The Washington herald., 1911-02-06

Mrs. Taft attended the morning service
in St Johns Episcopal Church yester-
day alone. and the largest congregation
for many months filled the little edifice.
Mrs Taft walked over from the White
House through the park and back again.
She wore a handsome walking suit of
black velvet and ermine stole.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
and their house party OF young girls re-
turned yesterday from Annapolis, where
they went to attend the dance at the
Naval Academy on Saturday evening.
preceded by a dinner party given by the
Superintendent of the Naval Academy
and Mrs. Bowyer. Mrs. Rally. wife of
Lieut.. Commander Raby, received the
guests at the dance, assisted by S. G.
Strickland, Q member Of the first class.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
ard tl.eir party spent the night at Carvel
Hall They returned to Washington in
time to dine at home and without guests.
as the Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
are among those who keep their Sundays
free from entertainments.
Miss Taft will be among the assistants
at the valentine tea to he given by St.
Johns branch Of the Junior Auxiliary
next Saturday afternoon in the parish
/ hall Of st. Johns. in Sixteenth street.
from 9 TO o'clock. Miss Taft will have
charge of the flower sale. and Miss Eliza
beth Parker will have charge Of the ice
| cream: the Misses Finley will have the
cake. Miss Mary McCauley and Miss
Margaret Cotton Smith the tea and cof-
~
| candy Miss Crosby the fancy table. Miss
Adee the fish pond. and Miss Quirillo.
Miss Freeman. and Miss Ann Parker
lemonade.
The Viscount de Alto. Portuguese Min
lister to the United States. is spending
the weekend in Baltimore as the guest
of MIR. and Mrs. J. Swan Frick at their
home in West Madison street.
Former Representative and Mrs. James
w Wadsworth entertained at a breakfast
yesterday morning at the Chevy Chase
Club, having as their guests Capt and
Mrs. Edward A. Carpenter. Miss Louise
Foraker. Miss Mabel Johnson. Mr. Glad
stone. and Mrs. Henry Du Pont.
Prof and Mrs Willis Moore were lunch
cor hosts yesterday.
Miss Mary McCauley entertained a small
company at tea yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Robert Hinckley was a luncheon
hostess yesterday.
MIR and Mrs. William Wheatiey were
among the luncheon hosts at the Chevy
Chase Club recently.
! Mrs. r. +. Moran held 4 large recep-
tion Yesterday afternoon. as is her Gus
tom on Sundays. with music, at 5
I o'clock. She was assisted by her dauGh-
ters. Mrs. Malcolm McConhe, of New
York. recently arrived for the remainder
Of the season. and Mrs. Higgins, who
makes her home with her mother
Miss blanche I-aZo, who has been the
guest OF Miss Elena Calderon. daughter
of the Bolivian Minister, for several
weeks. returned yesterday to her home in
New York. Her father. Senior Lazo Ar
riaga. who was for some years the Minis
ter here from Guatemala. came over and
joined his daughter at the legation on
Friday. TO accompany her home. The
sad death of Miss l.azos mother. Nine.
| ArriaSa. in their Washington home the
Guat ateInaian Legation. is well remembered
by the older residents in Washington. as
she was A very beautiful woman and ono
of the most popular in the diplomatic
corps.
Mrs. Charles Darwin Pennebaker and
Miss Pennebaker will be at home Thurs
day afternoon, February T.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Emory. Of this
city. who have gone abroad for in
definite stay. are now at Nice, Italy.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll w. Rasin, of
Baltimore, the latter formerly Miss
katherine Daingertieid. of this city. who
were married a few weeks ago here. have
| taken the country place occupied last
season by Mr.. and Mrs. R Lancaster
Williams. in the Green Spring Valley.
| Mrs. Landon Thomas, Of Augusta, Ga.
arrived yesterday to be the guest Of Mr..
Justice and Mrs. Lamar in their new
| home. 24l9 Massachusetts, avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Barr. the latter
| well known in society here as Mrs. Wal
ter Fairfield. who have been in New
York for some time at the Ritz-Cariton.
where Mr.. Barr has been quite i'll, have
returned to their home in Beacon street,
Boston. where Mr. Barr is rapidly i'm
proving.
Mrs. George Thomas SHal!wood has
cards out for a reception Friday evening.
February 10. from 8 to 10 O'Clock.
Miss Marthena Harrison will go to Ith-
aca, n. Y. on Tuesday to join house
party to be entertained there this week.
DR.. Louis c. Lehr and Mrs. Lenr
(nee Conrad) will go over to Balti-
more to-day to be the guests of honor
at dinner this evening. Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Pearce Campbell. Mr.. and Mrs. !
Charles Mul!iken will also 60 over for |
this dinner.
This week will be marked by the ar
rival of Count Apponyi. leading states |
man Of Austria Hungary, who will come |
to Washington the middle Of the week, |
being in New York nov. He will be |
entertained at dinner by the Austro- |
Hungarian Ambassador at the embassy |
on Thursday evening. which will be the |
first entertainment givan at the embassy /
this season. owing to the serious and
prolonged illness of the baroness This |
will also mark the nrst Appearance Of |
the baroness st any dinner or entertain
ment since early last spring. She hopes |
to be present 1t this dinner, - she Is /
RAPIDLY improyin1 and driving out every