Evening star., 1911-01-12
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT
HAVE CANADIANS TO DINNER.
The Duvall-Fry Wedding, and Din
ners and Other Hospitalities.
Personal Notes.

dian official party now in this city
French trumpet jonquils and maidenhair
ferns adorned the table, and the guests
of the evening included:
The ambassador of Great Britain and
Mrs. Bryce.
His excelency the prime minister OF
Newfoundland
The honorable the minister of finance
and Mrs. Fielding
Miss Edith Fielding
The honorable the minister of customs
and Mrs Paterson.
The honorable the minister Of marine
and fisheries.
The honorable the minister of justice
and Lady Aylesworth.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. knox.
Senator Penrose.
Senator Simmons.
Senator and Mrs. William Alden Smith
Representative and Mrs. Serene +
Payne.
Representative and Mrs. Henry S. Bou.
tell.
Representative William G. Brantley.
Representative and Mrs. James r
Mann.
Representative and Mrs. Frederick c.
Stevens.
Representative and Mrs. Andrew J. Pc
ters.
The American ambassador and Mrs
Reid.
Mr. and Mrs Chandler P Anderson
Mr.. and Mrs Charles NJ Pepper.
Miss Boardman.
Miss Catherine Anderson.
Miss Harriet Anderson.
Miss Taft.
Capt. Archibald w. Butt.
The German ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff entertained at dinner last
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the minister of Denmark and Countess
Moltke, the charge d'affaires of Russia.
Prince Koudacheff: the naval attache OF
the AustrO-Hungarian embassy and Bar
Howard. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont,
Mrs. Townsend. Miss Louise Foraker.
Miss Mary Patten, Countess Luise Alex
andra Won Bernstorff. Baron Haruen-
brock and Count Pourtales.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. McKenna gave a
dinner last night in honor Of the Chief
Justice and Mrs. White.
The Belgian minister and Countess Buis-
seret had as dinner guests last night the
Mexican amba ssador Mrs. Peckham,
Mrs. Philip Mcmillan, Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
nard. Mr.. and Mrs. John P Story, jr.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. McClintock.
The assistant secretary of war and
Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver entertained at
dinner last night, when their guests were
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Hughes, the Secre-
tary OF the Interior and Mrs. Ballinger,
the chief of staff of the army and Mrs.
Leonard Wood. the minister Of the Meth
erlands and Nine. Loudon, former am
bassador to England and Mrs. Joseph
Choate, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gan,
the military attache OF the German en-
bassy, Maj Herwarth, and Miss Marion
Oliver.
The charge daffaires, of the Argentine
Republic and Nine. Vilegas entertained
at dinner last night for the minister of
the United States in the Argentine Re-
public and Mrs. Sheriff.. There were
present to meet them: Mr.. and Mrs.
Huntington Wilson. Miss Christian, Miss
Sheriff., the Peruvian minister and Nine.
Pardo the charge d'affaires from Brazil
the Spanish legation; Admiral Domeco
Garcia, Mr. Racedo. secretary of the Ar
gentine legation, and Engineer Vidal
Freire.
Mr. Justice and Mrs Thomas H. An
derson, who have as their guest Mrs.
George l.. Lilley. widow of the Governor
of Connecticut, will entertain at dinner
tonight in her honor.
Mr. and Mrs Theodore ". Eoyes are
entertaining at dinner tonight and will
again January 26.
Miss Mary McCauley entertained at din
ner last night for Miss Margaret Cotton
Smith. The party was chaperoned by Mr..
and Mrs. Murray Cobb, and the other
guests were Miss Marion Wise, Miss GLADYS
Hinckley, Miss Laura Merriam, Mr..
Franklin Ellis. Mr.. Rutherford Bingham,
Paymaster Little, Lieut.. Thompson, L.
8. N, and Mr.. Cotton Smith.
Mrs. Sherman. wife of the Vice Presi-
dent, had another large reception yester-
day. having with her for the afternoon
Rayner, Mrs. Nathan B. Scott. Mrs. Fair
child Mrs. Schleuter and the Misses Mil
Ter of Utica. The Vice President and
Mrs. Sherman will go to Utica tomor-
row to remain over Sunday.
Mrs Knox began her Wednesdays at
home yesterday. and the library, where
she received, was thronged with her call
e-s throughout the afternoon. Miss He's
ter Singer, her niece. was her only as
sistant.
Mrs. MacVeagh, whose new home a
square north of the present residence of
the Secretary of the Treasury approaches
cupancy, also received yesterday. Mrs.
F. E. Eames Of Chicago assisted.
Mrs. Ballnger had assisting her Mrs.
HODoTt j.. dS MIS-. w. carter,
Mrs. Jessie Wilson and Mrs. Humphrey
and Mrs. McCreedy, wives of the repre-
sentatives from Washington.
Mrs. Nagel was assisted by her daugh-
ter. Miss Hildegarde Nagel; her nieces,
the Misses Shepley Of Boston, and others.
Miss Cannon's day at home made the
| neighborhood OF the Speakers residence
on Vermont avenue very animated for
the late afternoon yesterday.
Miss Helen Taft will be the guest OF
| honor at dinner to be given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend and Miss
Yvonne Townsend tonight Miss Taft
will also be honor guest at dance al
the home of the Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Meyer tonight
Mrs. John Frederick Leech. 1854 Mas
sachusetts avenue will not be at home
| tomorrow afternoon, owing to slight In
disposition. but will receive the other Fri
days of the season.
The Hon. Mrs. John H. Ward who is
expected to arrive today from England
| will he with her parents. Ambassador
and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. at No. Al Mad
ison avenue. New York. during the early
part of her stay. They will all go to
California together.
Miss Nellie Acker and her house guest
Miss Mullin, will receive Tuesday, Janu-
ary II. with the formers aunt, Mis-.
Acker. 913 18th street.