The Washington herald., 1912-04-05
SOCIETY

Easter festivities promise to be well
worth while remaining for In Washing
ton. The President and Mrs. Taft VIII
entertain a house party of young people,
a party Of Bryn Mawr students, school
mates of Miss Taft. and a party OF
young men friends Of Mr.. Robert Taft
who will be at home for the holidays
The house guests will not arrive until
after Easter Sunday. but probably viii
be here in time for the ball the Sec
retary Of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer are
giving on Easter Monday night Tues
day evening the Playhouse viii be the
scene Of a gay little party Of buds and
beaux of five years hence, when the
dancing club for this set will close It's
season with a final ball. In which Mrs
Montgomery Blair is the active spirit
On Wednesday evening Mrs Robert
Patterson will mark her return TO So
ciety after a period Of deep mourning
by a dance In her Dupont circle man.
sion. Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs
John Hays Hammond are giving din
ner dance. Friday afternoon Mrs. Hem
mick is giving her wonderful new word
less play, "On the Love Of Echo" at the
Belasco Theater. for the benefit OF
Neighborhood House. which promises to
be one OF the most beautiful affairs
and on Saturday night the japanese
Ambassador and Viscountess Chinds
will give their nrst reception mere. IN
the afternoon a large tea with dancing
will be given by Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell
Harrison and the Misses Harrison. There
are many other festivities now being
arranged.
Miss Grace Cortelyou. daughter OF the
Mrs. George B. Cortelyou. OF New York,
is the guest for the Easter season OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ReesIde, old friends
and neighbors of the Secretary and his
family. in Bancroft place Miss Grace
Kinds, sister of Mrs. Cortelyou. who
spent her winters here with the family,
is the Easter guest of Mrs. Judson G.
Clements. in Bancroft place, who will
entertain at a tea for her on Easter
Monday.
Miss Helen Taft returned 20 the White
House yesterday afternoon from a twen-
ty-four hour trip TO Warrenton, Va,
where she has been the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James X. Maddux. Miss Taft was
accompanied by Miss Gladys Ingalls,. Capt.
Symington, and DR.. Carey T. Grayson.
OF the U. s. s. Maynower, and Lieut.
Andrews, U. S. y. They went down on
Wednesday afternoon for a meeting OF
the Warrenton Hunt Club yesterday
morning.
German Ambassador, expects to sail for
Join her in Germany later in the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Corbin. of New
Britain, Conn, are at the Richmond for
Easter. on their way TO their home from
their bridal trip in the South. Mr.. Cor
bin inherited a large fortune from his
father, and a further inducement 20
marry early by a legacy OF 75,0oa extra
IL he married within a year from his
fathers death.
Mrs. Stephen B. EIkins and her father.
Henry G. Davis, have returned from the
South. where they spent several weeks
recently. Miss Katherine Elkins and her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Blaine Elkins. who have made the trip
from Panama to Guatemala TO visit the
United States Minister and Mrs. Hit,
are expected TO return here on the 9Th.
Mrs. Gaines, wife OF the former Rep
resentative from West Virginia. is the
guest Of Mrs. Montgomery Blair for a
few weeks.
Mrs. John Cropper has returned from
long absence in Europe and opened
her Washington home for the spring
season.
Miss Alice Boutell, daughter Of the
American Minister TO Switzerland and
Mrs Henry Sherman Boutell. will arrive
in New York Saturday from Europe.
She will go TO Clifton Springs. y. Y.
to visit her grandmother, Mrs. Gates,
and from there to Boston TO visit the
mother of her fiance. Mr.. John Brooks
Wood Ladd. She will then come to
Washington TO visit her sistsr-in-law.
Mrs. Roger Boutell The marriage Of
Miss Boutell and Mr.. LAdd will take
place this summer. probably in WASH
ington.
News has been received OF the birth
of a son yesterday to Lieut.. and Mrs.
Filippo Camperio. at their home, 81 Corsa
Vene Zia, Milan, Italy. Mrs. Camperio
ter of Mrs. Terry and the late Rear Ad-
miral Silas W. Terry, L. S. N, Of WASH
ington.
Mrs Thomas NJ. Chatard is spending a
few days in Baltimore.
Mrs. Howry, wife OF Judge Charles B.
Howry, who has spent the last few
months in the South. returned to wash
ington yesterday and Joined her family.
Miss Elizabeth Howry has returned from
New York, where she made a short visit.
Commander Retzmann. the retiring
naval attache OF the German Embassy.
will entertain at a farewell luncheon next
at Rauscher's. He has been
to another post, and will
leave soon.
Miss Letterman has returned to her
apartment at Stoneleigh Court, having
sufficiently recovered from her recent at
tack of appendicitis.
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, president-gen-
eral of the d. A. R., entertained a COM
pany at luncheon yesterday in the BAN
quet hall of the Memorial Continental
Hall, in honor of Mrs. ]. NJ. Dickinson.
wife of the former Secretary of War
and Mrs. Lamar, wife OF Mr..
Justice Lamar.
Mrs Herbert wadsworth and the party
she chaperoned on a trip to Panama
three weeks ago returned TO Washington
In the party were Mrs. W.
W. White, Miss Frances Lppitt, Repre-
sentative Butler Ames, and Mr.. Henry
Du Pont.
Mrs. Martin, wife of Lieut.. George
Wade Martin, U. S. NJ. c., Of Boston, is
spending a few days in Washington with
Mrs. Slater and Mime. de Struve. Mrs.