The Washington herald., 1912-04-20
SOCIETY

Il Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen Taft will
leave washington early next week for
! a short visit in Charleston. s. C. This
afternoon Mrs Taft has arranged for a
small musicale at the White House
having as her guests the SCHOOLGIRL. in
!, private seminaries in Washington, MS.
Richard Davemeister. pianiste, formerly
\ Of Baltimore. viii be among the artists
OF the afternoon: Mr.. william 7. Kiots.
Of Huntington, N Y. has Joined Mr..
Robert Taft at the White House to spend
a few days.
The new, Minister from Peru. sener
Federico Alphonso Pezet. has arrived
in Washington and is established at the
Ii legation. He was accompanied by Nine
/ Pezet. They are both well known in
Washington. where the Minister was
formerly the first secretary Of the lega-
tion.
Representative and Mrs. Ernest w.
4 Roberts, OF Massachusetts,. were hosts at
a large reception at the Congressional
i Club last evening. II which Mrs. Roberts
1 Is president. Several hundred guests
were present, and an orchestra played
throughout the evening.
Mrs. William Alden Smith. wife OF the
Senator from Michigan. had a beautiful
l tea yesterday for the Michigan Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution She
was assisted by her niece. Miss Agnes
Il Jewell. Of Grand Rapids. who Is spend
ing the winter with her: Mrs. Van De-
vnnter, wife Of the Justice Of the Su-
rreme Court; Mrs. Montgomery, wife Of
Judge Montgomery. and the wives of the
members Of the Michigan delegation in
q. n =
Townsend. wife OF the Senator from
jackson, Mich; Mrs. W. W. Wedemeyer.
OF Ann Arbor: Mrs. ]. N. c. Smith. Of
Charlotte; Mrs. Edward L Hamilton, OF
Niles: Mrs. Edwin r. Sweet, of Grand
Rapids: Mrs. Samuel W. Smith, Of Pom
n tiac; Mrs Henry McMorran. OF Port
Huron; Mrs George A. Loud, Of Au
nav; Mrs. F. II. Dodds, Of Mount Pleas
ant, and Mrs II. DIN Young. Of Ishpem-
ing.
The wedding party OF Miss Margaret
Woodward and Mr.. Melville Durant
Church. who will be married on wednes-
day, April "a, at o'clock in the home Of
the bride-elects parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. w. Woodward, at the corner Of Con-
necticut End Wyoming Avenues, Is a
small one and includes only the brides
will be maid Of honor. and Mr.. Robert
Dove. who will be best man.
II Mrs. Louis Bacon, Of Boston, former
4 ly Miss Mary Southerland, is spending
few days in Washington with her
/ mother and sister Mrs. Southerland and
/ Miss Harriet Southerland, wife and
4 daughter OF Rear Admiral w. II. II.
Southerland, U. s. N, who will leave
Washington the 18th OF this month for
| California to join Admiral Southerland.
who is stationed at one Of the coast
posts.
| Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 7. Can have
/ cards out for a reception Tuesday even
ing, April 30, in honor OF their son-in-
law and daughter. DR.. and Mrs. Cary
d. Lsnghorne. u. s. N.
Lieut.. Samuel Graham. U. 8. N. re-
tired, and Mrs. Graham. who have spent
the winter in Annapolis, Nd, are in
Washington for several weeks.
Mrs. Cato entertained at luncheon
yesterday in honor OF Miss Fletcher. a
bride OF next week. and her brides
maids, with a few other guests. the lat
/ ter including Mrs. Harry +. Cary. Miss
/ Bessie Baldwin, and Miss Sadie Kemp.
The decorations were in white and green.
| Miss Kate MacCArtney entertained at
a tea yesterday afternoon at O'Clock in
| compliment to Miss Margaret Woodward.
who will be married to Mr.. Melville
Durant Church next Wednesday. Miss
/ Woodward is a daughter OF Mr.. s. W.
| woodward. and Mr.. Church is a son Of
Mr.. Melville Church. Of this city.
The Misses Whiting. daughters OF DR..
and Mrs. Guy Fairfax whiting Joined
! their aunt, Miss Maud Whiting. OF Bal
] timore, yesterday. and have gone to visit
! friends in Loudoun County, Va, for
several days.
Mrs. Shepard W. Foster, State regent
OF the Georgia ID. A. R.: Mrs. George
NJ. Hope, regent Of the Atlanta Chapter,
and Mrs. Paul Dobbins. OF Atlanta. are
/ the house guests of Mrs. Theodore X.
| Tiller in Chevy Chase. Thursday Mrs.
| TiIler entertained at a luncheon fol-
lowed by a matinee party at the Column
bia Theater in compliment TO her
guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ID. Young. who have
spent the winter at their place in Flor
ida, have returned to Washington. where
they will remain until they close their
residence in p Street for the summer
and 20 to their farm in Maryland. Miss
Robin Young, who was with her parents
during the winter, is now visiting Mrs.
W. c. Humphries, at 10 Peach Tree
View, Atlanta, Ga. Miss Young will re-
turn to Washington about the middle
of May.
Mrs. Robert Treat Paine, OF Boston, Is
making her semi-annual visit to her
father, Mr.. William F. Mattingly, at
his home in H Street.
Miss Lucy Hoke Smith. daughter Of
Senator and Mrs. Hoke Smith. will en-
tertain Miss Amy Richardson and En-
sign Dwight Chandler and the members
Of their wedding party at a box party
for the Mask and Wig performance next
Monday night. A supper Will follow at
the New Willard. The guests. In addi-
ton to Miss richardson and Ensign
Chandler, will be Lieut.. Clark Chandler,
u. S. A, and Mrs. Chandler, Miss Helen
Porter, Ensign Fred Hatch, and Ensign
Aston Simpson. Miss Lucy Hoke Smith
and her guest, Miss Helen Porter, viii
90 down to Annapolis for the hop at
the Naval Academy this evening.
The Georgetown University prom
was held last evening in the New Will
lard bathrooms. Only the seniors OF the
four schools took part. Both the ball
rooms were in use for dancing, and sup
per was served in the lower dining
roor,a Tba Marine Rand furnished fha ,