Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-18
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
HOUSEWARMING AND A
DANCE FOR MISS TAFT.
The Boardman-Munn Wedding To-
day-Dinners-0ther
Events.

SCvCULS.
The President and Mrs. Taft attended
the dance given by Secretary and Mrs
| MacVeagh last night at their new home
in honor of Miss Helen Taft and Incl
dentaly took part in the elaborate house
| warming which made the occasion dou-
bly, memorable. The decoration of the mu-
sic room makes it a copy of the chateau
at Fontainbleau when Henry de Navarro
was King of France. The main draw
ing room, another splendid apartment, and
the sumptuous marble staircase leading
to it sets it quite apart from anything
else seen in an official home at the
capital. The Marine Band played for
the dancing and the 2J0 guests enjoyed a
buffet supper comfortably arranged in
the conservatory and adjoining library.
There were flowers at artistic points, and
the organ in the music room was played
by Mr.. Frank Taft of New York while
the guests asss Died. There was general
dancing until the arrival of President and
Mrs. Taft. when DIR. Yamai Kin, lead
ing woman physician of China, Tow in
this country for a lecture tour, and Mrs.
MacVeagh's guest, and Mrs. Evans Mac
Veagh, both in appropriate costume, gave
an imperial Chinese dance.
Secretary and Mrs. MacEeagh were as
sisted by Mrs. Frederick Eames of Chi
cago. The hostess wore a splendid toilet
of white satin yelled with tulle and
rhinestone embroidery and wore several
superb diamond ornaments, and Mrs.
Games, with superb diamond and other
jewels, wore pink satin and lace.
Representative David ]. Foster, chair
man of the committee on foreign relations
of the House, entertained at dinner last
night at the New Willard in honor of the
Secretary of State. The guests were the
President, the Secretary of State, the am
bassador of Great Britain, the japanese
ambassador, the Speaker. the minister OF
Costa RIGA, the Chinese minister, the
minister of Ecuador the minister of Me
aragua. Senator Bacon, Senator Page, the
secretary TO the President, Col. George
w. Goethals. Representative Flood. Rep
resentative Dwight. Representative Ben
net, Representative Lowden. Representa-
tive Mckinley. Representative Parsons
Representative Weeks, Representative
Plumley, the assistant secretary of state
the charge d'affaires of the Argentine Re.
public, the charge d'affaires of Chile, the
| third assistant secretary of state, Mr.
Justice Robb, Mr. Justice Stafford, Mr.
Justice Barber, the director general of the
Pan-American Union. the director of the
consular service, the Hon. Charles A
Prouty, the military aid to the President
Mr.. Clifford S. Walton, Col. NJ. NJ. Par
ker. Mr.. Theodore w Noyes, Mr. Ernest
G. Walker, DIR. Fremont Smith, Mr.. JOSEPH
NJ Stoddard, Mr.. Horatio N. Taplin and
Gen. T. s. Peck.
The French ambassador and Nine. JUS.
serand entertained at a dinner last night
in honor of Miss Helen Taft. The other
guests were the Postmaster General, Mr.
Hitchcock; Countess Luise-Alexandra Won
Bernstorff. Miss Ashton, Miss Harriet
A rHa ir;,
Hinckley Miss Jennings. Miss Oliver
Miss de Pergosley, Miss Margaretta Sy-
mons, Miss Dorothy Williams, the as
sistant secretary of the Treasury, Mr.
Curtis; Capt Butt, Lieut.. Commander
Leigh Palmer. MIR. de Beaufort of the
Netherlands legation. Mr.. Centaro of the
Italian embassy. Mr.. Horstmann and
Count Pourtales of the German embassy
Mr.. Gladstone of the British embassy
and the military attache of the French
embassy and Countess de Chambrun
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer entertained the following guests
at dinner last night: Senator Burton,
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Ekengren Mr. and
Mrs. Adams, Senator Wetmore, Mr.. and
Mrs. Weightman, Mr.. and Mrs. Walcott,
Capt. and Mrs. Potts, L. S. N; Rear Ad-
S. N; Capt. and Mrs. Fletcher, U. S. N;
Countess GZiscky and Mr.. Morton Frewen.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond en-
tertained at large dinner at their home
in Rhode Island avenue last evening in
compliment to Mr.. Justice Lamar and
Mrs. Lamar.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood, sister
of Mrs. Pinchot. who has the Sheridan
house on Sheridan circle, entertained at
dinner there last night for Miss Emo of
New York Mrs. Halves, Miss Morgan,
Miss Parker. Count dAdremar, Mr.. Fred
Caldwell, Mr.. w. b. Clarke, Mr. Siebert
and Mr.. Cummings were the other guests.
At the marriage of Miss Carrie Louise
Mum and Mr. Reginald Boardman of
Boston at st. Johns today the officiating
clergymen will be the Bishop of Wash
ington and Rev. DIR. Roland Cotton
Mum, where the reception will be held.
were beautifully decorated today. The
couple will go abroad for their honey
moon
A number OF Boston, Philadelphia and
New York relatives and friends are here
for the wedding.
Mai. and Mrs. Waiter y. Webb of the
Soldiers Home have sent out over a
hundred invita- tons for tomorrow aft
ernoon, when Mrs. Roma Devonne Hemp
stead will give vocal numbers. Mrs
Webb will be assisted by Mrs. Keever
sister of Mai Webb. and Mrs. Beatty
| will preside at the tea table.
The Mexican ambassador and Sonora
de la Barra. who were married week
ago today in the private chapel attache 1
to the latter's residence in Mexico City,
arrived last night from that city. The
two sons of the ambassador and the three
children of his wife-Who was Sonora
Refusio ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the cou-
pie. The family party Us at the Mexican