Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-28
will give dinner tonight for Miss Helen
Taft, who will afterward attend the
MarCi Gras ball at Rauscher's.

The Postmaster General entertained at
a dinner dance last night at Rauscher' s
in honor OF Miss Helen Taft.
There were eighty guests seated at
small tables decorated with spring flow
ers. The music was by the Marine Band,
and at midnight supper was served.
Palms and Towering plants adorned the
bathrooms and gave welcome along the
staircases and halls approaching the
scene of the festivity.
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor
entertained at dinner last evening the
Austro-Hungarian ambassador and Baron-
ess Hengelmuller. the Japanese ambassa-
Mrs. Beveridge, Senator and Mrs. Crane,
the naval attache of the Russian en-
bassy and Nine. Vassilieff, Mr.. and Mrs.
Truman H. NeH'berry. Mrs Charles
Coolidge of Boston. Miss Ernst, the So
licitor general and Baron Hardenbroeh.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster.
Senator and Mrs. Rayner. Judge and Mrs
Knapp. whose honor guests will be the
and Mrs. Marshall, who will entertain for
the Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs.
Ballinger, and Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Neale
are among those giving dinners tonight.
Pay Director and Mrs: Littlefieid. who
came to washington to attend the last
Bachelors. the Num- Braidman wedding
and the Presidents reception to the army
and navy. have been the recipients Of
much hospitality. have been seen at most
of the large entertainments and have had
several beautiful dinners given them.
Since Mr.. Iittlefield's marriage to Mrs.
Armour he has taken advantage Of the
voluntary retirement act, which permits
leaving the active service of the navy
after thirty years service, and now makes
his home in Kansas City, Mo. Mr.. and
Mrs. Littlefeld will soon return there
prior to another visit east. and later will
go for the summer to their cottage at
Magnolia. on the north shore
It is probable that another winter they
will take house here.
Mrs. Harry Cuthbert Given will be at
home informally tomorrow from to s
pm.
Mrs. Charles p Grandfeld and her two
daugh ters. Mrs. Harry Faber White Of
Cambridge Springs, Pa, and Miss Helen
Grandfield. will be at home informally
tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs Walter A. Wells entertained at
| an informal luncheon and bridge party
today in honor of Mrs. Hopper wife OF
Maj. Hopper, for whom Mrs. w. j.
Barden gave a bridge party yesterday.
| Mrs. Hopper is visiting Mrs. Waddy
| Wood.
Last i thursday AFTERNOON MIS-. d. E-u-
| ward Chapman was hostess at RauScher 8
at beautifully appointed luncheon and
I, card party. The spacious rooms were
! tastefully decorated with potted aZaleas.
palms and southern smilaN, while the
beautiful gowns of the ladies added to
the .hrilliance of the OCCASION. After the
luncheon the guests played five hundred
and bridge, the tallies and favors being
| iu keeping with the George Washington
birthday season. The bridge prizes were
/ folla 1,a1
burnt plates, Mrs. Harry Chesley: hand
embroidered linen bureau scarf Miss
Mary Boyd: dresden dish. Mrs. John
Nolan: silver bonbon dish Mrs. Thomas
James Emery; hatpin. Mrs. Henry
Thompson. Fer those playing five hum
dred the prizes were equally beautiful,
half a dozen hand-painted plates going to
Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler Evans, silk hose TO
( Mrs. Tower. pearl hatpin. Mrs. Barrel.
and a brass fern dish to Mrs. John
Coughlin. An exquisite silver picture
frame for the non-plavers was won by
Mrs Edward P. Jones of New York.
The guests present included Mrs. Fred
erick Hague. Mrs. Doll Roberts. Mrs.
Thomas Dawson. Mrs. George May, Mrs.
J. W. Ginnaty. Mrs William HOFFMAN,
Mrs. Louis Dare. Mrs G.. G. Morris. Mrs.
Ward Fitzsimmons. Mrs. John Coughlin,
Mrs. Lawrence Nicolae. Mrs. George w.
Evans Mrs. Edgar p Copeland. Mrs.
Harry Chesicy, Mrs. Reverdy Stewart.
Mrs John Nolan and guest Mrs. Burley
of West Virginia: Mrs. f. P. Jones of
New York. Mrs. Chapmans house guest;
Mrs. S. Lemon Hoover, Mrs. Thomas
Power Mrs. John Petty. Mrs. DR.. Henry
Thompson, Mrs. Nellie Keane and guest.
Miss McCahill: Miss Molle Smart, Miss
Boyd, Miss Mary Boyd. Hiss Helen Boyd.
Mrs. Murray. Mrs. Barrett, Mis-. James
Emery. Mrs. Jack Palmer. Miss Monte
O'Brien, Mrs. Gretchen Hood. Mrs. DR..
Staples. Mrs. John L. Fugitt. Mrs. Eliza
beth T. Evans, Mrs. Henry Sohon, Mrs.
Johnson, Miss Mamie Chapman. Mrs.
Crump. Miss Hattie Crump, Mrs. Thomas
Irwin, Mrs. Towers, Mrs. Cramer. Mrs.
DR.. Carrico. Mrs. Fred Lincoln. Mrs. Flor
ence X. Soger, Mrs. Edwin Marin. Mrs.
Maynard, Mrs. ]. Z. Roach and Mrs.
Emerson.
Miss Mary X. Lynch entertained at an
informal tea and recital in her apart
lnent at the Victoria, Saturday, February
p, from to s.
Dr. and Mrs. McArdle have returned
to Washington.
Mrs. William D. West will be at home
for the last time this season tomorrow
Wednesday. March /. from 3 to 6. She
will have with har Mrs q II Pr,doinh