Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-09
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT
DINE WITH MR.. AND FISHER.
Miss Taft Has Another Guest for
Week End-Teas.
Other Events.

The White House circle was augmented
today by the arrival of Miss Eleanor
Rocker of New York, who, with Miss
Taft, will be entertained at dinner tonight
by Miss Dorothy Williams.
The President and Mrs Taft were en-
tertained at a dinner last night by the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Fisher,
at their home on Connecticut avenue. The
other guests were Mr.. John v. Farwell,
Miss Katharine Farwell and DR.. Henry
B. Fazill, all of Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank A. Farnham of Boston, Miss Ida
NJ. Tarbell and Mr.. Frederick Strauss,
both of New York: Mai. Gen. and Mrs.
Leonard Wood, Mai Butt, Miss Mabel
Boardman, Miss Amaryllis Gillett and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Noyes.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham entertained at dinner last night
meteff, Mr.. Justice Hughes and Mrs.
Hughes, Representative and Mrs. Weeks,
the Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs.
Robert Shaw Oliver, the Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy and Mrs. Beekman Win
throp, the Rev. DR.. Hugh Birkhead and
Mrs. Birkhead of New York, Col. and
Mrs. Thomas Symons, Mr.. Aldrich, Mrs.
Bayard and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Den
eyre.
The German ambassador and Countess
Won BernstOrff had as dinner guests last
night the Austro-Hungarian ambassador,
Baron Hengelmuher, the Spanish minister
and Nine. Riano, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Story. Mrs. Rich
ard Townsend, Miss Cameron, Miss Pat
ten. Mr.. Oden Horstmann, Count du
Monceau of the Belgian legation, and the
counselor of the embassy and Frau Won
Haniel.
Miss Helen Taft was honor guest at
a dinner given by Gen. and Mrs. A. w.
Greedy last night.
Mr.; and Mrs. Edison Bradley entertain
ed at dinner last night. Their guests
were the Belgian minister and Mime.
French embassy and viscountess Benoist
day, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Little of New
York, Viscount and Viscountess de ST.
bour, Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson, Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Legare. Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Westcott. Mrs. Alexander D. B.
Pratt of New York, Miss Katherine FL
kins. Mrs. Herbert Shipman, Mr.. de
Bach of the Russian embassy; Mr.. Maui
gras of the French embassy, Mr.. George
Howard and DR.. A. Platt Andrew.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas T. Calf gave a
large dinner last night for Mr.. and Mrs.
E. T. Stotesbury. who have returned
from Florida and are at the latters
residence here. Today they went over to
Baltimore to attend dinner given in
their honor by Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Brown of that city. They will go to
Philadelphia tomorrow.
The Brazilian ambassador, Domicio da
Cana, was the guest OF honoT at din
ner which Mr.. Frederick Townsend Mar
tin gave last night at the Plaza. New
ho other f,1loSfS were
DR.. and Mrs. Preston Satterwhite, Mrs.
Frederic Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs. William
H. Erhart Mrs. e. N. Breitung, E. Clar-
ence Jones and Robert Graves. Mr.. Mar
tin afterward took his party to the the
alter.
The Postmaster General attended a
large dinner given by Mrs. Joseph Stick
ney at her 9Th avenue home last night,
when Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid were honor guests. A musical fol-
lowed.
Capt. and Mrs Edward Carpenter en-
tertained a company of young people at
dinner last night, in honor of their house
guest, Miss Marion Turner of st. Louis
The German ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff will go to New York next
week to spend several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles ]. Bell and Mrs.
Reyburn gave dinners last night.
Mrs. Edwin Higgins of Los Angeles,
CAL, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
T. r.. Senior, at 4739 18th street
Mrs. Charles P. Grandfiefd. wife Of the
assistant postmaster general, with her
daughters. Mrs. Harry Faber White and
Miss Grandfield, will receive informally
tomorrow, from to 6. at their home, $40
Mr.. and Mrs W., W. Finley and the
Misses Finley are in New York.
Mrs. Charles Cowles Tucker. 1915 Dist
street, will be at home informally tomor-
row..
Miss Rathbonen Smith will not be at
home tomorrow.
Miss Frances Potts, daughter of Rear
Admiral Robert Potts, U. s. N, retired,
took the white veil of the Order of Car
melite Nuns in Baltimore yesterday. Car
dinal Gibbons was in attendance at the
ceremonies, which were held in the Car
melite convent Rev. Matthew Fortier
celebrated the high mass and preached
the sermon Of the occasion.
A novitiate period will continue for one
year, and at the end of that time she
will receive the black veil of the order.
Miss Agnes Droop is in New York to
meet her brother-in-law and sister. Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Leverkus of Cologne,
Germany. Mr.. and Mrs Leverkus have
come to the United States to attend the
wedding of Miss Anne Droop and Mr..
Howard Longsterth. The wedding is to
take place February 20 at All Souls
Church in presence of family party, at
$50.
Mrs. Leveri1us and Miss Agnes Droop
will attend their sister matron and
maid Of honor. and Mr.. Frederick ,Mohr
Of Philadelphia will be best man.
Mrs. Droop will give a tea at the Graf
ton next week to meet Mrs. Leverkus
and Miss Anne Droop, the bride-to-be.
Mrs Hamilton Wright entertained this
afternoon at small tea for Bishop
Brent of the Philippines. Bishop Brent
returned yesterday with Or. Hamilton
Wright from The Hague, where they rep
resented the United States at the tnterna-
tional conference recently held at that
place.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Crutchfield of
Richmond, Va, were the guests of Mrs.
J. E. Mulcare on Rhode Island avenue.
attending the southern ball.
The District of Columbia auxiliary of
the Navy Relief Society will this year
hold meetings of the Skating Club at the
Arcade on 14th street near Park road on
Mondays during Lent. The first meeting
will be on February 20. from 3 to $3.50
pm. No invitations are being issued.
WHY COLDS LEAD