Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-18
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND FAMILY ALI
OUT OF TOWN.
Recent Sociabilities and Some Com.
ing Ones-Personal
Notes.

Mrs. and Miss Taft as well as the
President, will be out of town for sew
eral days. They left this morning for
New York, and Mrs. Charles Anderson
and Miss Anderson went with them
They have shopping in view, probably,
as one of their main pursuits. and have
planned to return here Friday.
The Argentine minister went to New
York today. and will sail tomorrow for
a short stay in his country. He expects
to be back here in June.
Mrs Robert Chew will address the
Congressional Club tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock on Civic Welfare"
A progressive five hundred party was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Eugene Curtis Saturday evening There
were shamrock decorations. Prizes were
won by Miss Ellen Andersen, Mr.. Will
son and Mr.. Merkling. Those present
were Misses Howell. Tucker. Gasch.
Andersen Andersen Cary, Herbert. Wilson. Walker.
Pierson and Mr.. and Mrs. Gable. Mr..
and Mrs. Merkling and Mr.. and Mrs.
Downey.
Miss Martha Louise Schmidt. former
ly Of this city, but now of Philadelphia,
is here for q short visit to her sister.
Mrs. Catherine S. Maggie Of the Max
well.
Maj. Frederick P. Reynolds and Mrs.
Reynolds, u. S. A. are in New York
for few days and are staying at the
Hotel Wolcott.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. johnson of
2416 North Capitol street entertained
at a st. Patrick luncheon party Satur-
day evening. The rooms were prettily
dnanrofn6 n m m
and ferns. A large "Blarney stone"
which each guest was required to
properly salute, graced the center Of
the ,ot table s;,.. The hostess appeared in
shamrocks. The evening was spent
in music and songs of the Emerald
Isle. Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
v. L. Whitford. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Mil
Duffy, Miss Margaret johnson, Col.
George S. Britt, Nelson and Grant Mil
Ter.
Senior Aureho Leyva OF the Mexican
geodetic commission was host at
beautifully appointed dinner last Mon
day night March I'D at the Shoreham.
His guests were officials Of the coast
and geodetic survey, Mr.. o. H. Tit
mann. the superintendent: Mr.. F. w.
Perkins. the assistant superintendent;
Mr.. William Bowie. inspector of geo.
detic work; Mr.. E. G. Fischer, chief
+. "A.
NJ. Sobieralski, one Of the assistants to
the superintendent.
senior Leyva was sent by the Mexican
government to this country last No
Vember. and since that time has been
engaged in scientific work at the office
OF the coast and geodetic survey The
United States and Mexico are both
members of the international Geodetic
Association, and in agreement with
other countries are engaged in the
determination of the value Of gravity
at various base stations. Senior Leyva
Will return to Mexico this week.
Mr. Milo Shanks, now editor and
general manager of the Elmira, n Y,
Advertiser and formerly of this city,
IS spending his vacation here, accom-
panied by his wife and children, at
~ Sth street northeast.
The fifteenth wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Schultz was held
at their residence in Mount Rainier,
Nd, Saturday evening last. Excellent
music. refreshments. lunch and favors
OF green silk hats and shamrocks COM
blned to make the evenings festivities
of marked character. The porch was
beautifully decorated with green silk
hags and lanterns. A beautiful bouquet
or lilies of the valley was carried by
the bride.
The guests were Mesdames Davenport.
Lount, Herbert. Schultz. Fenton, Lam
bert, Sweetman. Bigelow, Grimm,
Hambly and Holt. Mr.. and Mrs STAINS
bury bury Mr.. and Mrs: w. Rabbit, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Schultz. Mr.. and Mrs Fisher,
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin. Mr.. James E. Nc
Laughlfn, DR.. 0. eraser and the Misses
Herbert. Williams and Hambly.
Magnificent gifts in crystal and cut
glass were received by the couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Zegowitz cele-
GRATED the seventh birthday anniversary
of their daughter Catherine yesterday by
party for six Of her friends Of the same
age. Games and refreshments were en-
loyed. Those present were Catherine
Mannell OF Baltimore. Misses Mary Der.
berich. Dorothy Feldhous, Irma Horton,
Vero Taylor and Louise Horton.
The military attache of the German en-
bassy and Mime. Won Herwarth had as
luncheon guests yesterday the Misses
Meyer. Miss Greedy. Miss Yvonne Town
s Mn Rs Count dn ,a Monceau, NJ Maugras.
lott and Lieut.. Won Herwarth.
Mrs. Edmund Norwood Ferguson If
Pittsburgh has announced the engage
ment of her second daughter, Miss Helen
MoreWood Ferguson. and Capt. Dean I1f-
ford. U. s. A., son of the late Gen.
Joseph G. Tifford. at a tea In her home
on 9th avenue last Monday afternoon,
when her elder daughter. Mrs. Alexander
Garland Pendleton Of Port Hamilton, n.
Y, was the guest Of honor.
Representative and Mrs. Lttleton en-
tertained large party at breakfast yes.
terday to celebrate st. Patrick's day.
Mrs. Margaret Moncure Berry will re-
ceive her friends this afternoon at the
Farragut from ) to o'clock.
Miss Marie Tunstall and Miss Dorothy
Dobbins attended the mid-Lent hop at
West Point Saturday night, and will visit
in New York and Philadelphia on their
way home.