The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-15
NOTES OF THE .. D. G.

yesterday was set apart for social
functions by the members Of the u. d.
C.. and after attending the reception by
President and Mrs. Taft at the White
House they spent a busy afternoon and
evening rushing around from one tea to
another.
The President and Mrs. Taft received
the guests In the Blue Room. and the
President had a hearty hand grip and
CHEEKY word for each delegate. Mrs
Taft wore a handsome gown of black
chiffon. Mrs James Marion Butler. pres
ident of the District of Columbia Chapter.
U. d. C.. and Mrs. Frank Odenheimer,
who. in the absence Of Mrs. Alexander
White. is acting president general. re-
ceiyed the guests in the Red Room.
Every delegate and visitor attended this
reception, and long before the appointed
hour a long line of guests were waiting
at the east corridor door.
One of the prettiest teas Of the after
noon was that given by Mrs Short A.
Willis in honor OF the Texas delegation,
at her home in Nineteenth Street Mrs.
Willis received her guests in a hand
some gown of old gold chiffon with
fringe and embroidered in emeralds and
rhinestones and trimmed with handsome
Malta lace. Assisting Mrs. Willis in re-
cetving her guests were Mrs Victor
Kaufman, who wore a gown of pale
green brocade satin and pearls and dia-
monds; Mrs. William Cumming Story,
in purple velvet; Mrs. A. Gordon Jones,
in a becoming costume of black lace:
Mrs. Mitchell Carroll, Mrs. J. L. Henry,
Mrs. J. Drury Ludlow. who wore laven-
der chiffon over satin, and Mrs. Thad-
deus Clark. Miss Olive Willis, who wore
a gown OF shaded blue and green chiffon
taffeta, presided in the dining-room, as
sisted by Miss Leila May Henry, who
wore a pretty gown of blue chiffon over
blue satin with touches of pink; Miss
Gwendolyn Denys, hand embroidered
blue crepe meteor; Miss Anne Seymour
Jones. pale pink chiffon; Miss Cary
Peachy. fiowered chiffon over white silk.
and Miss Eugenia Holcomb, pale blue
satin. The house was beautifully deco
rated with palms. oak leaves. and guam
titles OF yellow chrysantheums.
Miss Bristol and Mrs. James Tarvin
received at the Bristol School. Among
those assisting in greeting the guests
were Mrs. John Miller Horton and Mrs.
William Jennings Bryan.
Col. Hilary Herbert and his daughter,
Mrs BENJAMIN Micou. had assisting
them in receiving their guests Mrs. E
Burd Grub, Of New Jersey; Mrs. E. L.
Woods. Of Tampa, Fla; Mrs. Putney,
Mrs. Hobson, Mrs. Lanier, Mrs. Durr,
Mrs. Cory, and Mrs. Drum, of Ala
bama; Mrs. Claude Swanson. of Virginia
Mrs. Lamar, of Georgia, and Miss Mollie
Elliott SeaweI.
Other receptions of the afternoon were
those given by Mrs. Phoebe SeabFook
at Fifteenth and L Streets Northwest:
former Senator and Mrs. Marion But
Ter at their residence. zoo r Street
Northwest; Mrs. Harriet Turner, 1Sl1I
New Hampshire Avenue. The Colonial
Danes Club gave a pretty reception In
honor Of the Colonial Danes who are
also U. D. C.'s at 300 T Street North
west.
Among the handsome gowns worn YES
terday afternoon, the one worn by Mrs.
John Miller Horton was particularly no.
hceable. 1t was Of mauve embossed vel
vet trimmed with rare old lace, and her
hat was pink with shaded pink and
nauve plumes- Mrs, Matthew T. Scott
also wore a very hansome gown Of white
crystal over white satin trimmed with
ace. Her hat was white and black.
Mrs. William Cumming Story and Miss
Florence Finch, of New York, who have
been attending the sessions of the limited
Daughters Of the Confederacy. returned
o their home in New York last might. |
Mrs. Story. who is regent Of the Manhat- |
an ShApter' Daugnters OF the American
aevolution, Is very much Interested in |
he United Daughters Of the Confederacy. |
IS she is a member OF the Southland Club
n New York, being elegible for member |
NIP through her Southern blood from her
mother. who was related to some of the
,idest families in the South. In Mrs.
story's chapter of the Daughters of the |
American Revolution are a number OF the |
members Of the United Daughters of the |
,onfederacy, including Mrs. ]. Living |
ton Roe Schuyler. Mrs. Mcsherry. for |
her president genraI of the United |
Daughters Of the Confederacy: Mrs
,harles B. Goldsborough, of Maryland:
drs Joseph Physioc, and Mrs. WiIHan,
lindsey. Of Kentucky.
Mrs. Simon Bsruch, regent ,of the
knickerbocker Chapter, New York coll
ected $4,000 Of the money for the Ar
ington Monument. She is the wife Of
)r. Simon Baruch. surgeon In the Com
ederate Army. Mrs Baruch Is also vice
resident OF the Eclectic Club Of New York
ity. She Is considered a leader IN
'outhern society In New York CITY and
er name always appears among those
in charitable and other phil
nthrophic enterprises. Mrs. Baruch
ONES Of q splendid family Of South Car
lima and her magnificent home, The
anchorage" at Long Branch, New York.
; the rendezvous for men and women Of \
ulture and letters. Mrs Baruch's family
llso owns msgnifcieut plantations Ia