The Washington herald., 1911-12-22

The President and Mrs. Taft. accom-
panied by Charley Taft and Maj Butt,
occupied a box at the theater last even
ing to see the production of "Kismet."
The Secretary of State and Mrs Knox
have sent out invitations for the break
fast which they give each New Years
Day to the diplomatic corps. The guests
will include the members of the corps and
tl.eir wives and the members of the For
eign Relations and Foreign Affairs conn
mittees of the House and Senate. The
hour is l o'clock, and the place this year
is given as the building of the Pan-Amer-
lean Union, which is beautifully adapted
fer entertaining large companies. Secre-
tary and Mrs. Knox have invitations also
out fer their dinner to the President and
Mrs. Taft, on January L. Mrs. Hugh
Knox. the bride in the family of the Sec
retary Of State, will make her first ap-
pearance in official society here on jan
uary 3, when she will assist Mrs. Knox at
her first formal Wednesday reception.
Miss Taft was entertained at a dinner
dance last evening by Miss Dorothy WILL
Jams, daughter of Col John r. Williams
and sister of Mrs. Joseph Letter, in the
home of their parents, in r street
Among the forty dinner guests were the
Misses Meyer, daughters Of the Secretary
CT the Navy; Postmaster General Hitch
cock, Miss Cotton, Miss Merriam, Mr.. and
Mrs. Letter. Mr.. Benjamin S. Gable, Rep
reSentative Catlin, Mr.. Horstmann. of the
German Embassy staff; Mr.. Dupont and
Mr.. Glover. The dinner guests of the
Misses Whiting joined Miss Williams
guests for the dancing.
DR.. and Mrs. Guy Fairfax Whiting en-
tertained a dinner last evening for their
daughters, the Misses Whiting The guests
were Miss Clover. Miss Draper. Miss FL
sic Aldrich. Miss Gladys Ingalls,, Miss
Martha Bowers, Lieut.. and Mrs. Barnett,
Mr.. Schmolck. of the Netherlands lega-
tion: Baron Hardenbroek, of the Ger
French Embassy staff; the charge daft
faires of Greece. Mr. Caftanzoglu; Lieut..
BYRON A. Long, Mai. Horton. Mr.. William
Bowie Clark and DR.. Davis.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Anderson, U. S. N,
were dinner hosts last evening in honor
of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cone. The
other guests were Medical Director and
Mrs. Gardiner, DR.. and Mrs. Spratling,
and Commander MCCauley.
Miss Ruth Bliss entertained a dinner
company of young people last evening.
Nine Ali Kuli Khan, wife of the charge
d'affaires of Persia, will be at home to-
day and the following Fridays of the sea-
son, informally.
Mrs. Carl Won Mayhoff, sister of Repre-
sentative Jefferson NJ. Levy. is spending
a few days this week at the New willard
She will join her brother in New York
for Christmas, and will return with him
after Christmas to spend the month of
January with him at the willard She
will be at home on January 9 and q at
the Willard. Mrs. Won Mayhoff is we'll
here during her brothers
other term in Congress, when she made
q very agreeable Congressional hostess.
She and her brother will continue their
house parties at Monticello, his country
place in Virginia.
DR.. and Mrs. Balloch announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss Agnes
McGraw Balloch, to Rev Stuart Bready,
the marriage to take place on Thursday,
January 4. Owing to the continued ILL
ness of the brides mother, the wedding
will be a very quiet one, performed at
the home of the brides parents, Dr.
Charles Wood. of this city, and DR.. Erd-
man. of Princeton. officiating. Mr. Bready,
who was formerly connected with the
Church of the Covenant in this city, has
recently accepted a call to the American
Church at Main, Germany,
where he and his bride will take up their
residence about February l.
Miss Janette Ayres, only daughter of
and Mrs. Steven B. Ayers,
Of Spuyten Duyvill, New York City, was
presented to society at tea yesterday
afternoon from 4 to o'clock at the
family residence 1870 Massachusetts ave-