham.
Mrs. KnowIand wife of Representative
Knowland, of California, will receive
to-day at the Highlands.
Miss Edith Jennings was guest OF honor
at an informal luncheon YESTERDAY given
by Mrs Walter Mclean, wife Of Capt.
Mclean, L. S. "
Mrs. George Melville Boiling was at
home yesterday afternoon. which is the
last of her Monday afternoon series.
Miss Mabel Parrot, of California. assist
ed in receiving the guests. Presiding at
the tea table aiEo were Miss Vera Down
ing Mrs. Willis Moore. and Mrs. Ernest
Squire. The house was beautifully dec
Grated with palms, ferns, and spring
flowers. the table being adorned with a
centerpiece Of jonQuils
Miss Edith Temple Gracie daughter OF
Col. and Mrs. Archibald Oracle. gave a
ST. Valentine luncheon yesterday in honor
Of her guest Mise Katharine rona,-a,. -