Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-09
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
CHARITY BALL TONIGHT WILL
BE BRILLIANT EVENT.
Dates Are Set for Three Interesting
Weddings Timely Per
sonal Notes.

President and Mrs. Taft and the Vice
President and Mrs. Sherman will attend
the charity ball tonight at the New Will
lard and will occupy boxes.
Mrs. Julian James has taken q box.
Others who will occupy boxes and enter
tain parties are Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Brownson, Mrs. Letter Mr. and Mrs.
Larz Anderson, whose box will be occu-
pied by Mrs. Philip Mcmillan and her
party; Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Moore and
Col. Robert NJ. Thompson
Mrs. Horace Westcott, the chairman
of the ball committee, will receive the
guests. Mrs. Fred B. Mcclure, whose
interest in the Children's Hospital has
continued since the foundation and VIII.
has assisted IN making So many of the
annual balls SO successful, socially ana
flna nc,ally, will also receive, as WIN Mrs.
George Howard, Miss Sheriff., Mrs. Ciar-
ence Wilson and Miss Marion Oliver.
Mr.. George howard Is chairman Of the
floor committee ana Capt. Arthur Il.
Harding wee chairman.
Two bands will play, one dance and
one promenade numbers, and supper viii
be served throughout the last hall Of. the
evening.
There will be three pretty and exceed
ingIy interesting weddings here this and
next month. Miss Olga Converse and
Mr. August Derby of Boston will be
married January a. Miss Carrie Louise
Mum and Mr.. Reginald BOardman on
or about February IL and Miss Frances
Goldsborough and Mr.. William Stead
Saturday, February 25. This last event
will be at the Church of the Epiphany
at noon.
Miss Louise Cromwell, daughter of
Mrs Oliver Cromwell, entertained at
luncheon yesterday for. her guests, MISS
mandant of the Brooklyn navy yard,
and Mrs. Leutze, and Miss Suzanne Car
roll of Baltimore.
Mrs. and Miss Matile will be at home
tomorrow and the following tuesdays IN
January, at the Cairo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Keith Forrest
will be at home Tuesday afternoon, from
to o'clock, at $3.50 N street.
Mrs. William V. Cox and Miss Hazel
Van Zandt Cox are receiving Mondays
in January at 207 l street.
Miss Harriet Blodgett of New Hamp-
shire and Miss Elsie Farnum Of Cali
fornia are visiting Miss Cox.
Miss Florence Daniel of Baltimore is
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Leo Baum.
1860 California street.
Miss Wood. sister Of Representative
Wood, will receive tomorrow at the
Cochran, assisted by Mrs. Howell OF New
Jersey, Mrs. Ti.sen of Connecticut, Miss
Oyerman of North Carolina and Miss
Hughes Of Georgia. Mrs. Briggs. wife
of Senator Briggs, and Miss Kean will
pour tea
Representative and Mrs. Henry Allen
Cooper of Wisconsin are at the Richmond
for the winter. Mrs. Cooper will be at
home Informally the Tuesdays in Janu-
airy.
Mrs. Lat1rop of Chevy Chase entertain
ed at a dinner of seven covers Saturday
evening in honor of Mr.. Louis B. Brand
els Of Boston.
Mrs. Knight. wife Of Col. John T.
knight. and Miss knight, will be unable
to receive today. but will be at home the
following Mondays in January.
Mrs. Martha A. Doyle and Miss Callie
L. Doyle will be here tomorrow to be
the guests of Mrs Doyle's son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Marye,
and Miss Flora Doyle, who leave early
in February for San Francisco and south
ern California.
A dinner will be given this evening by
DR.. and Mrs John Mcfarland Bergland
CT Baltimore in honor OF Miss Christine
owen of Washington before the Monday
german.
At the inauguration exercises Of Gov.
Eugene n. Foss last Thursday In Boston