The Washington herald., 1911-02-24

Col. and Mrs. Henry May will an
rounce the engagement of their younger
daughter, Cecilia, to Mr.. Robert Bacon.
jr, son of the United States Ambassa-
dor to France, in a few days. Miss May
is one of Miss Ethel Roosevelt's most in
innate friends, and was presented to
society the same season as Miss Roose-
welt She was one of the bridal party
at the marriage of Miss Mum and Mr..
Boardman last Saturday and will be
bridesmaid at the marriage Of Countess
Luise-Alexan1ra Won Bernstorn and the
Count Pourtales, the last week in Maych.
Mr.. Bacon has spent the winter in Wash
ington. He is connected with the State
Department.
The President and Mrs Taft were the
honor guests at dinner last evening Of
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. NageI The guests asked to
meet them were the Attorney Cen
eral and Mrs. Wickersham, Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. Van Devanter. Mr.. William
Williams, Commissioner of immigration,
Of New York; Mr.. Theron Catlin, Repre-
sentative-elect from st. Louis; Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Elliott, of st. Paul Mimi;
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Cummings. of Au-
gusta, Ga: Mrs. Charles A. Coolidge. %
Boston: Mrs. Nagels sister, Miss Ernst;
Miss Williams, and Mr.. Lawrason Riggs,
of Baltimore.
The Vice President and Mrs Sherman
were the dinner guests last night OF
Repr resentative w. w. Cocks. Of New
York The other guests were Repre-
sentative and Mrs. George w. Fairchild.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Hilles, Judge and Mrs Roob. Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Ward, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles G. Bennett, Miss Jessie Wright.
of Flushing L. l., and Mr. and Mrs
Frederick c. Hicks, of New York, brother
and sister of the host. The dinner was
served at the Shoreham and Mrs. Hicks
acted as hostess.
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff were hosts at dinner last
night and had as their guests the Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Knox, the Brit
ish Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce. Sena-
tor and Mrs. NewIands, Senator Warren,
the Peruvian Minister, Mr.. -do; the
Norwegian Minister and Nine. Bryn, Miss
Maud Wetmore. Miss Switzerland Miss
Josephine Patten, Countess Luise-AleX-
andra Won Bernstorff, daughter of the
the new first secretary OF
the German embassy. Herr Won Haniel,
and Count Pourtales. attache of the
embassy.
Senator and Mrs. Depew entertained at
dinner last night in honor of the Speaker
Of the House of Representatives and
Miss Cannon The other guests were the
Swiss Minister and Nine. Ritter. the Bel
Eian Minister and Countess de Buisseret,
Bacon, Senator and Mrs Nc
Cumber, Senator and Mrs. Hepburn,
Senator and Mrs Crane, Senator and
Mrs. William Alden Smith. Senator and
Mrs. Borah, Representative and Mrs.
John w. Dwight, Representative and Mrs.
Herbert Parsons, Assistant Secretary Of
War and Mrs. Oliver. Mr.. and Mrs. Hill,
Miss Helen Patten. Miss Helen Squire.
and Gen. Crozier.
Chief Justice and Mrs. Seth Shepard
announce the engagement of their daugh-
ter Caroline, to Mr.. John w. Faison, of
New York City. The wedding will take
place some time next May.
Representative and Mrs. Van Vechten
0lcott entertained at a handsome ball
ast night at Rauscher's.
There were about 500 guests, and the
decorations were among the most elabor-
lte of the season. Representative and
Mrs. Olcott dined beforehand with Mr..
ind Mrs. Stewart Ffoulke, of Philadel-
'hia, at the New Willard.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth held
he last one of their Thursday evening
ances last night in their Massachusetts,
venue home. Miss Taft and her brother, |
dr. Robert Taft. and the latter's guest, |
dr. Walter Davis, were among the guests |
fter the dinner of Mr.. and Mrs. Gard |
er F. Williams
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
Clover entertained at dinner last night
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner williams en-
ertained at young peoples dinner last
vening in honor Of Miss Taft
Robert Taft is a guest at the White !
House and has brought with him Walter |
Davis, a classmate at the Harvard Law
school, who will be here for a few days. |
The Swiss Minister and Mime. Ritter
Fere hosts at a luncheon yesterday in
onor of their house guests, the Swiss
ice Consul at New York and Mime.
.ouis Junod. The guests asked to meet |
hem were Mr.. Schwarzenbach, of Switz-
rIand, and Mrs. Henri Martin, of the
egation staff
Mrs. Thomas W. Symons and Miss
ymons, wife and daughter of Col.
ymons, U. S. A, entertained at a tea
afternoon from to o'clock
to their house guests,
frs. Wilson S. Bissell and Miss Mar
aret BisseIl, of New York, Mrs. Bissell
the widow of the Postmaster General
Z the second Cleveland administration,
nd has many friends in the, older resi-
ent circles of Washington society.
Mrs William Phelps Emo entertained
t large tea yesterday afternoon from
to Z o'clock. when she asked her
uests to meet Mrs. c. B. Wood, of
ew York, who has recently joined the
ew York winter colony in the Capital.
aroness Preuschen, wife of the naval
ttache of the Austro-H Hungarian EN-
assy, and Miss Louise Foraker presided
the tea table, which was beautifully
scorated with spring blossoms.