The Washington herald., 1911-02-28

The President and Mrs. Taft accom-
panied by Capt. Butt, occupied a box at
the Belasco last evening. The President
went later to the reception at the Vice
Presidents, and later still to the UNI
yersfty Club, accompanied by Capt. Butt.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
held a large and brilliant reception last
evening in their Sixteenth street home
in honor Of the diplomatic corps There
were about eighteen hundred invitations
sent out and almost as many were pres
ent The house was beautifully decorated
with palms, ferns, and spring blossoms.
and a section OF the Marine Band played
throughout the evening. Among the
house guests are Mr.. and Mrs s. A
Beardsley and Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac N.
Maynard, all OF Utica, N. Y.
Postmaster General Hitchcock enter
tanned last evening at a dinner dance at
Rauscher's in honor of Miss Taft. There
were eighty guests, both married and
unmarried. A section of the Marine Band
played, and the decorations were particu-
larly beautiful The color on the tables
used. The stairway was banked with
white lilacs and palms, leaving a lane
for the guests to go through The re-
ception room was a mass OF white lilacs
and pink roses, as was the smaller ball.
room, where the dancing took place. The
Postmaster General has already acquired
fame as a host, for both dinners and
cotiIlions, and the dinner dance last even
ing, in its appointments, was fully up to
ha I'D bachelor
has set for himself.
The Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs Nagel were dinner hosts last
evening In honor of the Austrian Am
bassador and Baroness Hengelmuller
The other guests were the Japanese Am
bassador and Baroness Uchids. Senator
and Mrs. Beveridge, Senator and MS
Crane, Commander Vassilieff, naval at
tache of the Russian embassy, and Nine
Vassilieff; former Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs Truman II. Newberry, Mrs.
Charles Coolidge, of Boston. sister of the
hostess; Miss Ernst, Solicitor General Leh-
mann. and Baron Hardenbroek, Of the
German embassy staff.
The Episcopal Eye, Ear. and Throat
Hospital benefit entertainment. to be
given at the Turkish Embassy, promises
to be one of to-day's leading events.
Nine. Zia- American daughter-in-law of
the Ambassador, will receive, assisted
by the ladies' of the February committee
of the board of lady managers, who have
arranged an interesting programme, to
begin at $50 p. m. Mrs. John L. Ed
wards, soprano, win sing. and Miss Jean
Wilson will give some monoIogues Miss
| Katherine Brooks, president OF the Music
SD TIrNh will hn n TNfa mis-
| Mr.. Henry Purcell Veazie, formerly of
| Baltimore, but now of this city, viii give
| some barytone solos, accompanied by
| Mrs. ]. B. Kendall Among the patron
esses are Mrs George Won L. Meyer.
Nine Loudon, Nine. de Struve. Mrs
Perry Belmont. Mrs. ]. Crayke Simpson.
| Mrs. Truman H. Newberry, Mrs. Cal
Geron Carlisle, Miss Temple, Mrs. Town
send,/ Mrs. Laurence, Mrs. Henderson,
! and Mrs. Larz Anderson. Tickets may
be procured at the door or at the hos
pital earlier in the day.
Mrs. Charles L. Turner will be at home
| Tuesdays in March at the Dunsmere.
Dr. Ludlow, of the EtheIhurst, will not
| receive to-day.
Mrs. Champ Clark was the guest of
honor at a reception yesterday afternoon
of the College Woman's Club, in the
clubrooms in Connecticut avenue. Mrs.
Clark, who is a member OF the executive
board of the club, read one of her most
interesting articles, Some politicians
wives" which was greatly enjoyed and
appreciated. Assisting in receiving were
Miss Martindell, president of tthe club;
Mrs. A. c. Muhfe, Mrs. Robert La Fol-
| lette, Mrs NJ. Z. Driscoll, Miss Dixon,
and Mrs. ]. D. Ashley. Mrs. George 7.
Wilson, Mrs NJ. B. Downey, and Mrs.
Frank Hess poured tea
Mrs. L. L. Reamey has gone to New
| York to visit her son, Mr.. Brewster
Reamey, and will be absent ten days.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee entertained
at dinner last evening, the first in several
months, owing to the serious illness and
subsequent death of Senator Elkins.
Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard was hostess at
dinner last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Thropp enter |
tained a company at dinner last evening !
previous to the Vice Presidents recep- |
ton.
Col. and Mrs. William Wheatley enter |
tained at large bridge party last even
ing
The marriage of Miss Anna Campbell
Kelton, daughter of the late Joseph c.
Kclton, u. S. A, to DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, chief of the Bureau of Chemistry |
of the Agricultural Department, took !
place yesterday in the home Of the brides |
mother. The ceremony was performed |
in the presence of the immediate fami- |
lies by Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, rector
of St Margarets Church. A small re-
ceptiun and breakfast followed The
house was tastefully decorated with foli-
age and white blossoms.
The bride, who was escorted and given
in marriage by her brother, Capt. r. H.
c. Kelton, U. S. A, had no attendants.
She wore a gown Of rich white satin,
trimmed with rare old lace, an heirloom
in the family, and worn by her maternal
grandmother. Mrs w. S. Campbell, who
was present at the ceremony. A tulle
veil held with orange blossoms and a
shower of lilies of the valley completed
the bridal costume. Judge Z. z. Wiley.
of Indianapolis, brother of DR.. Wiley, act
ed as best man.
Mrs. Kelton, mother of the bride, wore