The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-12
IN The SOCIAL WORLD
Mrs. Taft Attends Concert at
Columbia Theater.
MRS. SHERMAN OCCUPIES BOX
Am bassadOr 10 Mexico and Mrs.
Wilson Guests of Honor at Din
ner-MFs. letter Has Dinner Com
pany and Box Party at Opera.
Mrs. Wickersham Hostess.

Mrs. Taft occupied a box at the Ma
tional yesterday afternoon at the con
cert Of the Symphony Orchestra. with
her sister. Mrs. Anderson; her sister-in-
law and niece, Mrs. Charles Taft and
Miss Tart; Mre, Beekman Winthrop,
wife of the Assistant Secretary Of tse
Navy ard Mrs. John Hays Hammond
Others in the boxes were Mrs sherman.
wife of the Vice President: Mrs. Meyer
and the Misses Meyer. wife and daughters
of the Secretary OF the Navy: Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Longworth. and the
former mother
Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus H. Snow enter
tanned at dinner last evening al the New
Willard for the new Ambassador 20 Mex
leo and Mrs. Henry Lane Wilson. ana
their brother and sister-in-law. former
Senator and Mrs John /. Wilson, OF
Seattle all Of whom are at the Shoreham
for a brief visit. After the dinner the
party went to the opera
Mrs. Letter had dinner company and
box party at the opera last night In the
distinguished company were the Secretary
of the Treasury and Mrs. MacVeagh, the
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury and
Mrs. Norton, and Mrs. Henderson, of
London, house guest of Mrs Letter. Mrs.
John r. McLean's box party was com
posed Of Senator Warren, former Repre-
sentative and Mrs. James w Wadsworth,
and Mrs Hunt Slater.
Mrs, Richard Townsend had in her box
former United States Minister TO the
Netherlands MI Lawrence Townsend. (
Miss Isabel and Miss Mathilde Town
send. Mrs NJ. \. Hanna, widow of Sen (
ator Hanna. had as her guests Represent /
alive Lowering, Miss Lowering, and Miss
Phelps. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. Can
entertained in their box Mrs. Frank Ellis. .
Miss Marion Oliver. Rear Admiral
Cowles, Mr. de Thai of the Russian En-
bassy staff. and Mr. de Beaufort, of the T,
Netherlands legation. other boXholders (
were Senator and Mrs, EIkins and Mr. /
and Mrs. Frederic a. Keep. !
Mrs. Wickersham, wife Of the Attorney I
General, was hostess at a luncheon yes
terday afternoon. her guests being Mrs /
Sherman. wife Of the Vice President.
Mrs. Charles =. Taft. of Cincinnati. AIRS
Ballinger, wife OF the Secretary Of the I
Interior; Mrs. Bowers, wife of the 4
Solicitor General; Mrs. John Hays Ham /
mOnd Mrs. Allerton Cushman. Mrs New /
berry. Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. and Mrs /
Norman Williams.
Miss Elizabeth Parsons. Of Columbus.
Ohio. niece Of the President and Mrs
Taft, returned TO her home yesterday.
after a visit of a fortnight at the White .
House ....-.-.
Miss Helen Parker granddaughter Of (
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Tiffany. and one OF /
the debUtdntes Of the season. gave .
luncheon yesterday afternoon for young .
people. Her guests were Miss Olga .
Roosevelt. Miss Elsie Mclean. Miss Mary (
McCauley, Miss Mildred Aubrey. Miss F.
Elsie Downing. Miss Katherine Brown.
Miss Laura Merriam, Miss Marguerite !
Barbour Miss Adelaide Heath, Miss /
Marie DuTyee Miss Jessie Kr0gstad, Miss |
Gladys Hinckley. and Miss Leonore Fin
ley.
Another debutante of this season, Miss
Stella Carusi, gave the first Of a series
Of luncheons yesterday, the guests Of
honor being her house guests, the Misses
Breckenridge, of Pittsburg. Those invited
TO meet them were Miss Lucinda Penny
baker, Miss Mary Power, Miss Margaret
Worthington Miss Alice BouteH. Miss
Ruth Jones, Miss Margaret Murdaugh,
Miss Francis Miller, Miss Marie Fisher,
and Miss Evelyn Carpenter
Mr. and Mrs. a. G. Chapman were hosts
at dinner last evening in honor Of their
house guest, Mrs. Edmund L. Benson. of
Richmond. Va. Other guests we're Capt.
and Mrs. Marshall, Miss Sullivan, Of New
York, house guest Of Mrs. Marshall: Capt.
and Mrs Hannay, Hon. Frederick c.
Stevens. and Mr.. John II. Nelson.
Mrs. Simon Guggenheim. wife Of the
senator from Colorado, will receive on
Thursdays,
Mrs ". L. Jones. wife Of Senator
Jones, who is guest at the Hotel Cor
don, will not he NJ home on Thursdays
January 70 and %
Mrs. John Thompson Spencer. Of PhHa-
delphia, was the guest Of honor Of Mrs. I.
William Corcoran Hill yesterday at
luncheon.
The marriage is announced of Miss
Marie Loire, daughter of Mrs. n \
Loire. 10 Lieut.. Thomas Pitcher Rer-
nard, Seventh United States Cavalry. The
ceremony was performed or December
q at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio
Tex. Lieut. ". Remsen Taylor, Third
United States Cavalry. and brother-in-
law Of the bride, gave her in marriage.
Chaplain John a. Mills, Third United
States Cavalry. oficiated Following the
ceremony, which was witnessed only By
Intimate friends Of the bride and bride
groom, they came East, and will be at
home after January Is at Fort Slocum.
n. Y
Mrs Mary A. Clancy has announced
the wedding of her daughter, Mary Eliza
beth, TO Mr. William J. Rusk. The cere-
mony was performed on Monday. January
TO- in st. JOseph's Church. The brides
only attendant was her sister, Miss
Kathryn a. Clancy, and the best man
was Mr.. Frederic Byrnes. The bride
wore travelling suit of blue chiffon cloth
with white beaver hat trimmed with
willow plumes. and carried Bride roses.
The maid of honor wore suit OF wistaria