Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-03
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT TAFT WILL ATTEND
CHARITY BALL TONIGHT.
Miss Alice Whiting Is the First
Debutante of 1910-Other
Events-Personal Notes.

! President Taft will attend the charity
| ball at the New Willard tonight, and
most of the guests at the various din
ners which to mark the date. as well
as those intending TO spend the early
evening at the theater. will go later to
the ball. The President will occupy
box during his stay. Mr.. and Mrs. Larz
Anderson will also be among the box
| holders, as will Mr.. and Mrs John Hays
| Hammond.
Two bands will PLAY. one dance and the
other promenade numbers.
! Mrs. +. B. Mcclure, president of the
board of lady visitors: Mrs. William Il.
Merriam. Mrs c. c. Glover Mrs. Hoeke,
Mrs. Edward McCauley, Mrs. J. c. Simp
! son. Mrs. Henry c. Moses, Mrs. WOlcott
Tuckerman and Mrs. Vaudeville Carlisle
will receive the guests.
! Mrs. Meyer. wife OF the Secretary Of
! the Navy, gave a luncheon today for
Miss Helen Taft. Her guests were
Countess Luise- Alexandra Bernstorff,
Baroness Elizabeth Rosen, Miss Nabuco.
Mile. Marie kinen of Paris, Hon. Rachel
Kay Shuttleworth. Miss Eudora Glover,
Miss Frances Noyes, Miss Laura NIer-
Ram. Miss Mary McCauley, Miss Mar.
Columbus. Ohio. White House guest
and a niece of the President; Miss Louise
| Mum, Miss Gladys Parrish, Miss katll-
| crime Jennings. Miss Elsie Aldrich, Miss
| Gladys Hinckley. Miss Joanna Schroeder.
Miss Dorothy Williams. Miss Yvonne
Townsend and the Misses Meyer.
Yale man. staying with him at the White
House They will be guests tonight at
dinner at the home Of the rector Of ST.
Johns in honor of Miss Taft.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley, who have
as their house guests Mr.. and Mrs. Stew
art Walker of New York. gave dinner
| last night, when the additional guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop.
Mr. Sydney A. Cioman, L. S. A., military
attache of the United States embassy in
London. and Mrs. CIoman. who are here
on holiday visit: Mr. Charles f. Ma
COON, formerly governor Of Cuba. and
Mrs. Roscoe G. Bumer Mrs. Bulmer
/ gave a luncheon yesterday at the Chevy
! Chase Club for Mr.. and Mrs. Walker. who
were recently married. Mrs. Walker was
Miss Sybil Kane. Mrs Bulmer's guests
were Mr.. and Mrs Edison Bradley. Or.
Nathaniel Francis and Capt. Howe.
Former Ambassador White will be the
[ guest of honor at a dinner in New York,
January II, with the Pilgrims Society as
! host.
| Mrs. Hobart. widow of the former Vice
President, with her son and daughter-in-
! law, Mr.. and Mrs Carrot A. Hobart, jr,
have arrived at the New Willard for the
| season.
Miss Alice Whiting, daughter of DIR.
and Mrs. Guy Fairfax Whiting. who is
the first bud of 1910. is being presented
this afternoon at large tea. Receiving
with Mrs. Whiting will be Mrs. Burton
Harrison. Mrs. Arthur Addison. Mrs.
DsxNl1x RI
and her daughter, Mrs. Ogden Jones. also
OF New York: Miss Agnes Whiting of
Baltimore. cousin of the debutante: Miss
Mary McCauley. Miss Laura Merriam.
Miss Gladys Hinckley, Miss Eudora
Glover. Miss Leonora Finley, Miss Kath-
crime Brown. Miss Adelaide Heath. Miss
Reed and Miss Julia Whiting, sister Of
| the debutante.
| Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth's invitations
are out for Thursday evenings. continu-
| ing the custom which has marked each
/ winter of her residence here.
| Mrs Potter Palmer, wVo has been at
the head Of chicagO's social life during
her present visit to her mansion there,
! has left for New York, and will he here
January IL to attend the dinner at Sec
rotary and Mrs MacVeagh's, when the
President will be their guest.
/ Mrs. George NJ Stoney OF Connecticut
avenue gave large luncheon al Rausch-
| er's today.
Some OF the events of tonight Sen
| ator and Mrs. Depew's dinner party for
the Vice President and Mrs Sherman.
| Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Roland Cotton Smiths
| dinner for Miss Helen Taft. The recep-
ton and dance as housewarming at
| Mrs. Robert r. Hits new home, on
Dupont Circle. and Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin
F. Leishtons dinner at Rauscher's.
The military attache Of the japanese
embassy, Lieut. Col Tanaka, entertained
at dinner at the New Willard last even
| ing Gen. Bell. chief Of staff. L. S. A.:
| Gen. Bliss. assistant chief of staff; Gen.
Hail. adjutant general; Gen. Allen, chief
of Signal Corps; Gen. Murray. chief of
Coast Artillery; Gen. Aleshire. quarter
master general: Gen. Wotherspoon. pres
ident War College; Gen. Whipple. pay
master genera: Gen. Marshall, chief Of
| Engineer Corps: Capt. Count de Cham
brun, the military ~attache Of the French
| embassy: Lieut.. Col. James. the military
| attache of the British embassy: Maj. Won
| Livonius, the military attache of the
German embassy; Maj. Davila. the mill
| tary attache Of the Mexican embassy;
Lieut.. Col. Urcullu. the military attache
of the Spanish legation; Col. LAUGH
heimer of the Marine Corps; Col Cosby,
the military aid to the President; Lieut..
Col. Beach. general staff: Maj. Straub
Of the Medical Corps; Maj. Todd, gen.
eral staff; Maj. Brewster. inspector gen
eral: Capt Sladen. general staff: Mr..
Frederic Chapin. Mr.. s. G. Hopkins, Mr.
Matsuis the counselor Of the Japanese
| embassy. and Mr. Hanihara. the first
secretary OF the Japanese embassy.
Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell will give tea
| next Saturday to meet Mrs. Wickersham,
E, wife of the Attorney General.
| Miss Alice Finch of Pueblo. Colo. is
| spending the winter with her niece Mrs
| Charles G.. Abbot and would be plea Sed
| to see her friends at IS q street north
! east.
| Mrs. ShiNeley. wife Of Senator Shiveley
/ gave dinner last Friday night i'm honor
| of Mr.. and Mrs. krontlIal of Michigan
| City, who were here for a short visit.
! The Rev. Otis Herbert Draper of Brook
| landville. Green Spring valley, Nd. who
| Is field secretary of the Baltimore Meth
| odist, spent the weekend with friends In
| WaShing ton
| The announcement is made of the mar
| riage of Miss Mary Isabel Haas and Mr.
| Emmett Page Bunyea Saturday. Janu-
| airy 1. 1910, by the Rev. Hubert Bunyea
| nephew of the groom. The ceremony
| was at the residence of the grooms
! brother. Seymour w. Bunyea, 1906 4
! street southeast. at pm. Only friends
and relatives OF the contracting parties
| We're present
! Mice Katherine tIEinc iS IN pb;t,.JaI