Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-20
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT TAFT ENTERTAINS
FOR VISITING GOVERNORS.
The Bachelors Cotillon and the Din
ners Preceding-Per-
sonal Notes.

sonal Notes.
The President had as dinner guests last
night the governors of thirtyone states
and some other notable visitors at this
time at tile capital. The table in the
state dining room was decorated with
carnations and maidenhair ferns. Mrs.
Charles Anderson took Mrs. Taft'S place
and the entire company consisted of the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Dickinson.
the Governor OF Delaware, Miss Burton,
the Governor of New Jersey. Miss Fort,
the Governor of Georgia and Mrs. Brown.
the Governor of Connecticut and Mrs.
Weeks, the Governor of Massachusetts
ard Mrs. Draper, the Governor of South
Carolina and Mrs. Ansel. the Governor or
New Hampshire aud Mrs. Quinby. the
Governor of New York. the Governor of
North Carolina and Mrs. Kitchin, the
Governor of Rhode Island and Mrs. Po-
thier, the Governor of Vermont and Mrs.
Prouty. the Governor of Kentucky. the
Governor of Ohio and Mrs. Harmon. the
Governor OF Alabama. the Governor OF
Maine, the Governor of Missouri, the
Governor of Iowa, the Governor of Wis
consin. Miss Davidson. the Governor OF
Minnesota. the Governor of Kansas and
Mrs. Stubbs. the Governor of West F1r-
gina and Mrs. Glasscock. the Governor
of Nebraska and Mrs. Shallenberger. the
Governor of Colorado. the Governor OF
North Dakota, the Governor OF South
Dakota, the Governor of Montana. Mrs.
Arthur G. Coffee the Governor of Idaho.
Miss Grace Digger, the Governor of Wyo-
ming. the Governor of titan, the Govern
or of New Mexico. the Governor of Ari-
IONA, former Secretary George Il. Cor
telyou. Judge and Mrs. Alton B. Parker.
II NIrc- 1n11t In
Hammond, Mr.. Frank S. Streeter, Mr..
Nahum J. Bachelor, Mr.. and Mrs. 1. \.
Seligman. Mr.. Walter G. Smith. Miss
Smith. Mrs. Horace Brock. Mr.. August
Henry w. Farnam. Mr.. John Mitchell,
Mr.. Samuel Gompers. MIR. Ellison A.
S,nyth, Mr. Ralph NJ. Easley. Col. George
G. Treadwell. Mr.. Hubert Taft and Capt.
Archibald W. Butt.
Miss Torrey OF Massachusetts. aunt OF
the President. is guest at the White
House.
Secretary and Mrs. Dickinson will en-
terrain the President at dinner tonight.
Miss Gladys Parrish of Italy is visit
ing her cousin. Miss Katherine Jennings.
She is the younger sister of the Countess
Di Capidelista OF Venice, formerly Miss
Cora Parrish Miss Parrish will go short
~ to New Orleans to be the guest OF
Mrs. Legendre and Mrs. John y. Morris.
have gone abroad for the rest of the VIM
ter. Mr.. and Mrs Charles Mum are also
abroad.
Mrs. Sherman. wife of the Vice Presi-
dent, entertained at luncheon today.
Countess Won Bernstorff. wife of the
German ambassador made handsome
tsoIi las OH of g.
lon, when she received for the committee,
the president. Mr.. Gst Blair, making the
introductions She was gowned in black
velvet and point lace and wore a diamond
tiara and dog collar
After supper the cotillon began. with MIR.
Franklin Ellis leading. The favors were
wands topped with flowers or fruits,
glove and handkerchief boxes, lamp
canes and notebooks. with general
favor Of flowers. The ballroom was dec
ora ted in yellow. The four hundred or SO
guests included some from other cities.
The German ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff entertained at dinner last
evening preceding the cotillon. Their
guests were Senator Kean of New Jersey
and his sister. Miss Elizabeth Kean; the
assistant secretary Of state and Mrs.
Chandler Hale, former United States Am
bassador to F.ance and Mrs. Henry
White. Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Charles L.
McCawley, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Mr.
and Mrs Larz Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs.
John P. Story. jr.: Mr.. Horstmann of the
German embassy staff and Mr.. Tallhand
of the French embassy staff.
The Austrian ambassador and Baroness
Hengeimuller were the guests Of honor
at dinner last night given by the mill
tary attache of the German embassy and
Nine. Livonius. The other guests were
Mrs Wotherspoon. Col. and Mrs Robert
Evans, Baron de Bode. military attache
Of the Russian embassy. and Baroness de
Bode Mrs. Wolcott Graham, Miss Pang.
born of Baltimore. Dr.. Julian Capell and
Maj. Squire. Miss Pangborne is visiting
Nine. Won LivOnluS
Senator and Mrs. Elkins were among
those entertaining at dinner last night,
their guests being Miss Cannon. justice
and Mrs. Brewer Senator and Mrs. Scott.
Senator and Mrs. Doiliver. Senator and
Taliaferro Mrs. Stanley Matthews. Mrs.
Richard Mccormack. Representative and
Mrs. Gaines, Representative and Mrs.
Hughes and Representative and Mrs.
woodward, all of West Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs Edison Bradley were other
dinner hosts whose guests went on to
the cotillon They had with them Bar
oness Elizabeth Rosen, daughter of the
Russian ambassador. and Baroness Rosen,
the SecOQd secretary OF the brlIiSll en-
bassy and Mrs. Esrnond Ovey. Capt. and
Mrs Summerin. Lieut.. and Mrs. Ulysses
S. Grant III, Mrs. Roscoe G.. Bulmer.
Miss Constance Hoyt. Miss IIinckIey,
Miss Glover Miss Mary Switzerland. Miss
Dorr, Mr.. Skybak of the legation of Nor
way, Mr. Centaro of the Italian embassy,
Lieut. Howe MIR. bingham, Maj. Hor-
ton and Mr.. Henry Butler.
Mrs James +. Barbour entertained a
dinner company, Mai and Mrs. David
Porter chaperoning the guests, who after
ward went to the cotillon. The others
present were Capt. and Mrs. Frank Evans.
Miss Catharine Rritton. Miss Carol New
berry. Miss Helen Parker. Miss Elsie
Downing Miss Marguerite Barbour, Capt.
Mclean. Capt. McNally. Lieut.. Sweet.
Mr. Hubbard, Mr.. William Marrow and
Mr. Potts.
The minister of Denmark and Countess
Moitke had among their dinner guests
last night the British ambassador and
Mrs Bryce, and Minister and Mrs. Maui
rice Francis Esan.
Mr. and Mrs. James NJ. Johnston had
a company dining with them last night to
meet Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Van Rens-
seiaer of Philadelphia Mrs. Johnston
entert aimed earlier at tea for Mrs. Van
Rensselaer,, wien Mrs. and Miss Stanton
assisted.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Wainwright