The Washington times., 1912-02-04
Capital Social Season Near End
Hostesses Are CroWding Calendar

sued ultimatum in their disfavor. No
more two-step music will be played by
the Marine Band at the two succeed
ing receptions In the winter series,
the Congressional next week, and the
Army and Navy a fortnight later.
Speaking of dances, the members
OF the Bachelors are gallantly, We
hemently denying that there was any
such occurrence as the much talked
of incident at the first night of their
germans. According to divers ru-
mors certain. young woman pres
to depart. but the committee en-
phatically protests there is no foun-
dation for suoh story.
Dancing Class
Has An Innovation. .
The dancing class is still holding
forth on Monday nights at the Play
house, and last Monday a delightful
innovation in the regular program
was the down South supper served at
midnight instead of the customary
dinner beforehand. The menu includ-
ed hot corn bread, sausages and
souerkraut. Miss Taft, who returned
from a visit to Annapolis, where she
was the guest of the superintendent
of the Academy and Mrs. John II.
Gibbons, is still an enthusiastic mem
Der of the club. and was present at
The program for the coming week in
cludes the Southern Relief Charity Ball
Monday night, at which Mrs. John Hays
Hammond will receive with Miss Mamie
Randolph Heth, president of the So
ciety; the Congressional reception at the
White House, Tuesday; the third Bach
.Ir. slors Wednsssdhayi the dinner which the
er will give for the President and Mrs.
Taft Thursday. and banquet In honor
| of the Secretary of state by the Com
Of Representatives at the Pan-Amercan
building a week from tonight.
Some of the dinner hosts of the week
| will be Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Ham
and Mrs. Joseph e. Thropp, the Italian
| Ambassador and Marchioness CusanI
| Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, DIR. and
Mrs. J; Breckenridge Bayne, the Mayor
| Mrs. William r. Draper, who will give
| a dinner before the last Bachelors, al
which she has been asked to act as
| hostess.
Congressional Club
To Give Large Breakfast.
The Congressional Club Is giving a
large breakfast Saturday, and Mrs
! Preston Gibson is entertaining a large
party of young folks at luncheon that
| day in honor of Miss Margaret Draper
The marriage of Miss Marthena Har.
| IisOIt BTduuuduBnIeT OF former PfeS1-
| dent Benjamin Harrison, to Harry A.
| Williams, Jr., of Norfolk, Is set for to,
morrow. 1t is to be small home wed.
| ding and Miss Harrison is to be at.
tended by Miss Anna Portner as the
, maid of honor and two cousins al
bridesmaids, Miss Katherine May
| Brooks, of Washington, and Miss Alice
| Lewis, of White Sulphur Springs ant
Cincinnati. The bridegroom. who is 9
| Kappa Alpha man, will be attended bS
one of his fraternity brothers.
| Count and Countess Won Luetzow, oi
| Bohemia, who are guests of Congress.
| man SABBATH of Illinois for the week,
end. are interesting visitors to thi.
| country. Count Won Luetzow, whC
came to this country to deliver a serte,
of lectures before an American uni
versity, under the auspices of the Bo
hemian society. spoke Friday on uni
| Versal Peace before the House of Rep
| resentatives. Today the distinguished
visitors went to John Hays Hammond
for the remainder of their stay in til,
| Capital.
| ID
Mr.. and Mrs Charles J. Bell will en-
tertain at dinner Thursday.
Miss Florence Gertrude Palmer viii
entertain at tea this afternoon from
to s o'clock at her residence on Capito
Hill.