The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01


Secretary and Mrs. Knox Cancel
engagements. Owing tn Death In
Family-Large Reception Planned.
Tie star Of the New Year
Shines and sings
The while each silver
Joy bell rings
or sAcetly softly sacred things
fT you, sweetheart and yolWs.
Harmony. holy. happy. and high.
Peace that reaches nom earth 10 SKY;
the peace Of the New
Years lullahy.
FOR you. sweetheart and yours.
-JUANITA MILLER
Mrs. Sherman. wife of the Vice Presi-
dent, will hold her first public reception
as the second LADY of the land this after
noon in her new home. at Sixteenth and
o streets. She returned from the bed
side of her very i'll neither yesterday
morning. and has set aside all her anx-
ieties to hold this official reception. Shd
and the Vice President will have among
the assisting party Mrs. Alexander, Mrs
Weeks. and Mrs Boutell. all wives OF
Representatives in Congress; Mrs. Sin
clair, sister OF Mrs. Weeks; Mrs. Schiu-
ter, Mrs. E,.sSa bradley. ..Irs. 5. {. Nesle,
Miss Sheriff. and Miss Alice Boutell
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox
VIII not hold their reception and break
r.. 90 H. ,4i,,tor,os-,, ,orDs this altar.
noon. owing to the death OF the brother
Of Mrs Knox. Mr. Frank b. smith pres
ident of the Crucible Steel Company
Pittsbmg. Secretary and Mrs Knox are
in Pittsburg for the funeral They have
Cancelled all social engagements and the
dinner on January 6 for the President
and Mrs. Taft.
Mrs. MacVeagh. wife of the Secretary
Of the Treasury, will have with her for
her New Years reception az 2600 Six
teenth street, Mrs. Writ Dexter, of Bos-
ton: Mrs Charles d. Norton. of Boston
and Miss Elizabeth Hopkins, of Balti-
more, house guests; Mrs. c. ID. Hills
Mrs. Norman Williams. Mrs Merritt
Miss Scidmore. Miss Georgianna Hop
kins, and Miss Ruggles.
Mrs. Dickinson. wife Of the Secretary
OF War, will be assisted in her new
home. 1910 Connecticut avenue, this aft
ernoon, by Mrs. John W Foster. Mrs
Blackburn. Mrs. W. H. Greene. Of Sc
attic; Mrs. Gordon Paine, of Baltimore
and some others. including Miss Marion
Oliver Miss Maitland Marshall. Miss sal,
lie Darlington. Miss Murray. Miss Ale
shire Miss Garrard Miss Langfitt. Miss
Dorothy Williams Miss Ruth Bliss, and
Miss Marie Mcmillan Brown.
Mrs Meyer and her daughters wife
and daughters Of the Secretary OF the
Navy. will be assisted at their reception
by Mrs Beekman Winthrop, Mrs. Leutze
Mrs Richard Wainwright. Mrs w. p
Potter. Mrs. r. r Nicholson, Mrs. n. z
Mason. Mrs. p NJ Rixey. Mrs. r. c
Hollyday. Mrs. II. I. Cone, Mrs. Ward
Mrs Templin Potts, and Mrs Philip An
drews. They will entertain at ball to-
night.
Mrs Wickersham. wife OF thu Attorney
General will he assisted by Mrs. Bowers
and Miss Bowers, Mrs Wade Ellis. Miss
Harlan. Mrs Franklin X. Lane, and Mrs
James Harlan.
Mrs. Ballinger. wife of the Secretary OF
the interior. will hold her reception al
the Shoreham. and will have with hel
Mrs Piles. wife OF the Senator from
Washington: Mrs. Hugh Wallace. Mrs
John L, Wilson. wife OF former Senator
Wilson; Mrs. Huntley. wife OF Repre-
sentative Huntley, of Washington; Mrs
Jesse Wilson. wife of the Assistant Sec
rotary of the Interior; Mrs LAWYER Mrs
Berryhln. Mrs. Edward Keys, and Mrs
Francis F. Leupp.
Mrs. Nagel. wife Of the Secretary 81
Commerce and Labor. will have with her
to-day Mrs Sharpe. wife Of Gen Henry
G. Sharpe; Mrs. Edward Carpenter. Mrs
McCIntock, Mrs. Charles Henry Butler
Mrs. Gordon Cumming. Mrs. Thomas T.
Gaff, Mrs. Corcoran Thorn. Mrs. Charles
Muliiken. Miss Jane Riggs. Miss Sherley
Putnam, Miss sophy Johnston, and Miss
Hildegarde Nagel.
The Postmaster General. being a bache-
lor will not hold a reception, neitLel
VIII Miss Flora Wilson. daughter OF the
Secretary Of Agriculture She viii be ir
the Blue Room at the White House. wher,
the women of the Cabinet circle will con.
gregate, with the families Of the officials
There viii be a large reception IN tn,
home Of the Speaker Of the House. a.
usual. when Miss Cannon. daughter o.
the Speaker. will act as hostess. She vii
have with her Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Boutell
and Mrs. Richard Wayne Parker. wive.
Of Representatives in Congress; Mrs
Busby, Mrs James c. HOOe. OF Virginia
Mrs Baker, Mrs. Graeme Stewart. OF chi
cago; Miss Aldrich. Miss Hegeman. thu
Misses Kean. Hiss Amy GiHett. Mis-,
Mercedes Stewart of Chicago; Miss Heller
Stewart. the Misses Parker, the Misse.
Foster, Miss Boal, Miss Katherine Weeks
Miss Alice BouteI, Miss Katherine HoI
brook, Miss Parkman. OF Boston; Mis-:
Frances Webster, and Miss Ruth Draper
Of New York.
The Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives will entertain the members OF
the Illinois delegation In Congress al
dinner on January Z.
Mr. and Mrs Walter S Andrews enter.
tanned a company Of twenty-four at din.
ner last night for Miss Marjorie Pearson
daughter of the United States Minister tC
Greece and Montenegro, who is a niece
Of Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, of this city.
Mrs. Ellis Logan, 1858 Irving street. has
issued invitations for a reception on Fri.
day, January Z. in honor of Mrs. Daniel
Lethrop, Of Concord, Mass, founder OF
the National Society Of the Children OF
the American Revolution. Mrs. Logan
will be assisted by Mrs Albert Baird
Cummins, of Iowa; Mrs. George w. Akin
son. Miss Carrie Rowland Smith, of Ell