New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02


Mixs Never and Miss Alice Meyer. Miss
Helen Taft and Robert Taft, with the mem
bers of their house party. were among the
guests
Miss Flora Wilson. daughter of the Sec
retary OF Agriculture. left Washington to-
night for New York, TO arrange for resurn-
ing her concert tour for the rest Of the sea-
SON.
Brilliant scenes were enacted az the bnTnea
Of the yiee-Presiaent Ms Sherman
and at the houses of the Cabinet members
where receptions were held from until 5
O'clock The particular guests OF the Vice
President and Mrs. Sherman were from the
Senate and House although diplomats Md
army officers and official society generally
paid their respects. Mrs. Sherman had TO
assist her Mrs. Mclean and the Misses
Mclean, wife and sisters Of Rear Admiral
Mclean: Mrs. d. F. alexander, Mrs Henry
Sherman Boutell, Miss Boutell Mrs John
". Weeks. Miss Weeks. Mrs Edison Brad
ley, Mrs s C. Neale. Miss Sheriff.. Mrs
SchIeuter. Mrs. Sinclair Mrs n Z Deven-
dcrf and Miss Devendorf-
For the first time in many years on New
Years Day the home Of the Secretary OF
State was closed. the family being in deep
mourning for the death OF Mrs knox's
i
uted their calls generously among the Cab
met homes and added much 20 the Drill
lianey Of the receptions
The Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs
Alacveash were assisted BY their house
guests Mrs Writ Dexter. CT Boston, and
Miss Elizabeth Hopkins. of Baltimore. ana
had as additional assistants Mrs Charles
d Norton, Mrs c. D. Hilles. Mrs. Norman
Williams, Mrs Wesley Merritt. Miss Eliza
beth R Scidnlore and Miss GeoTgisua Hop
kins. Of Boston
Mrs Dickinson, who opened her home
for the afternoon notwithstanding the alb
sence OF the Secretary of War in Porto
Rico. had one of the largest and most brill
liant receptions OF the afternoon. as so
many OF her visitors were officers OF the
army and were in full dress uniform. Mrs.
Dickinson had an attractive bevy Of young
women with her They were the daughter
OF the Assistant Secretary of War and
Mrs Oliver and the daughters of the staff
officers. including Miss Ruth Bliss. Miss
Maitland Marshall, Miss sally Darlington,
Miss Carolyn Murray. Miss Aleshire. Miss
Garrard Miss Dorothy Williams and Hiss
Langftt- Mrs. Dickinson was also assisted
by Mrs. John W. Foster. Mrs. Joseph c. s
Blackburn, Mrs. w II II Green, of Sc
attic, and Mrs. Gordon Paine. of Baltimore.
Lieutenants Grant and Hammond made the
presentations.
The home of the Attorney General and
Mrs. Wickersham wore more quiet aspect.
all their early callers were members OF
the Supreme Court and the justices and
associate justices Of the various courts of
the district. They. however. welcomed a
large number OF diplomats and others from
official society. Assisting Mrs Wicker
sham in receiving were Mrs. l. ". Bowers
and Mrs. Martha Bowers. Mrs. Wade Ellis.
Miss Harlan, Mrs. Franklin r. Lane and
Mrs. James Harlan
Another Cabinet home brilliant with uni
formed callers was that OF the Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer. where all
the naval men in and about Washington
and most of the diplomats paid their re-
spects Assisting Mrs Never and Miss
Meyer were Mrs Beekrlsn Winthrop, Mrs
Eugene H c. Leutze. Mrs. Richard VAIN
wright, Mrs. ". P. Potter. Mrs. r. F.
Nicholson, Mrs ". E Mason, Mrs R. c.
Hollyday Mrs. Fl. 1. Cone. Mrs. Ward.
Mrs. T. NJ Potts and Mrs. Philip Andrews.
Lieutenant E T. Constein. Lieutenant
Long and Lieutenant Richard Wainwright,
all in full dress uniform. made the presen-
tations.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Bdllinger received a sufficient number of
guests comfortably 20 ill the large bali
room at the Shoreham. where Christmas
decorations lent a cheerful air Assisting
Mrs. BaHinger were Mrs. Samuel H Piles.
Mrs. Hugh Wallace, Mrs. Wilson, wife Of
the former Senator from Washington Mrs.
William E Humphrey. Mrs. Frank Pierce,
Mrs. Jessie Wilson. Mrs Oscar LAWYER, Mrs.
NJ. B. Berrvhin. Mrs Edward Keys and
Mrs. Francis E. Lsupp.
Neither the Secretary OF Agriculture nor
the Postmaster General sept open house.
but spent their time in calling on the other
Cabinet members.
The Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. NageI. assisted by their dsugh-
ter, Miss Hildegarde Nagel, received large
number of visitors They were assisted by
Mrs. Henry G. Sharpe. Miss Jane Riggs.
Mrs. Edward Carpenter. Mrs. A. Garrison
McClintock, Mrs. Charles Henry Butler.
Mrs. A. Gordon Cumming. Mrs. T. T. Taft.
Mrs. Corcoran Thorn. Mrs Charles Multi
ken. Miss Shirley Putnam and Miss Sophy
Johnston.