Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-13
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT ARE
AGAIN AT WHITE HOUSE.
MI. and Mrs. Willard's Tin Wedding
Party-A Southern Debutante.
Notes.

Mrs Taft joined the President at the
White House last night. She attended
the theater in New York Saturday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Taft and a
party of friends
Miss Helen Taft has remained in New
York and will not be back here for sev-
eral days.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry X willard cele
brated their tenth wedding anniversary
at the home in Westminster, VT, last
week, invitations to the function hav-
Ing reached many of their Washing on
friends some weeks ago.
The house in which the couple re-
side was built in 1900, and was for
merly the home of William G. Brad
ley, great-grandfather of Mr.. Willard,
and the home of his mother, the late
Mrs. Henry A. Willard of this city.
whose girlhood was passed there with
her parents and grandfather. Mr.. IL.
K. Willard bought the property two
years ago and has restored the house and
grounds to their original beauty be-
sides thoroughly changing the struc
ture In the way of modern comforts.
At it stands. 1t is strikingly fine
landmark Of the past colonial days.
In the north parlor, where the host
and hostess received their guests, is
the original Egyptian wall paper that
was put on III years ago. and paper
OF like age is upstairs, and depicts
scenes in the old Olympic days, chariot
races, etc.
State Representative George c. Wright
of Westminster presented the guests. and
in the receiving line with the couple
were their three children. Masters Henry
Augustus Willard, second. and William
Bradley Willard and Sarah kellogg Will
lard: Representative Frank Plumley of
Northfield, Mrs Kittredge Haskins, Col
kittredge Haskins OF Brattleboro. Mrs. Mi
randa B. Tulloch of this CITY and Mrs. Ar
thur b. Lord Of Plymouth. Mass, daugh-
ter OF Rev. Rush r. Shipper. who offici-
ated at the wedding ten years ago The
parlor was charmingly decorated with
asters. chrysanthemums and roses while
the mantel was decked with asparagus
vine. There. in the very room where the
parents of the host, Sarah Bradley and
Henry Augustus Willard, plighted their
trOth. and standing on the very rug on
which they were married fifty-six years
ago to the day, the son and his wife re-
ceived the congratulations of their guests.
A substantial collation. was served and
In the south parlor there was a bowl of
punch brewed from the recipe long Il
favorite with the late Henry A. Willard
and made by his attendant. William I.
Wilson OF this city, who went on for
that purpose.
There was speechmaking. which not
only felicitated the couple, but gave In
tereSting Information about Mr. Villa I'd s
father. grandfather and great grandfather.
An incident which gave great pleasure
and pride to the host was the presenta-
ton by Benjamin W. Reiss. secretary of
the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of
the District of Columbia, of a beautiful
silver loving cup, as a token of esteem
from the association. and. white and gold
badge of the association. of which Mr..
Willard Is one of the vice president
Mrs. Willard is the daughter of M. and
Mrs. Il. 5. Parker of this city. A large
number of tin and silver gifts We're re-
ceived.
Miss Lucy Hoke Smith is the second
daughter Of Senator and Mrs Hoke Smith
Of Georgia, and while she has not yet
made her debut, has been one of the most
admired figures at the affairs which have
opened the gay season in her home city
Miss Smith will make her formal debut
here. where she will spend the winter
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Smiths
scene Of numbers Of brilliant entertain
ments during the Cleveland administra-
ton, when Mr.. Smith was Secretary of
the Interior.
Secretary Of the Treasury Macveagh.
who went to Chicago last Friday to re-
main until today, was the chief guest at
a luncheon given by Mr.. and Mrs. James
B. Waller at their residence, 14o East SUI
perior street, yesterday.
Gen. and Mrs. George A. Garretson en-
tertained at q luncheon last week at the
Roadside Club. Cleveland. in honor of
Miss Mabel Boardman Of this city.
The Du Pont Social Club held its No
yember dance Saturday evening last. The
reception committee, members of the club,
consisted of Misses Elva B. Mccarthy,
Virginia G. Hunter, Hazel +. McQuay,
Helen Crossley. Elizabeth Yingst, Ella
Meyers. Carrie Fersineer, Elizabeth Clark.
Mary F. Pierce and Messrs. A. b. Whit
tet. William s. Hammers. William A.
RrittinghaIn. Thomas F.. Murray. James
McClaren, Arthur Lansdale, William u.
Fitzhugh. William a. Smith and Oscar
e. Hunter. ThE guests included Misses