Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-30
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS FOR THE
WHITE HOUSE BALL.
Teas of Today and of Yesterday
Dinners, Home
Comings.

The White House dance is the event on
the social calendar which precedes all
else tonight.
Miss Taft and Mr.. Robert Taft have
their cousins. the Misses Anderson of
Cincinnati: Mr.. John NJ. Even, jr., of
Chicago; Mr.. French and Mr.. Philbin,
the last three Yale classmates of the
Presidents oldest son, in their house
party. There are guests from other
cities coming or already here in holiday
house parties to attend the ball. which
has been arranged along the same lines
as similar event given last year during
the holidays. with the exception that
now Miss Helen Taft is 'out'' and has
already met at dinners and dances most
of the smart folks at the capital.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Glover were dinner
hosts last night for Miss Taft and the
other young people from the White
House.
At Secretary Meyers home after 10
o'clock one of the prettiest balls Of the
winter was in progress. Miss Sears and
guests of the Misses Meyer. met 100 other
guests. including Miss Taft. at the party.
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
MacVeash gave dinner last night. with
Justice and Mrs. Hughes as guests OF
honor. Their other guests were the Post
master General, Justice and Mrs Lur
ton. eX-Attorney General and Mrs. Charles
]. Bonaparte, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Todd
Lincoln, Sir Robert and Lady Hadfield.
Mrs. l.. z. Letter, Mrs. Writ Dexter of
Boston, Mrs. c. A. Mum. Mrs. f. H. G.
Slater. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Lathrop of
Chicago. Alfred Mitchell Innes. counselor
of the British embassy: Henry c. Emery
and Mr.. Games MacVeagh of Chicago,
son of Secretary and Mrs. MacVeagh.
Maj Gen. and Mrs. George J.. Gillespie
were hosts at tea yesterday in honor of
Count and Countess Won Zeppelin, couns-
ms of the airship builder. who are spend
ing two days in Washington as their
guests. Countess Won Zeppelin was for
merly Miss wilkins, daughter of Judge
is chamberlain to the King of Wurttem-
berg. Mrs. u. S. Grant and Mrs. Buckner
Randolph assisted Mrs Gillespie to enter
tain several hundred guests.
The Vice President and Mrs Sherman
are expected back today from Utica
where they spent Christmas and will
have their three sons and their wives
over New Year day. Tomorrow night
they will be entertained at dinner by Col
and Mrs. Thomas w. Symons.
Miss Iris Masters, a debutante of the
present week, gave beautiful luncheon
today, served at small tables, at Rausch-
er's. The decorations were in pink and
there were corsage bouquets of pink sweet
peas. Mrs. Samuel J. Masters, mother of
the hostess. and Mrs. W. B. Mercer
the house guests of Miss Masters. Miss
Helen Buchanan and Miss Nellie Good
rich, both of Philadelphia; Miss Elise
Browning and her guest. Miss Doughty
Miss Helen Hendricks, Miss Mildred Ba-
con. Miss Hazel Cox and her guest. Miss
Blodgett: Miss Marion True, Miss Dor
othy Smallwood, Miss Marie Ray, Miss
Mona Murray, Miss Lucie LAUGH. Miss
Maud Simpson. Miss Pearl Costinett Miss
Marguerite Weller. Miss Edith Oracle and
Miss Gertrude LutZ.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. White will
hold New Year reception Monday, jan
uary =, from ) to 8, at their home, 1717
Rhode Island avenue They will he as
sisted by the wives Of all the Supreme
Court justices.
The marriage of Miss Carrie Louise
Mum, daughter of Mrs. Charles A. Mum,
to Mr.. Reginald Boardman of Manches-
ter, Mass. Is to occur shortly. The mar
riage license was secured yesterday, and
Rev. Roland Cotton Smith will officiatc.
The engagement of the couple was an
nOunced over month ago, and Mrs.
Mum and her daughter have but re-
Gently arrived at their Scott Circle home.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox,
who have returned to Washington from
their place at Valley Forge. have their
niece. Miss Hester Singer of Pittsburg,
with them for stay of several weeks.
Mrs. Knox will resume her days at home
the second Wednesday in January.
Mrs. Charles Emory Smith of Phila-
delphia is at the New Willard with her
two nieces, Miss Frances Sullivan and
Miss Leta Sullivan. who are to attend
the White House ball tonight.
Mrs. Myer Cohen and Miss Ruth
Cohen are giving pretty tea today,
and are being assisted by Mrs. Ward
Brown, Mrs. Walter lizard, Miss Nancy
Gordon Jones, Miss Alice Wright, Miss
Mary Radford and her guest, Miss Cor
nelia Ellis; Miss Winifred Ambrose and
Mrs. Elias Mann.
Mrs. Isadore Middleton-Davis enter
tanned at large dinner party in honor OF