The Washington herald., 1911-05-27
Mrs. Laughlin, Sister of Mrs. Taft, Is a Visitor
at the White House-Last Garden
Party of the Season.

Mrs Laughlin, widow of Mr.. Thomas X.
Laughlin, Of Pittsburg, and sister OF Mrs.
Taft arrived at the, White House last
evening from New York. She is on her
way home from Europe, where she has
been for many months Mrs. Laughlin1
is pleasantly remembered in Washington
society, where she made many friends
during a visit of several weeks a little
death Of her husband. This Is the first
visit Mrs. Laughlin has made here since
| then.
! The last of this seasons garden
parties at the White House was given
yesterday afternoon. Miss Taft received
the guests with the President, in the
absence Of her mother, who Is still unable
| to take up her social duties. Maj Butt,
as usual. made the presentations, and the
Marine Band played In its accustomed
! place. The pretty table, laden with
| tempting dishes, stood under the trees on
the west lawn and the weather was ideal
for a lawn party. Miss Letterman as
| sisted Miss Taft.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox
have as their guests DR.. and Mrs. 8. B.
Knox. Of Santa Barbara, Cal.
Miss Taft was the guest at a dinner
last evening given by Miss Dorothy Will
Jams. daughter Of Col. John r. Williams.
L. S. A, and Mrs. Williams, at Wood
| side, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson will take
a large party to Annapolis on Monday
| to attend the unveiling Of the statue of
| Capt. Perkins, the father of Mrs. Ander
son. number of diplomats and others
will be in the party, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson will give luncheon aboard
their yacht, RoXana, to about sixty
guests.
| Capt. Howard H. Bailey. U. g. A. sta
toned at Fort Myer, entertained at din
| ner last evening in honor of Miss Lucie
Garrard and her fiance Lieut.. Victor S.
Foster. U. S. A, who will be married on
| the 31st.
Miss Claire Swift, daughter Of Col. Eben
Swift, U. S. A. and Mrs. Swift was host
ess at a tea yesterday afternoon for young
people in honor OF Miss Luce Garrard,
daughter of Col. and Mrs. Joseph Gar
| rard. of Fort Myer. The guests included
| the bridal party and a number of other
| young people. Miss Swift and Miss Gar
| rard received together and Miss Eugene
Havard and Miss Barbara Brodie. brides
maids, presided at the tea table. The
| decorations for the occasion were OF yell
low iris and maidenhair ferns
Baroness Hengelmuuer. wife Of the
| Austro- Hungarian Ambassador. with
| their little daughter. went to New York
yesterday where she will be Joined in
a few days by the Ambassador, who was
| detained. They will spend a few days
in New York before going to their sum-
| mer home at Bar Harbor for the season
The Military Attache Of the French
Embassy and Countess de Chambrun will
close their residence in Sixteenth street
and leave Washington about June for
| Prides Crossing, to spend the summer
| with the countess mother, Mrs. Long
| worth.
| Rear Admiral William H. Emory, U. s.
N, and Mrs. Emory, who have spent
| the winter in Europe, returned yesterday
and went to their summer home on Long
( Island.
! Senior Dominica de Cana, recently ap-
pointed as Brazilian Ambassador to this
country to succeed the late Senior Ma
buco, will arrive the first week in June.
The Minister from Norway, Mr.. II. H.
Bryn, will return to Washington to-day
after an extensive trip through the West.
| Tho counselor Of the British Embassy.
Mr.. Alfred Mitchell Innes, will spend the
| summer in England.
Senior G. de Vianna-Kelsch. second Sec
retary Of the Brazilian Embassy, has
| gone to Brazil for the summer months.
Miss Emily Beatty. daughter Of Capt.
| Beatty, U. s. N, and Mrs. Beatty. ac-
companied by Miss Marguerite Caper-
ton, will go to Annapolis for June week
and be the guests Of Lieut. Commander
and Mrs. Kinds.
The First Secretary Of the Siamese
Legation and Mrs. Edward LOTUS will
give up their apartment at the Arling-
ton next week and leave on Wednesday
| for their cottage at East Gloucester,
Mass. for the summer.
Mrs. Robert ]. Wynne and Miss Ruth
| wynne went to New York yesterday and
| the latter will sail to-day to spend the
season In London with her brother-in-law
| and sister, Capt. and Mrs. French, at
! their Hyde Park residence. Later they
will travel on the Continent, and Miss
Wynne expects TO return 10 THIS city IN
| the late fall. Mrs. Wynne will return
| here early next week.
| Mrs. Walter Mclean, wife Of Capt Nc
Lean, U. s. N, who has been quite i'll.
is slowly recovering. Her son-in-law and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Paul c. Patter-
| son. who have been with her since clos
ing their apartment at the Brighton, have
gone to Baltimore, where they will make
their future home, in Roland Park.
| Gen. L. L. Lomax, u. s. A.. who has
been spending some time at Gettysburg.
Pa, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs.
Waddy B. Wood. will return to WASH
! ington to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Gould, who have
Just returned from a bridal trip to Eu-
rope. are visiting Mrs. Gould's parents,
Pay Director l. Goodwin Hobbs, U. s.
N, and Mrs. Hobbs, atsNewport before
coming to Washington. their future home
The Turkish Ambassador, Zia Pacha,
will close the embassy early in June and
60 to Bellport. Long Island, where the
embassy will be established for the sum-
mer.
Rev. Roland Cotton Smith and Mrs.
Smith, with their daughter, Miss Mar
saret Cotton Smith. and their son, J.