The Washington herald., 1911-01-10


4 Hostesses 1t Tea Yesterday.
| President and Mrs. Taft occupied a
box at the National last evening, ac-
companied by Capt Butt and Miss Har-
riet Anderson.
Miss Helen Taft was the guest of hon
or ut dinner last night of the Commis-
siOner Of the District, Gen. John A.
Johnston. and Mrs. Johnston and their
daughter. Mrs. Summerlin. There were
eighteen guests, all of whom went to
the charity ball later.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
were the honor guests at dinner last
night of Senator and Mrs. Chauncey De-
pew. The guests asked to dine with
them were the French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand. the Spanish Minister
end Nine. Riano. Postmaster General
Hitchcock, the Secretary of the Interior
aId Mrs. Ballinger, Senator and Mrs.
Burrows, Senator kean, Senator Wet
more, the Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. Col.
and Mrs. Cosby, former Representative
and Mrs. H. h. Porter. Mrs. Richard
1o"HScuu, IuT. dHO MIS-. lHOHIdS l.
CAN. Miss Patten, Miss Sheriff., Miss
Pauldilg. niece of Senator Depew, and
Mr.. c. c. Glover.
The Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. Nagel entertained a company
at dinner last evening. The guests were
all young people. asked to meet Mrs.
Nagers nieces, the Misses Shepley, OF
Boston. The company went to the
charity ball afterward.
Owing to continued illness, Mrs. Wick
ersham. wife Of the Attorney General.
will not receive Wednesday and was
obliged to recall her invitations for
luncheon yesterday.
Mrs. Isabel Eames. Of Chicago. sister
in-law of Mrs. MacVeagh. arrived in
Washington yesterday to be the guest of
the Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
MacVeagh. The MacVeaghs expect to
take possession Of their handsome new
residence in upper Sixteenth street the
latter part of this month or very early
in February.
Mrs George Bliss and her daughter.
Miss Ruth Bliss. had an informal dinner
party last night preceding the charity
bail. The guests included Miss Hannah
Willard Taylor. Miss Caroline Sheppard,
Mr.. Theodore N. Gill, Mr.. Newman Per-
ry. Lieut. Manfred Lama, U. S. A., and
Mr.. Henry Carpenter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred S. Lincoln. accom-
panied by their daughter. Mrs Albert ].
Carrico. have gone to Grand Rapids,
Mich. They will visit in several of the
large cities Of the Middle West and Ken
lucky before returning to this city.
Mrs. Felix Alexander Reeve and the
January II, at 16.S Nineteenth street
| Mrs. Wilson Drake and two sons, John
and Robert, Of warrenton, Va, and SIS
ter, Miss A. H. Mills. Of New York. are
at the Grafton.
Miss Hazel v. Cox. debutante daush-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William v. Cox. has
her cousins. Miss Harriet Blodgett of
| New Hampshire, and Miss Elsie Farum
Of California, as her house guests.
Mrs. Edward J. Stellwagen has cards
out for musicale in the ballroom Of the
New Willard tomorrow morning.
The wedding Of Miss Carrie Louise
Mum and Mr.. Reginald Boardman will
Mrs. Martha A. Doyle and Miss Callie
| l. Doyle will arrive In Washington to-
day for a visit to Mrs. Doyle's son-in- law
| and daughter Mr.. and Mrs. George T.
Marye- Miss Flora Doyle will leave early
| in February for San Francisco and South
| ern California
Mis vashd R Bartlett, Of Baltimore.
Nd. is at the Grafton with Mrs. John
G. Bradley, Of Birmingham, Ala
Announcement 10 made Of the engage
| ment Of Miss Ada Russell May and Mr..
| Robert Edwin MayheId. Miss May is
! the youngest daughter OF Mrs. Howard
Vernon Mills and granddaughter of Mrs.
Lettie F. McIntire and the late Edwin
| A. McIntire. Mr.. Mayfeld is a son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mercer b. Mayneld. of this
| city.
Olive A. Nickerson, Of Dorchester, and
| Mr.. J. Louis Monarch, of this city.
Mrs. Robert d. Suter, accompanied by
| her niece, Miss F. Leola Perry. has
gone to New York for brief visit. She
will be the guest of her sister. Miss
Mamie Perry. Before their return to
Washington they will be the guests of
friends in Baltimore. They will be at
home after February L
Representative and Mrs. Bird Nc
Guire, Of Oklahoma, are located At the
Grafton for the season.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hollister Chapman
entertained q dinner company Of four
teen last evening. their guests later going
to the charity ball
Mrs. Robert Portnef entertained at .
double box party last evening at the
National Theater In honor OF her debu-
tante daughter, Miss Elsa Portner. Mrs
Russell Harrison chaperoned the party,
which consisted Of Miss Marthena sHar-
rison, Miss Louise Bayne. Miss Gertrude
Gordon, Miss Anna Portnef. Mr.. Henri
Martin, Mr.. Jack Seibert Dr.. Howard
Hume, Paymaster H. w. Ruske. U. 8. NJ,
Paymaster Smith Hempstone, U. 8. N:
Mr.. Meredith. Of Virginia; Mr.. Edward
Cady, and Mr.. Paul Portner. The guests |
all went to the charity ban later.
Miss Ruth Parker. daughter Of Mr.. and |
Mrs. Myron n Parker. left Washington |