Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-25
IN THE World OF SOCIETY
MR.. AND MRS. TAFT ACCEPT
NEW YORK COURTESIES.
Hospitalities for Miss Taft and Miss
Cromwell-Personal
Notes. 80.

Mrs. Taft went to New York yesterday
and is staying at the home Of Mr.. Henry
W. Taft. Mrs Frederick Dent Grant will
give a luncheon FOR Mrs: Taft at Sherry
tomorrow. and Miss Winifred Holt will
entertain both the President and Mrs.
Taft at dinner. Thursday Mr.. Henry
Clews will give luncheon for the Presi-
dent, who will make a short visit also to
New York this week. ..
Miss Helen Taft was honor guest at a
dinner for young people last night. given
by Miss Alice Vandergrift. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Vandergr:ft. In the
absence Of Mrs. .Vandergrift, who is in
mourning, Mrs. G. T. Summerlin, wife Of
Capt. Summerlin secretary Of the Ameri-
can embassy at Toxic, chaperoned the
party.
Tonight the Italian amba ssador and
Marchesa Cusani Confalonieri will give
a dinner in honor OF Miss Taft.
The first Of the garden parties this sea-
son will be held at the White House May
5. Mrs. John Hays Hammond will enter
tain at a reception on that evening m
honor of the visiting members OF the eN-
ecutive board Of the woman,s welfare de-
ton, which will hold meeting here.
Mrs. Taft has extended her invitation also
to the garden party.
Cromwell OF Washington are in New
York a few days and are staying at the
Hotel Wolcott. They Will return In time
to attend the dinner Miss catherine Bit
ton is to give SATURDAY evening 1or MISS
Cromwell and her tance, Walter B.
Brooks, IT,, of Baltimore. Miss Gladys
Hinckiey, another bridesmaid, will give
a dinner Sunday evening. May .. sor
Miss Cromwell. ......:.
The Speaker and Mrs. Champ clark
have taken an apartment at 1903 10Th
street and will at once take possession.
They have been living at the toronto:
Their new home is on the sixth moor OF
the building, and is spacious one OK
fourteen rooms.
lantic City. but has deferred her depart.
ure until she Is comfortably established
in her new home.
Mr.. Edward ]. Hickey, assistant clerk
of the Senate committee on appropria-
lions. and Miss Margaret j. Dee were
united In marriage by Rev. J. b. P1ttar
at 1880 this morning In st. Aoysius
Church. The bride and bridegroom en-
tered the church to the strains Of the
'.Lohengrin" wedding march. and We're
preceded to the altar by the bridesmaid,
Miss Nellie NJ. Dee, sister of the bride,
and the best man, John j. Casey.
The bride was attired in white mes
saline empire gown, trimmed in white
embossed lace and pearls. and carried a
shower bouquet of lilies of the valley.
Her hat was white chiffon trimmed with
willow plumes. She wore the gift Of the
groom. q diamond-studded bracelet.
The bridesmaid wore a lavender silk
draped In marqufSette and a picture hat
with black willow plunles.
The brides gift to the bridesmaid was
a beautiful cavalier with amethysts pen
dent, and the groom gave to the best
man q diamond stickpin.
The couple left Immediately for an ex-
tended trip through the north, and will
be gone several weeks.
The travelling suit Of the bride was
mode serge with hat to match.
Miss Mary Agnes Doyle entertained at
q breakfast today in honor. Of Miss Edith
Wynne Mathison. Among those present
were Miss Flora McGill, Miss Keane.
Miss Florence Wynne and Mrs. Beecher
Dr.. and Mrs. Guy Fairfax Whiting
gave a theater party last night. enter
tanning friends of their daughters and
later at supper at their home. Their
guests included Mrs. Sherman Miles, Miss
Elsie Aldrich. Miss HildegarGe Nasel.
Miss Mary McCauley, Miss Gladys Hinck-
ley, Miss Adelaide Heath, Miss Yvonne
Townsend, Miss Louise HELEN. Miss
Frances Noyes. Miss Dora Clover. Mr..
George o. Totten, Lieut.. Commander By