Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-17

The White House family was in
creased today by the arrival of Mr..
Robert Taft and Mrs. John Heron. Mr..
Henry ". Taft, the Presidents brother,
is also there for another visit Mrs.
Eckstein of Cincinnati has been Joined
by her son, Frederick Eckstein. jr.
Miss Taft is entertaining Miss Morgan
and Miss Grace Henry, both of New
York.
Secretary and Mrs. Knox are staying
over today at their Valley Forge, Pa,
estate.
Secretary and Mrs. MacVeagh. who
give their first dinner to the President
and Mrs. Taft in their new house on
Chicago friends to be with them on
that occasion. Among those expected
are Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Chatfeld
Chatfeld- Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Waller, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ryerson
and Miss Caroline Kirkland.
Mrs. Mark Hanna gave dinner last
night for Ambassador and Mrs. Hill,
when the other guests were Mrs. Elisha
Dyer, Mrs. Norman Williams, Senator
Wetmore. Senator Dillingham;. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. E. Curtis, Representative Gill
lett. Mr.. and Mrs. Willett. Miss Phelps
and Mr.. William Bowie Clarke.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barrett Ridgely
gave breakfast today for Ambassador
and Mrs. Hill. and tomorrow Miss
Ridgely will give luncheon for Miss
Katherine Hill.
The French ambassador and Nine. Jus
serand entertained at dinner last night
in honor of the Italian. ambassador and
Marche:a Cusani and their daughter,
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The other guests We're the charge
d'affaircs Cf Russia. Prince koudacheff:
Miss Fish. Mr.. Dmitrow, second secre-
tary Of the Russian embassy; Mr.. Lema!-
first secretary Of the French embassy
and Nine. Peretti de Ia Rocca Mile
Peretu de Ia Rocca. the military attache
Of the embassy and Comtesse de Cham
brun. the naval attache and Viscountess
Benoist day and n. Denaint.
The enga cement was announced in New
York yesterday of Miss Elizabeth Morse
CoIgate' eldest daughter Of Mr.; and Mrs.
street. and Lieut.. Stanley Maddox Rum
bougt, 18th Cavalry, U. s. A., at present
Junior aid at the White House. Lieut..
Rumbough is a son Of Col. David ]. Rum
bough, 9th Field Artillery, L. S. A., sta
toned at Fort Riley. Kan.
The marriage of Miss. Gladys Glover.
daughter of Mrs. A. Patten- Glover. and
Mr.. Robert Armstrong Livingston.
noon at the home of her mother. No. 10
East 54th street, New York city She
will wear her mothers wedding gown.
She will have no attendants. Mr.. Henry
Carroll Winchester, jr.. will be best man.
SIR. Justice and Mrs. Wright have
issued invitations for the marriage Of
their daughter Claire and Mr. Harry Ar
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at $50 o'clock. at the Church OF
the Ascension. A reception will i'm
mediately follow at 2232 10th street. the
Wright residence.
The secretary of tine Smithsonian Insti-
tuition will give a reception tomorrow at
5 o'clock in the art gallery, New Mu-
scum, to meet Sir John and Lady Muir
ray.
Commenting upon the number of prom
inent Chicago people now at the capital
in official life, a newspaper CT that city
has this to say of Mrs Francis Taylor:
The Taft regime continues to sap the
vitality Of the now justly famous twenty
first ward OF Chicago. The latest drain
on this locality is the appointment Of
cupied by Charles Norton. Not only does
this take from US an able young man
and one most popular socially. but II
means that we lose also his charming
VIE, WHO Will ne u great dIqulsttiOu W
Washington society. She is gifted as
we'll as fair to look upon. think few
who saw it can have forgotten her re-
markedly artistic performance of Clytem-
nestra in the Dance of the Erinnyees at
the Orchestra benefit performance in
1906. She was Miss Winifred Barrett.
a daughter OF Maj. s. +. Barrett Of the
Lake Shore drive. Her mother is
member Of an old and well known family
here, the Brushes. In their youth Mrs.
Barrett and her two sisters were noted
for their beauty.
when we think Of the Franklin Mac
Veaghs, the w J. Calhouns. the Dickin-
sons, the Walter Fishers, the late Lloyd
Bowers the Boutells. and now the Tay-
lors, we wonder what the present admin
istration would have done without the
twenty-first ward
Mr.. Floyd Pierpont Waggaman of this
city and Miss Jean Mackenzie will be
married this evening in Cleveland, Ohio,
at the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert F. Mackenzie. on Euclid
avenue.
Mrs. John Waggaman. mother Of tho
bridegroom: Mrs. Mason. DR.. Richard
Cooke aud Mr.. Ennalls WaSgaman, all OF