The Washington herald., 1911-01-12

ing Calls-Miss Cannon ut Home
for the First Time This Season.
German Ambassador and Countess
Won BernstorR Are Dinner Hosts.
The President and Mrs. Taft entertained
at dinner last evening in the White
House. The guests were:
The United States Ambassador to Eng
land and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid.
The Ambassador Of Great Britain and
Mrs. Bryce.
His excellency the prime minister of
Newfoundland.
The honorable the Minister Of Finance
and Mrs. Fielding.
Miss Edith Fielding.
The honorable the Minister of Customs
and Mrs Paterson.
The honorable the minister Of marine
and fisheries
The honorable the Minister of Justice
and Lady Aylesworth.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox.
Senator Penrose.
Senator Simmons.
Senator and Mrs. William Alden Smith
Representative and Mrs. Serene f.
Payne
Representative and Mrs. Henry s. Bou-
tell
Representative William c. Brantley
Representative and Mrs. James r.
Mann.
Representative and Mrs. Frederick c.
Stevens
Representative and Mrs. Andrew J.
Peters
The American Ambassador to England
and Mrs. Whtelaw Reid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler p. Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ Pepper.
Miss Boardman.
! Miss Catherine Anderson.
| Miss Harriet Anderson.
| Miss Taft
| Capt. Archibald W. Butt
| The table decorations were Of French
trumpet jonquils and maidenhair fern.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Mckenna enter
tanned at dinner last night in honor of
Chief Justice and Mrs. White.
| The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff were dinner hosts last
| evening. Their guests included the Aus
tro-Hungarian Ambassador. Baron Hen
gelmuller; the Danish Minister and
| Countess Moltke, the naval attache
of the Austro-Hungarian Embassy and
Baroness PreuSchen, the naval attache
of the Russian Embassy and Nine. Vas
selief. Mrs. Richard Townsend. Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mr.. and Mrs. George
| Howard, Miss Louise Foraker, Miss Mary
IPatten, Mr. ]. de Mitrow, the new at
tache of the Russian Embassy: Countess
Luise-Alexandra Won Bernstorff. Count
Pourtales. her iance. and Baron Hard
enbroek.
Wednesday being Cabinet day, all Of
Washington society was busy making
calls yesterday. Not only was it Cab
met day. but Vice Presidents and
Speakers day. being the day when the
| hostesses for all Of these officials are
| formally lat home" unless otherwise
| announced. There were many interest
ing callers yesterday. as we'll as receiv-
| ing parties, including in the former Mrs
Whtelaw Reid, wife of the United States
Ambassador to England, who is the
guest of Mrs. w. J.. Boardman; Mrs
Leslie NJ. Shaw and Miss Irma Shaw.
| wife and daughter of the former Sec
| retary of the Treasury. and Mrs. John
Hay, widow Of the former Secretary OF
State. Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw and their two
daughters came down to Washington for
the diplomatic reception at the White
House. and are spending a few days al
| the New Willard.
The spacious home of the Vice Presi-
dent was the scene of the greatest num-
Der Of callers. and the popularity Of the
Speakers daughter. Miss Helen Cannon.
was shown in the great number of call
ers she had. Mrs. Sherman's home
which is the former home of the late
Senator Alger. and is owned by Mrs.
Scully. of England, was very attractive,
with an open fire burning in the large
hall, as CHEEKY greeting, in grateful
contrast to the rather dismal outside.
Mrs. Sherman was tastefully gowned in
pale gray crepe de chine, with silver and
lace trimmings. She was assisted by
Mrs. Culberson, wife of Senator Culber-
son, and her sister. Mrs. Schleuter; Mrs.
George w. Fairchild, wife of the Rep
resentative from New York, and Miss
Florence Miller and Miss Gertrude Miller. |
of Utica, her house guests. The dining /
room was most attractive, with table |
decorations of pink and white blossoms, |
from which ices, cakes. coffee, and tea |
were served.
Mrs. Knox, wife Of the Secretary of |
State. was lat home'' yesterday after !
noon for the first time since the opening !
OF this administration, as she was in |
mourning last season, and is still in |
fresh mourning. but because of the many |
bereavements in other official families |
and the length Of time she has been out |
of society, she lays aside her own feelings
on official days, and throws her home
open for visitors and guests. Her X
street home, which has been the scene of |
many famous brilliant entertainments,
was very handsome yesterday in its SIM
pie decorations of bouquets of appropri-
ate blossoms. Mrs. Knox received alone
in the handsome library, while her niece,
Miss Singer, OF Pittsburg, assisted IN the
yellow drawing-room.
Mrs. Dickinson, wife of the Secretary
of War, was not-at home because of
Mrs. Wickersham, wife of the
Attorney General, was too i'll to receive,
and Mrs. Meyer, wife of the Secretary
of the Navy, was not lat home" Around
the corner from Mrs. Knox. Mrs. Ballin-
ger held a large reception at Stonelefgh
Court. receiving in the parlors on the
first floor. She wore charming gown of
heavy white satin, trimmed with pearls
and crystals. She had assisting her Mrs.
Taylor. wife OF Senator Taylor: Mrs.
and Mrs. McCredie wives of
Representatives. of Washington State:
Mrs Carter wife of Cen William Carter |