The Washington times., 1911-01-01
Official Washington Is at
Home for New Year
Callers.


IN Washington tomorrow and after
paying its respects to the Chief Ex-
ecutive and Mrs. Taft at the White
House In the morning, the fashionable
world will then extend its feIicita-
tions to the Vice President and Mrs.
Sherman, Cabinet officers and their
wives, the ladies of the judiciary, and
so on through the entire realm of Of
ficiaJdom.
Assisting the Vice President and
Mrs. Sherman will be Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Sherman, Mr.. and Mrs. sher-
rill Sherman. Mrs. Brewer, of Herkim-
er. N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. Hawk, of New
York; Miss Gertrude Miller and Miss
Florence Miller. of Utica, their house
guests. and Mrs. Culberson. wife of
Senator Culberson; Mrs, George w.
Fairchild, Mrs Weeks, Mrs. BoutelI,
all wives of Representatives; Mrs,
Edison Bradley, Mrs. Schleuter, Miss
Sheriff., Miss Weeks. and Miss Bou-
tell
Mrs. MacVeagh. wife of the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury will receive to-
morrow afternoon from to 7 o'clock.
Receiving with Mrs. MacVeagh will
be Mrs: z. II. G. Slater, Mrs. c. A
Of Assistant Secretary of State; Mrs.
Chandler Hale, wife OF the Third AS
sistant Secretary of State; Mrs. C. B.
Hilles, wife of the Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury; Mrs. F. A. Keep,
John NJ Clark, of Chicago; Mrs Me-
dil Mccormick, of Chicago; Mrs.
Preston Gibson, Mrs. Jencks and Miss
Jencks. and Miss Elizabeth Hopkins,
Of Baltimore; Miss Gwynne, Miss
and Miss Yvonne Townsend
The Secretary of State and Mrs Knox
VIII entertain at breakfast for the Di-
pIomatic Corps, following the White
House reception, having as their guests
the heads of all the missions to Wash
ington, the counselors and the military
and naval attaches.
Assisting them in receiving their
guests will be the Assistant Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Huntington Wilson, the
Second Assistant Secretary A. ID. Adee,
MIS- David Graham Adee and Miss
Adee, and the Third Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. Chandler Hale, and
MRS, knox's niece. Miss Hester Singer
of Pittsburg.
At the home Of the Attorney General.
Mrs Wickersham will having receiving
with her Mrs. Franklin K. Lane, Mrs.
Kenyon, Mrs. C. B. Howry, Mrs. Walter
T. Gherardi, Mrs. William Hunt, Miss
Laura Harlan, Miss Hughes, Miss Mary
Hopkins, Miss Denison, Miss Maury, and
Lady Hadfield, and Mrs. Albert Akin.
Mrs. Meyer, wife of the Secretary of
the Navy will be at home during the
afternoon at her residence, on Scott
circle and will have assisting her Mrs.
Bekmaen winthrop, wife Of the As
ststant Secretary; Mrs. Bates. Mrs.
Roberts. Mrs. Loud, Mrs. Hobson, Mrs
James r. Mann, and Mrs. Mason. Sew
sist, including Lieut. Richard VAIN
wright. jr.. Lieut.. Richard Henderson,
Enstgn A NJ. Hickey, Ensign F. B. Nc
Kinney. and Ensign T. A. Thompson.
Receiving with Mrs. Ballinger, wife
Of the Secretary Of the Interior, viii be
Mrs. Humphreys, wife of Representative
Humphreys of Washington State; Mrs.
Thomas Burke, Mrs. BalIinger's house
guest; Mrs Oscar Lawler, Mrs. Mar
shall wife Of ot,oG General Marshall; 9: 5,
Gleaves, q. s. N: Mrs. BerryhIlL
Assisting Mrs. Nagel and Miss Nagel,
wife and daughter of the Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor, will be Mrs.
Cumming, Mrs. Livingston Hunt. Mrs.
Carpenter, wife OF Captain Carpenter;
Miss Williams, Miss Ernst. Miss Shirley
Putnam, Miss Sophy Johnston, and the
Misses Shepley.
Miss Cannon, daughter of the Speak
er, had expected to receive, and invited
a party to assist her tomorrow at her
home on Vermont avenue, but has been
obliged to cancel the engagement on ac-
count of illness, and will not be at home
tomorrow.
Mrs. Oliver, wife OF the Assistant
Secretary of War. will receive tomor-
row afternoon, and will have with her
Mrs. Leonard Wood, wife Of the Chief
of STAFF of the Army; the wives OF
several other army officers, and her
daughter, Miss Marion Oliver.
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An interesting event Of yesterday
afternoon was the marriage of Mrs.
Sarah Pearson PointOn and Solomon
which took place at the
home of the officiating clergyman, the
Rev. Joseph Dawson, 1921 Columbia road.
Mr.. Lansburg is a son of Gustave
and the bride is a daughter
Of the late Joseph Pearson.
The bride, who wore a handsome tail
pred suit Of wiStaria chiffon broadcloth
and hat to match, with a corsage bou-
1uet of violets and lilies of the valley,
was attended by Mrs. s. NJ Meeks
tharles Goldsmith was best man for Mr..
Mr.. and Mrs. Lansburgh are residing
at the Cavendish, Columbia road ana
On. Monday following New Year a.
number of young ladies will receive at
the McNeal Studio from 4 until
o'clock. Those in line viii be Miss
katherine McNeal, Miss Elizabeth
Sheridan, Miss Olive McNeal, Miss Mar
saret Davis, Miss Ethel SUNNY, Miss
Lena Wilson, Miss Margaret Foote,
Miss Helen Layman, Mrs. Kern, Mrs
Van Casteel, Mrs. Beard, Mrs. Hunning,
Miss Marie ohle. of Baltimore, and