The Washington herald., 1911-01-14

Former senator Foraker Enter
tains In Honor Of President schur-
man, Of Cornell University.
President and Mrs. Taft occupied the
Presidents box at the Belasco last even
ing to see May Irwin. They were accom-
panied by Mrs. Taft's nieces, the Misses
Anderson. Capt. Archibald Butt. and
Lieut.. Bristow.
Gen. and Mrs. John w. Foster enter
tained at an interesting dinner party
last night. celebrating the silver wedding
anniversary of their son-in-law and
daughter, Rev. and Mrs. Allen Macy
Dulles. of Auburn, N. Y. In the COM
pany there were Rev. and Mrs. William
Alvin Bartlett. of New York, the for
mer being the officiating clergyman at
the wedding of Miss Edith Foster and
Rev. Mr.. Dulles in the New York Ave-
nue. Church. twenty-five years ag0 Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Lansing. of Albany,
brother-in-law and sister Of Mrs. Dulles
the latter the maid of honor at the we'd
ding; Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Thompson, the
former an usher at the wedding; MIR.
Joseph Dulles. of Princeton, best man at
lam Dulles, of New York: Mr.. and Mrs.
his brothers wedding, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Heatley Dulles. Mr.. Allen Macy Dulles,
jr., Mr.. John Foster DullesA and Miss
Margaret Dulles, two sons and daughter
| Of the ''silver'' bride and bridegroom;
Miss Ida Thompson. one of the brides
maids, and Mrs. McFerson, the grand
mother of the silver" bride, who was
quite the most interesting parsonage in
the company. and made the fourth gen.
Grafton about the table. Although of
! advanced age, she is wonderfully well
preserved. She makes her home with
her daughter. Mrs. Foster.
The decorations of the table and house
| were all in pink and white. Mrs Foster,
| Mrs. Dulles, and Mrs. Lansing wore the
same gowns they wore at the wedding.
| Mrs. Fosters was also the same one she
| had worn a short time before the wedding
| on the occasion of her presentation at
court in Madrid, when Gen. Foster was
United States Minister to Spain. Mrs.
| Foster will present her granddaughter.
| Miss Margaret Dulles, to society this
| afternoon at tea in the Foster home.
Former Senator ]. + Foraker enter
| tanned at dinner last evening in honor
| of President Schurman. of Cornell. The
| guests asked to meet him were Senator
Bailey. Senator Bacon. Senator Crane.
Senator Burton, Senator Carter, Senator
William Alden Smith. Gen. George w.
| Davis, Mr.. Charles D. Walcott, Justice
Daniel Thew Wright, Mr.. Littlefield. Mr.
Maxwell M. Evarts, Of New York: Mr..
| John w. Yerkes, Mr.. Frank w.
| Hackett, Mr.. Thomas c. Noyes, Mr..
Richard Ringliff. of Cleveland: MIR. Scott
c. Bone. and Mr.. Arthur Foraker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hollister Chap
! man entertained at luncheon yesterday
in honor of Miss Edith Fielding, of OF
tawa. Invited to meet her were Mrs.
Wayland Vaughan, Miss Oliver, Count
G'Adhemar Mr.. Du Pont. Miss Hinckley,
Lord Eustace Percy. and Mr.. Hackett.
Senator and Mrs. Aldrich entertained
at dinner last evening in honor Of Miss
Taft.
Miss Taft will be the guest Of honor at
dinner January 19. when Miss Dorothy
Williams. daughter Of Col John r.
Williams. U. S. A.. will be the hostess.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Lamar have taken
a furnished house for the remainder of
friends at 24l9 Massachusetts, avenue,
| after January 90 Mrs. Lamar will not
receive on Monday. January 16.
Miss Eleanor Ridgely entertained a
dinner party at the Chevy Chase Club
last night.
Mrs. White. wife of the Chief Justice.
will assist Miss Heth in receiving the
guests at the Southern Relief ball at the
New Willard on Monday. January g.
Mrs. A. w. Scott, of San Francisco, who
is at the New Willard for some time,
will entertain at luncheon to-day in the
palm room.
The Italian Ambassador and Marchesa |
Cusani will go to New York to-day, |
where they will attend the special per-
formance Of ''Rigoletto'' to be given this |
evening at the Metropolitan Opera |
House for the benefit Of the Society for
Italian Immigrants. in which NJ. Smirnoff,
the Russian tenor. will take the leading
role. Among those who have engaged |
boxes are Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan. Mrs.
w. K. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Lorillard
Seward Webb, Mrs. Dave Hennen Nor
ris. and Mrs. George B. Mcclellan.
The Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop went to
Philadelphia yesterday to spend the
weekend with former United States Am
bassador to Berlin and Mrs. Tower. and
to attend the christening Of the Arkansas
to-day. Mr.. and Mrs. Tower entertained
at dinner last evening in honor Of their
guests. Mrs. Tower and the Misses Tower
returned to their home Thursday. evening
from . weeks stAy at Atlantic City.
Mrs Robert Hollister Chapman and
Mrs. George X McIAnahan will receive
together the first three Saturdays in Feb
ruaFy.
Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg, zoos Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest, win not be at