The Washington times., 1912-11-28
President Observes Day
In Executive Mansion


ron, and their family will also be among
those in the party. Charlie Taft ar
rived In Washington yesterday from hts
school In Connecticut. but Robert Tsfts
vacation from Harvard law school 10
too short to permit his making tho trip.
Miss TAFT Is now en- route to Washing
ton from Panama, where she has been
on a trip with the Secretary Of War and
Mrs. Stimson.
This morning the President and Mrs.
Taft attended the Pan-American SER
vices at st. Patrick's Catholic Church
and afterward the President attended
the Thanksgiving services at his own
church. All Souls Unitarian Church.
Later he attended the marriage OF Miss
Bouteli and Mr.. Ladd.
The members Of the Cabinet, with two
exceptiors. are all In Washington today.
and many OF them attended the Pam
American mass at st. Patrick's Church.
the Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
and Mis-. Nagel being Of the number.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Knox
did not go to their country place at
Valley Forge. Pa. as Is their custom.
their X street house.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and
Mrs. MAcVeagh are to dine with Mrs.
Marshall Field: the Attorney General
and Mrs. Wickersham will have q small
family party; AZ will also the Secretary
Of Agriculture and Miss Wilson.
The Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs.
Fisher will have quite the gayest party.
for while It will be limited strictly to
the members of their family. there are
several children to make things bright.
The Secretary Of tho Navy and Mrs.
Meyer will dine at home. having tho
Misses Meyer. their daughters, and a
few additional guests with them.
Postmaster General Hitchcock follow
ed custom established when he en-
tered public life. and left the city last
night for Boston. where today he will
enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with the
members of his family.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand will entertain informally at
dinner this evening. at the embassy.
Col. Robert NJ. Thompson and Mrs.
Thompson entertained the largest
Thanksgiving luncheon party OF the
day. having their numerous guests at
the Chevy Chase Club. where dancing
followed the feast.
The luncheon followed the fox hunt
which started early this morning from
Edgewood. the Maryland home OF Wal
ter Tuckerman. master of the hounds.
and all Of the followers not otherwise
engaged were entertained BY Colonel
and Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. Thompson
did not follow the hounds, but motored
out to the Tuckerman home with Miss
Wood and other friends, to witness the
start.
Miss Katherine Beresford, of England.
Is the house guest Of Colonel and Mrs.
Thompson. and was one Of the luncheon
party. others there being Walter Tuck
erman, master OF hounds for the WASH
ington Riding and Hunt Club. and Mrs.
Tuckerman: Miss Marion Oliver, Miss
Rebecca Wilmer. Miss Sykes. DR.. Cary
Langhorne, U. 8. N. and Mrs. Lang.
horne, Lieutenant Commander Maxi.
milan Burstyn, Austrian naval attache
Lord Eustace Percy. British attache
Chauncey Hackett and Lieutenant Ray
mond Rodgers.
MIR. ana Mrs. Buckner Wallingford
Of Pittsburg, arrived in Washington
today to be the guests of Mrs. Wal
lingford's brother-in-law and sister, tn,
military attache Of the French En-
bassy ana Countess dc Chambrun. Mr.
Wallingford will return to his hom,
at the end Of the week. but Mrs. Wal
lingford will remain In Washington TO
a longer visit.
The Count and Countess de Cham
brun entertained informally at luncheon
today.
The German Ambassador and Count
ess Won Bernstorf entertained ut din
ner last night in compliment to tn
retiring British Ambassador and Mr..
James Bryce. Their other guests wer
the Secretary Of Navy and Mrs. Georg
Won l. Meyer. Mr.. Brun, the Dnnis
minister; Mrs. Richard II. Townsent
Mrs. Thomas X. I.aughlin, Assist ar
Secretary OF State and Mrs. Chandlc
Hale. the Second Spanish Secretary an
Sonora de Canongo, Mr.. and MIR
George Howard. Major Won Herwartl
J Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Charles
McCawley.
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One OF the pretticst OF the severe
! home weddings, which have marked til
Thanksgiving season. was that Of Mis-
Alice Liston Wright. daughter of Jul
tice and Mrs. Dan Thew Wright,
Robert Vedder Fleming. which. too
|, place last evening at $50 o'clock In I'll
home OF the brides parents in Sixteent
street.
On account OF mourning in the bride
family the wedding was quiet and va
attended only by the relatives and
r few friends. The Rev. ]. II. Nelms. I
the Church OF Ascension. ofticiated.
, The drawing room where the GER
, mory was performed was adorned wi,
. palms and white chrysanthemums NJ
r roses, a huge white bell being but
in one corner Of the room, filled
, with white roses and smilax. On eith
eide Of tho prie-dieux. which was a
ranged under the bell. was ia
, lighted candelabra. In the library, Anne
g can Beauty roses and palms were us'
chiefly, and the dining room was bea
. tiful with clusters Of yellow chrysa
i themums and candles with yellow 81
= shades.
A portion Of the Marine Band play
A tho wedding music and during the Ger
u.uny Evening Star" from Tan
hauser' was played softly.
The bride entered the room with h