The Washington times., 1912-12-20

The advisory committee selected by
c. c. Glover. tJr.. for the production Of
Fruits of Culture" a Tolstoi comedy.
by the Yale University Dramatic As
ISOLATION. at the Columbia Theater, FRI
day afternoon. December q. consists Of
MIR. Justice Henry b. Brown! United
States Supreme Court, retired: secre.
tary Of the Treasury Franklin Mac
Veagh. Clifford Pinchot, Lee McClung.
J. q. Henri de Sibour. Huntington Will
son. Assistant Secretary OF State; Fred.
crick II. Brooke. William +. r.. HIT,
q. q. Lincoln. James II. Hopkins, Jr. !:
j. Upshur Moorhead, and T. I.awrason
Biggs. Mr.. Glover IL the local manager
for Washington. -,
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Mrs. Sydney Ballou. Of the Connects.
cut. will not receive this afternoon. but
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Mrs. Gillett Hill and Miss Gillett Hill
will receive tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. wotherspoon. wife Of Brig. Gen.
w. W. Wotherspoon, L. s. A.. will be
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The Misses Colhoun. daughters OF the
late Rear Admiral Colhoun. will be at
home Informally on Fridays after the
first of the year.
Congressman II. NJ. Jacoway, Of Ar
kansas. and Mrs. Jacoway are estab-
lished at Congress Hall. where they
will have as their guests during the
holidays 8. b. Cooper and Miss Cooper
Of New York. ,r. III.
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Mrs. MacVcagh entertained last night
in honor OF Miss Taft, first giving a
dinner with twenty-nine additional
guests, and following with a dance for
which hundred or more young people
were invited. Every detail was charm
ingly arranged for both dinner and
dance. the table. set In the large conser-
vatory. being decorated with Killarney
roses. while the decorations all through
the house were In red and green to car
~ out the Christmas colors. The
Marine Band alternated with piano
numbers by Uriel Davis.
The Misses Meyer. Miss Nagel. the
Misses Gamble. nieces OF the Secretary
of War and Mrs. Stimson. and the de.
butantcs of the past two years. with a
number of.yeung married people. were
included with the guests. ..,..s-,
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Brig. Gen. and Mrs. W, w., woth-
erspoon entertained a dinner party
last night In honor OF Major and Mrs.
sydney A. Cloman. who are visiting
here preparatory to going to California:
The President and Mrs. Taft We're for
the first time this season guests OF q
ln0 los
retary Of State and Mrs. Knox enter
tanning at dinner In their honor. On
account Of the departure OF the Presl-
dent apd Mrs. raft for Panama, the
dinner assumed great tnfornraiity, being
served at 1880 O'Clock. In the center
Of the round table was large plaque
OF yellow orchids. and from the sum.
init of the mound rose the ancient tree
measuring a foot high. which the SEQ
retary and Mrs. Knox brought from
Japan.
The guests, besides the President and
Mrs. TAFT. We're the Brazilian Ambas.
sador and Madame da CANA; Senate,
and Mrs. winthrop Murray Crane
Senator and Mrs. Sutherland. Senator
Root, Gen. and Mrs. John A. 6ohns-
ton. DR.. and Mrs. Wilmer, DR.. and Mrs
Charles W. Richardson. and Mrs. Ed
ward 7. Stotesbury. Of Philadelphia.
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William Andrews. formerly secretar,
Of the legation In Panama. but recently
appointed to u new post. has arrived II
and their son. at the Grafton. He, vii
remain here for Christmas week.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Harlow enter
tained guests at dinner last night.
The Attorney General and Mrs wick
crsham entertained the British Am
bassador and Mrs Bryce at dinner las
night and invited to meet them thu
Postmaster General, Frank II. tFiitcn
cock; the Peruvian Minister and Nine
Pezet. Senator Drandagee. Rear .\d
miral and Mrs. Richard WainwriGht
Miss Boardman. Mr.. and Mrs. Arnol,
Hague, Alfred Mitchell Innes. Britisi
counselor; Miss B,ddle, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Francis Adams. Miss Mac
Neash and MI. and Mrs. Arthur, lfnrie
Parsons. =
'.' $780, - =
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams, ,jr. o
Philadelphia, came to Washington Yes
terday to visit Mrs. Russell b. Harri
Son and Mrs. Saunders. mother an
grandmother of Mrs. williams. The,
will remain until January:
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The Winnie Davis Chapter of the
d. &. will entertain at Il card tourna
nient at the Confederate Memoirs
Home on January 10. The patronesse
sr, Mrs. Marion Butler Mrs. w.
BaGEett, Mrs 3. 8. Belt. Mrs Loui
Bennett, Mrs. Kate .kearney Henry
Miss Mamie Randolph Heth: MRS: (
l.. Fletcher. Miss Sally Mackail. Mr.,
Edward Lee Morgan, Mrs. .. Wilson
Mrs. Short Adams Wills. and Mr.,
George r. Vaughan. Miss Mamie Ral
delphi Heth will preside at the table.