Evening star., 1911-01-19
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT WILL DINE AT SEC.
RETARY M'vEAGH'S TONIGHT.
He Attended the Carter Dinner
Dance for Miss Taft Last
Night-Notes.

| The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. MacVeagh will give their annual
dinner for the President and Mrs. Taft
tonight.
President Taft was an interested par
ticipant at Rauschers last night, at Sena-
tor and Mrs. Thomas H. Carters Mon
tana party for Miss Helen Taft. He ar
rived after IL o'clock. accompanied by
Capt Archibald Butt, and stood with
his host and hostess in the pink parior.
while the assembled guests paid their
respects. A little while before that Miss
Taft had relinquished her place beside
Mrs. Carter and was among the dancers
in the ballroom when her father arrived.
The Montana Two-step'' started and
closed the dancing program at one Of
the prettiest and most enjoyable balls
of the winter. All the house was in use.
At the dinner preceding the dance there
were seventy guests. Covers were placed
at round tables, ten in each party.
A rustic basket filled with pink carna-
tions adorned the center of each circle
of snowy linen. Pink was the keynote
of the entire floral decoration. The ball
room walls were sprayed with southern
smilax caught between the mirrors under
From the ceiling there were suspended
also a number of large baskets filled
| with pink rose garlands. The lights were
under pink shades, and each detail con-
tributed to very pretty effect.
A midnight supper was served in the
banquet room, nearly 800 guests being
seated around small tables while it pro-
gressed.
Mrs Carter wore changeable reseda
green and rose silk veiled in marquisette
q trimmed with n0inf and silver
lace.
Miss Taft wore white satin with
touches of blue yelled In white tulle
with embroidery. The pattern of the
latter was in lilies of the valley. 1t trim
med the corsage and bordered the skirt
drapery
The eldest son of the host and hostess,
Mr.. John Galen Garter, received con-
gratulations last night on his twentieth
birthday.
The guests at the dinner with Miss
Taft were her cousins, Miss Anderson
and Miss Harriet Anderson, Miss Mar
gerry Aleshire, Miss Louise Bayne, Miss
Borden. Miss Helen Buchanan, Miss Mar
guerite Carter, Miss Atala Carter. Miss
Chamberlain, Miss Minnie Conrad, Col.
and Mrs. Spencer Cosby, Mrs. John w.
Cotter, Miss Julia Crosby, Miss Florence
Davis. Miss Dulles. Miss Carmel Egan,
Miss Fealy. Miss Fielding. Miss Frazier.
Miss Rose Geier, Miss Marthena Harrison,
Miss Ethel Hickey, Miss Marie Higgins
Miss Helen Hunt, Miss Frances Logan,
Miss Marion Maddox, Miss Gertrude Mil
Miss Jean Oliver, Miss Dorothea Owen,
Miss Overman, Miss Marie Ray, Miss
Laurie Smith. Miss Louise Treacy, Misss
Helen Walker. Mrs. Thomas j. Walker,
eral. Lieut.. Adolphus Andrew, MIR. c. c.
Arosemena, Mr.. Charles Angule, Mr..
Joseph Bailey. jr.. Senator Brandegee.
Ensign A. L. Bristol. Mr.. John Buchan-
Carr. Mr. Edward V. Carter, Mr.. John
Galen Carter, Mr.. Hugh Carter. Capt.
S. A. Cheney, Lieut. Clifford Darst. Mr..
Edward Dean, Maj. Mathew A. De La
ney, Mr.. John Foster Dulles, DR.. Joseph
p. Dunn. DIR. Melville T. Eslin. Mr.. Ar
thur Foraker, Mr.. James Galen, Mr..
Ralph Gamble. Mr.. Frederick Gibbs. DIR.
Cary T.. Grayson, Mr.. Chauncey Hack
ett, Mr.. John B. Henderson. Mr.. Harry
Hickey. Mr.. Douglas Hillyer. Maj. w.
Mr.. Gordon Lamey. Mr.. Charles Lavefle,
Lieut.. Byron A. Long. Paymaster j. E.
Mcdonald. Mr.. William F. Miltenberger.
Lieut.. Commander l.. c. Palmer. Lieut..
Henry G.. Pratt. Mr.. John Power. Ensign
H. l.. Spencer, Maj George o. Squier and
DIR. Daniel W. Shea.
Among the guests who are staying at
the Carter home were Miss Louise Treacy
Of Helena, Mont; Mrs. Thomas J. Walker
of Butte, Mont: Mrs. John w. Cotter,
Mr.. James l.. Galen Of Alaska. Miss
Helen Walker, daughter Of Mr.. James
Blaine Walker of New York.
Mrs. Carter's guests also included a
number of young college men and girls
from her own state. who have the ball
as a delightful memory of Washington
winter.
A meeting of the Housekeepers ALI
ance will be held tomorrow afternoon at
3 O'Clock at the residence Of Mrs. Henry
b. F. mcfarland.
Mrs. Remey and Miss Remey will be at
home Fridays. January 20 and ~
The District Society of the Sons of
the American Revolution gave their an
nuaI exercises and dance in the ballroom
Of the Arlington last evening. William
Allen Marble Of New York. president
and made a patriotic address. in which
he urged the members to ever keep the
idea of patriotism before them. Be pa
triotic," he said, notwithstanding 1t has
been said that the nation which spends
time in praising its ancestors has the
best part of 1t under the ground
Rev. DIR. Thomas Childs, chaplain OF
the local chapter. delivered the invoca-
tion after which THE Star Spangled
Banner" was sung by the audience. Rear
Admiral Baird, president OF the chapter.
delivered the address OF welcome and
later the ceremony of presenting the COL |
ors was held. Fred d. Owen carried the |
hammer through the aisle, conducted. by !
q bodyguard, while the audience sangi
"America." The program also consisted i
Of soprano solo by Mrs. Huron w. |
lawson: flute solo. Mr.. Robert Seel, and |
obliga to by Mrs. Lawson and Mr.. Seel. |
The guests, numbering several hum !
dred. were received by the president ofl
the District Society. Rear Admiral George
W. Baird. q. s. N; the president general. |