Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-04
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER IN
HONOR OF SPEAKER CANNON.
The Wadsworth Fancy Dress Party
Other Fetes-Per-
sonal Notes.

President Taft entertained at large
dinner last night in honor Of Speaker
Cannon, when Mrs. Thomas X. Laughlin
presided. and TO meet the Speaker Of the
House and Miss Cannon there were pres
ent Senator Gallinger. Senator Money,
Senator and Mrs. Scott, Senator and Mrs
Dick. Senator and Mrs. Crane, Senator
Brandegee. Senator and Mrs. Brown. Sen
ator and Mrs. Paynter, Senator and Mrs
Stephenson. Senator and Mrs. Hughes,
Senator and Mrs. Gordon. Representa-
tive Leonidas F. Livingston. Representa-
tive james Tawney, Representative and
Mrs Edgar ID. C1'umpacker, Representa-
tive and Mrs. James r. Mann, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Champ Clark, Repre-
sentative and Mrs Samuel w. Smith,
Representative and Mrs. Marlin e. Ohm
sted, Representative Walter P. Brownow,
Representative Walter r. Smith. Repre-
sentative Henry NJ. Goldfosle, Repre-
sentative and Mrs Joseph H Gaines
Representative and Mrs. John w. Dwight.
Representative Ollie NJ. James. Repre-
sentative w. Aubrey Thomas, Repre-
sentative William B. Mckinley, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Everis A.. Hayes. Rep
resentative James NJ Cox. Miss Julia K.
MATHS, Col j. G. Hemphiil of Richmond.
Va, Mr.. Job T.. Hedges of New York,
Mr.. w. X. James. Capt. Archibald w.
Butt and Lieut.. Hugo Osterhaus.
The table decorations were OF goiuen
spur jonquiis and maidenhair ferns.
Mrs. Thomas *. Laughlin. Col. J. Z.
Hemphill and Mr.. Job +. Hedges are now
staying al the White House.
Some days ago President Taft conceiv-
ner in honor of the Speaker OF the
House which would be commensurate
with the dignity of that high office. The
affair was on the same social and ofnclal
par with those given regularly in honor
of the cabinet, the diplomatic representa-
tives and the Supreme Court.
After dinner last night the company
went to the east room. An orchestra
played a gentle waltz, and the President
led off with Mrs. Joseph H. Gaines. wife
of the representative from West Viz
ginia. The Speaker, with Mrs. Laugh
| lin. sister of Mrs. Taft, glided out on
the polished floor in the wake of his
chief. Then the dance was on.
| In the intermission, however, when the
| orchestra struck up lively tune. Tn
Gle joe stepped briskly into the middle
CT the room and brought his heels togeth-
| e. sharply. There was a pattlng OF gloNed
| hands and voices called encouragfngly
to the guest of honor. In a moment the
Speakers heels were twinkling in a bril-
liant highland fling.
Excellent. eh?" he called, exultingly.
to Mr. Taft Il was something of a
dancer when was youngster"
ingly forward and. those who were pres
ent say, the two executed several steps
of an old-fashioned "hoe-down" that de-
lighted every one. Both were pufnng
when they finished.
Following the dancing the President led
his man guests to the smoking room, on
an upper floor of the White House. where
an intimate talk was had, in which par
tfsan politics is said to have had no place.
The women remained in the east room.
TIE Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
were entertained at dinner last night by
Representative and Mrs. }. SlOat Fas-
sett Mrs. Sherman has gone to Utica,
n. Y, to spend a few days with her
mother.
The minister from Sweden and Nine.
Lagercrantz had as dinner guests last
night the French ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand. Senator du Pont, Mrs L. 4.
Letter. Mrs Norman Williams. Mrs Bay
ard, the assistant secretary OF war and
Mrs. Oliver. Mr. and Mrs Thomas T.
Gaff, Mr.. and Mrs. Page, Francis Crown
inshield and Mr.. Ekengren, Swedish sec
rotary.
REPRESENTATIVE Hamilton Fish and Miss
Fish entertained at dinner last night in
compliment 10 Miss Gwendolyn Burden Of
New York, their house guest. Their other
guests included Miss Harriet Daily of New
York, who Is the guest of the Misses
marriage will take place in New York
March 20; Representative and Mrs. Mich
olas Longwerth. Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds
HIT Miss de Smirnof. A. .Rustem Bey,
Ottoman charge d'affaires; Count Felix
Won Brusseile-Schau beck and Mr.. Dan
gerfield Of Baltimore.
Mrs Mark Hanna, Mr.. and Mrs. Pey
ton Russell. Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jen-
nings Mr. and Mrs. John, Story and Gen.
and Mrs. Charles Lee Fitzhugh were
among those giving dinners last night.
Secretary and Mrs. Meyer We're the
honor guests at large dinner given I'm
New York last night by Mrs. Clarence
II. Mackay. musical followed the din
ner.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs Dick
inson will leave today for New Haven
to visit their son, J. NJ. Dickinson, jr.,
who is student at Yale.
Mrs. Carrot 4. Hobart, widow of the
former Vice President. with Mr.. and
Mrs. trarret A. Hobart, jr.. who have
spent two months here, returned to their
home in Paterson, y. j., yesterday.
The Danish minister and Countess
Moltke left yesterday for a short visit
to the countess parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Nathaniel Thayer of Boston.
Mrs. Richardson Clover and Miss Clo-
vec left this morning for New York,