The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-16

The President and Mrs Taft occupied
box last night at the performance Of
the Poll Players in 'Nobody's Widow"
which marks the opening OF the stock
company at chase's Lieut. Rockwell ac-
companied the President and Mrs TAFT
Miss GLADYS ingalls,, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Melville E. ingalls,, Of cincin-
natl, entertained At a dinner followed
by dancing last night in honor OF Miss
Helen Taft and her house guests, the
Misses Rocker, OF New York, and Mrs.
Robert Taft and his guests, Mr.. George
Harrison. Mr. Walter Logan. and Mr..
Rinaker, all classmates OF Mr.. Taft at
Harvard. Mr. and Mrs. ingalls, and their
daughter. who have spent the winter In
washington, have occupied the George
Howard house in Sixteenth Street
The Brazilian Ambassador. Senior da
Cana, entertained at dinner last even
ing in honor OF the Japanese Ambassador
ana scountess Chinda. The guests
asked to meet them were the Turkish
Ambassador, Youssouf Zia Pacha; tine
Secretary OF War and Mrs. Stimson. the
Attorney General and Mrs. Wickersham'
Senator Bacon. Representative Sulzer,
Mrs. Martin w. Littleton, the swiss Min
lister, DR.. Ritter; the Portuguese Minis
ter, VIscount DAT; the Danish Minister
and Countess Moltke, the Norwegian Min
lister and Nine bryn. the Spanish Min
lister and Nine. Riano. the Belgian Min
lister and Nine. Hayenith. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry White. Col. and Mrs. Cosby Mr.
and Mrs Chandler Anderson. Mrs. John
B. Henderson, the Countess Sizycki, Mr..
and Ms T. T. Gan, Mrs. Frank Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs Noyes, Miss Sheriff., Mr..
and Mrs. H. wadsworth. Miss Mary Pat
ten, Miss Josephine Patten, Mr.. Pimentel.
of the embassy staff and Mr.. A. Maurice
Low. The guests were seated at ive
small tables holding eight guests each.
They were each decorated In different
colors, representing miniature italian
gardens. Little statuettes. with tiny fig-
ures on little glass pedestals. with cleo
trio lights inside the pedestals, made
fairy-like effect. This was one OF the
most brilliant and beautiful dinners given
here.
Mime. Bakhmete1, wife Of the Russian
Ambassador. has been designated by the
Empress of the Russian government TO
be delegate to the Red Cross conven-
ton. Mr.. Dmitrow. OF the embassy stan,
is also to be a delegate, as he has had
great experience in the work, having
been in charge OF the Russian Red Cross
department in Manchuria during the
Russo-Japanese> war.
Mrs. Meyer, wife of the Secretary Of
the Navy, left Washington yesterday for
Boston 10 attend the funeral OF her
cousin, Mr.. T. Jefferson Coolidge. jr.,
young bachelor who was as well known in
Washington society as In Boston. She
will return to Washington In a few days.
The Messrs Fisher arrived yesterday
to spend their spring vacation with their
parents. the Secretary OF the Interior
and Mrs. Fisher. They are students at
Harvard University.
Mai. William E. Horton. U. S. A. en-
tertained at a large dinner and dance
last evening at the Chevy Chase Club.
which was in the nature of a farewell
for that popular oficer. He is being
transferred from the office of the Quar-
termaster General in the department to
Governors Island, ". Y. to be assistant
TO the Chief ouartermaster Of the East
ern division.
He had about 10 guests this evening
seated around a table which formed
hollow oblong. The hollow was filled in
with palms and blossoms. and studded
with tiny electric lights of many colors.
The inner side Of the table was draped
with flags and the pennant Of the Quar-
termasteT Department. The boat flag OF
a brigadier general was festooned in font
OF the seats occupied by Quartermaster
Gen. wotherspoon and Mrs. Wotherspoon.
A section OF the Marine Band played
throughout the evening. Mai Horton was
assisted in receiving his guests by Mrs.
George Patton. wife Of Lieut.. George S.
Patton. Fifteenth Cavalry, and the other
guests were Miss Katharine Aver, sister
of Mrs. Patton; Representative Butler
Ames, Gen. Wotherspoon and Mrs. Wo-
therspoon Col. and Mrs. Garrard. Mrs.
Edward Burr, Mrs. L. S. Burr. Mrs. Rich
ard Harlow, Col Mccarthy, U. S. A: Col.
Mcmahon, u. S. A, and Mrs. Mcmahon.
Col Stanley, u s. A, and Mrs. Stanley;
Capt. Bulmer, U. s. N, and Mrs. Bulmer:
Mai. winship. L. S. A; Mai. Common and
Mrs. Conner. Capt. Barnhardt, U. S. A.
and Mrs. Barnhardt; Capt Patterson,
L. s. A., and Mrs. Patterson; Mrs. CopIey
Thaw, Capt Gulick, u. S. NJ. c., and Mrs.
Gulick; Capt Cochran, U. S. A, and Mrs.
Cochran; Capt. Wigmore. u. S. A, and
Mrs. Wigmore; Lieut.. Timmons, u. S. A.
and Mrs. Timmons; Lieut. Barnett, U. S. |
A.. and Mrs. Barnett; Miss Dorothy Will
Jams, Miss Marshall. Miss Whiting Miss
Julia whiting Miss Estelle Crane, Miss
Hammond. Miss Hoyle, Miss Marion !
Oliver, Miss Elizabeth Reid Rogers, Miss
H.
Miss Elizabeth Noyes, Miss Glover. Miss |
Ruggles, Miss Talbot, Miss Anne Greble. |
Miss Howry, Miss Ruth Hitchcock. Miss |
Weeks, Miss Julia Hoyle, Miss Haywood |
Miss Dorothy Gray Brooks, Miss knight. |
Miss Beatty. Miss MacMurray. Miss Rey-
burn, Maj. Delaney, Mr.. Bingham, Capt. |
Proctor. Mr.. Richardson. Capt. Lindsey. |
Capt. Talbot, Lieut.. Leahy. Mr.. w. B. |
Clarke. Mr.. John w. Davidge. Mr.. Mar
row, Lieut.. Dunn, Lieut.. Manly, Capt. |
Williams, Lieut.. Stirling. Lieut.. Bastedo, |
Lieut.. Rockwell, Lieut.. Darlington. DR.. |
Grayson. Lieut.. Long, Mr.. Totten, Capt. |
Little, Mr.. Charles F. Wilson. Capt Nc
Coy, Lieut. Cook, Lieut.. Bagby, Lieut.. |
Hickey, Mr.. John L. Phillips, Lieut.. |
Sheridan. Lieut.. Raymond Rodgers, Mai |
Low. Lieut.. Surles, Lieut. Russell, Dr. |
Mcdowell. Paymaster Knapp. Lieut.. Con-
molly, Lieut. Pullen, Lieut.. Greble.
Mrs. Linthicum, wife Of Representative |
Linthicum, of Baltimore. will entertain
at reception this afternoon in her
apartment at the Dresden in honor of |
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott and the members
of the national board. D. A R. The
delegations from the States OF Maryland
and New York are cordially invited from
5 to o'clock.