The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-27

The President and Mrs. Taft were enter
tanned at dinner last night by Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock at Rauscher's. The
dining and reception room present.
ed gala appearance. with decorations
of blooming palms. ferns. and cut flow
ers. The Marine Band orchestra played
| throughout the evening The guests
| were the Secretary to the President and
| Mrs. Norton. Representative and Mrs
, Longwcrth. Assistant Secretary of State
and HRS. Huntington Wilson, Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. Chandler
| Hale, Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Hilles. Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy and Mrs. Beekman Win
throp. Col. Charles L. McCawley, Col. and
Mrs. Cosby, Mr.. and Mrs. Crowninshield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mr.. and
Mrs. COrcoran Thorn. Mr.. and Mrs. A. q.
McClintock, Mrs. Summerlin, and Miss
Harriet Anderson.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
| Meyer entertained at dinner last night
and had as their guests the Secretary Of
| State and Mrs. Knox. Mr.. Justice and
| Mrs Holmes, Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
| Hughes. the Minister from the Neither
| lands and Nine. Loudon. the Belgian
Minister and Countess de Buisseret, the
Peruvian Minister and Nine Pardo, the
| former United States Ambassador to
France. Mr.. Henry White; the naval at
tache Of the Ausuo-HunSarian Embassy
and Baroness Preuschen. Commander
VaSsilief. naval attache of the Russian
| Embassy; Maj. Herwarth Won Bitten
field, of the German Embassy: Com
| mander Retzmann, naval attache Of the
| German Embassy; Capt. Sowerby. mill
tary attache of the British Embassy
Mr.. Nabokoff. of the Russian Embassy:
Surg. Gen. and Mrs. Stokes. Capt and
Mrs Gibbons, former Minister to Portu-
gal and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend. Mr..
Willing Spencer. Mr.. and Mrs. Livingston
Hunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Young. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardner. Dr. and Mrs. Wilker. Miss
Switzerland. Miss Yvonne Townsend.
Miss Patten, Miss Gerry, of New York.
and Miss AlyS Meyer
Miss Gladys Hinckley daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hinckley. enter
tanned Miss Taft at dinner last night.
There were twenty covers and the guests
went afterward to the dance at Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth's.
The Cuban anniversary Of independ-
ence will be celebrated Tomorrow by
Senior Francisco c. Justiz. the Cuban
Minister here, who will entertain the
members of his staff at a dinner.
The Mexican Ambassador has left
Washington for the City of Mexico. where
he will remain for about three months
iS fn al m
vey the thanks of President Diaz to the
Italian government. for its participation
in the recent centennial celebration in
Mexico. Before leaving for Rome. his
marriage to the sister of his deceased
wife, Mile Maria de Refugio Borneque
de Alaman, will take place.
Secretary 81 State and Mrs. Knox will
be hosts at dinner on Wednesday. Feb
ruary 1. in honor Of the Vice President
and Mrs Sherman.
The Secretary Of State will entertain at
Casasus. who is here on a special mis-
sion from Mexico.
Miss Helen Taft was the guest in
whose honor the members of the Con-
gressional Club enter aimed at large
tea yesterday afternoon. from 5 to
o'clock, at the clubhouse in X street.
The large old-fashioned drawing-rooms
were handsomely decorated for the &C.
casion with quantities Of pink and white
roses, ferns, and SmilaX, and a section
of the Washington symphony Orchestra
played throughout the reception. Mrs.
A. w. Gregg, wife of Representative
Gregg, of Texas. the president of the
club, and Miss Taft received the guests.
assisted by Mrs. Sherman, Mrs Mac
Veagh, Mrs. Meyer. Mrs. Ballinger, and
Mrs. Nagel Presiding at the tea table
were Mrs. Huntington Wilson and Mrs.
Beekman Winthrop, and assisting in the
dining room were Miss Foster. daugh
ter of Representative Foster: Miss
Hardy, daughter of Representative
Hardy; Miss Page. daughter of Senator
Page; Miss Elizabeth Reside, Miss
daughter of Representative
Hitchcock. and Miss Hughes, daughter
of Representative Hughes.
Miss Carmel Egan, daughter Of the
American Minister at Copenhagen. who
gone to South Bend. Ind, where she will
be for three or four weeks. Mr. and |
Mrs. Egan will arrive in Washington !
dDOut Tic idSl VI L Cbi 0oA > Aoi q AS" |
stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jay White will have |
IS their guest for the weekend Mrs. Ben !
Ali Haggin, of New York. Mr.. and Mrs. |
White will entertain at a dinner and |
bridge party for their guest Tomorrow |
evening".
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Gillespie, of
New York, will arrive in Washington |
o-day to be the guests of Gen. George !
Gillespie, U. S. A., and Mrs. Gillespie, for |
several days.
Miss Helen Woodward. daughter Of Mr.. |
md Mrs. S. w. Woodward, and Mr.. Luke |
Wilson, Of Chicago, will be married Mon |
lay at noon at the home of the bPade's |
PARENTS in Wyoming avenue. Rev. Sam
lei H. Greene. pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, will perform the ceremony, at
which only a small party of relatives and
lose friends will be present. The young
,eople will leave Immediately afterward
or their bridal trip, and will later make
heir home in Chicago.
Mrs. Richard Sylvester will receive this
lfternoon at the Northumberland and
will be assisted by Mrs. William T. Bron-
on, of Richmond. Va, who is here visit
ng her mother.
Mr. and Mrs Henry F. Lincoln have L