The Washington herald., 1911-01-28

The President and Mrs Taft were
among the guests at the beautiful Co
tillion given last evening by Mrs. Rich
ard Townsend. following a dinner COM
pany Of go, given>in honor of Miss Helen
Taft The guests were seated at small
tables, and the mansion was a series of
pictures in it's exquisite furnishings and
decorations. and the blossoms, which lent
the finishing touches. Tall punches of
American Beauties and Of white lilacs
were placed in advantageous places. and
here and there a bunch of orchids lent
a still greater touch of beauty. The con-
servatory. filled with rare blossoms, was
beautifully lighted and was a grateful
resting place between the dances. A
section of the Marine Band played The
dinner was augmented by very small
number of other guests for the cotillion.
which was led by Mr.. George Howard
| with Miss Taft and MIR. Craig Wads-
worth with one of the other buds OF the
season. There were twelve sets OF ia
vors, and after the dancing was well
started President and Mrs Taft arrived
and looked on for time This has been
a custom of theirs this season for the
many dances given for their daughter.
The President and Capt. Butt were pres
ents at the dance given by Senator and
Mrs Carter, and also at the cotillion and
dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. John r.
Mclean both in honor of Miss Taft.
| Among Mrs. Townsend's house guests for
the dinner-cotilion were her son-in-aw
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Livingston
Gerry. Miss Angelica Gerry, and Mr..
Craig WadSworth. all of New York, and
Mrs Rush Shipper Huidekoper, of Phil
adelphia.
| The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
were entertained at dinner last evening
by Senator Du Pont, the company going
afterward to the reception at the Ger
man Embassy.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Phi
lander c. Knox entertained at dinner last
evening in honor of the special ambassa-
dor from Mexico. Senior joaquin d. Cas-
asus. who was formerly Mexican Ambas-
sador to this country. The guests asked
to meet him were the Secretary of the
| Treasury, the charge d affareS of Mex
! leo. Senators PenrHse. Stone, and Carter.
the Assistant Secretary of State. Mr..
Huntington Wilson: Representative David
J. Foster. Representative James Francis
Burke. Representative Flood. the men,
bers of the special ambassadors staff.
Senior Alberto Carreno, first secretary:
Senior Manuel A. Esteva, second Secre-
tary: Senior Jorge L. Canalizo. naval
attache. and Capt Edwardo Elizondo,
military attache: Rear Admiral VAIN
| wright. Capt. Harry Cootes. the United
| States Minister to Panama, Thomas c.
Dawson: Mr.. William T. s Duell. and
Mr.. Charles F. Wilson.
The German Aubassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff entertained at a large
and brilliant reception last evening in
the embassy. in honor of the birthday
OF the Kaiser. There were about 400
guests asked. from to L. The embassy
was handsomely adorned with palms and
pink roses. and a section of the Marine
Sand played during the evening. The
countess wore supper gown of emerald
green velvet with gold embroidery and
touches Of white tulle about the Shout
ders, with a dog collar Of pearls and
| diamonds. string Of pearls, and a tiara
of diamonds. The Countess Luise-Alex-
andra was in white embroidered crepe de
chine with pearls. The guests included
the foreign ambassadors and ministers,
the members of the Foreign Relations
Committee of the Senate and the For
eign Affairs Committee of the House.
some other Congressional people. and
large contingent Of official and resident
society.
Senator and Mrs. .Guggenheim enter
tanned at dinner last evening. when their
guests were the japanese Ambassador
and Baroness Uchida, Mr.. Justice Van
Devanter, Mr. and Mrs. Butler. SEN
ator and Mrs Rayner, Senator kean, As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Hilles, Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Emmons,
Mr.. and Mrs William Corcoran Hill,
Mrs Ellinger, and Mrs Waterman.
Mrs Robert Hinckley entertained at a
large dinner party last evening in her
Sixteenth street home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sterling. Of Lon
don, have arrived at Mrs. Sterlings
home in n street for a midwinter visit
in her old home. She was formerly Miss
Ethel Robson, and was married in Lon
don in November, and although she is
still observing deep mourning: they are
accepting a few courtesies from old
friends.
Mr.. John Barrett entertained a lunch
con company in the home of the Pam
American Union. in Seventeenth street,
yesterday in honor of Ambassador
Casasus Of Mexico. on a special mission.
There were forty guests, including the
ambassadors and ministers from the
Latin-American countries, the chairmen
OF the Foreign Relations Committee of
the Senate and the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee Of the House, and some of the
foreign representatives in the different
departments.
DR.. and Mrs. Reid Hunt entertain at
dinner in honor of DR.. Gushing, Of Lon
don, this evening.
Mrs. Virginia Faulkner McShery, of
Martinsburg, W. Va, president general
of the United Daughters Of the Confed- |
eracy, will be guest in the Daughters
OF the Confederacy box at the first per- f.!
Torrance of the opera, 1.-The House that
Jack Built which Is to be given for
the benefit Of the Confederate Memorial
Home, on the afternoons of February 3, |
8. and 10, at the Columbia Theater. The |
ether guests in the box for the perform
ance will be the presidents Of the six
District chapters.
Mrs. Mann. Mrs. Shultz, Mrs. Dove. |
Mrs. Cannon. Mrs. Mullett Mrs. Ring.