The Washington herald., 1911-05-19

Mrs. Taft returned to the White House
from New York yesterday afternoon.
accompanied by her daughter. who
Joined her in the home Of Mr.. Henry
Taft there last Monday. Mrs. Taft
has improved greatly. but will not
appear at the garden party this after
noon. Miss Taft and her aunt, Mrs.
Edwards. a sister Of the President, will
do the hospitalities in her place.
President Taft entertained a dinner
company at the White House last even
ing in honor Of the Fur Seal Conference,
now being held here. The guests in
cluded Secretary Knox. Secretary Nagel,
the British Ambassador. Mr.. Bryce: the
japanese Ambassador. Baron Uchida; the
charge d'affaires Of Russia, Prince Kou-
dacheff: the Hon. Joseph Pope, Mr. Err
nest Poland, Mr.. Alfred Fraser, Mr.. W.
A. Found. Mr.. James Macoun, Mr.
George Young. Mr.. Hitschi Dauke. Mr.
Tasaku Kitshara, Mr.. Masanao Hani-
hara, Mr.. Pierre Botkine. Baron Nolda,
Mr.. BraJnilsoff. Mr.. Nabokoff, Gov. Os-
born. of Michigan; the Secretary to the
President, Mr.. Hilles; Mr.. Chandler An
derson. Mr.. Robert Lansing. DIR. Hugh
NJ. Smith, Or. B. w. Everman. Mr. Seth
Low Pierrepont, and Maj. Archibald w
Butt
Col and Mrs. Robert NJ Thompson en-
tertained at dinner last evening, followed
by a musicale. which made one Of the
most brilliant festivities Of the spring
season. The dinner guests were Mr.. JUS
tice and Mrs. Holmes. Gen. and Mrs.
Leonard Wood, Senator Wetmore, Miss
Wetmore, Senator Root. Senator Lippitt.
Gov. Magoon, the Military Attache o,
the French Embassy and Countess do
Chambrun, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T.
Gaff. Miss Biddle. Miss Sykes, Miss Pat
ten. Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice. of Liverpool.
England. and Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen ].
Pell. of New York, son-in-law and
daughter Of the hosts, all of whom are
house guests Of the hosts.
large company Of distinguished
guests were invited for 10 o'clock for the
elaborate musicale. when the programme
was given by Nine. Rappold, of the
Metropolitan Opera; NJ Daddi. formerly
with the Hammerstein company, now Of
the Chicago Opera, and Catherine Par
low. gifted young violinist- Supper
was served after the programme on the
back porch and in the garden. which was
charming in its blossoms and foliage and
hung with japanese lanterns.
Among the additional guests were Judge
and Mrs. Hunt. Miss Hunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. D. Addison, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Brownson. Assistant Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Wilson. Gen. and Mrs
Johnston, Capt. and Mrs. Beatty. Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Wainwright, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Hutchins. Mr.. Justice
Brown (retired) and Mrs. Brown, DR..
and Mrs. Whiting, Mr.. and Mrs. Nolan
ahan. Col. and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins.
Miss Hopkins, Mr.. Lawrence Hopkins.
the Assistant Secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. Capt. and Mrs.
Marsh, Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Eyck Wen
dell, Postmaster General Hitchcock, Mr..
Innes. Mrs. Hart, Mr.. Gable, the Misses
Winslow. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Lee
Washington, Miss Eleanor Parker, Miss
Elizabeth Parker, Mrs. Stanley Matthews,
Mrs. Bulmer. Miss Ledyard. Miss Sar-
gent. Representative and Mrs. Hobson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffries, Rear Admiral
Merrill. Miss Merrill. Miss Elsie Aldrich.
Miss Mary Switzerland. Miss Oliver. Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mr.. and Mrs.
Brantley. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace westcott,
Col. Scott, Mrs. Myron Whitney, Mr.. and
Mrs. Huntington Jackson, Maj. and Mrs.
Cosby, Mr.. and Mrs Emo Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Harlan, Col. McLachlan. of the
British Embassy staff, Mrs. Gherardi,
Miss Patterson, Mrs. La Montague, Col.
and Mrs. Dunn, Maj. and Mrs. Allen,
DR.. and Mrs. MoKinl. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Nicholson, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Cone, Col and Mrs. Oracle. DR.. and
Mrs. Wilmer, Senator Du Pont, Miss
Schroeder, Miss Victoria Emery. Mr..
Emery, Mr.. E. B. Moore, Lieut.. Comman-
der Mclean, Lord Eustace Percy. Mr..
Gist Blair. Mr.. Reginald Huidekoper, Mr..
Frederic Huidekoper.
Miss Lillian Woodward. Of Salt Lake
City, has been chosen as social secre-
tary to Mrs. John Hays Hammond, the
wife of the special ambassador to the
Court Of ST. James, for the coronation Of
East for a few days to Join the Ham,
mond family before sailing.
Miss Kathleen Caughy, daughter Of the
former American Consul at Milan and
Mrs. Caughy, who has been spending
several months in Richmond with her
aunts, the Misses Higgins. will sail from
New York May q to Join her parents
in Italy. The Misses Higgins gave a re-
ception for her last week Miss Caughy
will spend a few days here with Mrs
Reside, whom she visited during the
past winter, and will arrive next Tues
day. Miss Reeside will accompany her
to New York to see her of.
Mrs Biddle, wife Of the commandant
Of the Marine Barracks, entertained at
bridge yesterday afternoon. followed by