Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-21
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
SOUTHERN RELIEF BALL AT
NEW WILLARD TONIGHT.
Dinners and Receptions at Cabinet
Homes-Wedding Cards.
Notes.

! President Taft will attend the Southern
Relief ball tonight at the New Willard.
| This event is foremost in tonight'S social
calendar and is the annual appeal of this
charitable organization for funds to carry
on its work among needy southerners in
| this city. Preparations to make the ball
brilliant success have been in progress
for several months. and represent the
| perfection of detail which follows en-
| thusiastic and tireless work on the part
of each person and committee to whom il
was intrusted.
! Mrs William r. Dennis. president of
the Southern Relief Society, and whose
! personal popularity is 50 marked. will re-
ceivc tho guests. and will he assisted by
Mrs. Dickinson. wife Of the Secretary OF
| War. and Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott. presi-
dent general of the Daughters of tie
! American Revolution. President Taft
will occupy a box during his stay. Mr.
and Mrs. Dennis have taken two boxes
and will have among their guests Secre-
! tary and Mrs. Dickinson. Senator and
Mrs. Bourne. Nine Adee Of London.
y. Ryker of Harrodsburg, Ky. and Mrs.
w P. Lincoln of Louisville. Ky.
| Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Green of Seattle.
Wash. will have as guests in their box
| Justice and Mrs. Howry, Miss Mary +.
/ Davidson of Florida and Mrs James
| Shallenberger of Seattle.
Mrs. Matthew r. Scott in her box will
have Gov. and Mrs. Harmon of Ohio.
Mrs Stanley Matthews, Miss Mabel
Boardman, Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Fos-
ter and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Welcome
of London.
Miss Temple of Nashville. Tenn. an
! other box holder. will have Mrs. and
,1sry,o
and DR.. and Mrs. Walter Wells. Her
party is III Miss Coles honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac I. Mann will also
entertain box party.
Mr.. and Mrs Hollis Rinehart in their
box will have group of Virginia
friends.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Dick
inson were dinner hosts last night for the
President, who was accompa MED to the
home of the Secretary of War by his
sster-in-law, Mrs. Charles Anderson of
Cincinnati. Killarney roses adorned the
ia bic and the rest ~ The guests at table
included Mr.. Justice I'a' - and Mrs.
Harlan Mr. Justice I.!tnn and Mrs.
LurtOn, the American minister to China
and Mrs. ca houn. Gen. J. Franklin Bell.
the assistant secretary of war and Mrs
Robert Shaw Oliver. Gen. and Mrs. John
w Foster. the solicitor general and Mrs.
! Bowers. Senator and Mrs. Taylor, Mrs.
! Letter and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henry
Butler.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer gave a brilliant reception last
night. when the company, made up of
| officers of the Navy and Marine Corps
and their families and other friends in Of
fetal and residential circles. enjoyed their
hospitality. A dinner party preceded. at
which were present the Austro-Hu nga rian
| amba ssador and Baroness I1enSelmuller,
the Secretary of the Interior and Mrs
Ballinger, Senator and Mrs. Burrows,
Representative and Mrs. Butler. Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs Potter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry White. Mr.. and Mrs. John Nell
benny. Capt and Mrs. Potts. Capt. and
Mrs Ward and Capt. staunton
The military alta che of the British en-
bassy and Mrs. James gave dinner last
night, when their guests were Justice
McKenna and Mrs McKenna. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Herbert Parsons. Gen. and
Mrs. Sharpe. the counselor of the British
embassy, Mr.. Mitchell Innes: Viscountess
Benoist day. wife of the naval attache
of the French embassy: Miss Martha
Philips, the Hon. Rachel Kay-Shuttle-
worth and Mr.. Andrew Peters.
Gov Magoon entertained large dinner
pa rty last night at the Alibi Club in COM
piment to the military attache of the
American embassy in London and Mrs.
Sydney a. Cloman.
Mrs. Emory W. Reisinger is entertain-
ing at a tea this afternoon for her young
relative, Miss Stella Carusi debutante
of the present season. Mrs. Theodore
W. Moves. Mrs Walter Mclean, Mrs.
Thomas G. Moves. Miss Elsie Mclean.
Miss Katherine Weeks, Miss Ruth Moves,
Miss Myra Moves Hall and Miss Ruth
Bliss are assisting the hostess.
Mrs. Samuel a. Kimberly is among
this afternoons tea hostesses. with Mrs.
Cunningham, wife of Lieut.. James Hutch
ins Cunningham Of Fort Washington,
Nd. and a bride of last autumn, as the
guest of honor Mrs. Cunningham was
Miss Anne Clifford, daughter of Maj. Gift
ford. L. S. A., retired
Assisting will he Mrs. keefe. Mrs. No.
BILE Colt. the Misses Abbott. Miss Flor
ence Stewart. Miss Bessie Moves -.,iss
Bertha Cunningha ham and Miss katherine
Brooks.
Mrs. Alexandra *. Anderson is enter
tanning today at small tea for Nine.
Mejia. wife of the minister of Salvador.
Mrs. Anderson lived for some years in
Central America, while her husband was
British vice consul at Guatemala.
Assisting will be Mrs. Wallace Rad
cliffe. Nine, de Meissner Mrs. J. r. Ma
gruder. Miss Mejia. Miss PauIita Meiia.
Miss Radford and Miss Juanita Ander-
son.
Miss Ruth Moves was hostess at
luncheon today for her cousin, Miss Myra
Moves Hall of San Francisco, who is to
be Mrs. Noyes' house guest for the sea-
SON
Senator and Mrs Reed Shoots house
warming reception at their fine new resi-
dence, 2521 Connecticut avenue yester-
day was attended by large gathering
of their senatorial and other acquaint-
ances.
The hostess, who wore very smart
gown of white satin crepe. was assisted
by Mrs. Needham OF California; Miss
Madden. Mrs. Joseph Howell of Utah,
Miss Howell. Miss Morgan. Miss Curtis
and Miss Nibley of Salt Lake City.
house guest. The Misses Smoot. daughters
Of the host and hostess. We're also present
to assist in the hospitality of their home
Mrs Carter, wife of Senator Carter
made her reception yesterday a real Mon
tana gathering. having the governor of
that state, it's attorney general, Judge
Galen. brother of Mrs. Carter: Mrs Toole
wife of a former governor. and Mrs.
Pray. wife of Representative Pray to
assist the senator and herself in dis