Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-05
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT WAS HOSTESS AT
BACHELORS DANCE.
Cabinet Receptions and Other
Events-Personal
Notes.

Mrs. Taft received last night at the
first Of the bachelors cotillons. Mr.. Gist
Blair. president Of the club, making the
introductions. The decorations We're in
red, and the favors-fans, wands. smelling
salts. boxes and ash trays, date books,
paper hats, etc, with corsage bouquets
of Richmond roses and boutonnieres OF
red carnations-were all tied with red
ribbons. The gorgeous massing of this
color against the green hedge about the
musicians gallery made fine sight.
Mr.. James NJ. Carlisle and Capt. Cheney
led. Mr.. Larz Anderson, Mr.. Frederick
HI. Brooke, Mr.. Franklin II. Ellis. Lieut..
Commander Leigh Palmer, naval aid to
the President Mr. James Vaudeville Car
wood A. Cheney, L. s. A; Mr.. Nathan
Wyeth and Mr.. Chauncey Hackett form
the Bachelors committee this year.
Miss Helen Taft and Miss Ethel Roose-
welt were present from among the debu-
tantes of this and last season.
The German ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff entertained at alnner last
night, when their guests were the Turk
ish ambassador, the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Meyer. the minister of
Spain and Nine. de Riano. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. the
third assistant secretary of state and
Mrs. Chandler Hale. Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
once Moore, Mrs. Peabody Gardner, Mrs
Charles A. Mum, Miss Mabel Boardman,
Mr.. Maurice Lowe and Commander Retz-
mann, naval attache of the embassy.
Col. and Mrs. John r. Williams had as
dinner guests prior to the Bachelors
german last night Miss Helen Taft, Miss
Ethel Roosevelt, Mr.. and Mrs. preston
Gibson. Mrs. Albert Akin. Miss Isabelle
May, Miss Laura Merriam, Mrs. Palmer
Of New York, daughter of the former
Secretary OF War and Mrs. Wright; Miss
Dorothy Williams Mr.. Piatt Andrew, as
sistant secretary of the Treasury; Mr..
Henry du Point, Count Pejaesevich of
the Austro- Hungarian embassy, Mr..
Huff. Lieut.. Commander Butler, Mr.. de
Beaufort of the Netherlands legation and
Capt. Cragie.
Miss Louise Cromwell entertained a
large dinner party last evening in COM
pliment to Miss Marion Leutze, her house
guest. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Westcott
chaperoned the party, all Of whom went
later to the Bachelors german. Miss
Cromwelrs additional guests were Miss
Hester Singer of Pittsburg, Miss Wander
grift, Miss Catherine Britton, Miss
Marion Oliver. Miss Nancy Neff, Mr.. Je-
rome Bonaparte. Mr.. Carroll Glover. Mr..
John Hill of Baltimore. Mr.. Spencer and
Mr.. Bristol OF the Mayfower, Mr.. Nc
Kinney, Mr.. Brokaw of New York, who
is a house guest OF Mrs. Cromwell and
Miss Cromwell; Mr.. John Cotton Smith
and Mr.. Cady
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jay White enter
tanned at dinner last night Miss
Gladys Hinckley, Mrs. Clarence Buell.
Miss Beatrice Buel. Mrs. Harry
Matthews. Mrs. George Bird Grinnell,
Mrs. Churchill Candee, Mr.. Jack Sci
bert. Mr. ALBERT. Mr.. Morgenstierne,
Mr.. Jack Davidge, Capt. Graham
Johnson and Mr.. William Bowie
Clarke.
Dr. and Mrs. Louis Lehr had an
other Of the dinner parties which met
later at the cotillon. Their guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Eldridge Jordan. Dr.
and Mrs. James Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ormsby McCammOn. Mr.. and Mrs
Murray Cobb and Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Perrin. who are house guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jordan.
Col and Mrs. Edward Burr gave a
dinner last might in compliment to
Miss katherine Aver of Boston. their
guests going on to the Bachelors
Misses Louise and Clotilde Mattingly
had as their guests over New Year
Misses Helen Hardy Of Washington,