The Washington herald., 1911-02-04

tative Mckinley, of Illinois.
Miss Dorothy Baldwin, who has been
guest for a fortnight Of Miss Taft, at
the White House. left yesterday after
noon for her home in Savannah. Ga.
Miss Harriet Anderson, cousin Of Miss
Taft, who has also been at the White
House for some weeks. left Washington
last evening for her home in Cincinnati.
Miss Taft was entertained at dinner last
night by Senator and Mrs. Wetmore. who
had a company of young people to meet
her.
Representative and Mrs. John w.
Dwight entertained at dinner last night.
Their guests were the Belgian Minister
and Countess de Buisseret. Representa-
tive and Mrs. sLongworth. the Secretary
to the President and Mrs. Norton, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page. Mrs.
Richard Townsend. Miss Patten. Miss
Hicks. Miss Crosby. Gen. Edwards, Mr.
GiSt Blair, Mr. Piatt Andrew, and Capt.
Wallach.
Col and Mrs. Robert n. Thompson en-
tertained at dinner last night, followed
by a musicale, in the Franklin II. Ellis
house. which they have leased for the
season. Mrs. J. West Roosevelt, of New
guests for Col. Thompson. owing to the
indisposition>of Mrs. Thompson. The din
ner guests were the Assistant Secretary
of War and Mrs. Oliver. Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy and Mrs. Beekman
Winthrop. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Ray
mond Rodgers. Capt. and Mrs. Gibbons.
Col. and Mrs. Cosby, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas T. Gaff, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman. Miss Hegeman. Miss Car
lisle, Miss Julia Woods, Lieut.. Adolphus
Andrews. Mr.. Gable. and Mr.. Hit. The
programme was given by four artists
of the Metropolitan Opera Company.
Mile. Alma Gluck, Mr.. Boris Hambourg.
'cellist: Mr.. Max Herzberg. and Mr..
Kurt SCHNEIDER. pianist. About 80 guests
were asked for the musicale.
Among the guests asked for the musi-
Gale were the Vice President and Mrs.
Sherman. the Speaker of the House and
Miss Cannon. Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Holmes. Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Lurton,
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Hughes. the French
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand. the
Japanese Ambassador and Baroness
Uchida, the Spanish Minister and Nine.
Riano. the Netherlands Minister and
Nine. Loudon. the Norwegian Minister
and Mime. Bryn. Representative and
Mrs Dwight Mr.. and Mrs Henry May.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Glover, Miss
Glover. the naval attache of the Austro-
Hungarian Embassy and Baroness
Preuschen. Lord Eustace Sutherland
Campbell Percy. Gen and Mrs. Leonard
Wood. Gen. and Mrs. S. B. NJ. Young,
Senator and Mrs Crane, Mrs. Letter. Col.
and Mrs. John r. Williams. Miss Will
Jams, Representative Hamilton Fish,
Miss Fish. Mrs. Bayard. Miss Olga
Roosevelt. Senator Wetmore. Miss Wet
more, Senator Kean, the Misses Kean.
Miss Ernst, former Representative and
Mrs. II. n. Porter. Miss Ledyard. Rear
and Mrs. Hemphill. former Sec
retary of War and Mrs. Robert Todd
and their daughter. Mrs. Beck
with; Mrs. Harrison, Representative and
Mrs. Olcott. former Secretary OF the
Navy and Mrs. Truman II. Newberry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Miss
Jennings. Gen. and Mrs. Wotherspoon
Gen. and Mrs. John A. Johnston, Mrs.
Assistant Secretary of War
and Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver. Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Brownson. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Howard. Mr.. and Mrs. a. G. Nc
Mrs. Julian James. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Hobson, and DR.. and Mrs.
Wilmer.
SlGS. "A. W. SCott entertained dl ii
pretty tea in the red parlor of the New
Hotel yesterday from 5 to Z
o'clock Mrs. Scott took this means of
saying farewell to her many Washington
friends. as she will leave for her home,
in San Francisco, to-day. The red par
lor was prettily decorated with palms
and American Beauty roses. Assisting
Mrs. Scott in receiving her guests were
Mrs. Swanson, wife of the Senator from
who presided at the tea taole.
and Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg. wife Of
the former Surgeon General of the army.
Mrs. Scott wore an effective gown OF
leep-cream chiffon. embroidered in yell
ow roses and green foliage over white
satin. Mrs. Sternberg'S gown was Of
green brocade draped with black lace.
Mrs Swanson wore a handsome gown Of
cale gray chiffon velvet.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean
ire at Palm Beach, Fla, where they
lave joined the Washington colony,
which is unusually large this season.
Miss Marion Oliver. daughter of the
Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs
luncheon yesterday in honor of Miss
Ashton, a house guest at the British
Those invited to meet her
we're Countess Luise-Alexandra Won
5ernstorff, daughter of the German Am
,assador; Mrs. James Vaudeville Car
isle, Miss Laura Merriam, Miss Marion
Wise, Lord Eustace Percy and Mr.. Glad
stone. of the British Embassy; Count
oourtales, of the German Embassy, and
DR.. Grayson, U. S. N.
Miss Frances Miller and her house
,uest. Miss Darsie. of Pittsburg. will go
O Annapolis to-day, where they will be
he weekend guests Of Mrs. Allan
Buchanan at the navy yard.
;ued invitations for a tea on Wednes-
lay afternoon, February s. in honor of
Ter niece, Miss Dorothy HartzelI Kuhns.
# Canton, Ohio. Miss Kuhns, who grad
lated from one of the fashionable
he season.
Society will be in prominent attend
nee at the performance Of Miss Ellen
FERRY, the famous English Shakes
,earean actress, February 16, at the New
Theater, under the auspices Of
ne Bristol School for Girls. Among the
,ox holders are the President and Mrs.
'aft, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page.
frs Joseph Thropp. Mrs. Samuel Spen-
er. Miss Bessie Kibbey, and Mrs. Robert
lincoln.
Mrs. Richard Davies Shacklette an
ounces the marriage of her daughter.
Hiss Harriet Marshall Shacklette. to
APT. Casper Hauxer Conrad. U. s. A.
he ceremony was performed Thursday