New-York tribune., 1912-01-04
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
From The sTrIbune Bureau.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The Ambassador to
Great Britain and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid are
expected in Washington next week, and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond have
invitations out for a reception In their
honor on Friday evening, January L, at
1920.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmeteff were the guests for whom MI
aEd Mrs. Hammond entertained at dinner
this evening The other guests were Sen
ator and Mrs. Warren. Mrs. Murray Crane,
General and Mrs. LEONARD Wood, the Nor
wegian Minister and Nine. Bryn, the AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Beekman Winthrop, Lee McClung, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Schroeder, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh s Knox. Mr.. MacMurray. Mr.. Deni-
son. Mr. and Mrs. l.. b. Stillwell, or New
York: Mr.. and Mrs Talcott Williams, OF
Philadelphia; Miss Leslie Page, OF Cali
fornia, cousin and house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs Hammond. and Miss Hammond. who
"a spending the winter with her brother.
The first Bachelors Cotillon this season
was given this evening at the New Willard,
when Mrs Meyer received the guests with
the new president. Lawrence Townsend
The decorations and favors We're In red as
Is customary for the holiday cotillon. They
consisted of changeable silk scarfs, in pale
blue. pink and lavender shading from deep
colors to pale tints; muff holders and pin
cases of red brocaded satin tied with scar
let ribbons the latter trinkets filled with
every conceivable sort of pins: mahogany
creton trays and red roses and carnations
for the women. For the men there were
red satin sashes with bells, pigskin bill
folders tied with red ribbons, match boxes
and ash trays and carnations and roses.
MANY dinner parties preceded the cotillon'
including those of Mr.. and Mrs. Edsoh
BRADLEY. Mrs. Richard Townsend, Miss
Laura Merriam, which was given In honor
of Miss Esther Slater of Boston; Mr.. ana
Mrs Frank Poe and Mr.. and Mrs. Johh
Hays Hammond.
The marriage of Miss Mary Switzerland
Youngest daughter of Rear Admiral SOUTH
erIand. 10 Louis Bacon, OF Boston, tooh
nIaca M the home of the brides parents
,bIs ofternoon The Rev. Charles Wood
nerformed the ceremony in the presence
~ the members of the two families ana
small company Of Intimate irienus, Tue
President, his daughter and thelr mouse
guest Miss Anderson, and MAJOR butt
heing among them. The decorations "ele
NJ the simplest Sort and there were no at
tandants The bride wore gown OF hea'y
iron satin. with lace on the bodice ana
,unIc drapery of white chiffon. Her ven
,,,o, hold with a wreath of orange blossoms
,,5 sbe carried a shower of Bride roses
nj lIlies-of-t the valley. Immediately after
tbo ceremony and buffet luncheon the
bride and bridegroom left here Tor Can
fornia to Join the latter's mother' VINO 10
spending the winter there. They VIII 30
from there to Panama and jamaica re-
turning to their future home in Boston
about April l. Mr.. Bacon and Miss South
erland met at house party of the former
cousins. Mr.. and Mrs. Crowninshield, In
tho autumn. Among the guests at the
wedding were the Italian Ambassador and
Marchesa Cusani and Donna Beatrice
Cusani, the German Ambassador anu
Countess Won Bernstorff, for whose daugh-
ter the bride acted as bridesmaid last
spring: the British Ambassador ana MIS-
Rrvce. the Assistant Secretary OF state
and Mrs Wilson. the Misses Meyer daugh-
ters of the Secretary Of the Navy Post
master General Hitchcock, Miss Nagel'
Renresentative and Mrs. Andrew Peters
of Boston: Senator du Pont and Henry
du Pont, Miss Janet Fish, of New YORK;
Miss Eva McAdoo, of New York; MI ana
Mrs James Wadsworth, jr., of New YORK;
the counsellor OF the Austro- Hungarian
Embassy and Nine. Loewenthal-Linau, Mr..
and Mrs Walcott TuckeTman, Mr. ana
Mrs Nathaniel Francis, Miss Cotton, MISS
Merriam, Miss Slater, of Boston; Miss
Draper, Colonel and Mrs. Spencer Cosby,
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy ana
Mrs Beekman Winthrop. Miss Katherine
Jennings, guest of the Misses Meyer; Mr..
and Mrs. Medil Mccormick, Mr.. and Mrs.
George c. Lee, OF Boston; Robert Low
Bacon. of New York; Dexter Blagden, OF
New York; William Arthur Du Pee OF Bal
tirnore Dr. John S. Rodman, Mr. and MIS-.
Horatio Hathaway, E. McBee Garfield.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Boyden, MI ana
Mrs Gordon Abbott, Mr.. and Mrs. Casper
c. Bacon, Mr. and Mrs. ] Story Fay "a.
j. F. Lowering, DR.. Lincoln Davis, Robert
Saltonstall and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w.