Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-26

Miss Helen Taft was the special guest
for whom Col. and Mrs. Edward Burr
entertained at dinner last night. the en-
tire company going later to the bache-
lors' german. The others present were
Mrs. Green Of Portland. Ore; Miss Ma
rion Oliver, Miss Jeanette Allen, Miss
Dorothy Baldwin Of Savannah, who is
guest at the White House; Miss Helen
Hunt, Maj. Squier, Capt Williams, Lieut..
Andrews, U. s. N; Capt Lindsay, Maj.
Horton and DR.. Davis.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Theodore Marburg have
sent out invitations for a dinner to be
given at their residence, Ia West Mount
Vernon place, Baltimore. February 20
before the sixth Monday german, in honor
of Miss Helen Taft. 1t will be recalled
that Miss Taft made a three-day visit
| to Miss Marburg in December last and
| attended the first Monday german with
her.
The japanese ambassador and Baroness
Uchida gave dinner last night in honor
Of his excellency Joaquin D. Casasus.
| special ambassador from Mexico. Their
other guests were Senator and Mrs. Over
| man, Senator and Mrs. Crawford, Min
lister of Costa Rica and Miss Calvo Mr..
and Mrs. 6. w. Fairchild, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. L. Slayden, Miss Slayden, Mr.. Pereyra.
Carreno. secretary to the Mexican special
amba ssador; Mr.. German Butler of the
Mexican embassy, Mr.. and Mrs. Matsui.
Commander Hiraga, Mr.. Takahashi and
Mr.. Okabe.
Mrs. De Witt Talmage entertained at
dinner at the Highlands last night Mr..
Justice Lurton and Mrs. Lurton, Mr..
Justice Lamar and Mrs. Lamar, Senator
and Mrs. Rayner Senator and Mrs. Fos-
ter, Senator Bacon, Mrs. John B. Hen
derson. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Souther-
land. Rear Admiral O'Neil. Gen. Wilson.
Miss Mary Temple of Tennessee, Mr.
Cuthbert Brown and Miss Collier.
Mrs. Ezra Koon was hostess at q din
ner last night at the Highlands in honor
Of her house guests, Judge and Mrs. San
ford Of Knoxville Tenn. The other guests
were Senator and Mrs. Burrows, Mr. jus
tice and Mrs. Thomas Anderson, Mr. jus
tice and Mrs Robb, Representative and
Mrs. James r. Mann, Senator Diling-
ham and Miss KOon.,
Lieut.. Col. B. r. James, British military
attache. entertained at dinner last night
In compliment to his successor, Lieut..
Col ]. d. McLachlan. His other guests
were the assistant secretary of war and
Mrs Robert Shaw Oliver, the chief of
staff and Mrs. Leonard Wood, Brig Gen
and Mrs. William W.. Wotherspoon, Brig
Gen. and Mrs. James B. Aleshire, Brig
o. D.
and Mrs. John H. Allen. Capt. and Mrs
L. e. Cheatham, Miss Isabel Hagner and
Mrs. Charles r. Shepard.
Col. James was given . farewell lunch
con today by the naval and military at
taches of the embassies and legations and
others of his colleagues at the Metropoli-
tan Club. He sails very shortly
for England. where his wife and family
preceded him last autumn.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Lincoln have
issued invitations for the marriage of
their daughter, Edith Alice. and Mr.. VIII
liam Waugh Adams, Wednesday,, Feb
ruary 8. at o'clock at First Presbyterian
Church.
The Countess Buisseret, wife of the
at the second bachelors cotillon. the
president of the club, Mr. Gist Blair max
ing the introductions. The decorations of
the ballroom at the New Willard were in
pink and that color predominated in the
favors, which included silk slipper bags,
book covers. trays and Killarney roses
for the women and boutenniers of en-
chantress carnations. paper clips. ash
trays and pipes for the men. There was
general dancing until II, when the cotillon
began, stopping for a midnight supper.
Gen. and Mrs. Ernst Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry May. Mr.. and Mrs. George T.
Marye. Miss Laura Merriam. Col Robert
NJ. Thompson. Capt. Sherwood A. Cheney,
Mrs Slater and Miss McCauley were some
of the dinner hosts last night, the guests
in most instances going on to the bache- !
lors' german.
The Italian ambassador and Marchesa |
Cusani will have their countrywoman,
Mile. Ada Sassoli. harpist at luncheon /
Saturday. and she viii afterward play Tor
the company. Tomorrow Mile. Sassoh will |
give a recital at the home of Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer, assisted by |
Francis Rogers, BARITONE.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox |
will give dinner in honor Of the Vice |
President and Mrs. Sherman Wednesday, |
February 1. The Secretary will entertain |
at dinner tomorrow evening IN compii-
ment to Senior Casasus. who is here from |
Mexico on special mission.
Mrs. Sherman, wife Of the Vice Presi-J
dent, was at home to callers yesterday