Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MR.. AND MRS. TAFT WITNESS
DRILL AND HAVE TEA.
Dinner Parties for Official and Resi-
dent Guests-Gould Wed
ding-Notes.

President and Mrs. Taft, accompanied
by Mrs. Thomas Laughlin. Mrs. L. Is. Nc
Gags and Capt Archibald Butt, witnessed
the cavalry drill yesterday at Fort Myer
and afterward went to the home of Gen.
and Mrs. J. Franklin Bell, where a tea
was held also part of the afternoon,
the proceeds of which were given to the
Army Relief Society The drill afforded
a most delightful entertainment and was
largely attended, SO that the financial sue
cess of the event was as great as its So
cial Importance.
Mrs. Sternberg, who is president of the
Relief Society. received the guests as they
entered the Bell home and was assisted
by Mrs. Dickinson and Mrs Oliver. Mrs.
Borden, wife of DIR. Borden, who took a
large part in the preliminary arrange
ments for the event: Mrs. Garrard. Mrs.
Langf1tt, Mrs. Treat, Mrs. Swift and the
Misses Murray. Humphrey, MacMurray,
Anderson, Abbott. Powell. Merriam and
others assisted in the dining room. Gen.
Bell and his mother were in the second
parlor and the former escorted Mrs. Taft
to the tea table in the dining room,
where both she and the President had tea
for the good of the cause.
Senator and Mrs. Briggs gave a dinner
last night in honor of the Vice President
and Mrs Sherman.
Mrs L. z. Letter entertained last night
at dinner in honor Of the Attorney Gen.
eral and Mrs. Wickersham, and had as
other guests the Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. MacVeagh, the Postmaster
Mrs. Meyer. the Secretary Of the Interior
and Mrs. Ballinger. Chief Justice Fuller.
Justice and Mrs. Lurton. Senator Warren,
Senator Wetmore, Mrs. Thomas K. Laugh
lin of Pittsburg. Mrs. e. B. McCagg OF
Chicago, Mrs M. A. Hanna, Mrs. Roger
Letter, Mr.. and Mrs. James Wadsworth
and Representative Hamilton Fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont gave a
large dinner last night.
Representative Mckinley entertained at
dinner last night.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Wood were
among the dinner givers last night.
Mr. c. r. Simpkins gave a dinner at
the Country Club last night for Mrs.
Bourke Cochran, whose hosts, Gen. and
Mrs. Clarence Edwards. were in the party.
worth. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mitchell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Story. Countess
Moltke. wife of the Danish minister: the
naval attache Of the British embassy,
Capt. Sowerby: Mr.. Andrew Peter. Mr..
Oden Horstmann, Miss Philips and Miss
Fish.
Miss Avery Of Philadelphia is the guest
of Mrs. Genevra E. Marin, 1923 18th street
northwest
At the marriage Of Miss Marjorie Gould
and Mr.. Anthony ]. Drexel. jr.. in St
Bartho!omew's Church. New York. April
ter. Miss Vivien Gould, as her maid Of
honor, and the bridesmaids will in
clude Miss Margarita Drexel, her
frances sister; her cousin, Miss Hope
Hamilton. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs " IL
liam A. Hamilton; Miss Elsie Nicop,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Nicoll: Miss Marjorie Curtis. daughter Of
Dr. and Mrs. H. Holbrook Curtis: Miss
Beatrice Claf1in. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
dolph, daughter Of Philip Randolph
Of Philade' phia. She will also have
two little flower girls. her young sister
Edith and little Ellin Mackay. daughter
Mr.. Drexel has not yet chosen his best
man and ushers. His mother and sister,
who are now in England. will arrive in
New York few days before the we'd
o'clock. and will be followed w a re-
ception at the home Of the brides par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George ]. Gould, No.
S57 9Th avenue.
Mrs. Earl I. Brown, wife of Cant.
Brown, the engineers, u. s. A., former
ly stationed at Washington barracks en-
tertained Tuesday evening in honor of
Miss Vaudeville. Miss Virginia Heth and
Miss Pickett Heth. Mrs. Brown will be
in Washington some time longer.
A pleasant evening was spent at Mr..
and Mrs. William Kirkland's suburban
home, in Montrose, Nd, February 49,
The affair was held in honor Of Mrs
Kirkland's birthday. Games Of all sorts
were INDUCED in and merrymaking was
immense throughout the square dancing
Selections on the piano and violin were
son and Mr.. Joseph Luckter. Later in
the evening refreshments were served,
the table being tastefully decorated with
flowers for the occasion. The evening
tired from laughter. Among those present
were Mr.. Joseph A. Baur. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Wydhanl. Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Kirk, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Coiner and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Harrison
Agnes Blades, Miss Bessie Baur, Miss
Mary Kramer Miss Maud Luckter, Mrs.
Anna Luckter. Joseph Luckter, Alvin
Luckter, Raymond Luckter. William Sad
Ter. Jonah Love, John Limberger and Mr..
Garner Coiner.
Mrs. B. F. Smith. 1747 P street north
west, is entertaining a house party, con-
sisting Of her three sisters, Mrs. II. J.
Wilson. Portland. Ore; Mrs Clayton
Mark, Lake Forest, ILL.,, and Mrs. Burton
F. Smith. Evanston, H.. and her two
nieces, Mrs. Frank Meader of Comic,
N. H., and Miss Lydia Mark of Bryn
Mawr, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. David Sage of Balti-
more announce the marriage of their
daughter, Louise Sinclair. and Mr. Ed
ward Dean Hallock of Baltimore, Wednes-
day, February g. at the rectory OF St
Peters p. E. Church. Baltimore. The
wedding was very quiet. on account of
illness in the family. Mr.. and Mrs Hal
lock, after an extended southern trip, will
reside in Reading, Pa.
Miss Edna Phillips Of the Augusta sailed
from New York today on the R. NJ S. p.
Avon for a months trip to the West In
dies.
A tea and cake and candy sale will be
given at the Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club. 317 C street northwest
Thursday, February "a. from to g.
Tickets can be procured from any men,
Der of the Army and Navy League or
the club committee, the members of which
are Mrs. Audenried, Mrs. r. b. Bradford