The Washington herald., 1910-02-17


place at noon In the East Room OF the
White House on February II. 1906
President and Mrs. Taft have sent out
invitations for the second OF a series Of
nusicales during the Lenten season. It
will take place next Monday evening.
The President and Mrs. Taft win go TO
Fort Myer to attend the exhibition drill
tomorrow afternoon, which is to be given
for the benefit OF the Army Relief Society.
Tea viii be served az Gen. Bells quarters
after the drill.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
were the guests OF honor at dinner last
night of Senator Du Pont, OF Delaware
He had large company Of distinguished
guests in official life to meet them.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer entertained at dinner last night.
Their guests were Justice and Mrs.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Evans.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Brownson, Col
and Mrs. MeCawley, Representative and
Miss Fish. DR.. and Mrs. Fremont Smith.
DR.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Randolph, Mr.. and
Mrs. Purdy. Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam, Miss
Jennings, and Mr.. Low The dinner was
originally planned IN honor OF the Italian
and Baroness Mayor des
Planches, but the death Of the latter 5
mother prevented their attendance
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sham entertained at dinner last night In
honor of the Speaker Of the House and
Miss Cannon. The guests asked to meet
them were the Minister from the Neither
lands and Nine. LOudon. the Spanish
Minister Marquis de Villalobar, Senator
and Mrs. Hale. Senator Kean, Miss Kean,
and Mrs. Richard Wayne
Parker, former Ambassador and Mrs.
Henry White. Mrs. Samuel Spencer, and
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Moffat. OF New
York.
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstein entertained at dinner last
evening in tho embassy. Their guests
were Senator and Mrs. Root. Gen.
and Mrs. Clarence Edwards, the Nor
wegian Minister and Nine. GUIDE. the
Swedish Minister. Mr.. do Lagercrantzi
Mrs. Hunt Slater, Mr.. and Mrs Herbert
Wadsworth, Mr.. and Mrs, Alexander
I.egare, Mrs. Merritt. Miss Nelka De
Smirnoff, Count Bruselle-Schaubeck. OF
the Austro- Hungarian Embassy stan,
and Mr. HOrstmann, of the German En-
bassy Stan.
The Danish Minister and Countess Won
Moltke we're hosts az dinner last evening,
having as their guests Senator and Mrs
Carter. Senator Frye, the Swiss Minister
and Mime. Ritter. the Naval Attache Of
the Austro-Hmgarian Embassy. and
Baroness Preuschen, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas T. Gan. Mr.. and Mrs Hugh
Legare. Mrs. Norman Williams. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Cummings. Miss Pstten. and
Commander Retzmanu.
Countess de Castelmenardo, great
grandniece OF President Van Buren, and
a daughter Of the late Gen. Thomas B.
Van Buren, who was United States Am
bassador 10 Japan. is completing a visit
OF some weeks at the New Willard. She
will go 10 Atlantic City in a short time
and spend the spring season at the Marl-
borough-Blenheim. The mother OF the
Countess was a daughter Of Joseph Shef-
field, who founded the Sheffield scientific
school at Yale, and was sister OF Mrs.
W. ]. Boardman, of this city, which
makes the countess a first cousin of Miss
Mabel Boardman.
Mrs Edwards, wife OF Gen. Clarence
entertained at luncheon yester-
day in honor Of her house guest, Mrs.
Bourke Cochran.
The marriage Of Miss Elsie Brock to
Lieut.. Edgar Hall Thompson. U. S. A.
took place last evening in the home Of
her aunt, Miss Brenner. in the Toronto.
Only members of the families were pres
ent. The ceremony was performed at
o'clock by Rev. G. Freeland Peter, as
sistant rector of the Church Of the Epi-
phany. and was followed by a reception
at RauscheTs. The bride was attended
by Mrs. Frederick Lansing Oliver. ma
trOn OF honor. and Miss Kastner, of
n. J., and Miss Loewer. Of New
York. bridesmaids. Lieut.. Rodney Smith.
L. S. A. stationed at Newport, R. l., was
best man, and Lieut.. George Goethals
and Ensign George N. Courts. L. S. A.,
both stationed in Washington. were the
groomsmen. The color scheme Of the
wedding was pink and white, both at the
house and at Rauscher's Miss Brock IS
a member Of one OF Washington's oldest
families. Her two sisters are Mrs. Her
man Rakeman and Mrs. ElHcott Woods.
Mrs, Harry Chapman woodward, wife
Of Representative woodward. of West
was hostess at valentine
luncheon yesterday in honor Of her sis
ter. Mrs. Leonard S. Hall, OF New Mar
tinsville, W. Va, who Is Mrs Woodyard's s
house guest for a fortnight. and Mrs.
Matthew T. Scott, president general Of
the D. A. r. The table was beautifully
with meteor roses and red car
nations.
The favors we're in the shape Of hearts
adorned with the usual cupids and ar
rows. Mrs. woodward was gowned in a
handsome frock Of white lace and pink
velvet. Among the guests were Mrs. ].
P. Dolliver, wife of Senator Dolliver:
Mrs. n. P. Scott wife of Senator Scott.
Mrs Champ Clark. wife of Representa-
tive Clark; Mrs. John A. Sterling, wife Of
Sterling; Mrs. James A.
Hughes. wife Of Representative Hughes:
Mrs. Martin A. Knapp, Mrs. William
Allen, Mrs George Trowbridge, Mrs. Nc
Courtney, Mrs. Howard McCourtney. Of
Chicago Mrs. VI. B. Downing. Miss
Wood. sister Of Representative Wood of
New Jersey, and Miss Molly Elliot Sea
we'll
Mrs. A. NJ. Blair went to New York yes
Lerday TO be absent until Sunday night.
in order 60 attend the opera.
The wedding of Miss ReItIob 7 coudar