New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-17
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

from The II hume Bureau.
Washington, April 16.-There has seldom
been a prettier sight than that in Potomac
Park this afternoon, when Fashionable
concOuTse of people. led by Mrs Taft ana
the women Of the Cabinet. attended the
first Marine Band concert Of the season.
There we're dainty tables on the green
where we'll known women poured tea. The
affair was arranged for the benefit OF the
building fund of the Children's Hospital
ard. With Mrs. Taft in sympathy. not only
With the Charity bur tie success of the
concerts. quite an official phase was given.
Mrs. Thomas T. Gan Mrs Walter T. C+ber-
aTdi. Mrs. William II. Merriam and Mrs
Herbert WadswoTth poured tea end were
hosts. Assisting them were the niscss OF
Mrs. Taft. the Misses Anderson; the Misses
Meyer. Miss Marion oliver. Miss Dorothy
Gardner Williams. Miss Switzerland. the
Misses Schroeder, Mrs. sherman Miles and
others. Count and Countess Won Bsrnstorff
Baron and Baroness Rcsen, Sarcu ana
Baroness PreuscheD, MIS-. Gibson Fahne-
stock. Mrs. Richard Townsend. Mrs. Nor
man Williams and several hundred people
IN society attended the concert.
Mrs. Letters first garden tea a. her home
on Dupcnt Circle this afternoon. the arst
garden party Of the season. was attended
by large contingent Of the fashionable
world The French garden il one Of the
most charming in the capital and II Way
there that Mrs. Letter held her reception
under an Oriental tent. Tea was served on
the lawn. where the natural foliage and
flowers formed the setting Her guests in
Cludsd the Vice-Presidsnt and Mrs Sher-
man. the Secretary OF the Treasury and
~ aal. a
Mrs. Dickinson. the Secretary OF the Navy
and Mrs. Meyer, the Secretary Of tbs In
terror and Mrs. Bsllinger. Miss Flora vii
son and her house guests. tbs German Am
ha ssador and Countess Won Bernstorrr. the
British Ambassador. the Japanese Ambss-
ssdor and Baroness Uchida. the Russian
Ambassador and Baroness Rosen. Mr..
Louis More. Mrs. Frederick Eckstein. Mrs
Richard ~. Townsend Miss Townsend.
Miss Boardman. Nv. and Mrs Herbert
Nadsworth. Baron and Baroness Prcuschen
Baron Amhrozy. Prince Koudachefr. Mr.
and Mrs Larz Anderson. the Swedish Min
lister and Mime. de Lagsrcrantz the Swiss
Minister and Nine. Ritter. the Danish MIN.
ister and Countess Moltke and number
of the younger members of society
Countess Luiss-A Alexandra Won Berustorfr
was the guest OF honor at dinner party
OF fourteen tonight. With Mrs. Frank r.
Moves as hostess
Judge and Mrs. Thomas a. Anderson en-
tertained guests at dinner tonight.
Mrs John Davis. Of New York. arrived
here this afternoon 20 visit her sister-in-
law. Mrs. Arthur Lee. Mrs James X. Me
kee aud Miss Mckee. vho have been the
guests 90 Mrs. Lee for ten DAYS. have re-
turned to New York.
Mrs. John J. white has as house guests
from New York Ripley Hitchcock. Albert
lierter. Victor Harris and Miss Nancy
Whitman. She will give a musical to-nicr-
row night. with Miss Whitman az the star
81 81. Thomass Church at O'Clock this
afternoon a large number OF people from
oficlal and resident society met 10 witness
the marriase Of Miss Katherine Claeauxh
daughter ~ Justice ana Mrs Harry Crs
baugh. and G-orss B.als Bloorsr At