The Washington herald., 1912-02-07

Miss E,eien Taft was the guest OF honor
at dinner party which DR.. and Mrs.
/ Guy Fairfax whiting entertained last
evening for young people Later they at
tended the reception which the President
and Mrs. Taft gave at the White House
in honor Of Congress.
The other guests were Miss Nagel. Miss
Draper. Miss oliver, the Misses Whiting.
Lieut. and Mrs. Barnett. Mr.. Morgen-
stierne, Mr.. Rosso, Mr.. Maugras, Maj.
Horton, Mr.. Robertson, and Mr.. Richard
son
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer have issued invitations for a
"Pierette and Pierrot' dance February 10.
The italian Ambassador and Marchesa
Cusani Confalonieri entertained at dinner
last night. when their guests were the
Austro- Hungarian Ambassador, Baron
Hengelmuller; Senator Du Pont. the AS
sistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Hunt
ington Wilson, the Counselor Of the Bra
lillian Embassy and Nine. de- Lima e
Silva, the Military Attache Of the Ger
man Embassy and Nine. Won Herwarth,
Mr.. Benjamin Gable, Mr.. Mitchell Innes.
of the British Embassy; Senor Algara, Of
the Mexican Embassy stan; Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Gan, Mrs. Robert Hinckley,
Capt. Retzmann, OF the German Embassy
stan: Mr.. Mainio the Italian consul gen.
eral at Philadelphia; Mrs. Herbert Wads-
worth, Miss Yvonne Townsend, Miss
Sarah Lee, Miss Ellen Lee, Miss Hoyle,
niece of Mrs. John Hays Hammond; Miss
Gladys Hinckley, Mr.. Ceccata, OF the
Italian Embassy, and Mr.. Henry Du Pont.
Mrs. Macveagh, wife Of the Secretary
Of the Treasury. will not receive to-day,
owing to her absence in New York.
Miss Mamie Randolph Heth has sent
out cards for February .. from 4 to 6
O'Clock, TO meet Mrs. Francis NJ. Chls-
olm. who, as the chairman of the South
ern Relief Society ball, did so much to
bring about its splendid success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont enter
tanned at dinner last evening, followed
by q musicale and ball, in honor of the
German Ambassador and Countess Won
Bernstorff. Those invited TO meet them
were the Spanish Minister and Nine. Ri
ano. the Portuguese Minister. Viscount
d'Alte; Gen. and Mrs. Leonard Wood, Sen
ator OGorman. Senator and Mrs. Ray
ner, Senator and Mrs. Hitchcock, the
Counselor Of the German Embassy and
Nine. Haniel Won Hsimhausen. Mr.. and
Mrs. Esmond ovey,. Representative and
Townsend. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Moore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend. Mrs.
John Rodgers, Mrs. Herbert Shipman,
Miss Katherine Ellxins and her house
| guest. Miss Mather, Of Philadelphia; Miss
Margaret Cameron, Miss Marjorie Col
ton, Miss Dorothy Williams. Mr.. A. Pi-
| att Andrew, Mr.. Horstmann, OF the Ger
man Embassy; Mr.. Czekonics, OF the
Austrian Embassy: Capt. Sowerby, of the
British Embassy; Capt. T. s. Rodgers, Mr..
| de Bach, Of the Russian Embassy, and
Maj. Winship. After the dinner, Mr.
| Siegel gave a programme OF songs, with
M. YZesnap at the piano. and after the
musicale Conrad's Hungarian Orchestra,
from New York, played in the ballroom,
for the dancing. Later there was a seat
ed supper.
Mrs. Francis B. CrowninshIeld enter
tanned a company at luncheon yesterday
at the home OF her father. Senator Du
Pont, in Rhode Island avenue.
Mrs. Matthew t. Scott. president gen.
eral Of the D. A. R., entertained at a
large and brilliant reception yesterday
afternoon from to Z o'clock at Conti-
mental Memorial Hall TO all District resi-
dent and visiting Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution. The reception and BAN
Quet halls were beautifully decorated
with a profusion of palms and roses.
Mrs Scott was assisted in receiving by
the national officers Of the society now
| in Washington-Mrs. Henry i. Mann,
Mrs. John T. Sterling, of Connecticut;
Mrs. Edwin c. Gregory. OF North Caro-
lima; Miss Elizabeth S. Pierce, Mrs. How
| ard L. Hodglxins, Mrs. William F. Dem
mis-, Mrs. Gaius NJ. Brumbaugh, Mrs
| William d. Hoover. Mrs. Charles Wesley
Bassett OF Baltimore. and Miss Amaryl- |
/ IL in NlRa
| ing-room and dispensing the hospitalities
Of the afternoon were Mrs. Mary C.
Beach, Mrs. William Van Zandt Cox,
Mrs. Willoughby S. Chesleigh. Mrs
Frank E. Cunningham, Mrs. John Paul
Earnest, Mrs. Clayton E. Emig. Mrs.
Hannay, Miss Etheiwyn Hall, Mrs. John |
T. Huddle, Mrs. Thaddeus Jones, Miss |
Levers, Miss North, Mrs. Gertrude s.
Place. Miss Catherine Polkinhorn, Mrs. |
Noble Newport Potts, Mrs. Woodbury. |
Pulsifer, Mrs. Bertha NJ. Robbins, Mrs. |
l. B. Swormstedt, Mrs. n B. Townsend. |
and Mrs. Wallace Hanger.
Miss Margaret Cameron and Miss
Catherine Cameron, OF New York, who |
| spent several seasons in Washington |
few years ago. have leased the residence
of Rear Admiral W. s. Cowles, u. S. N, |
and Mrs. Cowles, in N street, for the re- |
| mainder or the season.
Committees Of the Southern Relief So
ciety's annual charity ball reported yes
terday that the dance at the New Will |
lard Monday evening was the most sue
cessful financially and in every, other way
Of any in the history Of the society.
Mrs Braisted, wife Of DR.. W. c. Brai-
stead, U. S. N, entertained a company |
at tea yesterday afternoon at o'clock in |
honor OF Mrs. Thomas Butler, Of West /
Chester, Pa
Representative and Mrs. ]. Charles Lin
thicum, OF Maryland, have issued 1nvi-
tations for reception to be held at the |
Congressional Club Monday evening from |
3 to II o'clock.
Miss Margaret Knowlton, daughter of /
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rnowlton. Of Laurel, |
Nd, and Mr.. Howard Gordon Lanahan,
Of Portland. Greg. were married yester-
day at noon at the home OF the bride
In Lafayette avenue. Laurel. The BRIDE
groom is a son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas |
NJ Lanahan, Of Howard County, Nd, |
and recently returned from Portland |
Rev. Walter W. Edge. pastor OF the /
Laurel Presbyterian Church, performed /
the ceremony in the presence Of small i
company of relatives and close friends. /
The bride was gowned in a suit Of dark /
blue cloth with q black velvet hat, and /