The Washington herald., 1911-02-14


entertained at dinner last evening at
the embassy and had as their guests of
honor the Austro- Hungarian Ambassador
and Baroness Hengelmuller, the Belgian
Minister and Countess de Buisseret. the
Speaker of the House of Representatives
and Miss Cannon. Senator and Mrs. New
lands Senator Bacon, Representative
and Mrs. Weeks, Representative and Mrs.
Dwight, Representative and Mrs. a. +.
Gardner, sthe Dowager Lady Decies. Gen.
and Mrs. John w. Foster. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas T. Gaff, Mr. James +. Curtis,
Miss Kean, Miss Oliver. Miss Williams,
Miss Ashton, niece of the hostess; Miss
Sherley Putnam, Mr.. Innes, counselor
of the embassy; Mr.. Gladstone, and Lord
Eustace Percy, both of the embassy
staff, and Prof. Bingham, of New Haven.
The Japanese Ambassador and Baroness
Uchida were dinner hosts last evening
in honor of the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Knox. The guests also included the
Italian Ambassador and Marchesa Gu
sani Confalonieri. Donna Beatrice Gu
sani daughter of the Ambassador; the
Norwegian Minister and Nine. Bryn
Senator and Mrs. Burrows. Assistant Sec
retary of War and Mrs. Oliver. Col. and
culu. of the Spanish Legation staff: Mr.
Ransford S. Miller, Miss Ernst the
Counselor of the japanese Embassy and
Mime. Matsui, and Lieut.. Col. Kazutsugu
Inouye, l. J. A, military attache of the
embassy.
Senator and Mrs. Depew were hosts al
dinner last evening and had as thetE
guests Mr. Justice and Mrs. Harlan, Mr.
Justice and Mrs. McKenna. Senator and
Mrs. Beveridge, Senator Dillingham;. Sen
ator and Mrs. Carter, Senator and Mrs
Sutherland. Senator and Mrs. Rayner
Senator Du Pont, Representative Hamil-
ton Fish, Miss Fish, Mr.. and Mrs. Lau-
renee Townsend, Mrs. Ridgely, Mrs
Hope Slater. Mrs. Shepherd, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bennett, Gen. Edwards, and MIR
Gist Blair.
Miss Della Torrey, aunt OF President
Taft, Mr. Walbridge Taft and Mr.. How
ard Taft, of New York, returned to their
homes yesterday.
Mrs. NageI. wife of the Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor. is in St. Louis.
their home, for visit.
Miss Kibbey entertained company at
dinner last evening.
Miss Helen Taft was the honor guest
at a dinner for young people last night
given by Col. and Mrs. Henry May. and
afterward attended the surprise party
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson
at the Playhouse.
Miss Christine Marburg. who has been
a guest at the White House for the past
few days, has returned to her home in
/ Baltimore. where Miss Taft will be her
house guest next week for the Monday
german.
! Mr. and Mrs. Preston Gibson gave a
/ unique entertainment last evening at the
new Playhouse. in n street. in honor of
Miss Helen Taft. The nature of the
entertainment was kept secret even
! from the guest of honor until $50
O'Clock, when the guests assembled TO
be entertained. Mime. Namara-POye, So
prano, and Francis Rogers, barytone,
l gave some Puccini numbers: Miss Ruth
Graham, a clever impersonator. gave
limitations OF Maud Adams in What a
L Woman Knows" and Eddie Foy in
some of his famous sketches. Then
Miss Graham gave some original stunts
and appeared as a leading lady in a
i ment store restaurant, and also gave the
i clever little skit called My Little Hob
| bic Skirt" The dramatic entertainment
! closed with a playlet of Preston Glib
sons. entitled "Cupid's Trick" in which
| Charlotte Walker appeared in the lead
! ing part. Miss Elizabeth Hicks, niece
| and house guest of Mrs. John w. Dwight,
played a part cotillion for 200 guests
began at midnight, Mr.. Gibson leading
with Miss Taft There were five sets of
favors, all significant of the Valentine
season. in the form of little hearts and
| Cupids and such trinkets. Among the
| guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
| Vanderbilt, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ali Hag-
gin, and Mr.. George B. Rose, all of New
| York.
The Mexican Ambassador, Senior de la
| Barra who is now in Mexico, is being
entertained extensively but informally.
! on account of mourning. He was the
| honor guest at a dinner last week given
| br the Italian ambassador to Mexico
| and Countess Massiglia- Senor de la
Rarra will probably return to Washing
| ton on February Is preparatory to gong
| abroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes have
issued invitations for a reception Satur-
| day evening, FEBRUARY ., dt o-oV SiONA-
| TO meet the Literary Society.
Mrs. Prince and Mrs. Livingston, wife
and mother of Representative Prince, of
Illinois, s113 Thirteenth street northwest
will receive to-day from to o'clock.
! Miss Nina Knox Van Arsdale enter
tanned at a beautifully appointed lunch
con yesterday at Rauscher's. The table
was decorated with pink tulips and sweet
peas, and there were corsage bouquets
Of sweet peas for the guests The party
consisted of Mrs. Orville B. Drown. Miss
Helen Hendrick. Miss Ruth Wynne. Miss
Barbara Smith, Miss Hazel Cox, Miss
Nellie Acker, Miss Nancy johnson, Of
Kentucky; Miss Marie Ray, Miss Ruth
Cohen. Miss Keith Frazier, of Tennessee;
Miss Edith Howard, Miss Helena Smith.
Miss Jane Austin, of Tennessee; Miss Ida
Norment Smith, and Miss Theresa Carlo.
Brig. Gen. William l.. Marshall, U. s.
A., and Mrs Marshall have issued invi-
tations for a dinner on Tuesday, Febru-
ary q. in honor Of the Secretary Of the
Interior and Mrs. Ballinger.
Senator and Mrs. Rayner, Of Maryland,