Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-13
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MR.. AND MRS. GIBSON WILL EN-
TERRAIN FOR MISS TAFT.
Two Smart Luncheons Today-A
Silver Wedding.
Notes.

NVtCSs
Mr. and Mrs Preston Gibson will give
a party in the playhouse tonight in COM
pliment to Miss Helen Taft. It's exact
nature has not been disclosed, but it is
understood that the rendition of play.
which will be followed by. a valentine CO.
tillon, is the major part Of the evening S
pleasure.
Miss Christine Marburg, who has been
at the White House for several days, re-
turned today to her home in Baltimore,
where next week Miss Taft will be her
guest for the Monday german.
Mrs. Selfridge, wife of Rear Admiral
Thomas O. Selfridge, L. S. N, gave a
luncheon today and will entertain at a
tea Wednesday.
Her luncheon guests were Mrs. Henry
Brown, Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, Mrs.
Charles H. Davis, Mrs. George l.. Gill
lespie, Mrs. George Andrews, Mrs. Free
man, Mrs. Wilder, Mrs. Greedy, Mrs.
Downing, Mrs. Merriam and Mrs Church.
i'll Candee.
Miss Nina Van Arsdale gave a very
pretty luncheon today at Rauscher's, when
Marie Ray. Miss He.en Hendrick Miss
Jane Austin of Tennessee, Miss Nellie
Acker. Miss Helena Smith. Miss Nancy
Johnson of Kentucky, Miss Hazel Cox,
Mrs. Orville Brown, Miss Barbara Smith,
Miss Keith Frazier of Tennessee, Miss
Edythe Howard. Miss Ida Norment
Smith, Miss Ruth Wynne and Miss Ruth
Cohen. Mrs. William S. Knox chaperoned
the party The table was decorated with
pink tulips and sweet peas. and the cor
CON h,y, rat Of nn<
Mr.. and Mrs Edison Bradley gave
largely attended musical yesterday. at
which Nine. Ada Sassoli and Miss Alice
numbers. Baroness Preuschen. Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend and Miss Oliver did
the honors at the tea table afterward.
The guests included the German am
bassador and Countess Won Bernstorff,
the French ambassador and Nine Jusse-
rand. the Italian ambassador and
Marchesa Cusani the charge d'affaires of
Russia. the Belgian minister, Countess de
Buisseret. the minister from the Neither
lands and Nine. Louden. the Swiss min
lister and Nine. Ritter. Miss Cannon. the
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac
Veagh. the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Meyer. Miss. Alys Meyer. the At
torney General and Mrs. Wickersham. the
assistant secretary of state and Mrs.
Huntington Wilson. the assistant sec
rotary Of war and Mrs. Oliver. the
Mr.: and Mrs. John Jay ''7 White s''f Dr..
and Mrs. Fremont H. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. Preston Gibson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs. Train. Grenville Fortesque. Miss
Wadsworth. Miss Glover. Miss Finckley,
Gen. Clarence Edwards, Miss Louise
Cromwell, Miss Gwynn Miss Gilmore,
Mrs. Newberry. Capt. and Mrs. Spencer
Wood. Mr.. and Mrs. CroWninshield, Mrs.
Archibald Davis. the Misses Sutherland.
Miss Carlisle, Miss Sheriff. Mr. w. B.
Clarke, Mr. Coppinger. Senator and Mrs.
Crane, Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton Russell and
Sir Robert and Lady Hadfield.
Mrs. Oliver Cromwell entertained lat
dinner last night in honor Of the Hon.
Mrs. Wilkinson. sister of Lord Decies. Miss
Cromwell was hostess at luncheon yester-
day for Mrs. Wilkinson, and asked to
meet her the naval attache of the French
embassy and Viscountess d'AzY, Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston Gibson. Miss Catherine
Britton, Mr.. Robin Gray of England, who
is a guest at the Grafton for time and
who was an usher at the Decies-Gould
wedding, and Mr.. Granville r. Fortescue.
Mrs. Letter entertained at dinner last
night in compliment to the Secretary OF
the Interior and Mrs. Ballinger and Miss
Annie Townsend of New York. who is
visiting in Washington for a few days.
Senator du Pont, Mrs. Robert Hinckley
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley were
also among last nights dinner hosts.
The Mexican ambassador. Senior de la
Barra, who is in Mexico. is being enter
tanned extensively but informally. as he
is in mourning. The Italian ambassador
to Mexico and Countess Massiglia were
his dinner hosts last week, when former
Ambassador and Nine. Creel were among
the guests.
Senior de la Barra is expected back
here on the 18th preparatory to going
abroad.
The japanese and British ambassadors,