The Washington times., 1911-02-25
White House Is Scene Of
Dinner Dance for the
Younger Sci.

Younger Sci.
The President and Mrs. Taft were
hosts at a dinner dance last night at
the White House, entertaining a COM
pany o6 young people for Miss Helen
Taft and their son, Robert TAFT, who is
spending few days with his parents,
accompanied by Walter Davis, class
mate at Harvard Law.
Music fof the dancing, for which sixty
guests, in addition to the sixty at the
dinner who came in after numerous 9TH
er dinner parties, was furnished by the
Marine Band.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Parsons will
give dinner tonight in honor of Miss
Helen Taft.
The British embassy in Connecticut
avenue was the scene of a beautiful
reception last night when the Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Bryce received about 800
guests from diplomatic. official, and
resident circles of Washington society.
Palms, smilaX, and clusters of pink
and white carnations and roses adorn-
ed the stately drawing rooms, and
section of the Marine Band played
throughout the evening.
Assisting Mr.. and Mrs. Bryce in re-
ceiving their guests were Mrs George
Young, wife Of the first secretary of
the embassy: Mrs. II. w. Kennard,
wife Of the second secretary. and Miss
Ashton. niece of Mrs Bryce, who is
spending the winter with her.
Governor Schaick
And Wife Arrive.
Gov. l.. J. Van Schaick, of the Island
OF MindorO, Philippine Islands. has just
arrived in Washington, accompanied
by Mrs. Van Schaick, to visit his broth
er, the Rev. john Van SChaiCk, ir al
his home, 1417 Massachusetts avenue
Governor Van SChaiCk has not been in
Washington for three years, and is re-
turning almost Immediately TO the Phil
ippincS.
The Misses Timlow, 1000 Scott circle,
have cards ont for a song recital by
Miss Helen Nettleton, for Monday even
ing, February y.
Mrs. George W. Harriott. of Pitts
hurG. Pa, is visiting Mrs. David J. Cot
ter on ThIrtieth street.
Mrs Thomas J. Gregg. Miss Gregg.
and Miss Ellen Mcknight, of Engle-
wood, y. J., are spending few days in
Washington at the Grafton.
Minister of Spain and
Nine. de Riano Entertain.
TIL" Spanish Minister and Nine de
Eiano were among those entertaining at
dinner last night
Mrs. a. y. Talbot entertained at
luncheon company of sixteen today at.
her apartment at the Connecticut.
Senator and Mrs AIdrich have cards
out for the dance they are giving Fri
day evening, March i. in honor of
Countess Luise-AleXandra Won Bern
storff. daughter of the German Am
bassadOr.
Representative Denby and Mrs.
Wilkes. his sister, were dinner hosts of
last evening.
Mrs. s. c, Neaic was hostess at
luncheon today asking her guests to
meet Mrs. Henry r. Bradley, of Ban
gor, Me.
Mrs. Richard Wallach had a few
guests dining with her informally last
evening.
Paymaster Littlefeld and Mrs. Little
field. of Kansas City and New York.
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Thomas Hutchinson entertained infor-
mally at dinner las, night,
DR.. and Mrs. F. Fremont Smith had
small company as their guests at din
ner last night.
Mr.. and Mrs Harlow have invitations
out for dinner on March >
Brig. Gen and Mrs. Henry G. Sharpe.
L. S. A, were among those entertain
ing dinner parties last night previous TO
the dance given at RauScher's by Rep
resentative and Mrs. J. Van Vechten
OlcOtt.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Littauer had a
company dining with item last night
10 meet their house guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward l.. Welsh. of Philadelphia.
Representative Mckinley and Miss
Maths, his niece, were among the din
ncr hosts of last eyening.
Mrs. J. c. Pilling and Miss Ruth Pill
ing entertained d company at dinner
last night in compliment TO Miss Reed
Lewis, of Baltimore; their house guest.
Mr.. and Ms. Johnston
Back From Wedding Trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A Johnston have
returned to Washington from their we'd
ding trip to New York and Atlantic
City.
A large audience of the children of
fashionable society attended the per-
formance of the fairy play Beauty and
the Beast" given under the direction of
Miss Hawke yesterday afternoon at the
Belasco Theater for the benefit of the
National Homeopathic Hospital
Some of those who entertained parties
of little folks were the Swiss Minister
and Nine. Ritter, the Belgian Minister
and Countess de BuisSeret, the United
States Minister TO Panama and Mrs.
Dawson, Mrs. George Howard, Mrs.
Jack story, Mrs. James Alexander, Mrs.
Ross Thompson, Mrs. George T. Marye, !
Mrs Wolcott Tuckerman, Mrs. Samuel
Spencer, and Miss Ida Norment Smith.
The production was given under the
patronage of Mrs. Larz Anderson, Mrs. |
Montgomery Blair, Mrs. Allerton CuCh- /
man, Mrs Thomas T. Gaff Nine. de !
Sibour, Mrs. John Hays Hammond. /
Countess de Buisseret, Mrs. lockwood /
Hoar. Mrs. Livingston Hunt, Mrs. John /
y. Henderson, Mrs. Monroe Hopkins, |