The Washington herald., 1910-11-28
Mrs. Taft Expected Directive
at First C0tilliOn.
MISS TAFT TO ATTEND A TEA
VIII BE Guest of the Misses Garrard
This Afterneon-Lieut. CamperiO
master WatrOus as "A Host-WiII
he Married Next Thursday.

unprecedented one for brilliance. Mrs.
Taft and her daughter and their young
girl guests attended the morning service
at St. Johns yesterday.
Miss Taft's house party dispersed last
evening when her schoolmates at Byrn
Mawr. Miss Marion Crane. Miss Phyllis
Rice, Miss Isabel Vincent. and Miss Cor
don Hamilton returned 10 their studies
after an ideal Thanksgiving visit OF four
whole days at the White House. Miss
Taft viii be entertained at tea this af-
ternoon by the Misses Garrard, daughters
OF Col. Garrari, commander Of Fort
Myer.
Lieut. Camperio. former naval attache
Of the Italian Embassy. entertained at
his bachelors dinner last evening at
RauscheTs. His guests included Mobile
Lazzaro del Marchesi Negrotto Cambiaso,
the best man at the wedding OF Lieut.
Camperio and Miss Terry on Thursday;
Gen. Clarence Edwards, Gen. Montgom-
cry AacOmb. Mr.. Carl Reichmann. Wis
count day, naval attache Of the French
Embassy; Lieut.. Commander Pfister.
tAfGA 4AAaNAiO Va AAiu 4ta4Aul 1SlilDID1gs
succeeding Lieut.. CampcFio. Mr. Centaro.
counselor OF the Italian Embassy; Lieut..
Commander Newton A. McCully, Capt.
Archibald W. Butt, DR.. Raymond Spear,
Z. S. N; Mai w. V. Judson. Engineer
Commissioner OF the District; Mr.. Chaun-
eey Hackett, Mr.. Harry Day, of New
York Mr. Ralph Bloomer. Of New York:
Mr.. Augusta Russo, OF the embassy staff.
The ushers at the wedding will include
Gen. Clarence Edwards, Mr.. Centaro,
Lieut.. Commander Pfster, Lieut.. Com
mander MeCully. Z. s. N: Capt. Butt,
L. S. A: DR.. Raymond Spear. L. S. N:
Mr. Harry Day and Mr.. Ralph Bloorner.
OF New York, and Mr.. Augusta Russo, Of
the Italian Embassy staff.
Mr. NegTotto will be the best man, and
Miss TerTy's cousin, Mrs. Cusachs Of An
napolis. viii be her matrOn Of honor The
gift 10 Miss Terry from her frances
mother and sister came 70 her yesterday,
The mothers gift is one OF the most
superb strings OF pearls ever seen in this
country. The stones are the size OF a
medium-sized pea. and the string hangs
10 the brides knees. The string is an
heirloom in the family OF Lieut. Cam
perios mother. and is one highly priced
through the connection The bridegrooms
gift 10 the bride is a pair OF magnificent
pendants, large pesr-shGped diamonds
surrounded with other diamonds, all OF
which have come 10 the bridegroom
through his mothers family. They hang
from a slender platinum chain. and were
specially set for Miss Terry. The bride
groom's sister gave her splendid square
sapphire surrounded with large diamonds.
ser Ia ring
Paymaster Frank T. Watrous. Y. S. N.
entertained at his bachelors luncheon
yesterday at the Willard. He has been
in Washington taking his examinations
for a full-fledged paymaster. which he
passed successfully Saturday, and he be-
came the youngest paymaster in the navy.
His path to the paymaster generalship
will be a straight one. His bachelor
luncheon guests were Paymaster D. II.
Addison. Paymaster A. B. Bovine OF the
Norfolk Navy Yard; Paymaster Charles
Morris, Paymaster T. W. Leutze. Pay
master F. NJ Stribling. Paymaster Cliff
ford Perdue, and Naval Constructor John
Armistead Spellman, who will be best
man for Paymaster Watrous. who left
yesterday for Ashtabula, Ohio. TO be mar
ried on Thursday. December I. to Miss
Katherine Paine. Of that city. The BRIDE
groom is a native OF Ashtabula, as well
as the bride. and they have been ac-
quaintances for long years. Paymaster
WatTous has spent the past three years
at Bath, lie.
Attorney General and Mrs. wickersham
entertained a luncheon company yester-
day in their Sixteenth street home.
The Danish Minister and Countess Won
Moltke returned TO Washington yester-
day morning after a long absence. The
Minister recently Joined the countess and
their daughter in Boston. and they spent
Thanksgiving with the countess parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer. at their
country place at Lancaster, Mass.
Miss Flora Wilson daughter OF the
Secretary OF Agriculture, was in North
Carolina last week flling some concert
engagements. She was the guest in
Raleigh of Mrs. William J. Andrews. and
was accompanied by Miss Casey, daugh-
ter OF Rear Admiral Casey, who Is also
Mrs. Andrews guest Miss Wilson sang
a composition of a North Carolina WON
an, in which there was a chorus of thirty
five blind women, under the direction of
their teacher. Mrs. Brinson. Miss Wilson
singing the obligato solo in a costume
made of flags.
Miss Louise Cromwell entertained a
company at luncheon yesterday at the
Chevy Chase Club. her guests including
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson, who acted
as chaperons; Mrs. Thomas T. Gan. Miss
Margery Cotton, and Miss Gladys,
Mrs. Merrell. widow Of Rear Admiral
Merrell. and Miss Dorcas Merren are
the guests of Mfr. Justice Brown. retired.
and Mrs. Brown.
A musicale-tea viii be held in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Noyes. 1705
New Hampshire avenue, on Wednesday
afternoon by the ladies of st. Thomas
Guild at which a number OF good solo
lists viii be heard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard A, Cheney, jr.,
Of Chicago. will spend the winter at 6l7
Falls road, Roland Park, Baltimore
Their marriage took place November Is
IN the brides home, in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins
have returned to their Washington home,
after a long absence through the summer
and autumn.
A distinguished audience viii attend
the opening performance OF Preston Glib
sons new play, Drifting" at the Be
lasco Theater on December 70 Among
those who have already engaged boxes
are the President and Mrs. Taft, Mr.
Justice White, Mrs. f. r. C. Slater, Mrs.
r. r. Hit. Mr.. George Howard. Mr.