The Washington herald., 1912-01-27

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The President and Mrs. Taft enter
talned at a small dance last evening at
10 o'clock at the White House, for
young people. when there were about
200 quests. Miss Helen Taft was the
guest Of honor at dinner party, which
Mr.. and Mrs Charles ]. Bell enter
tained before the dance ror their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
house guests.
Miss Harriet Anderson. OF Cincinnati,
niece OF Mrs. Taft. who has been a
guest at the White House for sew
eral weeks, is now visiting the Misses
Meyer, daughters OF the Secretary or
the Navy and Mrs. Meyer. The Secre-
tary and Mrs Meyer entertained at
a large reception last evening, when their
guests were representatives Of the naval
military. oflcial. diplomatic, and resi-
dent circles Of Washington society.
Mrs. wickersham. wife OF the Attor-
ney General. was hostess at a luncheon
III nOuDI Ol AEE hVunt buEsNr
Miss Florence Burton, OF New York.
The other guests were Miss Harriet An
dsrson, niece of Mrs. Taft; Mrs. Spencer
Cosby, Miss Martha Bowers. Miss Mar
garet Draper, Miss Mary Winslow. Miss
Margaret Cotton Smith, Miss Aileen
Gorgas, Miss Frances Hodges, Miss
Sophy Johnston, Miss Elsie Aldrich.
Miss Almy. Miss Stevens, Miss HELEN,
Miss Hinckley, and Miss Dorothy Will
Jams.
Miss Marthena Harrison, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell B. Harrison. whose
engagement to Mr.. Harry A. Williams.
ir.. OF Norfolk. Va, was recently an
nounced. entertained a company at
luncheon yesterday in ner home in q
street
Miss Elizabeth Howry, daughter OF
Judge and Mrs. Charles B. Howry. en-
tertained a company at a bridge tea yes
terday afternoon. in honor OF Miss
Anne Gleayes, OF Newport, r. l., and
Miss GIIda Verssi, who is playing at the
Columbia Theater this week.
The Secretary OF the Treasury and
Mrs. MacVeagh entertained at dinner
last night and had as their guests the
British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce, the
German Ambassador and Countess Won
Bernstorff, the Brazilian Ambassador,
Senior da Cana: the Danish Minister,
Count Won Moltke; Postmaster General
the Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Meyer. Senator and Mrs.
Crane, the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Winthrop, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Catlin, OF ST. Louis; Mrs. Henry
q % T. -
James Waller, OF Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs.
John Borden, of Chicago; Mrs. Richard
Townsend. Mrs. Marshall Field, Of Chi
cago: Mrs. Slater. Mrs. Robert W. Pat
terson, Mrs. Charles MacVeaEh, OF New
York; Miss Kitty Cameron, Mr.. Allison
b. Armour. of New York; Assistant So
Icitor Dennison. Mr.. Adee. Assistant
Secretary of State, and Mr.. owen Adm.
Mrs. de B. Randolph Keim and Miss
Harriet Keim entertained at q pretty tea
at their residence. in street. yesterday
Assisting Mrs. Keim and Miss Keim were
Mrs. ]. L. Steinmetz, their house guest,
from Lancaster, Pa; Mrs. Burke, OF
Seattle, Wash; Mrs. Edward n. John
stone, Mrs Grandield, Miss Grandfield.
Miss Bush-BrOwn, and Miss Sue Courts.
Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. William Green pre-
sided at the tea table. Mrs. Heim wore
q gown Of black satin and chiffon, Miss
Keim was in deep blue chiffon. and Mrs.
SteinmetZ wore champagne satin, with an
overdress Of heavy cream lace.
The marriage OF Miss Marthena Harri-
son, daughter OF Mai. and Mrs. Russell
z. Harrison. and Mr.. Harry A. Will
Jams, jr., Of Norfolk, Va, whose en-
gagement was announced a few days /
ago. will take place on Monday evening,
). The ceremony will be per-
formed in the home of the brides mother,
in Q street, by Rev. Charles Wood, of the
Church OF the Covenant, in the presence
Of the relatives and q few intimate
friends. Miss Harrison will be attended
by Miss Anna Portner as maid OF honor.
and her two cousins, Miss Alice Lewis,
Of White Sulphur Springs and Cincin-
natl, and Miss Katharine May Brooks,
Of this city. The best man will be one
Of the fraternity brothers OF the bride
groom, who is a Kappa Alpha OF Wash
ington and Lee University. Mr.. Williams
will take his bride TO Florida immedi-
ately after the marriage for an indefinite
stay, where he has business interests.
Mrs William Barret RidgeIy enter
tained at a bridge party of seven tables |
afternoon at her residence. in |
Q streets. in compliment to Mrs. Sidney |
A. Cloman, wife OF Mai. Cloman, U. S. A. |
Following cards, tea was served. Mrs. |
Deering, mother of the hostess, and Mrs. |
StiIson Hutchins presided at the tea |
table, which was adorned with white car |
nations and ferns.
The Congressional Club entertained at |
4 tea from 4 to o'clock yesterday after |
noon in compliment to the debutantes Of |
Inc season whose mothers are members !
Jf the club The rooms were beautifully |
decorated with palms, ferns, clusters Of |
pink and white roses, and carnations, |
md a string orchestra played through |
lut the afternoon. Mrs. Ernest w. Rob-
srts, Of Massachusetts,, president Of the |
,lub, received the guests, assisted by 4
Miss Lucy Hoke Smith, Miss Anne Sey-
nouT Jones, Miss Ethel Lloyd, Miss /
Finley, Miss Helen Hardy, Miss
Janette Ayres, Miss Agnes a. ShackIe-
ord, Miss Ruth Tribble. Miss Sophy 4
sweet, Miss Kathryn Hitchcock. and /
Mis-, Katherine Overman. Mrs. William
3. Francis, Of Ohio, and Mrs. Augustus
II the tea table, and the mothers of the
iebutantes assisted in dispensing the hos
JitaiitIes Of the afternoon.
Mrs. Dent, wife Of Representative
stanley II. Dent, jr., Of Alabama, was
hostess at a buffet luncheon yesterday
n her apartment, in the Rochambeau, in
,onor of her house guest, Miss Castle
nan, OF Vermont, and Mrs. Prewitt of
who is the guest Of Mrs. Clay
on, wife OF Representative Henry D.
layton. OF Alabama. Bridge followed
he Iuncbeon The decorations in the |