Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-10
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT AT
A DINNER PARTY.
Secretary and Mrs. Ballinger Enter
tain at Rauscher's Other
Dinners-Notes.


Secretary and Mrs. Ballinger had the
pleasure of entertaining the President anc
Mrs. Taft at dinner last night at Rausch.
er's. Three former classmates of the
host at Williams College. where his son is
now a student. We're present. They are
James D. Colt of Boston and Robert
Ramsey Of Cincinnati, both leading mem
bers of the bar in their home cities, and
Mr.. Francis King, a banker of Alma
Mich.
To meet the President and Mrs. Taft
there were present Mr.. Justice and Mrs
Holmes. Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Hughes
Senator w. Murray Crane and Mrs
Crane. Senator Samuel H. Piles Senator
Frank B.. Brandegee, Senator Elihu Root
and Mrs. Root, Mrs. Letter, Miss Board
man, Miss Mary Williams. Mrs. Samuel
Hill, Mr.. Melville z. Stone and Mrs
Stone, New York: Mr. j. Horace McFar-
land and Mrs. Mcfarland Harrisburg
Pa; Mr. Thomas Burke and Mrs. Burke
Seattle. Wash; Mr.. Robert Ramsey and
Mrs. Ramsey. Cincinnati. Ohio; Mr.
James d. Colt and Mrs. Colt. Boston
Mr. Francis King and Mrs. King, Alma
Mich; Mr.. Manson f. Backus, Seattle
Wash, and Capt. Archibald w. Butt.
The Austro- Hungarian ambassador and
Baroness Hengelmuller entertained last
night at their first formal dinner this sea
son, in compliment to Count Apponyi
The guests were the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Knox, the British ambassador
and Mrs. Bryce, the German ambassado
and Countess Won Bernstorff, the assist
ant secretary of the navy and Mis-. Beck
man Winthrop, Senator du Pont. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
Representative Bartholdt, Mrs. Slater. Mrs
Emory. Mr.. and Mrs. Purdy, Miss Louise
Foraker, the naval attache of the Aus
tro- Hungarian embassy and Baroness
Preuschen and Count Pejaesevich of the
embassy staff.
Miss Helen Taft was honor guest at a
dinner preceding their usual Thursday
dance last night given by Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Wadsworth.
Tonight Miss Taft will be honor guest
of dinner and a small cotillon to be
given by Mrs. James F. Barbour and Miss
Marguerite Barbour.
The Vice President and Mrs Sherman
will dine tonight at the home of Mrs. +.
Hope Slater on 18th street.
Brig Gen. and Mrs Henry G. Sharpe
entertained an informal dinner party last
-
Labor and Mrs. Nagel. They Will have
as their guest February IL their niece,
Miss Romola Dahlgren. daughter of Mrs.
Paul Dahlsren of Newport and New York,
who will remain fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry kirke Porter had
dining with them last night Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson King of Birmingham, Engla nd
former president of Amherst, and Miss
Hageman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cragin gave a
breakfast at Reve Etc, their Palm
Beach villa, yesterday for Mrs. George
Choate Kendall and her daughter. Miss
Maud Conrad of Washington. Mrs. Ken
Gall and Miss Conrad have spent most of
the last five years at Dinard, France,
where they have villa. They will stay
south through February.
Mrs. Henry Spencer Powell will give a
tea this afternoon in honor of her guests,
Mr. and Mrs. ii. s. BOVINE of Montana.
Mrs. Cray. Mrs. Mulkin. Mrs. William
Mcclure Mrs. Rose Lee Briscoe and the
Misses Hickey will assist
Mrs. Anna Katherine Greene is the
guest of honor this afternoon al the Con-
gressional Club tea. She will make an ad-
dress. Those receiving will he Mrs. Gregg,
Mrs. Briggs, daughter of Senator Frye;
Mrs. Thomas Fl. Anderson and Mrs. d.
f. Alexander. At the tea table will be
Mrs. Rainey and Mrs. Peters.
Mr. and Mrs. William + Dennis have
moved from 1907 18th street to, their new
home at 1900 10th street. where Mrs
Dennis will resume her Wednesdays at
home February u.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
dined with the Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs MacNeagh last night.
The others present were the French
ambassador and Nine Jusserand, the Ital-