The Washington herald., 1912-01-12

guests OF honor az dinner last night Of
the Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs.
Macyeagh in their splendid new home IN
Sixteenth street. near Columbia road.
This is the first time the President and
Mrs. Taft have dined in the new house.
as the hosts could not get into II last
season in time for their annual dinner 20
these distinguished guests. The company
asked 10 meet them last evening were the
United States Ambassador to Great Brit
ain and Mrs. whitelaw Reid. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Parsons. Mrs. McCagg. Of
Cincinnati, a glest at the White House;
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus McCormick. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chauncey Blair, Mr.. and Mrs Fred
erick Bartlett. Mrs Marshall Field, Mrs.
Herman Kohlsaat Mrs. William Pretty
man, Mrs. Wesley NJ. Merritt, and Miss
Carter, all Of Chicago; Mrs. Joseph Stick
ney and Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Mason. Of
New York: Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wads-
worth and Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman, OF
Boston: Miss Scidmore, Miss MacVeagh.
niece of the Secretary; Gov. Bass, of New
Hampshire; Gen. Clarence Edwards, Maj.
Archibald W. Butt, Hon. Henry c.
Emery. Mr.. Drayton Ives, Of New York;
Mr.. Allison Armour, Of New York; Mr..
Francis Bird, of New York; Mr.. George
Copeland, of Boston. and Mr.. Eames Mac
Veagh, of Chicago. son OF the Secretary.
After the dinner the guests were enter
tanned IN the exquisite music room of
the MacVeaghs by Mr.. George Copeland.
pianist The music room Is one OF the
most beautiful and artistic apartments Of
any private home in the East 1t extends
across the entire 'front.' of the house,
which is fifty feet wide OF more. and is
as nearly as possible a reproduction of
one of the apartments at Fontainebleau.
At the northern end a pipe organ Of much
beauty is installed which colt something
more than $4,000 and is equipped with
the most modern power and mechanism.
A chime OF bells is attached to II, and
an echo arrangements. which reproduces
the music perfectly on the top, or fourth
floor, Of the mansion.
The President and Mrs. Taft have sent
out invitations for a small dance at the
White House, Friday evening, January
rs.
Miss Taft went to Baltimore yesterday
to be the guest OF Miss Christine Mar
burg. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Marburg, who entertained a company OF
young people at dinner for her last even
ing, the company going afterward to the
Assembly ball at the Belvidere. Others
who went over for the ball. and to be
entertained at dinners and suppers before
and after the ball. were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hays Hammond. Mrs. Robert
HinckIey. the Spanish Minister and Nine.
de Riano. the Netherlands Minister and
Nine. Loudon. who stopped over on their
way from New York; Mrs. Crownin-
shield and her brother Mr.. Henry Du
Pont. the Naval Attache Of the French
Embassy and Viscountess d'Azy. Baron
Hardenbroek, OF the German Embassy
staf: Miss Margaret Cotton Smith, Mr..
william Bowie Clarke, Mr.. Thomas
HinckIey. The committee in charge OF
the Assemblies this season are as fol-
lows: Mrs. II. Irvine Keyser, George c.
Jenkins. Henry Barton Jacobs, Mrs
Bruce Cotton, Mrs. John Gil. Mrs. r
Curzon Hoffman. william T. Wilson. Mrs.
Munnikeyser. w. Graham Bowdoin, VIII
lam NJ. Manly, Wilson Patterson, Mrs.
Alexander Brown. Walter B. Brooks,
Sherlock Swan, Douglas H Gordon, H
Brent Reyser. Robert Garrett. Allan
McLane Miles White. jr., Francis K.
Carey, w. W. Spence, Francis NJ. jerks,
n. winslow Williams. De Courcey Thom.
Mrs. Triplett Haxall. Mrs. Alexander Mel
son, ]. Quitmann Lowell, and Henry J.
Bowdofn.
The French Ambassador and Nine. Jus
serand returned to the embassy yesterday
afternoon after a trip of several weeks
to Panama, accompanying the Attorney
General and Mrs. Wickersham, and the
Netherlands Minister and Mime. Doudon.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
sham also returned here yesterday. but
the Minister from the Netherlands and
Mime. Loudon spent the evening and
night in Baltimore. and will return to
the legation this morning.
Mr.. Thomas HinckIey. son OF Mr.. and
D,k h.
ly Miss Nora o'DonnelI, of Baltimore, has
been appointed secretary TO the United
States Legation at San Salvador and
will leave for his new post shortly. He
is the youngest man Of his class in di-
plomacy, and is the youngest secretary
OF our legations.
Mrs. James Mcmillan entertained
at breakfast yesterday at her
home in Vermont avenue in honor of
the United States Ambassador to Great
Britain and Mrs. whitelaw Reid.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond
were among the guests who attended the
Assembly at the Hotel Belvedere in Bal
timore last night Mr.. and Mrs. Ham
mond were the honor guests at a large
supper party given by Mrs. George Hunt
ington Williams after the ball. They will
return TO Washington to-day.
One OF the prettiest OF the seasons
dances was given last evening by Mr..
and Mrs. Odeli Smith, at the New VIII
lard, for their daughter. Miss Ida Nor
ment Smith, a bud Of last season. There
were about 150 guests. among the dan
cling young people. Mrs. Smith wore a
gown of lavender marquisette over gray
satin, with lace; Miss Smith, who is one
Of the most attractive of last years buds.
and member Of one of the old and
prominent families of the District Of Co
Iumbia, wore an exquisite imported model
OF white satin with an overdress OF net
heavily embroidered with white and gold.
with a touch OF coral velvet and velvet