Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-03
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT
DINE AT MEYER HOME.
Miss Taft Honor Guest, Too-Mrs.
Needham's Luncheon-Teas.
Notes.

The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer gave dinner last night in honor
Of the President and Mrs. Taft, when
the following guests were also present:
Senator and Mrs. Crane, Senator and
Mrs. Root, the president Of Yale Univer-
sity and Mrs. Hadley, Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
ney Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Alb
bolt, the secretary to the President and
Mrs. Norton, Mrs. Frederick w. Wander
bilt, Mrs. Richard Townsend, Mr.. A. Pr
att Andrews. the assistant secretary of
the Treasury; Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton
Smith. Commander Philip Andrews. U. S.
N, and Capt. Archibald Butt, U. s. A.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs
Ballinger entertained Miss Helen Taft at
dinner last night at Rauscher's, when
the table was beautifully decorated with
Band played a sprightly program during
dinner and for an informal dance or two
afterward. The guests invited to meet
Miss Taft were the Postmaster General,
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. Col. and Mrs.
Spencer Cosby, Countess Luise-Alexan-
dra Won Bernstorff, Miss Alys Meyer.
Miss Hildegarde Nagel. Miss Marion Oil
yer, Miss Eudora Clover. Miss Souther-
land, Miss Gleaves and Miss Baldwin of
Cincinnati. both guests at the White
House; Miss Ashton Of England, Miss
Carlisle, Miss Katherine Jennings, Miss
Elizabeth Hicks of California, Miss Ham
mond, Alfred Mitchell Innes. British
counselor: Benjamin S. Cable, James F.
Curtis, Capt. Sowerby, British naval at
tache; Commander Retzmann. German
naval attache; Lee McClung. Lieut.. Com
mander Butler, Lieut.. Commander Palm
err. Count Pourtales. German attache; En-
Hn~h T n ~,
Andrews, Mr.. Henry c. Emery Mr. Hen
ry F. du Pont and Mr. Robert Bacon, jr.
Mrs. Needham. wife of Representative
Needham of California, gave luncheon
today in honor of Mrs Franklin H. Short
of Fresno. Cal. The guests to meet her
were Mrs. Mckenna. wife Of Justice Nc
Kenna. Mrs. James McNabb, Mrs. E. A.
Hayes. Mrs. Julius Kahn, Mrs. knowland,
Mrs W. B. West. Mrs. f. S. Larson, Mrs.
s. ]. Dyer. Mrs. C. w. Barker and Mrs.
George Mcclellan. The decorations were
n red and white carnations.
Mrs. Merriam, 1929 @ street, will not re-
ceive tomorrow, having discontinued her
Saturdays at home for the present.
On account of Illness in the family Mrs.
Harry Ellis Chandlee of 1928 Lamont
street, recalls her invitations for Satur-
day evening, February 4. 1911.
A double birthday celebration was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs T. c. Carter.
III Lawrence street, Brookland, ID. c.,
last night. in honor of Mr.. Stewart Carter
and Mr.. Edward Nash. Those present
were: Misses Grace Johnson, Ruth
Campbell, Eva and Hattie Longest, Laura
Burton. Lille and Nettie Mussleman
Moselle Meyers. Bessie Risner, Julia
Brosnan, Catherine Mccarthy, Mary and
Gesine Schmidt. Rose Brewer. Louis
Thomson. Ethel Drake, Maud Hutchinson,
Josephine Caller Louis Addor' Nellie
Hallisay. Mary Lindsey. C. and A. Fer
guson and Messrs. Andrew Dixon, George
Johnson, Henry Thomson. Robert Green.
Hugh Gouldman, Powell Longest. Albert
Drake, lie Roy Filberg. William Hutch
inson, Edward Nash, Stewart Thomas
Humphrey and Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Leslie.
Miss Adella L. Edwards of 65 College
street, Buffalo. n. Y. who is staying at
Ill 10Th street northwest, Is on her way
to Florida for the winter.
The large ballroom of Naval Lodge
Hall, 4th and Pennsylvania avenue south
east. was the scene of a beautiful dance
Monday evening, January 30, given by
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Dunn. in honor OF
their son, Charles NJ Dunn's. twenty first
birthday anniversary.
Those present were: Miss Eva Dutton,
Miss Ethel Lyons. Miss Irene Mcdonald,
Misses Cora and Annie Jarboe. Miss Edna
De Neale Miss Naomi Richardson. Miss
Hazel Stansbury, Miss Marion E1liason
Miss Iva Downs, Miss Margueret Rittue,
Miss Rosie Walsh, Miss Isabel Martin,
Miss Alma Wiegman, Miss Bessie Vogel-
son. Miss Malinda Taylor. Miss Margueret
Buell., Misses Mary and Kathrin Mulhall,
Miss Castelia Brewer, Miss Annie Heit-
muller Miss Evelyn Ferguson, Miss Gle
Creamer. of Baltimore, Nd; MISS Ceile