The Washington herald., 1912-02-23
SOCIETY


Taft last evening. A distinguished COM
pany were asked to meet them.
4 The guests asked 10 meet them were
i Senator and Mrs. Crane, Senator Bran
! degee. Senator Borah. MAI Gen. and
4 Mrs. Leonard Wood, Mrs. Schroeder,
/ wife of Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder;
/ Mrs Alfred z. Bates, Miss Rae. widow
/ OF Rear Admiral Charles w. Rae: Mr..
1 Dickinson. former Secretary OF War;
| Mr.. Benjamin Cable. Assistant secre-
| tary of Commerce and Labor: Mrs.
Ransom Cable. Miss Msury, and Mr..
Edward Whitaker, of ST. Louis. The
| dinner decorations and souvenirs were
appropriate to the day.
| Miss Taft and her cousin, Miss Cath
crime Anderson, who is guest at the
White House, were the guests of honor
at a dinner last evening given by the
Misses Meyer. daughters Of the secre-
tary Of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer. 4
Mrs. william IAttauer entertained
company at luncheon yesterday. when
covers were laid for sixteen. Her guests
were asked to meet Miss Mary Living
ston Willard. OF New York, who is epend-
ing a few days In Washington.
Prof Lowell, president of Harvard
University, will come to Washington to-
day to be the guest Of the Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs. Beck
man winthrop. He will attend the Har-
ward dinner this evening.
Mrs. Fisher, wife Of the Secretary of
the Interior. has as her guest Mrs.
Kellogg Fairbanks, Of Chicago.
One Of the most interesting of the
Lenten diversions for the women in
Washington society is the class in
classic dancing which meets each week
in the artistic home OF Mrs. Christian
ID. Hemmick in Sheridan circle. Mrs.
| Florence Fleming Noyes, of Boston.
known professionally as "Galatea,"
| who is located in Washington this sea-
| son, is the director and teacher of the
class, which was originally organized
by the late Mrs Lucia Gale Barber. of
whom Galatea is a graduate pupil
Among the members of this class. in
addition to Mrs. Hemmick, are Mrs.
Parsons, Mrs. Breckenridge. Miss Jane
Sands, and many others who are inter- |
ested in progressive affairs.
The first of the Lenten musical teas
to be given at the Playhouse was given |
yesterday afternoon, when Miss Kath-
leen Parlow. violiEist, gave the pro- |
grzmme, assisted by Mr.. George Falk- |
enstein at the piano. Her programme |
included the introduction and rondo |
capriccioso of Saint-Saens; Beethoven's |
romanza in G major, Bach's gavotte, |
Schuberts Moments Musical" ar
ranged by Auer; variations on a theme /
of Corelli, Tartini-Kreisler; Fritz
Kreislers Caprice viennois," Aren-
sky's serenade, and Sarasate's Spanish |
dance. Tea was served after the pro-
gramme by a group of young girls from |
the Chevy Chase College. who are in
the music class: Miss Con. of Lexing- /
ton, Ky: Miss Prewitt. Miss Ada Kel-
ler OF New Orleans: Miss Josephine /
Murray. of New Mexico: Miss Rachel
Kerr. OF Pittsburg. and Miss Margaret
Linn. of Newark. n. ]. The next in the
series will be given next Thursday
afternoon at o'clock. with Mime. Jo-
meIli, the great soprano, as the artist
Of the afternoon.
Mrs. John B. Kinnear and daughter.
Mrs. Bradley Gish, will be at home to-
day from to q. Sat 1870 California
avenue. L
Miss Mary Emo, OF New York. Is the
guest OF her aunt. Mrs. Charles Bough-
ton Wood, for a few days.
The Charge d'Affaires of Persia and
Nine. Ali Kuli Khan have as their guest
at the Persian Legation Hon. II. Fl.
Potakyan. Persian consul general at
New York. who is in Washington this
week as a delegate to the army and navy
convention.
faires of Persia, who has received on
Fridays during the season. will not be
at home during Lent Nine. Khan will
make a short visit in New York next
week.
The new Japanese Ambassador and
Baroness Chinda arrived at the en-
bassy yesterday, having landed at San
Francisco early in the week.
The woman's Welfare Department of
the Civic Federation met yesterday
morning in the ballroom of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert wadsworth. Mr.. E. s.
whitten, secretary of the National
Prison Association, made an address,
followed by Judge De Lacy, and Hon.
Nota McGIlL Among the distinguished
women present were Mrs. Bryce. wife
of the British Ambassador; Mrs. Wick
ersham, wife of the Attorney General;
Mrs. and Miss Wetmore, wife and
daughter of the Senator from Rhode
Island; Mrs. Rainey, wife of Represen-
tatfve Rainey; Mrs. William Belden !
Noble. Miss Jane Riggs, Mrs. Dubois.
wife of former Senator Dubois: Mrs.
Jack Biddle, Mrs. Fremont Smith, Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, and Mrs. Morgan
HILL Next Thursday DR.. Alice Hamil-
ton. of Chicago, will speak on the
subject Of Diseases from occupa- .
ton" DR.. Hamilton is associated with
Miss Jane Adams, of Chicago. in So
cial settlement work.
Much interest in being shown in the
Society Kermess, and every effort is
being made to make IT a wonderful
success. The committee has expert ,
enced some trouble in selecting a So
,iety man who is handsome and who \
.an sing Neapolitan songs and dance. q
Il is thought that George OConnor. :,
who has been suggested by a number
,f people for the Irish dance, will be
he one chosen. The gondolier dance. o
which is progressing SO nicely, and A
which needs a Eeapolitan singer, is
by Mrs. Beale r. Howard. G
md has for its participants Miss Ruth G
anderson, Miss Alice Dressed. Miss G
sdythe Howard, Miss Margaret How e
lrd, Miss Alice Oliver Harris, Miss "
Elizabeth Cahoone Harris, Miss Kath- "
yn Gwynn, Miss Ethel Lewis Rose o.
Hiss Harriet Bayne. Miss Dorothy Dee s.
lie, Paymaster r. W. Schumann, DIR. =
ohn p. Briscoe, John Baker, Capt. n
duncan X. Major, Lieut.. Clayton B. :,
Iogel. Henry Carpenter, and Myron =