The Washington herald., 1911-01-19

Miss Helen Taft was the guest OF
honor last night of Senator and Mrs
Thomas H. Carter at a large dinner
dance at Rauscher's. There were sixty
four guests at the dinner, and about 2O(
additional guests went later for The
dancing. A section of the Marine Band
played.
The Marine Band played throughout the
evening. The central table, where the hosts
sat with guests Of honor. had fourteen
covers. and was decorated with Killar.
ney roses. The others were for ten. and
had centerpieces Of pink carnations. Mrs
Carter's house guests are Mrs. Thomas
]. Walker. of Butte, Mont. and Mr.
James 1. Galen. of Alaska, her sister and
brother; Mrs. John w. Carter. of Butte;
Miss Louise Treacey. of Helena, and
Miss Helen Walker, Of Butte.
| The company was pronounced Mon
tana party, the guests including the
members of the Montana delegation in
Congress and the young girl students
from that State in the different schools
and colleges in and around Washington
which made an interesting company.
Mr.. John Carter, eldest son of the Sen
ator, whose twentieth birthday was be-
ing celebrated by this function, escorted
Miss Taft and opened the ball with her
For this first dance the band played the
| Montana TwO-step," and for the closing
dance, far into the night, they played
the same thing. During the evening they
played Senator Carter's favorite song
Believe Me, II All Those Endearing
Young Charms" A buffet supper was
served at midnight.
| Mr.. c. C. Arosemena, the popular
bachelor Minister from Panama. who has
been elected vice president Of Panama,
has left Washington and gone to his
home to be inaugurated. Mr.. Arosemena
is one of the most popular bachelors
who have been sent to Washington from
foreign land. and there is genuine
regret that his country needs his services
more at home than at this post.
! Miss Blanche Lazo. daughter of the
former Minister from Guatemala, and
niece of the present Minister from Hon
duras. is the guest of Miss Elena Cal
deron Miss Lazo'S home is now in New
| York. where her father has resided OF
! late years.
Quite the smartest audience OF the
| season assembled at the Columbia The
ater yesterday afternon to see the Balti-
| more society amateurs in the clever
play. THE Importance of Being Ernest"
| for the benefit Of the House of Mercy.
| The Baltimore players made an emphatic
lit. and the regret was general that
they could not remain and be enter
tained, for many smart affairs had been
planned in their honor. The company
was very tired and went Immediately
back to their car from the theater.
They came over in the private car Of
Mr. Hugh I-ennoX Bond, whose daughter,
Miss Eloise Bond, was the leading lady
of the play, and had dinner during the
return trip to Baltimore. The others OF
the company were the same who gave
the play recently in Baltimore. including
Miss Helen Rous. j. Howard Eager
Arunah S. A. Brady. CIapham Murray.
jr.. Rossiter S. Scott. and Hamilton
Owens. Miss Margaret c. Cary was
stage manager, as she was for the Bal
timore performance. The cast was con-
sidered to be we'll balanced, but the work
of Miss Bond as Lady Bracknell. Miss
Rous as Miss Prism, Mr.. Scott as Rev.
Canon Chasuble. d. D.. and Mr.. Eager
as John Worthington, j. p. showed
special amount of histrionic talent.
The makeups were particularly COM
mented upon by Mrs. Taft. who received
the whole cast in her box between the
second and third acts. Miss Taft and her
cousins, the Misses Anderson, who were
the guests of Mr.. Grady in the adjoining
box to Mrs. Taft, were also presented to
the players: and a gay little few minutes
were spent in the theater
Mrs. Julian James, president of the
House of Mercy board. had hoped to have
them for dinner with her and the theater
afterward. and Mrs. Thomas M. Chatard
had expected to have them for tea pre-
ceding the play. but like true profession
ais, they eschewed all diversions which
might tend to unfit them for their best
work. They were recalled again and
again after each act, and at the end of
the play the audience remained in their
seats and brought back the whole com
pany before the curtain. Flowers were
also much in evidence and we're passed
over the footlights in great profusion-
Mrs. Taft occupied the stage box with
small party. and Miss Taft with her
cousins in the adjoining box exchanged
visits frequently. Mrs. Taft looked ex-
ceediEgly we'll in a walking suit Of black
velvet. with ernine furs and a large
mauve hat with plumes. Miss Taft wore
a tailored suit Of brown cloth, with q
large black hat and white feathers.
Others in the audience were Gen. and
Mrs. Gillespie, Mrs Thropp and Mrs
Lincoln, Mrs. B. NJ. Randolph, Mrs.
James, Mrs. r. r. Hoes. who had
the benefit in charge; Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas T. Gaf. the Minister from the
Netherlands and Nine. Loudon. Mrs.
Hennen Jennings, Mrs. Lee Phillips, Mrs
Preston Gibson. Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs
L. Hinckley and Miss Gladys Hinckley,
Mrs. Stilson Hutchins. Mr.. william
Bowie Clarke, Mrs. Moran and Mrs
Hudgins Miss Harlan, Mrs. Swanson,
wife of the Senator from Virginia; Mrs.
Charles Carroll Lee and the Misses Lee,
Mrs. Rayner, wife of Senator Rayner;
the Bishop Of Washington. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. MACEDONIAN, Rev. and Mrs. r.
p. Williams. Mrs. H. B. Brown, Mrs. ].
c. Boyd. Mrs. Percival Dodge. Mrs. l.
T. Mann, the Misses Hammond, Mrs.
Herbert Wadsworth. Miss Smirnof. Miss
Capt. and Mrs. Cloman. Mrs.
Allan AlcLane, and scores Of others prom
inent in society.
Among the Baltimore people who came
over with the players were Mrs. Gather,
Mrs. williams, Miss Anna Bond, Mrs
Bond, and Mrs. Grif1ss and Miss Grif-
fiss.
The young girls who sold flowers and
programmes were Miss Jean Sands, Miss
Barbour, Miss Julia Colds |
borough. Miss Jean Crosby, Miss
Miss Alice Downing, Miss |
Helen Downing. Miss Mary Stead. Miss |
Alice Goodwin, Miss Lillian Finley. Miss |
Sadie Murray. Miss Caroline Murray, and |
Miss Amylita Talbot.
Mrs. Buikeley. wife OF Senator Bulkeiey.