The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01

bassador's health, will practically be ] closed again this winter.
 | The holiday dinner cotillon at Chevc Chase club yesterday evening was limited
 to 60 couples. At this social function many of the naval and army officers were
 in attendance. Women, prominent in so-
 cial life in Washington, received the
 guests and took part In the dance
 Dr. Harvey w. Wiley states that he had
 not decided where he would live after his
 marriage with Miss Anna C. Kelton, in
 the early sprsog. Week-ends will be spent
 on the doctors farm in Loudoun county. Virginia. When I retire-you know I don't in-
 tend to remain in the public service all
 my life-we will make my farm our per-
 manent home," said Dr. Wiley. 'In the
 meantime we will spend our Sundays and holidays there.
 Asked as to the truth of the story that
 he met his wife-to-be at a suffragette
 meeting which he addressed only a short time ago. Dr. Wiley said: That was a
 pretty good piece of Imagination. I have known Miss Kelton for IA years" The diplomatic breakfast on January g. which will, as usual, be given at the home of the secretary of state, will mark departure in entertaining this body Of guests, gathered from SS nations of the world.
 Years ago, when the diplomatic corps was smaller and life in the American capital along more democratic lines, it
 was the custom to invite the entire circle | of ministers, secretaries, attaches, and even the interpreters and financial agents, It,Tit1 thoIY. ,.,tx,A reception and breakfast
 | The diplomatic breakfast of 1911 will be
 company only little less distinguished
 than the diplomatic dinner given by the l President, for this year the invitations will be limited strictly to the chiefs of missions, be they ambassadors, ministers. or charge de affairs and the counseors or first secretary of each nation, and to the naval and military attaches. Where these guests of the nation are married
 the wife will be included in the invitation,
 making in all a company of nearly 200 The uninvited will include all second
 and third secretaries and attaches and
 commercial delegates
 The Congressional club will celebrate
 the New Year with reception tomorrow from to o'clock.
 Mrs John G. Bourke of Omaha, widow Of Major Bourke, U. s. A., has an- nounced the engagement of her daughter, Sara Bourke, and Lieut.. Luther Rice James of the Sixteenth infantry, now sta- toned in Alaska. The wedding will be
 celebrated late in January.
 Miss Helen Taft, daughter of the Pres-
 ident, is to sit for her portrait early this
 month. The work Is to be done in oils,
 and the picture will show the full length
 of her figure, life-size.
 Alexis Brenier Many of this city is the
 artist who has received the commission
 to paint the portrait, and he will begin
 as soon after the holidays as Miss Taft
 can have the time from her social duties
 MT. Many's landscapes have on a num-
 Der of occasions hung on the walls of the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
 Mrs. Taft, wife of the President, is a Limited suffragist," she says. She be- l lieves In woman and man possessins equal political rights. but she is not ir
 favor of universal suffrage for either sex Mrs. Meyer inclines to Mrs. Taft's ideas but she never has been absorbed in tht question. Mrs. Knox is member of the
 Suffrage society of Pittsburg and Is 6 liberal contributor to the cause Mrs Ha.
 gel and Mrs Ballinger favor votes foi women with certain restrictions. But tc offset this Mrs Wickersham is an anti fragist and Mrs. Dickinson the same Mrs. Wickersham belongs to the New York organization and she is an active compaigner.
 MT. Justice and Mrs. McKenna have cards out for a dinner on January II fir
 honor of the Chief Justice and Mrs.
 White.