Evening star., 1912-01-15
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
HERE AND THERE WITH THE
NOTABLES OF THE CAPITAL.
Dinners Near and of the Tuture-A
Golden Wedding.
Notes.

The President and Mrs. Taft, with Mrs.
McCaig and Maj. Butt, will attend the
theater tonight.
Miss Helen Taft will dine with party
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays
Hammond.
Relief Society WIFI be held at the VIII
lard Monday evening. February ). The
President and Mrs. Taft have accepted
the society's invitation to be present. All
demand is much greater than the avail
able boxes. On request, 1t has been de-
cided to repeat the minuet that was a
feature of the ball last year.
Mrs. Robert Love Taylor, wife Of Sena-
tor Taylor of Tennessee. will be the
chaperon, and the first rehearsal will be
held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
at the residence of Senator and Mrs.
Duncan Z. Fletcher. 1856 Massachusetts
ave.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs
Macveagh will give a large dinner jan
uary 26.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer will entertain at dinner, followed
by dance, January %.
The Secretary Of Agriculture has issued
invitations for dinner in honor of the
President and Mrs. Taft, February Is, in
the presidential suite at the New Willard
The return of Ambassador and Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid to New York today will
be the signal for the opening of series
of notable entertainments for them, one
Of which is to be the musical planned
by Mr.. and Mrs. G.. 3. Alexander tomor-
row night. Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Rob-
inson will entertain at dinner January D
for Mr.. and Mrs. Reid the night Of the
dinner Miss Leary has arranged for Car
dinal Farley.
Secretary and Mrs. Nagel and former
Senator and Mrs. Aldrich are among to-
nights dinner hosts.
The Congressional Club has cards out
for Friday afternoon. January 26. to &.
for reception in honor of the following
debutantes in the congressional circle,
whose mothers are members Of the club:
Miss Lucy Hoke Smith, Miss Anne Sey
mour Jones, Miss Ethel Lloyd, Miss Fran
ces Finley Miss Helen Hardy and Miss
Janette Ayres.
A subscription leap year dance will be
given by number of the winters debu-
tantes at Rauscher's the evening OF jan
uary %.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Henderson en-
tertained at dinner last evening. when
their guests were the Austro Hungarian
ambassador, the Brazilian ambassador.
the Belgian minister and Nine. Havenith,
the minister from Uruguay and Nine de
Pena, the counselor of the German enl-
bassy and Nine. Haniel Won Haimhausen.
the naval attache Of the French embassy
and Viscountess Benoist day. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Mccall. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Burleson. Representative
Wood, Miss Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Randolph Hearst. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Belmont. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wads-
Mo- Chon
ley Matthews, Col. John Temple Graves
Of New York and Mr.. John B. Hender-
son, jr.
dinner Saturday evening in honor of
Mr. Edward T. Stotesbury of Philadel-
phia, whose marriage to Mrs. Oliver
Cromwell will take place Thursday.
The other guests were the Secretary OF
McKenna Senator Newlands, Mr.. Charles
C. Glover, Mr.. William Corcoran Hill,
Mr.. John Hays Hammond. Mr.. Perry
Belmont. Mr.. Gist Blair. Mr.. Nathaniel
Wilson and Mr.. Edison Bradley.
Col. and Mrs Robert M Thompson are
entertaining at dinners followed by a
musical tomorrow night and January q.
They will spend next month In Florida
Mrs. James Lee Marshall is giving a
handsome entertainment today for her
debutante daughter. Miss Julia Vail. The
following, also debutantes this season.
were her luncheon guests:
Miss Elizabeth Munford. Miss Frances
Efnnger, Miss Margaret Smith, Miss
Emily Beatty. Miss Katherine Hitch
cock. Miss Ruth Hitchcock. Miss Mar
guerite Caperton. Miss Lemira Gillett-Hill.
Miss Virginia MILAN. Miss Eliza b tn
Crenshaw, Miss Esteile Crane, Miss Helen
Hardy, Miss Carrie. Lee Chamberlain.
Miss Alice Dresel Miss Edmonia Adams,
Miss Edith Gracie Miss Ellen Douglas
FIIlebrown. Miss Dorothy Brooks, Miss
Dorothy Taylor, Miss Geraldine BOush,