Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-31
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MISS TAFT A CHARMING HOST.
ESS AT LAST NIGHTS DANCE.
Other Sociabilities of the Day-Com.
ing Ones-Personal
Notes.

! Notes.
| Miss Helen Taft's holiday ball last
night was as pretty an event as has ever
delighted White House guest. 1t was
preceded by dinner OF fifty covers, at
which Mr.. Robert Taft and his own and
his sisters house guests. Miss Edith Nor
gan, Miss Eleanor J. Rocker. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Rocker of
| Newport and New York; John Heron of
| Pittsburgh, Samuel Rinaker and Walter
S. Logan, were present. At the dance
later these guests met more of the CAPT.
! tails dancing contingent, selected from
the personal and official friends of the
Presidents family. The east room was
the scene of the ball and the Marine
Band played. Supper was a midnight in
cident, after which dancing was resumed.
Miss Helen Taft and Mr. Robert Taft
took their house guests over to Dover
house today for luncheon.
| The Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox
are back from Valley Forge where they
went to spend Christmas with the men,
daughters-in-law will be with them at
the diplomatic breakfast tomorrow.
Mrs. Knox will not receive tomorrow
afternoon.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Stimson
| have as guests Mrs. Robert Gamble and
Miss Eleanor Gamble of Philadelphia,
who arrived yesterday, to remain until
after the diplomatic reception at the
White House Thursday.
Their other assistants al their reception
| tomorrow afternoon will be Mrs Robert
Shaw Oliver. Miss Marion Oliver. Mrs.
and Miss A1eshire, Mrs and Miss An
| drews. Mrs. Leonard Wood. Mrs CARING
| ton, Mrs. Wotherspoon. Mrs. Albert l..
Mills. Mrs. Borden. Mrs. Gillespie. Mrs.
Garrard, Mrs. Burr, Mrs. Spencer Cosby,
Mrs. Ruggles. the Misses Greble, Miss
Reyburn and Miss Winston.
| Mrs. Fisher. wife Of the Secretary of
| the Interior. will receive tomorrow, and
will be assisted by Mrs. George p. Nc
Lean. Mrs: Henry G. Danforth. Mrs.
Mrs. Thomas J. d. Fuller. Mrs. Rock
wood Hoar, Mrs. Robert H. Chapman,
! Mrs. William V. Judson. Miss Julia La
| throp. Miss Morgan. Miss Amaryllis Gill
Ian. Miss Janet Cobb, the Misses Hoar.
Miss Annie f. George, Miss Webb, Miss
Taylor and Miss Ruth Patterson.
Mrs. wickersham wife of the Attor-
ney General, will receive also on New
Year and will be assisted by Mrs
| Heathcoat S. Grant, Mrs. Franklin X.
Lane. Mrs. Heron. Miss Maury. Mrs.
Miss Frances Noyes. Miss Leila Harrison.
Miss Mildred Marsh. and her daughter.
Mrs. Albert Akin of New York.
Mrs. Nagel, wife of the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor. will be assisted at
her reception tomorrow by Mrs Gable.
Mrs. Seaton Schroeder. Mrs. Walter
Henry Gordon. Mrs. Livingston Hunt.
! Johnston. Miss Mary WinsOw. Miss Shir-
| ley Putnam, Miss Mary Coolidge of Bos-
ton. Miss Louise Lionberger of st. Louis
and Miss Nagel
Miss Flora Wilson. daughter of the Sec
rotary of Agriculture, will not hold
New Years reception.
Dor and Mrs. Nagel entertained at a
young peoples dinner last night in
honor of Miss Mary Coolidge of Boston
and Miss Louise Lionberger of ST.
Louis. nieces of Mrs. Nagel. who will
remain with them for several days.
The other guests were Miss Martha
Bowers. Miss Sophy Johnston Miss
Frances Noyes. Miss Alice Whiting.
Miss Gladys Hinckley. Miss Nagel, Mr..
Clerk Kerr, Lord Eustace Percy, Mr..
Won Bulow of the German embassy:
tAIr. Thomas Hart. Mr.. Cyrus Wicker.
Mr.. James Phillips, Mr.. Duncan Phil
lips and Mr.. Franklin Ellis. The party
went later to the dance at the White
House.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
have as guests Mr. and Mrs: Theodore
Roosevelt Pell and Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen H. p. Pell of New York and
Maj. Clark of the British army. They
will entertain at dinner tonight for
their house guests. and following there
will be a musical. at which Maggie
Nf bn Mot
pany will sing.
Mr. and Mr.. Henry Carnegie Phipps of
| 1858 9Th avenue. New York city, gave
for Miss Violet Asquith and the Countess
of Aberdeen, who are the guests OF
Mr. and Mrs Henry Phipps until they
come to this city Thursday to visit
Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce. Fran
els Rogers, sang. The guests included Mr..
and Mrs Andrew Carnegie. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph II. Choate Miss Annie Leary, M.
and Mrs. l. Townsend Burden and others.
The British amba ssador and Mrs Bryce
entertained at luncheon today for men,
bers of the embassy staff and their fami-
lies. Following the luncheon there will
be Christmas tree for the children of
Capt. Heathcoat S. Grant, naval attache,
and Mrs Grant and Lieut.. Col Moreton
+. Gage, military attache, and Mrs Gage.
Mrs. Charles Brock of the Portner en-
tertained at dinner last night in honor
Of her sister. Mrs. Milburn, who has
just returned from the Philippines.
Because of the death of William James
of Baltimore. grandfather of Mrs. Hunt
ingtOn Wilson. the assistant secretary of
state and Mrs. Huntington Wilson have
been called to Baltimore.
Miss Bessie G. Frank and Mr. A. NJ
Weinberg, both Of Baltimore, Md, were
married last Sunday at noon by Rev.
Abram Simon. Owing to the i'll health
| q the brides parents the ceremony
which was followed by dinner. TOOK
place at the home of Mrs. Ben Schwartz
of 1892 10th street northwest, sister of
the bride, only the immediate families of
the young couple being present.
After an extended tour of the south, Mr.
and Mrs. Weinberg will return to New
York, where they will make their future
home
Miss Helene Gerber of Baltimore, Nd,