The Washington herald., 1911-01-13

The President and Mrs. Taft were the
guests of honor at dinner last night Of
the Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
sham. Mrs. Wickersham, who has been
| i'll for several weeks, was able to be
downstairs and take her place as hostess.
The guests asked to meet the Chief Ex-
ecutive and his wife were Senator and
Mrs. Depew, Senator and Mrs. Root,
former United States Ambassador to Eng
land and Mrs. Joseph II. Choate. Judge
Dixie. Mr.. and Mrs. August Belmont. Of
New York; Mr.. and Mrs. Milburn. Of
New York: Mr.. and Mrs. James Byrne,
Of New York: Sir Robert and Lady Had
| field, brother-in-law and sister of the
Attorney General; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Akin, son-in-law and daughter Of the
Attorney General and Mrs. Wickersham.
and Miss Wfckersham. younger daughter
of the Attorney General.
| The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer entertained at a reception and
dance last evening in honor Of Miss Taft.
There were go guests, including almost
the whole Of the diplomatic circle. many
| of the navy people, and other society men
and women in Washington. A section Of
the Marine Band played throughout the
evening. Miss Ruth Appleton. niece Of
Mrs Meyer. from Boston. and Miss Hoyt
Of New YoSk. are house guests of Miss
Alys Meyer.
| The French Ambassador and Nine. Jus
serand entertained at dinner last evening
in the embassy in honor Of the Vice
President and Mrs. Sherman. The guests
asked to dine with them were the Austro-
Hungarian Ambassador. Baron Hengel-
! muller; the German Ambassador and
Countess Won Bernstorn. Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. McKehna, the Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Meyer. Senator Kean. Miss
| Kean, Senator Wetmore. Senator Du
Pont, the Minister from the Netherlands
and Nine. Loudon. the Assistant Secre-
/ tary Of State and Mrs. Chandler Hale.
Mrs. Townsend. Miss Elizabeth Kean.
Mrs Slater. and the counselor Of the
French Embassy and Nine. Pontalis.
Miss Taft was the guest Of honor at a
dinner last night Of Miss Yvonne Town
send. the party going later to the Meyer
ball.
| Judge and Mrs. Thomas H. Anderson
entertained a distinguished company at
dinner last evening. The guests were the
Mexican Ambassador. Senior de la Barra;
Senator and Mrs. Burrows. Representa-
| tive and Mrs. Nelson p. Wheeler. Senator
| and Mrs. Briggs, Mr.. Justice II. B.
Brown (retired), and Mrs. Brown. Gen.
| and Mrs. George M. Sternberg. Judge
and Mrs. Knapp. and Prof. and Mrs.
Willis Moore.
The military attache Of the British EN-
bassy. Lieut.. Col Bernard James, enter
tanned at dinner last evening in honor Of
his niece, Miss Ashton. who Is also q
niece Of Mrs. Bryce. wife of the British
Ambassador. Covers were laid for four
teen. and the guests vent on to the
dance at the home Of Secretary and Mrs.
Meyer.
luncheon yesterday in honor Of her house
guest, Miss Clementine Furniss. OF New
York. Covers were laid for twenty.
The Assistant Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Huntington Wilson were hosts at q
luncheon yesterday. when their guests
were the American Ambassador to Great
Britain, Whitelaw Reid; the Charge
d'Anaires Of Argentina and Mme.--vil-
leGas, the American Minister to Argen-
| tina and Mrs. Charles Fl. Sheriff., Mr..
| and Mrs. Arthur Orr. Miss Boardnan.
and Mr.. Mcknight. Of New York.
The Hon. Mrs John H. Ward, who
arrived yesterday from England. will be
| with her parents, Ambassador and Mrs.
WhiteIaw Reid, at their residence, 81
Madison avenue, New York. during the
early part of her visit. They will all
60 to California together.
DR.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Dulles are the
guests of the latter's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Foster. and will be with
them to celebrate their twenty-fifth
| wedding anniversary tonight. Mr. and
| Mrs. Foster will give a dinner party at
| which most of the original bridal party
| will be present Mr.. and Mrs. William
Dulles, Of New York; Mr.. Joseph
Dulles, Of Princeton. and Mr. and Mrs.
Heatley Dulles, Of Philadelphia, will
also be here. The children of the couple,
Mr.. John Foster Dulles and Mr.. Allen
Welsh Dulles and Miss Margaret Dulles
are already here with their grandpar-
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont enter
tained at luncheon yesterday in honor Of
Mrs. E. R. Tholhas. Of New York. who is