Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-07

been discontinued. Wa bridge Taft is a
| nephew of the President.
Mrs. Taft'S statement was due TO the
many conflicting rumors in circulation re-
gardlng the young couple, whose engage
ment was announced last September.
Whereas they are both the pest OF
friends Mrs. Taft said, they have come
to the conclusion that they had rather
| remain friends than enter into any closer
relationship"
Mr. Taft is a student in the Harvard
Law School. Miss Herrick is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Frederick Herrick of Paris
and New York. She sailed Wednesday to
join her mother
Senator and Mrs. Carriers home: always
crowded whenever a social occasion nap
pens there, was the meeting place 1or
many yesterday, as Mrs Carter was re
celvlng and had a la.ge house party, IN
cludlng the American minister to Den
! mark and Mrs Maurice Francis Egan
with her. Among the assistants of t.e
afternoon were Mrs. Hicks and Mrs. Hill
yer, who were at the tea table, and mrs.
Dixon, Mrs. j. K. Toole. Mrs. Aleshire.
Mrs Mrs. Russ use Harrison, Mrs s; B u-s
): ]: Walsh. Mrs. Cunningham. the Misses
Hickey. Miss Power of Montana, Miss
Higgins, Miss .4arie McNaughton, Miss
Maddox and Miss Harrison.
Mrs r. B. Bradford and Miss Bradford
will be at home Fridays in January
The aumnac of ST Patrick's Academy
has issued invitations for dance to be
given on Saturday evening, January ,.
when Mr.. ]. Q. Allen. Mr.. ID. T.. Connell
and AIR. J. S. Mckee will be the guests
of honor. The officers of the alumnae are
as follows. Miss Jane NJ Barrett, %,
president; Miss Margret A. Smith. '06,
vice president; Miss Eunice c. Dessez,
'ri. secretary: Miss Gertrude Burn, '05,
treasurer; Miss Irene c. Cusick, O5,
librarian.
The many Washington friends of Miss
Katherine E. Thomas will be glad to
learn that she is convalescing from a Sc
we're operation for appendicitis After
three weeks in the hospital Miss Thomas
mas returned to the home Of her cousins
| in Elizabeth, n. j.. where she is now re-
siding.
Mrs. +. j. Heffernan entertained at a
beautifully appointed luncheon yesterday
at her apartment in the Irving, when
covers were laid for eight.
Mrs. Neil S. Brown and Miss Marie Nc
NJ Hin Brown will not receive tomorrow,
but will receive the last two Saturdays in
this month.
The Philadelphia assembly tonight is
expected to attract several guests from
this city. Countess Louise Alexandra
Bernstorff will be the guest of her hosts,
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hilprecht. at a
dinner before the ball. The British sec
ond secretary and Mrs. Esmond Ovey
will be others from here to attend. They
will return here tomorrow.
The German ambassador. accompanied
by his military attache Maj. Won 1.-Two
MUS. and Lieut.. Won Ernst. attache, went
to New York yesterday to attend din
ner given by a German club, and another
| tonight by other hosts.
| The celebration of the Russian Christ
| mas, which is making fete for persons
hof that nationality today, will be neceS-
sarily a quiet one at the Russian en-
baSsy, as the ambassador is still confined
to his room.
Former Secretary and Mrs. Newberry
gave dinner last night, when the French
present. Mrs. Newberry will give dance
at Rauscher's January 81.
Mr. and Mrs. William f. Curtis gave
a dinner last night, when Secretary Will
son. Senator and Mrs. Burrows, Senator
| and Mrs. Briggs and Mr.. and Mrs. W. 3.
Ridgeley were among their guests.
Mrs Calderon Carlisle entertained at a
large theater party for her niece, Miss
Pearson. last night. after which the par
ty and additional guests went to Raus-
cher's for supper and a dance.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert WadsWortl be-
gan their receptions last night, and four
other Thursday evenings are to follow.
Dancing or a musical will mark each of
them.
Columbia Chapter. u. 4. R.. held its
regular meeting last Tuesday evening at
the Ebbitt. There was general regret
illness. was unable to be present The
registrar, Mrs. NJ. E. S. Davis, occupied
the chair. After singing America the
election of delegate and alternates for
the coming congress occupied the bust
ness hour and resulted as follows: First
alternate to the regent. Mrs. Charles o.
Woodbury.: second alternate to the re-
gent. Miss Cornelia II. Hill: delegate.
Mrs. Abbie G. Foster; first alternate to
the delegate. Miss Ethewyn B. Hall;
second alternate to the delegate, Mrs V.
G. Brown. Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe
then gave an enjoyable recitation, Ply
| ramus and Thisbe.' and for an encore
a humorous selection. Our Hired Girl
interesting paper descriptive of the life
and works of Deacon Samuel Chopin OF
Springfield. Mass. from whom she is
lineally descended. The subject of her
winter among the works of Augustus ST.
Gaudens at the Corcoran Art Gallery
the figure being entitled ''The Puritan. -
He was d colonial leader of New Eng.
IdHu, having HclQ various positions of
trust and honor. and left a long line of
distinguished descendants.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. L. MerrifieId of
Falls Church. Va. are guests Of Hotel
Gordon for the remainder of the win
| ter.
The colonial tea given by the Capitol
society. children of the American Rev
olution at the home of the vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Brumbaugh, was great
success in every way. At intervals
throughout the afternoon the minuet
was danced by the following members
in colonial costume: Misses Dorothy
Philips. Carlotta QuiroIlo, Kilda NAL
comb. Clara Barcley. Josephine Bedin-
ger. Linda Hardisty. Mildred Stewart
and Mildred Lee. and Masters RAYMOND
Philips. Russell White, Ebert Quirolio
Charles Brumbaugh, Artureta Casa
nova. Harold Gerard. Elwood Hausman
and Elliott Brumbaugh The guests
were received by the president, Mrs.
Hausman, and Mrs. Brumbaugh, while
Mrs. Quirollo presided at the tea ia bic
and the young people looked after the
comforts of the guests in a delightful
manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Garner an
nounce the marriage of their daughter,
Myrtle NJ. to Mr. George Grubbs of
Kentucky, November "a, 1909, at Rich
mond. Va, by the Rev. Gilby c. Kelly
At home to their friends after January
ID at 1741 F street northwest.