Evening star., 1911-01-06
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT
DINED AT KNOX HOME.
Baltimore Assembly Will Attract
Capital Observation-Disclosures.
Personals.

The Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox
began the cabinet dinners in honor of the
President and Mrs. Taft last night. To
meet them there were present the French
ambassador and Nine. Jusserand. the
Mexican ambassador, Senor dc la Barra;
the Japanese ambassador and Baroness
Ucflida, Senator Bacon. Senator and Mrs.
Crane, Senator Root, Mrs Eugene Hale,
Mrs John Hay and Miss Hester Singer.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham gave a dinner party last night in
compliment tt tEeir daughter, Mrs. Albert
Akin of New York. Their guests were
Col. and Mrs. Spencer Cosby. Miss Mary
Hopkins. Miss Winslow. Miss Sophy John
ston, Miss Miriam Crosby. Miss Mary
Carlisle, Miss Frances Noyes. Miss Shep-
ley of Boston, Miss Hinckley, Miss
Marion Wise. Mr.. Mitchell Innes of the
British embassy, Lieut.. Palmer, Mr..
Faust. Prince koudacheff and Mr. Ma
bokoff of the Russian embassy, Mr.. Al
bassy, Mr.. Piatt Andrew, Mr. Christy.
Lord Eusta.a Percy, Capt. Graham john
son and Mr.. Dennison
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth enter
tanned guests at dinner. giving later a
reception ana then dance, the first of
their regular, Thursday evening midwin
ter entertainments.
Former Representative and Mrs. Henry
Kirke Porter entertained at dinner last
night in honor of Speaker Cannon.
Justice and Mrs NICK enna Senator kean,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings Mrs. T.
De Witt Talmage, Mrs. Audenried Prof.
and Mrs. Lennox and Miss Alice Wander
grift were among the dinner hosts last
night.
The Baltimore assembly ball tonight
will attract number of guests from this
city. This ball is given by thirty-six
matrons. each Of whom subscribeS S1On.
The list of out-of.toWn guests will in
clude many of the diplomatic corps from
Washington. among them being:
NJ. and Nine. Lefevre-Pontalis and NJ.
and Nine. de Peretti de la Rocca OF the
French embassy.
Stephen Hedry de Dedri.
Prince Nicolas Koudacheff. Commander
and Nine. Vassilieff and NJ. Constantin
Lord Eustace S. c. Perry of the en-
bassy of Great Britain.
Mr.. A. c. Horstmann and Baron Won
Hardenbrook of the German embassy.
Senor Don A. Algara r. de Terreros of
the Mexican embassy.
NJ Manuel de Freyre y Santander of
the Peruvian embassy.
Jonkheer w. H. de Beaufort of the
Netherlands embassy.
NJ Henri Martin, Swiss embassy.
Mr.. Charles Symon and Mr. Emile Cas-
teur of the Belgian embassy.
NJ. de Muenthe de Morgenstierne of the
Norwegian embassy.
Among the out-of-town guests will be
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Perkins and
Miss Dorothy Perkins. Mrs. Albert j.
Aiken, Miss Suzanne Carroll and Messrs.
Dudley. Carleton. Andrew D. Jones. jr..
GrhswOld Thompson and Jay Coogan. all
ft.,l,
cock. Mr.. Dupont and Miss Louise Crom-
we'll of Washington. Prince dAbro Pasri-
tide of Cairo. Egypt.
Owing to the illness of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Herbert Shipman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ecson Bradley of Washington have
been compelled to withdraw their invita-
tions for the cotillon which they were to
give January II for Miss Helen Taft. and
also for the tea which they had arranged
for January IL.
Mrs. Shipman is suffering from scarlet
fever. and has been very seriously i'll at
her New York home. which. like several
other well known New York residences
is quarantined.
Rev. Mr. Shipman will not be able to
resume his church duties for several
weeks.
Lieut.. and Mrs Charles II. Patterson
are giving a dinner tonight at their home
on 18th street. s. Their guests include
Miss Frances Webster. Mr.. Eliot Collier
of Boston and Mr. Dove. Afterward the
party will attend the Chevy Chase Hunt
ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Becker enter
tanned at dinner last night
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander j. Hart of San
Jose, Cal. the latter formerly Miss Net
tie Brooke OF Washington, are here WIS.,
iting the latter's parents, MIR. and Mrs.
French Brooke, at the Juniata apart
ment
Among those who have reserved boxes
and seats for the series of concerts by
the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
are Mrs Calderon Carlisle. the Countess
Won Bernstorff. Mrs. c. A. Williamson.
Mrs. Audenreid. Mrs Gordon Cummings.
Mrs. Lodge. Mrs T. l.. Pleadwell. Mrs.
Nelson r. Johnson, Mrs. Nielsen Page.
Misses Harlan. Mrs. F. A. Keep, Mrs.
Fl. H. Ward. Mrs. C. A.. Anderson, Mrs
S. F.. Emmons. Mrs. Padelford. Mr.. Hunt
Slater and Mr.. Samuel Spencer.
A concert this evening under the aus
pices of the Dorcas Club will be given at
Emmanuel Baptist Church, corner 18th
street and Columbia road. Members Of
the Rubinstein Club. Mrs. Bldntne' Muir