Evening star., 1911-01-27

the Secretary Of Commerce and Labor:
Mrs. Meyer, wife of the Secretary of the
Navy. Mrs. Beekman Winthrop and Mrs.
Huntington Wilson presided at the tea
table.
The following young ladies assisted in
the dining room and at the punch bowl:
Miss Foster, Miss Hardy of Texas. Miss
Hill of Connecticut Miss Page of Yer
beth Reeside. Miss Hitchcock of Nebraska,
Miss Hughes Of Georgia. 4 stringed or
chestra played throughout the afternoon
and from to $50 the club parlors were
thronged.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Livingston Gerry,
Miss Angelica Gerry and Mr.. Craig Wads-
worth, all Of New York, are here for
what promises to be the smarteSt cotillon
of the winter Mrs. Richard Townsend
will he hostess tonight for dinner in
honor of Miss Helen Taft and the CO.
tillon will follow. Nearly 200 guests will
be at dinner and will be seated at small
tables. each with an appropriate floral
decoration. The flowers. as usual with all
events in Mrs Townsend's home, will be
feature.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Goelet Gerry, son-in-
law and daughter of the hostess. arrived
several days ago.
tertained party of sixteen at dinner at
the Highlands last night, the guests of
honor being Representative and Mrs.
Roberts
Mrs. Cowie wife of Paymaster Gen.
Cowie will not be at home tomorrow, but
will receive Saturdays during February.
Mrs. r. Augustus Heaton will be at
home tomorrow.
Mrs. Marcus Benjamin. 1IGs Q street.
will receive Saturday from 4 to for
the last time this season.
Mrs. William H. Heron. 17O6 Oregon
avenue. Will be at home informally Sat-
urdays in February.
The Phi Mu Sigma Fraternity has cards
out for stag reception at Mount Vernon
Place NJ. f. Church South. 9th and X
streets northwest, at o'clock this even
ing.
Mrs l.. D. Glascock of Summit Point,
W. Va. is visiting her son, J. l.. Glas-
cock. at 1349 Maryland avenue northeast
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Pilson of Washing
ton are in New York for few days and
are staying at the Hotel Wolcott.
Mrs. C. C. Stauffer and her sister. Mrs
Robert Hamilton Read, and the Misses
Stauffer of 1913 2Sth street will be at
home informally Saturday January %,
irom to q O'clock
Mrs Charles NJ. Hammett and her
daughters. Mrs. William r. Myers. Mrs.
T. Nelson Conrad and Miss Hammett
will be at home Fridays. February 3 and
10, from 3 to O'clock at their home in
F street.
tea tables at Saint Roses Technical
School exhibition Of gowns and fancy
work. on Saturday. the 2Sth, from :; to q,
are: Mrs Mann. Mrs sheolty, Mrs. Dore.
Mrs. Cannon. Mrs. Mulett. Mrs. Ring
Miss Shea. Miss Orme and Mrs. Taylor.
Mr. Edwin d Meade will address the
Congressional Club this afternoon on The
United World Mrs. Scott and Mrs.
Mann will pour tea. and Mrs Hobson and
Mrs. Hare will assist.
Mrs. Paul Fitzsimons. 1911 Adams Mill
road. has been called out of town and
will not receive tomorrow. She will be
at home the first Saturday in February
for the last time this season.
The Misses Reiss of 1906 Belmont road
have as their house guests Mr.. and Mrs.
r. j. Drake, who are including Washing
ton in their bridal tour. Mrs. Drake was
formerly Miss Lillian Arend Of Trenton.
Mai. and Mrs s. Willard Saxton OBJ
served their golden wedding anniversary
at the family residence, 1347 Harvard
street northwest. last evening. The af-
fair brought to a elimination two days
OF festivities. with the children of the
couple in attendance.
Maj. Saxton is member of the G. A. r.
and the Loyal Legion. and many of the
members of these organizations as we'll
as his associates in the census Office were
present to extend their congratulations to
both him and Mrs. SaXton on their having
attained the half-century mark in we'd
ded life.
Assisting in receiving the guests were
the daughters of the couple. Mrs. Edward
{. Seward of New York. Mrs. Harry
Clapp of Chicago, Mrs. j. Edgar Miller
of NewOYork and Miss Elizabeth Saxton
of Washington: Mrs. Edward H. Saxton
of Boston and Miss Caroline Comstock
and Miss Anna Fletcher. relatives.
The first observance of the anniversary
occurred Wednesday. when at a linen
daughters gave them present in the form
of $1,000. Maj. and Mrs. Saxton were
married in their home city of Amesbury,
Mass. January IL, 1861.
The list OF those in attendance included
the Japanese amba ssador and the Baron
ess Ichida. Rev. DR. Pierce and Mrs
Pierce. Rev: George +. Dudley and Mrs
Dudley. DR.. and Mrs Swormstedt. Mrs.
Margarita Spalding Gerry and Mr. and
Mrs Eugene Byrnes. congratulatory
letter from Mr.. Thomas Wentworth Hig-
ginson of Boston was also read.
Mrs Fred Cha pm mas gone TO Atlantic
City TO spend a week or so at the MarI-
borough Bienheim
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Gillespie of
New York will arrive in Washington to-
day to be the guests of Gen. George
Gillespie L. S. A., and Mrs. Gillespie for
several days.
A bridge whist party was given at the
Country Club al Rockville. Md, Wednes-
day afternoon. at which Mrs. Charles
H. White was hostess. Miss Coulton