Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-17
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SECRETARY WILSON HOST TO
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT.
MacVeagh Housewarming Ball To-
night-Other Events.
Notes.

The President and Mrs. Taft were en-
tertained at a dinner at the New Willard
last night, the Secretary of Agriculture
being their host.
Mr.. Wilson's other guests were the
Speaker of the House and Miss Cannon,
Senator and Mrs Albert B. Cummins,
Senator Francis f. Warren, Senator and
Mrs. Robert j. Gamble, Senator Lafay-
cite Young, Representative and Mrs.
James r. Mann, Representative and Mrs.
John W. Dwight, Representative Charles
f. Scott Representative and Mrs. Nicho-
las Longworth, Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Stewart of New York, Mrs. Elmer L.
Black Of New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Gary of Baltimore, Dr. Henry Wallace of
Des Moines, Iowa; Admiral and Mrs.
RiXey, Prof. and Mrs. Charles l.. Marlatt,
Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Mrs. NJ. c. Au-
denreid, Mrs. John Chopper, Mrs. Adams
Clark, Miss Mabel L. BOardman, Miss
Louise Foraker, Miss Phelps, Gen. John
c. Black, Capt. A. w. Butt and Mr. Jas
per Wilson.
Killarney roses and lilacs adorned the
table.
The Italian ambassador and Marchesa
CuSani gave a large dinner last night,
WHEN tHelF guests were the German am
baSSadOr and Countess Won Bernstorff
Countess Luise Alexandra Won Bern
storff the Attorney General and Mrs.
Wickersham, the Danish minister and
Countess MOltke. the Belgian minister
and Countess de Buisseret, the second as
sistant secretary Of state, Mr.. Adee; the
third assistant secretary Of state and Mrs.
Chandler Hale, the charge d'affaires of
Russia, Prince koudacheff, the counselor
of the Austro-Hungarian embassy and
Nine. Loewenthal Linau the naval at
tache of the Austro- Hungarian embassy
and Baroness Preuschen. the military
attache of the French embassy and Con-
Jesse de Chambrun, the first secretary OF
the French embassy and Nine. Peretti de
la Rocca. Donna Beatrice Cusani. Count
POurtales of the German embassy, and
the counselor of the Italian embassy,
! MarcheSe Negrotto
The French ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand dined with Senator and Mrs.
Guggenheim last night. whose other
guests We're the Swiss minister and Nine
Ritter, Dr. A. Pia,t Andrew. Represent
alive William B. Mckinley. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mr..
and Mrs. s. X. Gugsenheim of New
York. Maj. and Mrs. Porter Miss Maths,
Miss Ruggles. Mrs. Ridgeley, Mr.. Nor
ton Frewen of England
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McCauley enter
tanned at dinner last evening for their
daughter. Miss Mary McCauley The
guests We're Miss Alys Meyer, Miss Mary
Switzerland. Miss Julia Whiting. Miss
Dorothy Williams Mr.. Henri Martin, Mr.
Oldys. NJ. c. &. Glover. jr., Mr. Will
liam Bowie Clarke, Mr.. Charles ODonnell
Lee and Count Pejaesevich.
Mrs. Adams Clark of Boston. who is
spending the winter at the Portland, gave
| q pretty luncheon today, when her guests
were Mrs. Van Deventer. Mrs. George l..
| Gillespie. Mrs. John Cooper Mrs. John
| p. Jackson. Mrs. Louis Lehr. Mrs. j. J.
| Richardson. Mrs. Hutchinson. Mrs. Back
/ and Mrs. Francis Adams, mother of the
| hostess, who has also been here all win
| ter. The table was beautifully decorated
with pink carnations.
Miss Marion Oliver. who is entertaining
Miss Marion LeutZe. daughter of Rear
Admiral and Mrs. LeutZe. gave i small
dinner in her honor last night. when
those present were Lieut.. and Mrs. L. ).
Grant I'd, Mrs. Harriet Wadsworth. Lieut..
Comma nder Butler. Lieut. Commander
Simington. Frederick H. Brooke and
Capt Mccoy.
Mrs. Sydney A. billiard will not be at
home tomorrow. but will receive Febru-
airy 25 for the last time this season.
Miss Margaret Dalles left yesterday for
visit to Princeton and New York. She