The Washington times., 1911-11-26
Captain and Mrs. Strother
Smith Entertain Party
at Luncheon. |

Capt w. Strother Smith, u. 8. NJ,
and Mrs. Strother Smith were luncheon
hosts today at the Chevy Chase Club,
entertaining small party informally.
Their guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Pom
eroy, OF New York; Mrs. Livingston
Eagan and Mrs. Mactier, of Jackson
Vile, Fla; Miss Effinger, Miss Mar
garet Strother Smith, Lieutenant
Thompson, U. 8. A., and Lieutenant
Morrison, U. 8. N.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Ellis also enter
tained informally, having as their guests
Tor luncheon State Senator and Mrs.
WOOD, OF pennsylvania, and Louis d.
Brandeis the men in the party walking
out to the club from town.
Mrs. c. c. Marsh was the hostess at
small party which included Major and
MRS. Lyon, Mrs. Harold. I. Sewali, Com
ina,, manaer McCully. U. 8. N, and Mr.. Es-
AT another table Paymaster Stewart
= Barber, U. 8. N, and Mrs Barber
nad as their guests Mrs. Hoadley and
Mrs. Mrs; Ronalds, OF New York; Douglas
iah. meahme. OF London. and Mrs. Barber's
'"o'"er' MIS- Frederick Wesson.
The, Monroe Tennis Club was enter.
Lained at smoker last night by L, A,
stanley stanley at at his residence in Newton
s" n.
Mhitaker, William e. Ambrose, Thomas
Banes. DR.. Llewellyn F. Davis, Frank
e. q; Deyereaux. B. K. Finckel, John c.
PaRe Pnn,saker' N E,rann. Frank "; Stone, Percy W
hardwood. P. P. watrous, Walter B.
Guy, L. A: Patterson. p. w. Sheppard,
and Theodore Block.
Il
Cabinet Dinners
Begin January Fourth.
The annual round of dinners by Cab.
met officers in honor of the President
and Mrs. Taft, will begin Thursday
evening, January I. at the home of the
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Knox, who
have been unable to take their place a,
the head of the series for the last two
years on account of mourning.
Thursday evening, January II, the
Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs
MacVeagh will give the second dinner
at their handsome residence on upper
Sixteenth street. The Secretary OF War
,, precedence should come third will not
give their dinner for the President until
February %. on account Of mourning
January 49,, therefore, the Attorney
the hosts the % Postmas,er General r ef
Frank Hitchcock. will entertain Janu.
ary Is; the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Meyer, February /: the Secretary
Of the Interior and Mrs. Fisher, Feb.
| ruary 8; the Secretary Of Commerce
and Labor and Mrs. Nagel, February
16, and the Secretary of Agriculture ha,
not selected his date.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sher,
man, who are expected in Washington
shortly after Thanksgiving will be the
first to entertain the President anC
Mrs. Taft at dinner. some time in De-
cember.
q
The Sisters of st. Francis and ths
ladies' board of the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital have cards out for theil
| annual Thanksgiving Eve tea, Wednes
| day afternoon, November g. from t.
o'clock. Donations or every descrip
! ton, particularly money or linen, viii
be gratefully received.
The ladies OF the board are SisteI
Mary Pauline. Mrs. Alexander Mcneil
Mrs. Annie e. Murphy, Mrs. William
Slaughter Hardesty, Mrs. William N
Roach, jr.. Mrs. ]. Eakin Gadsby, MIS-
p. p. Mullet, and Mrs. William n
Cogan. Mrs. Isaac Cans Is the record
| ing secretary; Miss Margaret Cowans
corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Mel
lie E. Fealy, treasurer.