Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-11
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MR.. AND MRS. FOSTER WILL
HAVE DINNER FOR MISS TAFT.
Here and There With Capital Nota-
bles-Weddings.
Notes.

Miss Helen Taft will meet large COM
pany of young people at a dinner tonight
when MIR. and Mrs. John w. Foster will
be her hosts. Miss Margaret Dulles,
granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Foster,
who has returned to make them a spring
visit and Miss Taft We're last year at
Bryn Mawr together. Miss Taft will have
several girl friends with her for Easter
week and for the dance at the White
House Wednesday night, the 10Th. Mr..
Robert Taft WIKI spend a few. days also
at the White House next week, and will
bring college friends with him.
Mr.. and Mrs John w. Foster had a
party of twenty dining with them last
many and Mrs. David j. HILL who are
spending this week at the Arlington.
dinner last night to the democratic lead
ers in Congress. Their guests were:
The Speaker and Mrs. Clark. Senator
and Mrs. Bailey. Senator Stone of Mis-
! cratic leader of the Senate: Senator Ba-
con of Georgia, Senator Hitchcock, Ne
braska: Senator John Sharp Williams,
Mississippi; Maj Gen. and Mrs. Fred
erick Dent Grant. Mrs. Richard Town
send, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend
Representative and Mrs. 1tainey of Illi-
nOis. Representative and Mrs. Sulzer,
Representative and Mrs. Martin w. Lit
Teton, Representative and Mrs. Francis
Burton Harrison and Representatives j.
j. Fitzgerald, Conry, Goldfogle, Henry
George, jr., and jefferson NJ. Levy.
The minister of Switzerland and Nine.
Ritter gave reception last night for the
SU-iS Ranev01pnf n.
Swiss flags. flowers and lanterns deco
rated the legation parlors. Minister and
Nine. Ritter were assisted in receiving by
the wives of the members of the society.
The reception began at O'Clock. and
during its progress buffet supper was
served.
The former Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Truman H. Newberry went to At
lantic City yesterday for fortnight's
stay before going to their home in De-
troit for the spring season.
Mr.. Robert Dudley Winthrop will ar
rive today to visit the assistant secretary
of the navy and Mrs Beekman Win
thrOp.
have gone to Old Point Comfort to re-
main until after Easter. Miss Mary
Hammond will spend Easter in New York
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Reynolds Hit of
1884 Columbia road announce the engage
ment Of their daughter, Miss Leila B.
Hit, to Mr.. Willard D. Eakin of Omaha.
Neb., secretary to Mr. Gilbert NJ. Hitch
cock senator from Nebraska Mr.. Eakin
is a brother to Mr. Henry NJ. Eakin,
whose marriage to Miss Leila Hits Sis
ter, Ruth, took place November 80 last.
The engagement of Miss Margaretta
Lundin daughter of Mr.. Emil o. Lundin
Of Cambridge, and Lieut.. Valerie Mas
john of the Argentine navy has been
announced in Boston. The wedding will
take place in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip II. Mcmillan, who
left for Europe in February. have re-
turned from their Egyptian trip and are
now in Paris. They will be in London
for Easter, where they will be entertain
ed by Sir John and Lady Harrington at
their beautiful home in LennoN Park
square. The Harringtons have also been
i'm Egypt The McMillans will sail for
home during the first week in May.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey has returned
from Il visit to Tome Institute. at Port
Deposit Nd. where she spoke Friday
morning to the Girls High School on
''The Secret of Success.
Mrs. Isabelle Bagey gave tea in