The Washington herald., 1912-01-05

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entertained the President and Mrs Tart
at dinner last night in their street
home. at the first Of the series OF dinners
Ito be given TO the President and Mrs.
Taft in the Cabinet circle. The guests
asked to meet them we're the British
Ambassador and Mrs.. Bryce. the Ger
man Ambassador and Countess Won
Bernstorff, the Italian Ambassador and
Marchesa Cusani confalonieri Casat. the
Russian Ambassador and Nine. Bakme-
ten. Mr.. Justice and Mrs. MeKenna.
Senator and Mrs. Warren. Senator and
Mrs Bailey. Mr.. Horace Taft. brother OF
the President, and guests at the White
House; Mrs. A. c. MeClintock, and Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Knox. the bride and
bridegroom OF the Cabinet circle
The Austro-Hunsarian Ambassador,
Baron Hengelmuller. and the Swiss Min
lister, DR.. Paul Ritter, are arriving in
New York on the LusitanIa to-day. They
lhad expected to sail on the Mauretania,
but are a day late because Of being
Obliged to change their ship. They will
probably not reach Washington before
tomorrow.
Former United States Ambassador 10
France and Mrs. Henry White entertain
ed at a dinner dance last evening for
young people. Miss Helen Taft and her
cousin, Miss Anderson, OF Cincinnati, a
guest at the White House, were the
guests OF honor. Mr.. and Mrs. White
will tal possession of their new man
sion in Washington in another week
The house stands on an eminence at the
head o. Sixteenth street. which over
looks the city, and is an imposing one OF
colonial type. Mr.. and Mrs. White are
sim In the house, $50 Sixteenth street.
which formerly was occupied by the late
Minister from Sweden, NJ. Guide, and
which is one OF the number Of houses
built by Mrs. John b. Henderson, wife
Of former Senator Henderson. from Mis-
souri,, as a part OF plan to beautify the
upper end OF Sixteenth street.
Lieut. John W. Timmons. naval at
tache TO the President, and Mrs. Tim
mons entertained at dinner last night in
their new washington home. his Rhode
Island avenue Covers were laid for
twelve This is the first OF series Of
dinners which they have arranged. Mrs.
Timmons is the daughter OF former Vice
President Fairbanks, and has a host OF
friends in Washington society.
Mrs. william F. Dennis entertained at
a luncheon yesterday. when her guests
were Mrs. Champ Clark, Mrs. Robert
Oscar Underwood. Mrs. Sidney GurIeson.
Mrs. Robert Lansing. Mrs. Garrard, Mrs
i Williamson. Mrs. Thomas H. Anderson.
Mrs. William Haywood, and Mrs. Riker,
daughter OF the hostess, who is spend
ing the season in Washington.
Il Mrs. John Hays Hammond will be at
home to-day and the remaining Fridays
in January.
Mrs Thomas Bradley win be at home
Tuesdays. January Is and ..
Miss Helen Cannon, daughter Of former
Speaker Cannon. returned Wednesday to
their home in Vermont avenue after
spending Christmas and New Year at
| their home in Danyille, ILL., This Is the
/ first time in eight years Miss Cannon
has been able to spend the New Years
day with her family and friends in Illi- ]
nois. as her reception here on that day !
was always one of the most important |
! functions of the season. Miss Cannon !
had several hundred cards awaiting her |
here left for her on New Years Day by !
old friends and acquaintance
The Misses Anderson. daughters Of \
Medical Director Anderson, L. s. N. and |
Mrs. Frank Anderson, entertained a COM
pany of young people at a tea yesterday |
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guests were asked to meet their cousin, /
Mrs. Sidney Morgan Henry. Of New York. |
their house guest. Mrs. Edward Burr.
wife of Col. Burr, L. S. A, and Mrs. |
p. ]. d. Fuller presided al the tea table.
and the others who assisted were Mrs. |
E. s. Woodward, Miss Emily Beatty, |
Miss Edmonia Adams, and Miss Eliza
beth Munford.
The sister and brother Of Mime. Won
Loewenthal-Linau, wife of the counselor
of the Austro- Hungarian Embassy.
Countess Nostitz and Count Nostitz, who
have spent the early winter with their
sister in Washington, sailed yesterday
from New YORK for their home in Aus
tria. They have been much entertained
during this, their first visit in America
The new Minister from Peru and Mime.
Pezct are expected to arrive shortly in
Washington. They will not come as
strangers to Washington society, as they
lived here some years under the regime
Of Minister Calderon, of Peru. Senor
Pezet was charge d'sffaires for some
time after the departure Of Minister Cal
deron and Nine. Pezet was a great IA
vorite when she lived in Washington,
and her home i'm Twenty-frst street was
quite a rendezvous for the young people
of the diplomatic corps. She is a petite
Pezet was educated in an English uni
versity, and was known during his resi-
dence here as one Of the handsCmest men
in the corps.
Nine. vsssilieE, wife of the naval at
tsche OF the Russian Embassy, is observ-
ing Fridays in January as her "at home"
days, beginning to-day.
Representative and Mrs. J. A. Hughes,
OF West Virginia, will entertain at a re-
ception at the New Willard. January 8,
from ( to 6 O'Clock, to present their
daughter, Miss Eloise Hughes, to WASH
ington society.
Mr. clifford X. Bergman will enter
tain at the Congressional Club to-mor-
row at O'Clock. followed by tea at
O'Clock.
Senator and Mrs. Pomerene, who spent
the holidays at their home in Canton,
Ohio, have returned to Washington and
opened their apartment in the Highlands L,
Miss Marie Ray has sent out cards for {
a tea on January 10, in honor OF Miss
Estelle Crane
Miss Langdon Moore was hostess at
tea yesterday afternoon at o'clock in
her apartment in the Holland, in honor
Of her sister, Miss Esther Gottlieb. of
Baltimore. who recently returned to this