Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-17

| the annual state dinner for the diplomatic
| corps tonight.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman.
who returned from Utica to be present
last night at the dinner given by Senator
Kean and the Misses kean went back
| there today for another short stay.
Mr.. Thomas II. Synington, master of
hounds. and Mrs. Syinington had the
pleasure of being hosts at breakfast yes
terday at the Elkridge Hunt Club for
Miss Helen Taft and her party. which
was arranged by DR.. Carey T. Grayson,
| I. 5. N. of the Mayfiower.
Those in the party included Mrs. Her
bert w. Wadsworth, Lieut.. Adolphus An
drcws. T.. S. n. and Lieut.. Leigh c:
Palmer. u $. n. from this city. and
Goode After the breakfast the party
mounted their horses and rode through
the Green Spring valley. returning by
way of Roland Park. where they had tea
at Mrs. Symington's home, and left by
train for this city.
The French ambassador and Mime. JUS
serand entertained at dinner last night.
| when their guests were the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Knox. the British ambas
sador and Mrs. Bryce, the Ottoman am
bassador. Mr.. Justice and Mrs Holiness
| the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
| MacVeagh, the Costa Rican minister and
Nine. Calvo, the Peruvian minister and
Mime. Pardo. the Belgian minister and
Countess de Buisseret, DR.. Piatt Andrew,
assistant secretary of the Treasury; Mr..
| Glover, Mrs. Frederick Benedict Miss
| Hegeman, Mrs. Bayard and the counselor
of the French embassy and Nine. Peretti
de la Rocca
The secretary to the President and Mrs
Charles d. Norton entertained at dinner
last evening in compliment to Miss Helen
Tart. Their other guests were the Post
master General the third assistant sec
rotary of state and Mrs. Chandler Hale,
Countess Luise Alexandra Won Bernstorff
Miss Anderson, Miss Catherine Delano,
Miss Elizabeth Hopkins, Lord Eustace
Percy, Count Pourtales, Mr.. Robert Ba-
con and Mn H. c. Emery.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Emmons entertained
at dinner last night for their guest, Miss
| Dagmar Rubner. There were also pres
ent Miss Katherine Jennings, Miss Yvonne
Townsend, Miss Miriam Crosby, Miss de
Smirnon, Capt. Logan, Mr.. Beaufort, Mr.
Martin, Mr.. Barry and Mr.. w. B. Clarke
The Misses Anderson, daughters of Dr.
r. 8. Anderson, L. S. n, and Mrs. An
derson, gave beautiful luncheon today
in honor of Miss Elizabeth Reside and
Miss Louise Bayne, both debutantes this
season. The other guests were Miss
Conrad. Miss Gertrude Greedy, Miss Fran
ces Miller and Miss Darsie.
Miss Louise Fairfax Robertson is Civ
ing tea this afternoon from B to O. clock
at the Cairo in honor of her guest Miss
Swearingen of Louisville, KY. She will
be assisted by Mrs. Alexander Hensey
and Mrs Gaines Smith of Warrenton
va; Miss Dorothy Gatewood. Miss Hazel
Cox and her guests, Miss Farnum and
BIO0getf. oxy1n
Ruth Bliss, Miss Marie Ray, Miss Marion
King, Miss Elena Calderon, Miss Ida Nor.
ment Smith, Miss Nancy Gordon Jones
and Miss Elizabeth Mabile.
A quiet but pretty wedding was cele-,
brated today at half-past 1 pm. at the
4 residence of Capt. and Mrs. C. Eugene
Edwards. 1913 LIST street northwest
The contracting parties were Miss Hen
rietta Ligeon and Mr.. Elliott P. Vest,
both OF Richmond, Va. Rev. DR.. Mott,
Church Of Advent. off1ciated. The par
lor was ,tastefully decorated with
in the alcOve of the bay. window
A.buffet lunch was served. the table
being decorated with white and pink
carnations and cluny lace. Mr.. and
Mrs. Vest left on the o'clock express
for an extended honeymoon at Palm
4 Beach, Fla. Mrs. Peter Vest and Miss
M. Ligeon of Richmond were present.
i The wedding was private.
Mrs. Robert N. Harper entertained very
handsomely throughout yesterday after
noon and evening, having sixty guests
at bridge and a tea afterward, which in
turn was followed by a supper for her
assistants and a dance, to which q num-
Der Of additional young people came in
Palms.. ferns and roses adorned her spa
cious home and an orchestra played
Throughout the afternoon and evening.
The hostess was becomingly dressed in
chi 1on4 fvfvv nfvNcv0
Mrs. Cuno H Rudolph, Mrs. Charles E.
Nicol of Alexandria and Mrs. Charles
lTremaine of Fort Myer presided at the
tea tables. Miss Claire Wright, Miss
Alice Wright, Miss Ruth Wynne. Miss
Frances Miller and her house guest Miss
Darcie Of Pittsburg; Miss Gage, Miss
Nina Van Arsdale, Miss Esther Smith.
Miss Virginia Roberts, Miss Ida Norment
Smith, Miss Stella Carusi, the Misses
Carlo and Miss Pennebaker also assisted.
Mr. and Mrs Elbridge T. Gerry will
/ give a dinner tonight at their New York
residence. East 61st street, in honor of
their sdaughter-in-law, Mrs. Peter Goelet
| Gerry. 1t will be followed by cotillon,
| to be led by. Craig Wadsworth.
Miss Dorothy Williams is in New York
the guest of Miss Gwendolyn Burden.
l., Miss Louise Cromwell of this city
danced at the sophomore german last
| night at New Haven with walter camp.
/ jr. Yesterday was a strenuous day
i socially at Yale. with the Junior and
i sophomore teas for the afternoon, ger
i mans at night and the cotillons Of the
| scientific school frats.
| Mrs. Nagel. wife of Secretary Nagel.
| will receive tomorrow afternoon and will
| be assisted by Miss Elizabeth Putnam,
| Miss Ernest and Miss Mabel Johnson.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings are CIV
ing small dance tonight.
/ Miss Julia Maths has her sister. Miss
Ida Maths of Champaign. ILL.,. with her
/ for several weeks visit. Both are
nieces of Representative Mckinley. 919
II Farragut square, who is entertaining
/ at. dinner tonight.
4 Mrs. Beale r. Howard and Miss Edythei
Howard will be at home tomorrow.
According to report which reached
New York from London yesterday, the
wedding Of Miss Vivian Gould. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Gould, and
Lord Decies is set for February Z. No
formal announcement OF the date of the
wedding has been made by the Gould
family as yet. although it is believed
that the time and place will be announced
Thursday evening at the large dinner