The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-07

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Visit - Miss Mabel Boardman Is
Hostess to. Annual "Taft Party"
Invitations were sent out yesterday
by the German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff for the marriage cere-
mony and reception of their daugh-
ter, Countess Luise-Alexandra, to
Count Raymond Pourtales, of the
German Embassy staff. The cere-
mony will be performed at o'clock on
the afternoon of March q in Concordia
Church, and will be followed by recep-
ton at the embassy, to which large
company has been asked. The fair bride,
who is one OF the greatest favorites
Washington society has known, has Sc
lected four bridesmaids, Miss Alys Meyer,
daughter of the Secretary of the Navy;
Miss Elsie Aldrich, daughter OF Senator
Aldrich; Miss Mary Switzerland, daugh-
ter Of Rear Admiral Switzerland, and
Miss Cecilia May, whose own engage
ment to Mr.. Robert Bacon was an
nounced a week ago. Count Pourtales
and his bride will sail on March 80 for
Germany and a wedding trip in Europe.
The Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs Nagel entertained at dinner
last evening They had as their guests
the French Ambassador and Nine. JUS
serand, the British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce, the Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs Macveagh, Senator and Mrs. Bur-
rows, Senator Wetmore, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Thomas o. Selfridge, Sir Rob
ert and Lady Hadfield, Mrs. Letter. Mrs.
Josiah Pierce, jr., OF Boston, and Mr..
c. c. Glover.
Mr.. and Mrs Perry Belmont entertained
at dinner last night a distinguished COM
pany to meet Lady Sarah Wilson. daugh-
ter of the seventh Duke Of Marlborough.
and aunt of the present duke, who is at
the New Willard for a short visit Among
the other guests in the company were
the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador and
Baroness Hengelmuller, the Mexican Am
bassador and Nine. de Ia Barra, the Pc
ruvian Minister and Mime. Pardo, the
Portuguese Minister, Viscount d'Alte; the
Charge d'Affaires of Russia, Prince Koud
acheff; the Charge d'Affaires OF Brazil
and Mmc. de Lima, the Counselor OF the
German Embassy, Mr.. Haniel Won Hahn
hansen; Senator and Mrs. Bailey, Senator
" dItCns SapN. OO"GlD llC IollNlSh
Embassy staff: the Counselor of the Aus
tro-Hungarian Embassy and Mime. Won
LoeweRthal Maj. and Mrs. Judson, Mrs.
William B. Leeds, of New York; Rev.
and Mrs Herbert Shipman, OF New York;
Mrs. Richard Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Drexel. and Miss Isabel May.
Lady Sarah Wilson is the wife OF Maj
Wilson, Of the British army, who was
aid-de-camp to Gen Powell during the
Boer war In South Africa.
The annual pilgrimage of the Taft
party took place last evening, with Miss
Mabel Boardman as hostess. She enter
tanned the party OF between fifty and
sixty at brilliant reception, followed by
a supper at her home at Eighteenth and
P streets. A string orchestra played
throughout the evening, and President
and Mrs. Taft were the chief guests
Supper was served at small tables after
the reception. The company, who made
the several months trip more than half
way around the world together, meet at
least once a year and dine or banquet
Among those present, in addition to the
President and Mrs Taft, were Senator
and Mrs. Scott, Senator and Mrs New
lands, Senator Warren. Representative
Gillett, Representative and Mrs. Long
sentative and Mrs. H. A. Cooper, former
Representative and Mrs. Grosvenor,
Miss Helen Patten, Representative and
Mrs. Drfscoll, and Representative and
Mrs. Swagar Sherley.
An important event of this evening will
be the banquet of the Washington sec
ton of the womans welfare department
of the National Civic Federation, which
will be given at Rauscher's at O'Clock.
There will be a company Of probably 800
people, and among the speakers will be
Senator Lodge, Mrs. Medill Mccormick,
Mrs. John Hays, Hammond, Mr.. Healy,
and others. The work, of which Mrs.
Mccormick was the inspiration, has had
an suspicious beginning, and the workers
in this cause hope to have it well on the
road to success in Washington before the
summer opens. The first house which
will be used for a working girls home,
where she can pay a small sum for ac-
commodations, is the house formerly oc-
cupied by Mrs. w. w Chance when she,
as Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger, was
factor in Washington society during the
winters. These homes have been a great
success in Chicago and other cities where
they have been opened, and great things
are hoped for with them in Washington.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, chairman of the
Washington section, viii preside at the
banquet.
The home of the Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. MacVeagh was the
scene of a brilliant gathering Of society
women yesterday afternoon to hear a
most interesting lecture by DR.. Yamai
Kin, of China, the first woman doctor of
China to attain eminence. She has charge
of the medical department Of North
ern China, after an education in medi- |
cine in New York, and is in this
on a visit and to establish an
other countrywoman in her studies along |
the same lines. DR.. Yamai Kin, who is |
Mrs. Macveagh's house guest, will give
the second of her lectures in the same |
place on Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Lamar were the |
guests for whom Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Will
lam Henry entertained a company at din |
per last evening at the Playhouse. The |
other guests were Mr.. Justice (retired) |
and Mrs. Brown Mrs w. w. wother-
spoon, GenyGarlington, Mrs. Walter Nc |
tive and. Mrs. ]. Van Vechten Olcott, Col |
Dion williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Emo, DR.. !
Kemp Duval.
Miss Helen Taft returned to Washing |
ION from Philadelphia yesterday after
noon. She spent the weekend at Bryn