Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-25
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT TAFT WILL SEE PIC.
TURES OF PANAMA CANAL.
Recent Hospitalities and Future
Events-Personal
Notes.

me PRESIDENT and Mrs. Ia1t VIII
attend the exhibition of kinemacolor
pictures of the Panama canal at the
Belasco Theater this afternoon. which
is being given for the Balkan war
fund Of the American Red Cross. The
President and Mrs. Taft will have
guests in their box.
Secretary and Mrs. MacVeagh. Sec
rotary and Mrs. Nagel. Assistant Sec
rotary and Mrs. Huntington Wilson.
Mrs. w. Murray Crane, Mrs. Boardman.
Mrs Slater. Mrs. Keep, Mrs. Hemmick
and a host of others will also be pres
ent. and will have guests with them.
The pictures will be shown again to-
morrow afternoon.
Mrs. Morris Evans was hostess at a
luncheon yesterday at the Chevy Chase
Club, in compliment to Baron Bloumart,
Lieut.. Van DOoren and Lieut. Delvoie, the
Belgian officers who rode in the horse
show in New York.
Mrs. Evans and Miss Evans spent last
week in New York and attended the horse
show. The visiting officers left last
night for New York, and will attend the
opera tonight, sailing for Europe tomor-
row.
The American minister to Switzerland
and Mrs. Boutell gave an informal tea
yesterday for Mr.. and Mrs Babson Ladd
Of Boston, parents of Mr. John Brooks
Ladd, the fiance of their daughter, Miss
Alice Boutell The guests included the
bridal party and many of Mrs. Bouteiis
friends. Miss Margaret Worthington will
be hostess this afternoon at tea for Miss
Boutell and the rest of the bridal party.
| Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Letter gave a
dinner last night for Miss Merriam and
Mr.. Curtis, whose wedding will take place
tomorrow.
| Col. William Lassiter. U. S. A. had
lunching with him at the Chevy Chase
spoon. U. S. A; Capt. John H: Gibbons.
Z. s. N, and Mrs. Gibbons, Miss Oliver,
Miss Sheridan. Miss Hagner, Brig. Gen
William Grocer, L. S. A.. and Maj. Won
Herwarth of the German embassy.
Nine. Luis F. Corea has arrived from
New York and is at the New Willard.
where Mr.. Corea will join her Wednes-
day. Nine. Corea will entertain at an
informal luncheon tomorrow in compli-
ment to Miss Alice Wright. whose mar
riage to Mr. Robert V. Fleming will take
place Wednesday night at the home OF
Mr. Justice and Mrs. Wright.
| Tonight Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kite will
entertain the bridal party at a dinner at
their residence and tomorrow night after
the wedding rehearsal a supper party will
be given at the Wright home.
Miss Dorothy Anderson, daughter Of
DR.. Frank Anderson, L. s. N, and
Mrs. Anderson. will give a dinner of
twenty-four covers tonight at the
Chevy Chase Club in honor of Miss
Harriet Anderson and Lieut.. Guy Will
kinson Stuart Castle, L. s. N, whose
marriage takes place Wednesday after
noon. Miss Anderson will be a brides
maid at the wedding.
| In addition the dinner guests about
as many more friends of the young
hostess and of the young couple will
join the party later for dance.
have not yet returned to their winter
residence in this city. Mrs. Grover
Cleveland and Miss Esther Cleveland,
it is stated. will be their guests for
several days in January and will ar
rive on the Sth. A large tea and a
ball will be the pleasing incidents Of
their visit at the Hammond home.
tanned at dinner last night. when their
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Lee
care, Mrs. Maus, wife of Gen. Maus;
Miss Lacey. who is staying with Mr.. and
Mrs. Bradley; Mr.. Schmoick of the Meth
erlands legation and Maj. Lafferty.
Mrs Charles A. Mum. according to
Boston advices, is staying on indefinitely
of illness in the family. The dance
which was to have been given in honor
of the debutante daughter, Miss Gladys
Mum, during Christmas week at the cap
| ital has been Cancelled, but may be given
| later in the season.
Senator and Mrs. Lodge opened the Bos-
ton social season by the brilliant ball
they gave last Thursday night for their
granddaughter, Miss Constance Gardner,
daughter of Representative and Mrs. A
p Gardner. Mrs. Gardner was richly
gowned in pale blue brocaded satin and
| no utcn white
tulle, with clusters of pink roses as its
| trimming.
The gathering included both the
older and younger friends of the two
families and was held at the Copley
Plaza Hotel. OF the guests well known
here were Mrs. and Miss Weeks, wife
and daughter of Representative Weeks,
the former in light blue brocaded satin
and lace and the latter in buttercup
satin and chiffon. and Miss Esther
Slater. daughter of Mrs. H. N. Slater.
who wore white satin and chiffon with
pearl embroidery.
each adorned with pink roses. buffet
supper was available until the ball
closed.
| Mrs John N. Pistol entertained at
luncheon today, at the New Willard,
Mrs Edward Dolton of Princeton, n. j..
Mrs F. Parks and Mrs. Johnson. Mrs
Dolton is the guest Of Mrs. Johnson,
wife of Maj. Johnson, u :. A.
| Mrs. Hiney c. Thompson is visiting
| her daughter, Mrs. 7. w. Holt. at the
limited States naval station, Key West,
Fla She will return early in December
| Mr. and Mrs. Lu Newmyer Of the Stat
| ford APARTMENT were at home informally
| Friday evening, when their family and
| intimate friends called to congratulate
| them upon the thirtieth anniversary of
| their marriage. Late in the evening a
buffet supper was served. when the
table was beautifully decorated in yellow
| chrysanthemums and tulle of the same
shade and autumn leaves. Mr.. and Mrs
Newmyer were the recipients Of many
| handsome gifts. The latter wore hand
some gown Of taupe charmeuse, coInbin-
| ed with chiffon and shadow lace. and
crystal trimming and diamond ornaments
| Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Bensinger. Mr.; and Mrs; David
L. Engel, Mrs. Addie Sigmund, Mr. and
Mrs. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Rappaport
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvan Bensinger. Mrs
Julia Luchs. Mrs. Matte Langford. Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel J: Steinberger. Mr. and
Mrs. Sydney c.. kaufman, Miss Helen
Strasburger. Miss Edith Strasburger, Miss
Sophie Bendheim. Mr.. Dani.- Bensinger.
| Mr.. Alvin Newmyer and Mr.. and Mrs.
| A. Sigmund.
Among the passengers sailing on the
! steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse to-
| morrow from New York for London,
| Paris and Bremen will be Mr.. and Mrs
| John L. Hart Of this city.