The Washington herald., 1911-01-26

| Col. James Entertains I'm Honor of
His Successor at the Embassy.
| Miss Katharine Anderson, niece of Mrs.
Taft, who has been a guest at the White
House. returned to her home in Cincin-
natl yesterday.
The~vice President and Mrs. Sherman
were the guests Of honor at dinner last
night of the Speaker of the House OF
Representatives and Miss Cannon.
Miss Helen Taft was the guest of
honor at dinner last evening of Col. and
Mrs. Edward Burr. The guests asked
to meet her were her house guest. MISS
Dorothy Baldwin. Miss Marion Oliver,
Miss Jeanette Allen. Miss Helen Hunt,
Mrs H. ID. Green. of California. mother
of the hostess: Mai. Squiers. Capt WILL
| Jams. Capt Lindsay. Lieut.. Andrews.
and DR.. Davis. They all went. after
the dinner. 20 the Bachelors Coullion
at the New Willard
The second of the Bachelors cotllions
Of this season was given last evening
at the New Willard. Countess de Bulls
seret, wife of the Belgian Minister. re-
ceved the guests, who included the
dancing element of the diplomatic corps
and official and resident society. with
many of the older and more stateiS
people looking on. Mr.. Gist Blair ied.
and the favors and decorations were all
in pink. For the women, there were
pink fowered-siIk slipper bags. PINK
satin book covers little imported trays,
of Il
For the men. there were paper clipS' ASH
trays. German pipes. and pink carn"-
| tons
The Secretary Of the Pan-American
Union and Mrs. YaneS entertained at
a theater party last evening in honor OF
| Miss Blanche I.azn. daughter of the for
mer Minister from Guatemala and Nine
Iazo-Ariaga SO well remembered mere
! in society Miss Lao is the guest OF the
Bolivian Minister. Senior Calderon, ana
his family. The party went to the Ma
tional Theater and had supper alter
ward at the New Willard. Miss Cal
deron has cards out for a tea for her
guest on Saturday. Miss Calderon
! late mother was a former Baltimorean,
a Miss arncIl. of that city. MISS
I.azo is a frequent guest in Baltimore.
where she has many friends and has
often attended the assemblies
! Count Abb; Ehrcnsvard, the new
Swedish Minister. who succeeds MI. de
! Iacercrantz here. arrived at the Grafton
early in the week. and has already made
many friends in his circle.
| Lieut.. Col James. military attache or
the British Embassy. entertained at a
! dinner last evening in honor Of his sue
cessor. Lieut. Col. McLachlan. Lieut.. Col
James was also a host at luncheon yes
! terday at Rauscher's in compliment TO
FOL McLachlin and he will entertain Tor
him again tomorrow at dinner at the
METROPOLITAN Club, when a number OF
the military and naval attaches OF the
corps will be the guests Col. james will
leave Washington for New York on Mon
day. to sail on Wednesday on the Maure-
tania for England
Mrs. Bouteu, wife Of Representative
Henry Sherman Boutell. was hostess at
a large and brilliant luncheon yesterday
at ) o'clock in the ballroom of the High
| lands in honor of Mrs. Lindsay Evans.
wife of Mr.. Routelrs successor in Con-
greSs. Palms. ferns. and clusters Of pink
carnations adorned the room. and an or
chestra was in attendance throughout
the afternoon The tea table was adorned
with a centerpiece OF Enchantress car
nations and maidenhair ferns. Mrs. Smoot.
wife of senator Smoot, and Mrs Mann,
wife of Representative Mann. presided at
the tea table, and Miss Yerkes served
the frappe, while Miss Alice Wright pre-
sided at the punch bowl. Miss Alice
Boutell daughter of Representative
Boutel: Mrs. A. D. Currier, Miss Denn-
son, Miss Margaret Worthington. and
Miss Holbrook assisted the hostess in re-
ceiving her guests. Miss Alice Boutell
will leave Washington to-day to spend
several weeks in Providence. r. l., as the
guest of Miss Rogers.
Mrs. c. V. Wheeler was hostess at
tea yesterday afternoon at O'Clock at
her home in Sixteenth street. in honor Of
Miss Mary Mccoy. of Pittsburg. who is
the house guest of Mrs. Samuel DalZell
Presiding at the tea table were Miss
Mary Wheeler and Mrs. J. NJ. Chamber
lain. The table was adorned with a GEN.
terpiece of Richmond roses and spring
flowers. Mrs. Harry Clarke served the
punch.
Mrs. Burrows. wife of Senator Bur-
rows, will receive to-day for the last
time this season. Mrs. Foraker and sew
eraI ladies of the Michigan delegation
will he with her. This will also be Mrs.
Burrows last lat home as an official
hostess, as the Senator, like Senator
Depew, is retiring from the Senate. Mrs.
Depew also will be at home this after
noon.
Mrs. T. Dewitt Talmage was hostess
for small company at dinner last even
ing in her apartment at the Highlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Henderson will
entertain the Washington Society of the
Archaeological Institute of America, at
its next regular meeting. tomorrow
evening. at $50 o'clock. Prof. Jesse Bene-
dict Carter. director of the American
School Of Classical Studies in Rome will
be the speaker of the evening. He will
talk on THE Etruscans and the founda-
ton of Rome"
Mrs. Edison Bradley will give cotillion
for Miss Helen Taft February q. Mrs.
Bradley was to have entertained for Miss
Taft on January II, but the dance was
postponed on account Of the illness Of
Mrs. Herbert Shipman, of New York, |
daughter of Mrs. Bradley.
Mrs. LiSner will be at home to-day for |
the last time this season. |
Miss Olivia Howard, daughter of Mr.. |
and Mrs. George H. Howard. has gone