Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-05
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SECRETARY AND MRS. KNOX
HAVE ORCHID DINNER.
Items Concerning Other Well Known
People-Personal
Notes.

The President and Mrs. Taft were
guests at dinner last night Of the Sec
rotary OF State and Mrs. Knox. British
Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce, the Ger
man ambassador and Countess won
Bernstorn. the Italian ambassador and
Warehouses Cusani, the Russian am
bassador and Nine. Bakhmeteff. Mr..
Justice McKenna and Mrs. McKenna,
| Senator and Mrs. Warren, Senator and
Mrs. Bailey. Mrs. Garrison McClintock.
Mr.. Horace Taft and Mr.. and Mrs.
| Hugh S. Knox also sat around the
| orchid-decorated table
The new minister of Nicaragua and
Nine. Castrillo entertained at dinner
| last night at Rauscher's in honor OF
| the American minister to Nicaragua.
Mr.. Weitzel. The table was decorated
| with large centerpiece of American
beauty roses, and there were corsage
| bouquets Of the same flowers for the
| women.
The guests were the assistant secre-
| tary OF state and Mrs. Huntington vii,
| SON, the minister Of Costa Rica ana
Nine. Calvo. the minister of Salvador,
Senior Mejia; the minister OF Norway
and Nine Bryn. the minister or CUBA
and Nine. Rivero, Miss Rivero, the min
lister of Honduras, Dr. Davila; the
charge d'affaires OF Panama and Nine.
Brin, Miss Calderon, Mr.. and Mrs. Reu-
| ben Clark. Mr. and Mrs. McNeir. Or.
| and Mrs: Reed Hunt. the assistant dl,
Nine. Yanes. Miss Salter, Miss Cas-
| tril1o. Miss Scott, the minister resident
Mr.. Thomas c. Dawson; Mr.. Ira Z.
Bennett. Mr.. Walter Penfield, MI.
| Mendes, DR.. Castrillo. Mr.. A. r. Thomp-
son and the secretary of legation, Mr..
| Cuadra.
and their three-month- old daughter Will
| come from California this month to visit
Col. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. at
| Oyster Bay, l.. l.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst
will arrive Monday on their way from
San Francisco. where they have been
| making their annual visit to Mr.. Hearsts
| mother, Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. They will
stop at the New Willard during their
stay here.
The Misses Anderson. daughter of
Medical Director and Mrs. Frank Ander-
son, entertained a company of young peo-
pie at a tea yesterday afternoon from
| ) to Z o'clock to meet their cousin, mrs.
Sidney Morgan Henry of New York. their
house guest. Mrs. Edward Burr, wife Oh
Col. Burr and Mrs. Z. J. D. Fuller pre-
sided at the tea table and others who
assisted were Mrs. +. y. Woodward, Miss
Emily Beatty. Miss Ednonia Adams ana
Miss Elizabeth Munford.
Col and Mrs. Garrard. Maj. and Mrs.
Summerall and Capt. and Mrs. barnnart
received last night for the hop commit
len Maj. Summerall. Capt. Barnhardt'
Capt. Lindsey and Mrs. Johnson, at the
hop at Fort Myer A number of dinners
preceded and suppers followed the dance.
Miss Helen Taft and Miss Harriet An
derson attended the dinner and dance
given by Mr. and Mrs. Henry White last
night.
Lieut.. John w. Timmons. naval aid
| to the President, and Mrs. Timmons en-
| tertained at dinner last night.
Miss Crenshaw entertained a five
hundred party last night at her home on
| 10th street in honor of Mrs. Thomas
McNeir of New York and Miss Crlst OF
| Boston, The rooms We're beautifully dec
GRATED with red roses and nowerihS
plants Miss Crenshaw wore a gown Oh
Crenshaw, mother of the young hostess.
| received the guests in an elegant gown OF
1 ciel blue satin with a tunic of CRYSTALS.
Miss Elzabet Parker Crenshaw, the de-
butante sister Of the hostess. wore yeiow
crepe meteor. The guests were Mrs w.
| W. Kitchen, Mrs. King, Mrs. thompson
Mrs. Allen, Miss Libbey, Miss May Lib
hey, Miss Ethel Hickey, Miss Myers, Mr..
Crist, DR.. Allen, Mr.. Cox MI hickey
Crenshaw, Mr.. Rankin, Mr.. Freeman,
DIR. King, Mr.. King and Mr.. Augsutus +.
Crenshaw.
Mrs. Charles Elwood Foster will be at
home informally the Mondays in jan
uary at the Portland.
Representative and Mrs Edwin 5. IN
derhill have returned, after spending the
holidays at their home in Bath, n. y,
and are at the Cairo.
Mrs Andrews of 1S47 Columbia road
will not receive Saturdays during the sea-
son.
Mrs. William Pearson will be at home
the first and third Saturdays in January
Mr.. and Mrs William Jones have sent
out cards for Friday evening. January
H. from 8 until II o'clock. at 1909 .
street, when they will introduce their
daughter, Miss Anne Seymour Jones.
Mrs. Jones and Miss Jones will be at
home the third. fourth and fifth Tues
days in January.
Mrs. James Lee Marshall is giving
,uncheon on the 18th, to be followed by
an informal dance from > to .
Mrs g G. Reed and Miss Nina Stock
ton have gone south TO spend the next
two months.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schaney enter
..inad host of their friends last
"Wednesday evening at their home. 1880
Wallace Mace in honor of their fifteenth
anniversary. Music, dancing and refresh
ments filled the evening. They were the
recinients of many beautiful presents
| Mr. and Mrs de B. Randolph keim
ond Miss Keim will receive the first
ord fourth Fridays at 1918 L street.
>rrs Alexander K. Anderson will be at
| osxe ;nformally the Saturdays in Janu-
airy.
"Wednesday evening last Miss Lillian
IT, CARL entertained number or young
| neonIe Of the Centennial Baptist Church
| Games were played-one OF the most IN
| teresting being the INITIATION OF inc ypuHs
| ,ean in the Womans Suffrage Club-in
,.,,ich Mrs. Mason, teacher of the class.
as doorkeeper Among those present
| 49,. the Misses Cecilia Gotthold. Ethel
cofin Mabel Mason, Nellie Courtney, E.
Pose Riedl. Lottie Jordon, Jennie May
| pottar Viola Kilby. Katie Slattery. E.
| 1Soria Power. Maggie Moran, Ethel Hig-
| sta. and the Messrs. Charles Cooke.
sshar,as I Fasnacht. Bernard Daniels,
| Erancis Rossiter John A. Higgins
| Harry O'Meara. Walter Brady. William
| II Ropy walter Haliick and Mrs. Mason
Mr. and Mrs. Alvah I. kase entertained
.. f;va hundred party Tuesday evening,
January 2, in their apartment: the Biz
| ;nopan The prize for the best score
| as a,varded to Mrs I. j. Guthrie.