The Washington herald., 1911-12-04

II DISh hd"I SCuOOiSlIlS ShyOyCu
Sunday in the White House quite SIM
/ ply, lunching informally with the Presi-
| dent and Mrs. Taft. In the afternoon
three of the five girls-Miss Isabel Vim
| cent. Miss Marion Crane, of Baltimore,
i and Miss Bontecou, of New Jersey-re-
/ turned to their school duties The Presi-
| dent and Mrs. Taft, Miss Taft and her
/ five house guests, with Miss Ruth Tan
ner, of this city; Miss Jeanette Allen.
daughter of Maj. Henry T. Allen, and
Maj. Archibald w. Butt, formed a very
| happy and interested double box party
/ at the performance of THE First Lady
of the Land" at the Columbia, which
naturally appealed very particularly to
the President and his family, as the
scenes are laid in and around the White
House and Washington. and the heroine
in the play is Dolly Madison.
The Argentine Minister and Nine
Moan. who have been in the house of Mr.
and Mrs. J. r. Granger. in Connecticut
avenue, since their arrival here. will
take possession of % Lafayette square
the middle of this week, which they have
leased for the season. This was the
home of former Brazilian Ambassador,
the late Mr.. NabucO, and is consider
ably larger than the Granger house. Mr..
and Mrs. Granger will not return to
their home this season, but have an
apartment at Florence Court
Mrs. Marsh. wife of Commander c. c.
Marsh was hostess at a breakfast at
the Chevy Chase Club yesterday. having
among her guests her sister, Mrs. Harold
Sewall: their young cousin. Miss Louise
Wallach, granddaughter OF Mrs. Richard
WallaCh; Miss Whiting, Rev. Mr.. Wei
bourne, of Baltimore; Commander Gros-
beck, Commander McCully, and Mr. Hugh
Roland.
Miss Louise Wallach, daughter of Mr..
Marshall Wallach, a former Washing
tOnian, who now makes his home in Cali
fornia, has come to Washington to spend
the winter with her paternal grand
mother Mrs. Richard Wallach. among
| her fathers old friends and relatives
! Miss Wallach was a debutante OF last
! season. Mr.. Wallach came with his
daughter but will return to his Western
| home this week
Mrs. Cherardi. wife of Commander
! Walter r. Gherard, entertained COM
| pany of ten at luncheon at the Chevy
Chase Club yesterday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Williams enter
| tained at dinner last evening in honor of
Miss Fritzie Won Busing. who is in The
Wedding Trip company, at the Belasco
this week.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald de Koven are
in Washington spending the weekend
with Gen. and Mrs. Clarence Edwards,
who viii entertain a dinner company
for them this evening. After the din
ner. they will occupy box at the per- !
formance at the Belasco of The We'd |
ding Trip" which is Mr.. de Koven's latest !
success. 1t has been a long time since |
Mr.. and Mrs. de Koven have been in !
Washington. even for a short time, where |
Mr.. de KOyen was closely identified with |
music. 1t was he who really started |
the Washington Symphony Orchestra and !
convinced the public that a local orches-
ira was possible. He was the first con-
ductor, it will be remembered
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Southerland !
have cards out for the marriage of their
daughter Mary to Mr.. Louis Bacon, of
Boston. The ceremony will be per-
formed on the afternoon OF January 3, at 7
4:3O o'clock. in the apartment of the .
brides parents, at Stoneleigh Court and
several close friends. A small reception
will follow.
Paymaster and Mrs John SWEET Hig-
gins, the latter formerly Miss Easterday,
Of Georgetown, have returned from their
apartment at the Brighton for the sea-
son.
Miss Nina Stock on has arrived in
Washington from Gloucester, the summer
home of the family and will spend the
winter with her uncle and aunt Gen.
and Mrs. George c. Reid, who will pre-
sent her to society at a tea on the
afternoon of December Is. Miss Stockton
iG of hn offr nfT |
sons buds, and a round of entertain
ments have been planned for her.
The marriage of Miss Evelyn Chew,
granddaughter of Mrs. Titan J. Coffey,
to Mr.. Thomas Roberts, jr., of Phila- ,
delphia,' will take place on Wednesday !
of this week at $50 o'clock, in the home ]
of her grandmother, where she has lived
nearly all her life. The ceremony will
be followed by a reception. The bride
will be attended by her sister. Mrs. John !
Upshur Moorehead as matrOn of honor,
and the best man will be Mr. George {
Roberts, of Philadelphia, brother of the
Rev. Devices Roberts, of
Boston, eldest brother of the bridegroom,
will assist Rev. Roland Cotton Smith at
the ceremony.
Mr.. John c. Eversman entertained at
dinner last evening at the New Willard
In honor of his sister, Miss Margaretta /
Eversman, and her fance, Mr.. James
F. Curley, of st. Louis, who will be mar I
ried tomorrow evening in the Shrine of +
the Sacred Heart. Miss Eversman is en- y
in her house party for the we'd
ling Miss Loretta Curley, of Boston, sis
ter of the bridegroom, and her own sis
ter, Miss Alice Eversman, who arrived
Yesterday from Chicago, where she is one d
IF the prima donnas in the Chicago Opera
Company for the second season. Miss d
Alice Eversman will be her sisters maid
IF honor. DIR. william Curley, of New
York, brother of the bridegroom, will be
he best man. The bridegroom arrived |;
n Washington yesterday morning. @
The debutante Of this afternoon will be :,
Miss Frances Hodges, the charming c.
young daughter of Col. Harry F. Hodges, N
Who will be introduced by her mother at q
tea in their home, 1775 Massachusetts, 81
VENUE. II
Invitations have been received here for
he marriage of Miss Lillian Duncan Bax- Ii
er to Lieut.. George Steele Gillis, U. s. =
l., on the evening of December 20. The =
CEREMONY will be performed in the home
# Miss BaXter's cousins, Mr.. and Mrs |
Sharles Carter Nichols, in San Francisco |
where the bride and her mother have
pent some months. They had intended
o have the wedding take place In the