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


Miss Helen Taft and her brother, Mr..
Robert Taft. and their house guests, Miss
| Eleanor Rocker Miss Elizabeth Parsons.
of Columbus. Ohio. and Mr. Woodell,
were entertained at dinner last evening
! by MIR and Mrs. Larz Anderson in their
marble palace in Massachusetts avenue,
Covers were laid for thirty. and a large
company Of young people were asked for
dancing.
/ A large subscription dance was given
last night at Chevy Chase Club by a
party of society bachelors and benedicts
who managed the brilliant Valentine ball
/ last winter.
Mrs. Charles II. Campbell entertained
at a handsome tea yesterday afternoon
in honor of Miss Adelaide Heath, debu-
tante OF, this season, granddaughter of
/ the late Gen. Barnes surgeon general.
/ L. S. A.. during the administrations of
/ President Grant Mrs Campbell had
among her assistants Miss Helen Taft
and her house guests. Miss Rocker. of
! New York. and Miss Parsons, OF Column
/ bus Ohio. niece of the President. Mrs.
Mark Brooke formerly Miss Marie
! Barnes. cousin OF the guest Of honor.
and a bud of three seasons ago; Mrs
/ William Gordon Crawford, Countess
Alexandra Won Bernstorff, daughter of
the German Ambassadors Miss Evelyn
Chew. Miss Joanna Schroeder. Miss Mary
I Chew. Miss Alice Shepard, Miss Pauline
/ Magruder, Miss Christine owen. Miss
i Switzerland and Miss Mary Switzerland,
Miss Glover, Miss Merriam, Miss Hinck-
ley, Miss Johnston. Miss Whiting. Miss
MeCauley, Miss Draper. Miss Brown, and
Miss Leonora Finley.
Mrs Elkins, wife cf Senator Elkins,
and Mrs Robert HncEley presided az the
tea table Miss Heath, for whom d num-
Der Of smart entertainments are being
given. makes her home with her maternal
grandmother. who is so much Of an in-
valid she cannot chaperon her grand
daughter, and the latters godmother.
Miss Clementine Smith has the pleasant
task Mrs. Campbell, the hostess Of yes
terday. was a bridesmaid OF Miss Heath's
mother. who was a Miss Anna Barnes
when she married.
Miss Heaths mother was one OF the
bridesmaids at the wedding of Miss Nel-
lie Grant. daughter of President Grant.
and Aigernon Sartoris. of London which
took place in the White House Almost
all Of the young women in the receiving
party went afterward TO the dinner dance
of the Larz Andersons.
Mrs. Thomas IT, Anderson, wife OF JUS
tice Anderson, gave a luncheon yesterday
afternoon for young people IN honor OF
her daughter. Mrs Frederick Pinney
LHley, who viii leave for her home in
Connecticut to-day. Covers were laid for
twelve. Mr.. and Mrs Lnley have had a
delightful holiday visit here with Mrs.
fLiley's parents
They recently returned from China.
where they went for their honeymoon
trip. and had many Interesting expert
ences. not the least enjoyable being one
OF the Emperor's garden parties. to
which they were invited. together with
few other fortunate Americans
The Baroness Mayor des Planches. wife
Of the Italian Ambassador. will act as
hostess at q dance on February 4 for
which cards have just been issued by the
charge daffaires OF Turkey, 4. Rustem
Bey. The date for this dance has been
changed several times, owing 20 the many
conflicting dates that are almost un-
ayoidable at this busy time OF the year
Mr.. and Mrs Ten Eyck Wendell and
their son, Ten Eyck Wendell. jr.. have
gone to New York for short visit with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Pitts Dumeld of New
York, who came to Washington for the
holidays and have been visiting Mrs.
Dufield's parents, Justice ana Mrs. Nc
Kenna. are now house guests Of Justice
and Mrs. Brown for a few days
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. mother Of
Representative Longworth, is expected in
Washington on Monday to spend the
month OF January with her son and
daughter-in-law She viii be the guest
OF honor at a dinner given for her by the
Count and Countess de Chambrun on
January 4
Mrs. Charles Darwin Pennebaker
gave a largely attended tea yes
terday afternoon for young peo-
pie in honor Of Miss Evelyn
Carpenter and Miss Stella Carusi The
house was prettily decorated with Christ
mas green's and polnsettia blossoms. the
latter being used for the table decora-
tons. Mrs Pennebaker was assisted by
d
Nicholson, Miss Lucinda Pennebaker, and
Miss Anne Elliott Pennebaker.
Mrs. J. c. Fremont and the Misses
Fremont. wife and daughters OF Capt
/ Fremont. [. S. A. have gone to Boston.
where they will join Capt Fremont, who
was recently transferred from duty
on the L. S. S Mississippi to be
commandment Of the Boston Navy
Yard The departure OF the Fremonts is
generally regretted here. where they are
exceedingly popular, and where they have
been so much entertained since their re-
turn from abroad, where Capt. Fremont
was military attache OF the American
Embassy at Berlin. ana afterward at
Paris.
Mrs Charles Mann, who has reopened
her Washington home for the winter. Will
be hostess at a large dinner party this
exening, after which She and her guests
will attend the Meyer dance.
Mr. Thomas F. Walsh has a new sum-
mer home. He has just purchased
the cottage at Bar Harbor known as The
Briars, one of the show places Of this
famous Maine resort. II was owned by
the estate Of Joshua NJ. Sears. Surround
ing it are seven acres Of handsomely
| l...-A .,..a.--.A- rtnlinn 1917.