The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-22

The President and Mrs. Taft occupied
the Presidential box at the Columbia
Theater last evening to see Adelaide
Thurston in Miss Ananias." They had
with them Mrs. Hollster. wife of Judge
| HolliSter, of Cincinnati; Master Charlie
Taft, and Capt Butt
The Vice President and Mrs Sherman
went to Philadelphia yesterday to be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Charlemagne
Tower, who entertained at dinner and
an opera party for them last night They
will also be the honor guests of their
hosts at luncheon to-day.
| The French Ambassador and Nine. JUS
serand entertained at dinner last night
in honor of the officers of the French YES
/ sells now at Annapolis. The guests were
the Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
! Meyer, Rear Admiral and Mrs. VAIN
wright Rear Admiral Ward, Admiral de
la Jarte, commanding the French squad
ron; Rear Admiral and Mrs Cowles,
Capt and Mrs. Templin Potts, Capt. and
! Mrs Beatty, the Naval Attache of the
Russian Embassy and Mime. Vassilief,
Miss Miriam Crosby. Miss Mary Patten,
Miss Josephine Patten: Capt. olivier.
Capt lie Jay. Commander Rivault, and
Commander Banquet. OF the French
squadron, and the Naval Attache of the
| French Embassy and NiScountess day
Following the dinner. a large reception
was given in honor Of the officers. The
guests, between 800 and 400. included the
members of the Cabinet and the army
and navy OF the United States.
The Charge d'Afraires OF Persia and
Nine Ali Kuli Khan entertained at din
ner last night at the Legation in honor
of the celebration of the Persian New
Years Day. which from time immemo-
rial in Persia has been the most impor-
tant feast day of the Persian year, ana
! falls on March q. the first day of spring.
| The dinner was given in honor of the
new treasurer general of Persia and Mrs.
| W. Morgan ShuSter, and other members
of the American Finance Commission for
! Persia. Among the other guests were
the Chief Accountant and Mrs Ross w.
! Hills, Prince Malcolm Khan. Mr.. and
! Mrs ShuSter. senior, Miss Ruby Breed,
sister OF the hostess. and the members of
the legation circle Next week the
! Charge d'Afaires of Persia and Nine.
| Khan will go TO New York for few
! days to see Mr.. Shustcr. and his party
| off for Persia They win sail on the
Oceanic on March %. There are seven
teen in tho company. The fifth member
OF the commission will sail one week
| later.
Miss Helen Taft was the guest in
whose honor Mr.. and Mrs Clarence
Moore entertained at dinner last evening
| The Swiss Minister and Nine. Ritter
| will be hosts at a dinner in her honor
| next Monday, and Tuesday evening
| United States Treasurer, Lee McClung
will entertain a theater and supper party
| in her honor.
| The French Naval Attache and Wis
countess Benoist day will entertain a
company at dinner followed by recep-
ton at Rauscher's this evening. in honor
| Of Admiral Ia Jarte and the officers OF
| the French squadron now at Annapolis.
| They attended the ball at Annapolis
given by the officers for the visitors.
Count Poutales, who will marry
| Countess Luise-AleNandra Won Bern
storff, daughter of the German Ambas-
sador. next Monday, was the guest of
| honor at a dinner last evening, given
! by the young bachelor contingent of the
diplomatic corps at the Metropolitan
Club Mrs Preston Gibson win enter
tain at dove party tomorrow even
ing for the countess and her bridesmaids,
and the same evening Count Pourtales
will give his farewell bachelor dinner
at the Metropolitan Club. Mr.. Horst
mann, attache of the German Embassy,
will entertain at dinner on Saturday
evening in honor OF the bridal couple,
who have been much feted and are the
center of many prenuptial entertain
ments.
The Minister from the Netherlands and
Nine Ritter entertained at a musicale
at the legation last evening.
Mrs. Wright. wife of Judge Daniel
Thew Wright went to Newark, n. J.
yesterday, to be the guest for an in
definite time of her son-fn-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs Durant Church
who are now being congratulated on the
birth of a second daughter. Miss Claire
Wright returned to Washington yester-
day from Luray, Va. where she has
spent the past few days.
The death of Mrs. Frank Vrooman,
who was formerly Miss Grace Black,
elder daughter of Gen John c. Black,
which occurred yesterday morning in her
fathers home in this city, caused a shock
to both official and residential society
Mrs. Vrooman was one of the most
popular and best-known bellies, both
as school girl and as debutante. She
was educated at Vassar. after spending
a year at school in Paris and two years
in Italy. Since her marriage she has
spent much of her time in England.
where she and Mr. Vrooman lived for
one year while he gave a course of lee
lures at the University of Oxford He
also received a degree at Oxford. Mrs. ]
Vrooman was a member of the Colonial
Danes, Of Washington; of the Congress
sional Club, the Woman's College Club, |
and the Young Fortnightly Club, all of |
Washington. Mrs. Vrooman was a fine