Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
A MUSICAL WILL BE GIVEN TO-
NIGHT AT WHITE HOUSE.
Miss Taft Dined at japanese EN-
bassy and Danced at Boundary
Castle-Notes.

Mrs. Taft will again entertain at
a musical tonight. The company will
include some of the out of-town WISH
tors here at present.
The Vice President and Mrs Sher-
man have gone to New York and are
expected back tomorrow
Miss Helen Taft was honor guest at
a dinner given by the Japanese am
bassador and Baroness Uchida last
night. There were present to meet her
the Postmaster General, Mr. Hitch
cock: Prince kouda cheff. Russian
charge d'affaires: MI Henri Martin,
Mr.. William G. c. Gladstone. Mr. and
Mrs Herbert Putnam, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Knox Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
ba Boardman Johnson of Philadelphia a.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dey of New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sulger Jeanes of
Philadelphia. Miss Dora Keen, Miss
Foster, Miss Shirley Putnam. Miss
Weeks. Miss Wood. Mr.. and Mrs. Mat
sui, Mr. Hanihara and Mr.. Okabe
Mrs. John B. Hendersons dancing
sequent Thursdays. Miss Helen Taft
was among the guests.
Count Pourtales, the fiance of Countess
Luise-Alexandra Won Bernstorff. enter
tanned at dinner last night at the Metro
politan Club. when the guests were the
naval attache of the French embassy,
Commander Benoist d Any; the naval at
tache of the Russian embassy, Comman-
der Vassilieff: Mr.. van Weede of the
Netherlands legation; Mr.. Preston Glib
son, Mr.. Willing Spencer, Baron Har-
denbroek of the German embassy; the
counselor of the Germany embassy, Mr..
Haniel Won Haimhausen: Mr.. A. Z.
Horst1nan of the Germany embassy, Com
mander Retzmann of the German en-
bassy, Count Won Bernstorff, Lord Eus-
tace Percy of the British embassy, MT.
Centaro of the Italian embassy, Baron
de Strive OF the Russian embassy, Mr.
Nabokoff of the Russian embassy, and
Count Pejecsevich of the Austro-Hun-
garian embassy.
Mrs. Mcmillan entertained at dinner
last night for the Countess Luise-Alex-
andra Won Bernstorff, her bridesmaids
the Misses Meyer, May Switzerland ano
Aldrich; Mrs. Preston Gibson and Nine
de Strive were also present.
The French naval attache and VS.
countess Benoist d'Azy will take
marty Of young peoples to Annapolis
tomorrow to attend the tea and dance
given by Admiral La1arte on board his
flagship.
Mr. Lee McClung will give theater
party and supper in honor OF Miss
Helen Taft March %.
Attorney General George w. Wicker
sham will be the guest OF honor at the
- ~~-f&1y
Of Greater New York in the Hotel AS
tor, New York city, tonight.
The marriage Of Miss Gladys Glover.
daughter of Mrs. A. Patten Glover OF
as East saith street. New York, to MT:
Robert Armstrong Livingston, jr, Will
take place April %.
Gen. and Mrs. J. B. Aleshire were
hosts at dinner last night in comph-
ment to Lieut.. Col. T. NJ. McLachlan
military attache Of the British en-
bassy.
At the marriage of Miss NJ. Eloise
Davis. daughter of the late Joshua W.
Davis, and Mr.. Lindsay Russell which
will take place April in the Church
of the Heavenly Rest, New York city,
George Coleman and Miss Renee Cou-
dert Mr.. Hamilton Holt will be best
man. The ushers will be Messrs. John
Barrett Of this city, Stanley D. Nc
Graw, Morgan Davis, William q. Bibb,
J.. Hegeman Foster and Earl Babst.
and intimate friends at the home OF
Mrs. Davis. No. rs West DIST street,
New York.
Nine Ritter. wife of the Swiss minister.
will go to New York Tuesday to spend
tnr
mother, DR.. and Nine. l.. Reidhaer who
will arrive April from Europe on trip
around the world. DR.. and Nine. Reidhaer
will spend two or three weeks with the
minister and Nine. Ritter here.
Col. o. G. Staples entertained at dinner
last evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
F'risbee Of Utica. The guests included
Justice Anderson. Controller Tracewell
and Mrs. Tracewell. Miss Frisbee, Miss
Keinner and Messrs. Harold and Orren
Dewitt.
A ball under the auspices Of the Wom-
ans Army and Navy League Will be
given at the navy yard Easter Monday
night. Mrs. W. W. White is the chair
man of the ball committee and will have
assisting her Mrs. H. II. Barroll. Mrs. c.
III. Davis, Mrs. Bayard, Mrs. Beatty. Mrs.
willard, Mrs. Garrard. Mrs. Stokes, Miss
Foster and Mrs. Logan. Commander Will
lard OF the navy ydTu VIII De CndiIuldIl
of the floor committee. Among the pa
tronesses are Mrs. White. wife of the
Chief Justice: Mrs. Meyer. wife of the
Secretary of the Navy: Mrs. Beekman
Winthrop. Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver, Mrs.
Foss, Mrs. Weeks. Mrs. A. P. Gardner,
Mrs. jenkins. Mrs. Cowle. Mrs. James
Wadsworth. Nine. de Riano. Mrs. w. p.
Emo, Mrs. Slater. Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mrs.
Glover, Mrs. Crowninshfeld. Mrs. Wet
more, Mrs. Hale. Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Ma
son. Mrs. Wotherspoon, Mrs. Mills. Mrs.
Beatty. Mrs. Percival Dodge and Mrs
Lurton. The Woman's Army and Navy
League. of which Mrs. Sternberg is presi-
dent. called a meeting of the executive
committee Wednesday and the sum OF
$3.50 was forwarded to Texas in answer
to an appeal made by twelve chaplains
with the troops there, who desire assist
ance in providing reading matter. ETC..
for the soldiers.
An evening skating party will be given
at the navy yard Thursday evening
March 30. postponed from tomorrow
night. The usual Monday afternoon
matinee will be held.