Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-09
in THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT'S
SILVER WEDDING IN JUNE.
Mrs. Sherman Honor Guest at Large
Luncheon-0ther Events.
Notes.

There are likely soon to be news items
concerning those who will come to the
capital to help President and Mrs. Taft
celebrate their silver wedding ami
versary. The date is June 20, two days
earlier than the coronation of King
George and Queen Mary, which is at
tracing so many Americans to the British
capital. Fifty members Of the Cincinnati
Commercial Club will give a luncheon fol
the President that day.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
have their son, Mr.. Thomas Sherman
and several of his friends here with
them from Utica. The golf tournament
at the Chevy Chase Club has. brough
the visitors here at this time.
Mrs. Rayner, wife Of the Maryland
senator, entertained d large party OF
women at luncheon today to meet Mrs
Sherman, wife of the Vice President
The luncheon was given at Rauscher, 8
where the tables. were beautifully
adorned with flowers.
The other guests were Mrs. Wicker
sham, Mrs Eugene Hale. Miss Goldman.
Mrs Burton Harrison, Mrs. Chopper.
moist dAzy, Miss Sheriff.. Mrs. Richard
G. Hollyday, Mrs. Corcoran Hill, Mrs.
Porter. Mrs. Watson. wife of Senator
Watson of West Virginia; Mrs. Charles
Williamson. Hiss Patten, Miss Josephine
Patten. Mrs. Schley, Mrs. Howry. Mrs.
Symons. Mrs. Janin. Miss Woodruff,
Mrs. A. s. Barker. Mrs. Richcy, Mrs.
Harris. Mrs. Robert Wells. Mrs. Wother-
spoon, Miss Beavan. Mrs. Thomas RI.
Chatard, Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mrs. Bur
rows, Mrs. r. De Witt Talmage, Mrs.
Walter Wells, Mrs. Fftzsimmons, Nine.
Matsui, Mrs James Dudley Morgan, Mrs.
Wallace Neff. Mrs. Jules GuthridSe, Mrs.
Moran. Mrs. William Sicard. Mrs. Koon.
Miss Clementine Smith, Mrs. Ten Eyck
Wendell, Mrs. Hutchinson, Mrs. Ralston
and Miss Amy Hull of Baltimore.
The French ambassador and Nine. Jus
serand entertained at dinner last night
in honor of the Mexican ambassador.
Senior Zamacona The other guests
were the Swedish minister. the Cuban
minister and Nine. de Rivero. the min
lister of Argentina, the secretary to the
President and Mrs. Hilles, the counselor
of the State Department, Mr.. Chandler
Anderson; the assistant secretary Of state
and Mrs. Hale, the United States minister
to Denmark and Mrs. Maurice Francis
Egan, the United States minister to Pan
anna and Mrs. Thomas C. Dawson, Mr..
and Mrs. Franklin Lane. Mrs Norman
Williams. Miss Maury, the naval attache
of the embassy and Viscountess Benotst
day and the first secretary and Coun-
tess Peretti de la Rocca.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, who
are now with Mrs. Townsend, will go
abroad for the summer, but will spend
June at their place in Delaware.
Mrs. Goodloe Edgar of Detroit, for
mer Washington belle, as Miss Mary
McComas, and daughter OF the then
senator from Maryland, will arrive today
for a visit to Mrs. David d. Porter.
Viscountess day and her young daugh-
ter sail Thursday for France to spend
the summer.
The Netherlands minister and Nine.
Loudon will spend the summer at Bar
Harbor.
Lieut.. and Mrs. John w. Timmons. the
latter a daughter of former Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks, are spending some time
at the Shoreham, but will take house
during Lieut.. TimmonS' term of service
at the Navy Department.
Announcement has been made of the en-
sagement of Miss Julia A. Hoyt, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Livingston
Hoyt of New York. to MI. Samuel A.
Weldon of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins had
a. few friends dining with them last
night to meet Mrs. Pierpont Morgan
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood had a
small company at tea yesterday in honor
of her niece, Miss Emo of New York,