Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-17
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT, IT IS THOUGHT,
WILL RETURN TOMORROW.
Hospitalities in Official Homes-The
Sharp-Janin Wedding.
Notes.

Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen Taft will, &C
cording to the latest report, return from
New York to the White House tomorrow
as the former has had no setback and il
was thought would be able to drive on,
today in Central Park.
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs
MacVeagh gave large dinner last night
when their table was adorned with Kill
larney roses and their guests included the
German ambassador, the Mexican ambas
sador. the Swedish minister. the assistant
secretary of state and Mrs. Huntington
Wilson, DR.. A. Piatt Andrew, Col. and
| Mrs. Spencer Cosby Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
! els Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Fortescue Mrs
Norman Williams, Miss Hildegarde Nagel
Miss Alys Meyer. Miss Eudora Glover
Miss Merriam, Miss Sophy tombstone
Miss Patten. Miss Marion Oliver, Miss
Gladys Hinckley. Miss Alma Ruggies
Lord Eustace Percy, British attache
Theron r. Catlin of ST. Louis Henry DIT
| Pont. Herbert Spencer. Willing Spencer
and Eames MacVeagh.
Mrs. Frank B. Noyes. Miss Frances
| Moves and Miss Ethel Noyes sail on tie
Lapiand Saturday and will remain abroad
| until October. Mr.. Noyes and Mr.. New
| bold Noyes will join them in July.
| Mrs. Charles Newbold will sail on the
Lapland Saturday, to be abroad until
| fall.
Miss Marguerite Ann Callahan and Mr..
| Roland c. Ray were married yesterday
at O'Clock by Monsignor Mackin.
| Miss Eileen Callahan and Mr.. Alfred
Harvey attended the couple and
the mother of the bride and her sisters,
Mrs. and the Misses Callahan, were pres
ent at the ceremony.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham were also hosts at dinner las,
night as a farewell compliment to the
Belgian minister and Countess de Buis-
seret. who are soon leaving Washington
minister. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Vain
wright, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John p
Story. the assistant secretary of the navy
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, the French
military attache and Countess de Cham
| brun, Col. McLachlan, British military
attache; Sir Robert and Lady Hadfield
Miss Ernst and Miss Hageman.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer were other official hosts last night.
President Taft and his brother-in-law and
sister. DR.. and Mrs. William A. Edwards
of Los Angeles. Cal, who arrived yester-
day at the White House for visit. be-
ing among the guests. Two pianists, Err
nest Hutchinson and Harold Randolph.
at separate Instruments. gave the pro-
gram
The Japanese ambassador and Baroness
Uchida had a small party of their visit
ing countrymen at dinner with them last
night, who are here at the conference
for fur seal protection.
Late this afternoon at Valley View.
the suburban home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Porter Morse, the marriage of
their niece. Miss Cornelia Jann. daugh-
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Edward ia
min. and Ensign Alexander Sharp. L. 5.
N will take place in presence of their
relatives and a few personal friends. The
bride. whose wedding gown of rich white
satin Isl trimmed with family lace, will
wear an enveloping Veil of tulle with a
| cap arrangement of real lace. She will
carry a shower of lilies of the valley and
| sweet peas. Her only attendant will be
her sister, Miss Juliette Janin. whose
i bridesmaid costume is of soft pink silk.
with large white hat trimmed with
roses and green tule Naval Constructor
| H. G. Knox will be best man.
Rev William l.. Russell. D. D., pastor
of St Patrick's Church, will perform the
| marriage ceremony.
| After their wedding trip the young cOu-
pie will return to this city. where the
| bridegroom is stationed.
Mrs Robert w. Patterson and her
daughter the Countess Gizycki. arrived in
Chicago Monday
! Mrs George w. Pullman. who spent a
| few days here looking over her new resi-
dence on 10th street which is now closed
| until her return next autumn, has gone
| back to her Chicago home.
! Mrs. John Jay White. who has as her
| guests Nh and Mrs. JOHN w Alexander
of New York. entertained at dinner last
| night when the British amha ssador and
! Mrs. Bryce, the Postmaster General. Mr..
| Hitchcock; Mir. and Mrs. Hopkins Miss
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