The Washington herald., 1911-12-27

Miss Helen Taft and her brother. Mr..
Robert Taft, were the guests of honor at
dinner last night of Miss Sophy john
ston, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Marion Johnston, who entertained COM
pany of twenty for them. Mr.. Townsend.
a schoolmate Of Mr.. Robert Taft, arrived
! at the White House yesterday for Christ
mas week.
Miss Laura Merriam will entertain a
company at dinner, Wednesdays, Janu-
ary 3, and January Il. preceding the
Bachelors germans, which are scheduled
for those dates. Miss Helen Taft will
be the guest of honor at the dinner on
the 17th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore W. Noyes enter
tanned 100 young people at a dance last
evening at Rauschers for their debu-
tante daughter, Miss Elizabeth Noyes.
All of the guests wore dominoes and
masks The supper was served at mid
night when they unmasked. The two
bathrooms were beautifully decorated with
Christmas green's. holly. and mistletoe
and pOinsettia. The supper was, served
at small tables, each of which had
centerpece consisting OF a basket Of
holly The guests were all from among
the circle OF ueDuIdHlGS VI llllo SSdI.
The Austro-Hungarian Embassy will
have new secretary in Baron Freunden-
tahl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McCauley enter
tanned at dinner last evening in honor Of
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles O'DonnelI Lee. who are now
making their home in Philadelphia. The
other guests were Miss Nagel, daughter
of the Secretary Of Commerce and Labor;
Miss Gladys Ingalls, and her cousin, Miss
Abby Barnard: Miss Margaret SymonS,
Miss katherine Britton, Miss Oge. Mr..
Raymond Rogers. Mr.. Hickey, Lieut.
Commander Miller, Mr. Maugras, of the
French Embassy staff: NJ de Bach. Of
the Russian Embassy staff: Baron Hard
enbroeCk, Of the German Embassy stan,
and Lieut.. McCauley. The hosts and their
guests all went later to the Noyes dance.
Mrs. Frederick f. Chaplin entertained
small company at dinner last night
preceding the Noyes dance. Among her
guests were Hiss Elizabeth Rogers. Miss
Marguerite CapertOn, Miss Ruth Pilling.
Mr.. William Flather, and Mr.. Frederick
Chaplin.
DR.. and Mrs. Guy Fairfax Whiting en-
tCrtained a company of young people at
dinner last evening for their daughters.
the Misses Whiting. The guests includ-
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner II. Bell, Miss
ReybUrn, Miss Hodges, Miss Adelaide
Heath, Miss Webb, Miss Doris Haywood.
Mr.. Hoes. Mr.. Cotton Smith, Mr.. Robert
Stead, Mr.. DuttOn. Mr.. Bailey, Mr..
Hemphill, and Mr.. Calvert. These guests
also all went to the Noyes ball.
The German Ambassador and Countess
days in New York, returned to Washing
ton last evening.
Miss Valerie Padelford will go to An
napolis the last of the week to attend the
New Years hop.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond will
entertain at a large reception at their
residence in Sheridan circle, Friday
evening" January l., in honor of the
American Ambassador to Great Britain
and Mrs. Whiteaw Reid. They will also
be hosts at a dinner on January 3. in
honor of the Ambassador from Russia
and Nine. Bakhmeteff.
Mrs. Sullivan Cnee SwetU. wife of DR..
Robert Young sullivan, was hostess at a
tea yesterday afternoon from to s
o'clock in her apartment in the Burling
ton in honor of Mrs. Whitney Kipp. OF
Brooklyn. \. Y. The rooms were taste
fully decorated with Christmas greens
and red blossoms. Mrs. Frederick SWEET,
mother of the hostess. and Mrs. w. Scott
Smith. mother of the guest of honor,
presided at the tea table, assisted by Miss
Mabel Smith. Miss Lillian Menaugh, Hiss
Helen Durnin. Miss Hattie Snow. Miss
Jane Gardner and Miss Edith SWEET.
Mrs. Sullivan wore white satin, trimmed
on the bodice and sleeves with baby Irish
lace. and Mrs. Kipp wore white satin en-
broidered in crystals and pearls.
Mrs. FrenCh-Vanderbilt, of New York,
will come to Washington soon to spend
few days with Mrs. Reynolds Hit,
wife of the American Minister to Guate-
Trala. who is spending a few weeks in
Washington with Mrs. r. R. Hit, at her