The Washington herald., 1910-11-09

The first concert OF the Boston Symphony
Orchestra drew out the first real society
reunion OF the season yesterday at. the
National Theater The house contained
an unprecedented number of distinguished
statesmen and diplomats and their fam
lilies. Mrs. Taft occupied the President S
box. accompanied. by Mrs. MacVeagh,
wife OF the Secretary of the Treasury
Assistant Secretary of War Gen. Robert
Shaw Oliver and Mrs. Oliver. and Mrs.
A Garrison McClintock. Mrs. Taft wore
a fashionable gown of wistaria broad
cloth, with large hat of felt OF d paler
shade. with several deeper toned plumes,
Mrs L. z. Letter had the corresponding
box on the opposite side OF the house
and had with her Gen. and Mrs. Ernst,
Or. and Mrs B. NJ. Randolph, and Mrs.
Norman Williams. Mrs. Hit. widow OF
Representative r. r. Hit, occupied the
box of Mrs. c. A. Williams and Miss
Williams, who have not yet returned 10
Washington. She had with her srs,
Boardman Miss Mabel Boardman, and
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. 5. r. Rey-
nolds Hit, wife of the United States
Minister TO Venezuela, who Is with her
fer d time. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lisner
were In their customary box, with an in
teresting party DR.. and Mrs. Loring had
the box of Mrs. James Mcmillan, who
has not yet returned TO the city. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Goldsborough
and Miss Mary Goldsborough and Miss
Loring.
Others in the audience were Mrs Wick
ersham and Mrs. Aiken. wife and daugh-
ter of the Attorney General; Mrs. Dick
ins0n, wife OF the Secretary OF War, who
has Just returned from a trip around
the world: the Italian Ambassador. Mar
cheese ConfalOnieri; the Danish Minis
ter, Count Moltke the French Ambas-
sador and Nine Jusserand; Countess Won
Bernstorff, wife of the German Ambassa-
dor: the Minister from the Netherlands
and Mrs. LoudOn; Mrs. James Hartman,
Mrs. Hlnckley and Miss Gladys Hinck-
lev, Mrs Haywood and Miss Doris Hay
wood Mrs Stoddard. NJ and Mrs
Charles d. Walcott, Mrs Huron "
Lawson, nee Kaspar: Mrs. Stilson Hutch
ins. Senator and Mrs. Newlands, Mrs. F.
p Moran and daughter. Mrs. Hudgins
MrsWW. B. King. Mrs. Gale, Mrs. Hill,
Mrs. Richardson and Miss Richardson
Mrs. Kerr. Miss Harlan. and Mrs John
B. Henderson.
The Countess Moltke. formerly Miss
Corneua Van Rensselaer, Thayer, wife OF
the Danish Minister to the United States
and daughter Of Nathaniel Thayer. OF
Boston, arrived at the Hotel Puritan, in
Commonwealth avenue, Boston yester-
day. She win remain there for several
weeks. The countess is accompanied by
her child, her maid. and d nurse
The Italian Ambassador. accompanied
by Marchesa Cusani Confalonieri and
their son and daughter. arrived in Wash
ington Monday from New York, where
they landed Saturday from Italy
The .-Austro-Hungarian Naval Attacht
and Baroness r. Preusehen Won .und ~
Iiebenstein, who have been in Austria
Hungary since early summer, are due e
arrive IN New York November l6.
Mrs Wickersham, WIFE of Attorney
General Wickersham. invited a number
of young people to meet Miss Taft yes
terday afternoon at luncheon, which was
the second social function given in honor
of the White House bud The guests in-
cluded the Countess Luise-AleXandra
Won Bernstorf. daughter of the German
Ambassador; Miss Nagel, daughter Of
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Miss Yvonne Townsend. Mrs. Spencer
Cosby. wife Of Col. Cosby. L. S. A. Miss
Carlisle. Miss Pilling. Miss Hinckley
anI Mrs. Albert Akin
Miss Helen Taft win be the principal
guest at a luncheon to be given by
Lieut. Charles Russell Train,U. s. n. and
Mrs. Train, on board the Sylph of which
Lieut. Train is commander. The luncheon
will be given Tuesday, November Is.
Mrs. Caleb C. North and her younger
daughter Miss Margaret North. are
guests at the Strand, Atlantic City
where they viii spend several weeks.
Miss Ethel L. Cooke. OF Eighteenth
street, entertained Monday evening in
compliment to Miss Charlotte Lee. whose
marriage TO Mr.. Harry Mum will take
place to-day.
Mrs Clarence Moore will return q
Washington and open her home for tbs
season next Sunday. She has made q
brief sojourn at Virginia Hot Springs.
Gen. A. W. Greedy entertained at an
informal dinner party Monday evening in