The Washington herald., 1911-05-02

The President and Mrs. Taft. accom-
panied by Miss Helen Taft and their
house guest, Miss Keys and Maj. Butt
occupied q box at the performance OF
| The Innocents." given by the Mask
and Wig Club. Of the University OF
Pennsylvania. last evening. Miss Helen
Taft returned to the White House yes
terday afternoon. from Wilmington
Del, where she was a member Of the
house party which Senator Du Pont en-
tertained at his country place for the
weekend. Miss Keys. Of Cincinnati
arrived at the White House yesterday
morning to be a guest Of Mrs. Taft.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
returned to Washington yesterday from
| a brief visit to their home in Utica.
They have cards out for a dinner Thurs
day evening. at their residence in Six
| teenth street.
Mrs. Macveagh. wife Of the Secretary
Of the Treasury, went to New York yes
terday morning to spend the week.
The British Ambassador and Mrs,
Bryce will leave Washington to-day
for a short visit in Canada.
The Belgian Minister and Countess de
Buisseret entertained at dinner last
evening informally. and among their
guests were Senator lie Fontaine. OF the
Belgian Senate; Bishop Ireland, and Mr..
G. G. HILL
Mrs. William Belden Noble entertained
al luncheon yesterday. when covers were
laid for sixteen. She will spend the next
month In her N street home. to which
she has returned after a years absence.
and has with her her daughter, Mrs.
Miles. wife Of Lieut.. Sherman Miles. who
was ordered to Mexico with the troops
from Fort Myer. They will go to Mrs.
Mobiles camp. on Lake Champlain. early
next month.
Mrs Charles Carroll Lee has leased
the Quincy cottage at Lenox for the
summer. and. with her daughters. will
&C there next month.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Woods enter
! tanned a box party last evening at the
performance Of the Mask and Wig Club
at the Belasco Theater. when her guests
| we're her niece. Miss Mary Emo. Of New
York. Miss Morgan. Mr.. Aubert, and
Mr.. William Bowie Clarke.
DlStrlct members OF the american Bar
Association last night rendered a BAN
quet to Fred W. Lehmann. Solicitor Gen
eral of the United States. at the New
Willard. Mr. Lehman Is a former presi-
cent OF the association. Among those
present, besides the guest Of honor. were
William Hitz. Frank J. Hogan. George
A. King. ]. B. Larner. A. E. L. Leckie.
). Nota McGill. G. X. McLanahan. G..
W. McKenney. w w. MILAN. B. S.
Minor. Barry Mohun, w S. Penfield. j.
Clarence r. Wilson. Daniel w. Baker.
alexander Britton. Chaplin Brown. J. B.
Church, Melville Church. Walter Gle
phane. Henry E. Davis. w. w. Dodge.
+. Golden Donaldson. George T. Dunlop.
Joseph r. Edison. Wade Ellis, S. A. Sem
ming. J. S. Flannery. and James H.
Hayden. Mr. Brown acted as toast
master. and several speeches were made
during the evening.
Nine La Montague and her sister. Miss
Elizabeth Patterson. are spending the
srring in Washington.
Nine Ritter. wife Of the Swiss Minister.
will sail for Europe May 25 from New
York.
Miss Louise Cromwell went over to New
York yesterday morning for a few days
shopping trip and to join her mother. who
went over there last week.
The Attache Of the Russian Embassy
and Nine. Boris de Struve. with Miss
Isabel May, will leave Washington for
New York very soon to sail from there
May II for Europe. Miss May will be
their guest for several weeks, at their
home in st. Petersburg. before joining
Col and Mrs. May will go to Europe,
where they will travel during the sum-
mer months.
The Military Attache Of the French
Embassy and Countess de Chambrun en-
tertained small party informally at din
ner last evening at their residence in
Sixteenth street.
Miss Helen Grandfeld. daughter Of the
Second Assistant Postmaster General and
Mrs. Grandfield. has as her guest Miss
Mary Arnold Shanklin, daughter Of Presi-
dent William Arnold Shanklin. of Wes-
leyan College. Middletown. Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson, who have
been spending a few weeks in Washing
ton visiting the mother Of the former,
Mrs Nicholas Anderson. and who were
members Of Senator Du Points house
party for the weekend. have returned
to their home, near Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. oscar T. Crosby and the
Misses Crosby closed their apartment in
the Dupont and left Washington yester-
day for their country homo, near War
renton, Va.
Mrs John Cropper. who will close her
Washington residence the last Of this
month, will sail from New York June
3 on the Baltic to spend the summer
months with her cousins. Marquis and
Marquise Saint-Mars.
viscountess Benoist d'Azy. wife Of the
naval attache Of the French Embassy.
will leave Washington May 10 for New
York, from where she will sail the fol-