The Washington times., 1912-12-16
Charlie~Taft's Dinr.er
Has Been POSTPONED

hS6 UcCu UOotpOnCu uUuI WG0neGu0y
evening. January I. as Charlie will ac.
company the President and Mrs. Taft on
. their trip to Panama. They vii, leave
| washington late Thursday evening after
| the dinner which the Secretary OF State
and Mrs. Knox will eivc In their honor.
| Mrs. Louis Bacon. who was q member
, Of Miss Taft's house party last week.
1 has returned to Boston. and W. A. AID
rich. OF Providence who arrived satur-
day evening in time for the dinner
dance given by Miss Taft, has also de-
parted.
Miss Elsie Aidrich will remain In
Washington with Miss Aaft for a few
! days longer.
The board OF trustees will receive the
| guests invited to the Corcoran Art Gal
| icry tonight TO attend the opening cxhi.
| bitlon Of the work OF American artists.
II Is probable that the President will
| attend. and "a distinguished list Of
guests, Including members Of the Cabl-
| net. Diplomatic Corps, Supreme Court.
and people Of resident and official 500
cicty. Including all OF the woll-known
artists Of washington are invited.
One OF the snlartest audiences seen
when prominent people interested In tho
Boy Scout movement in Washington
win M boxes and seats. In tho boxes
will be Miss Helen Taft with n party OF
friends: Mrs. stephen H. Eikins. who
Will entertain Mrs. Charles W. Fair
banks. wife OF the former Vice PreeSS.
dent: Mrs. Henncn Jennings. Congress-
man and Mrs. Langley, Congressman
and Mrs. Ayrcs. Mr.. and Mrs. c. II.
Livinston. Congressman and Mrs.
Knapp. and Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Moses.
Tho girls who have In hand the sale
OF seats for the week arc: Miss Taft.
Miss Hiidegardc Nagc,. daughter OF the
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor: Miss
Genevive Clark, Miss jeanette Ayrcs,
Miss Julia whiting Miss Mary Wins
low, Miss t1tch, Mrs. Earle. Miss Edna
MARI, Miss Lucille Smith, Miss Marie
Smith, Miss Margaret Parker. Miss
Margcry Moore. Miss Ruth Stokes. Miss
Margery smith. Miss Florence Snyder.
Miss Nellie Howard. and Miss Mar
garet Gould.
On the list Of patronesscs arc Mrs.
Charles Nagel. wife Of the Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor: Mrs. Robert
Shaw Oliver. Mrs. Beekman> Winthrop.
Mrs. Champ Clark. Mrs. James W.
p,nchot, Mrs. Winthrop Murray Crane.
Mrs l.. Il. Letter. Mrs. Stephen Il. FL
kins, Miss Mabel Boardman. Mrs. W.
w, Wotherspoon. Mrs. Henry q.
snarpc, Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood.
Mrs Henry Cleveland Perkins, Mrs.
Leonard Wood. Mrs. samue, W. Adams,
Mrs. Amos Fries. Mrs. Richard Vain
wright. Mrs. r.. W. Roberts. Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Page. Mrs. c. IL liv-
mgton, Mrs. Clarence Hay. Mrs. Ayrcs.
and Mrs. T. i. Snyder.
Mr., and Mrs Perry Belmont. who
have stopping with them Mrs. Harry
I.chr and Miss Margaret Cameron. of
New York, entertained at dinner for
them last night, having as guests
Col. and Mrs. Charles l.. McCaw-
ley, Mrs. Richard II. Townsend. Cot.
and Mrs. Henry May. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bcalc, Madame Christian IIauge.
Countess dc Chambrun. Mr.. and Mrs.
Buckner Wallingford. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Letter, Mr.. and Mrs. Preston
Gibson. Miss Cecilia May. Miss Dorothy
williams, Baron, Zwiedinek. Austrian
counselor and charge d'affaircs for Aus
tria; Count de Sartiges. third French
| secretary; Commander viscount Benoist
d'Azy. French naval attache: Andrew
! Kalpaschnikofr. Russian attache: A.
| Kerr Clark Kerr. third British score.
tary, and Frank Mitchell.
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Miss Virginia Mackay-Smith and Miss
| Gladys Mackay-Smith are visiting in
philadelphia. and will return to WASH
ington tomorrow.
Alfred Mitchell Innes. counselor OF
| the British embassy, Is making 4 short
visit In New York.
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| The Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer have cards out for two receptions
with dancing. In January.
| s.
| The Brazilian Amba ssador and Ma
dame ia Cana went to New York this
morning to remain for several days. \
number of social affairs have been al
ranged for them.
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/ Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond
will come to Washington just before
the Christmas holidays, and among the
| important social affairs which I'LL their
CalCrdar are the reception in honor OF
Mrs. Grover Cleveland. OIL January 2,
and a dance for Miss Esther Cleveland
| WI
| Numerous dinner parties will be given
before the dance at the New Willard to-
night for the benefit Of the Working
Boys Home. Several Of the committee
will have guests dining with them aud
| others who have taken tickets are en-
tcrtaininG theater parties before.
The guests will be received by the
committee. Mrs. Walter Tuckerman.
president: Mrs. Walter Wilcox. vice
president, Mrs. Langhorne. second vice
president. and Mrs. George Hcwland
Chase. treasurer. assisted BY Mrs.
George Howard and number Of the
patronesseG, who include Mrs. Bryce.
the Countess Won Bernstorff, Mrs
Wickershsm. Mrs. Meyer. Mrs. Nagci
and Mrs. Edison Bradley.
The floor committee includes the Dan
ish minister. Gist Blair. Mr.. de Bach.
william Bowie Clark, J. w. Davidse,