Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-08
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT
WILL ATTEND CHARITY BALL.
Invitations Out for Several January
Events-Personal
Notes.

4NVtVOs
The President and Mrs Taft expect In
attend the charity ball at the New Wi
lard tonight. following the custom they
have observed for the two past yea s.
The bail last year was great success,
and tonight's assemblage promises to
be another brilliant gat .ering OF we'll
known persons, official and resident nota-
bilities. Out-of-town visitors and an al
most complete list Of the winters debu-
tantes will be present The bathrooms
have been decorated and there will be
two bands, alternating in dance and
promenade music.
To prophesy that the charity ball Will
be success is very easy matter. since
1t is not of record that any Of them in
the past twenty years nave been any
thins else. Grandmothers. in some in
stances, and mothers Of those who are
prominent at this time in the board OF
management OF the Children's Hospital
took the same keen interest IN making
the balls two decades ago the hxe1 socIa.
institution they have become. No ody
In all that period ever had the bad taste
to arrange q conflicting entertainment on
the date selected. and when the balls
used to be held in the old Masonic Tenn.
pie at 9th and F streets they attracted
both the substantial and the transitory
elements in society, just as they old later
on, during the years that the Nat'oLaI
Rifles Armory was the scene OF the
same gatherings.
President and Mrs. Cleveland. al
| though neither of them cared partfcu-
larly about balls. made a point to at
| tend the charity balls In the armory.
Of late years the attendance has been
so large that the two bathrooms at
| the Willard are needed for dancing
and promenading.
The President and Mrs. Taft and
their party will occupy the large CEN
| trail box after their formal reception.
! The hostesses of the evening will be
Glover. Mrs. Clarence Wilson, Miss
Marion Oliver and Miss Mary Carlisle.
Secretary and Mrs. Nagel are entertain
| ing company of young people at dinner
| tonight in compliment to Miss Taft, all
going later to the charity ball.
| DR.. and Mrs. John Crayke Simpson have
| evening, January %. at O'Clock, at
Rauscher'S.
Miss Ellen Douglas FiIlebrown will
give a card party Tuesday afternoon,
January 15 in honor of Miss Swan of
Morrissown. n. j.. and an evening card
party Tuesday, January %.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Effinger are
giving theater party. followed by sup
| per at the Willard tomorrow night, in
compliment to Miss Mary Beirne Har-
| mon of New York, who is the guest of
Miss Edmonia Adams.
| Miss Estelle Crane will give dinner
| tonight. the party going later to the
charity ball.
The Congressional Club has cards out
for o'clock Friday. January II, to meet
| Miss Scidmore. Tea will follow at ).
Capt. and Mrs. Charles II. Patterson
of 18TH street will give dinner for
young people tomorrow night, their party
going on later to the Brookes dance at
Rauschers, in honor of Miss Cudahy.
Miss Eleanor Reyburn and Miss
Louise HELEN have gone to West Point.
Miss Marion Bourne of New York is
| the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edison Brad
| ley, who gave luncheon for her yes
terday at the Chevy Chase Club.
| Mrs George Roseberry of 139 A street
northeast had a family reunion all New
| Year day. Among those present were
| Mr.. George Messer and daughter, Miss
i Carrie Messer: Mr.. William Messer and
| daughter, Miss Helen Messer, and son,
\
| versity, New York city: Mr.. and Mrs.
| James Messer and daughter, Miss Nan
Messer, and Miss Winnie Whyte and
| others.
| At the marriage of Miss Martha Wag-
gaman Brawner and Mr.. Ralph Edward
Daniels at Christ Church. Georgetown.
| Tuesday evening. January IL, at 8
O'Clock. the brides attendants will in
clude her sister, Miss Julianna Brawner
as maid of honor. and the Misses Jose
| phine Waggaman, Josephine Alexander,
| Christine Fox Jean Washburn and Chris
| tine Waggaman as bridesmaids The
| brides brother, Mr.. Henry Brawner. will
| be best man and the uShers will be Mr..
Ernest Mechlin, Mr.. Frank Fox. Mr..
John Smoot, Mr.. Archibald King and
! ception for the bridal party and relatives
will follow at the home of Mrs. Henry
| Alexander Brawner. the brides mother.
| Mrs. A. H. Baldwin will be at home at
the Cecil Tuesdays, January 8, 16 and %,
| from to 6.
Mrs Henry George, jr, Of New York
will not receive this month. but wills be
at home the second and fourth Tuesdays
| in February from to e.
| Mrs. Augustus P. Crenshaw and the
Misses Crenshaw will be at home tomor-
row after o'clock.
OWlnS 10 absence from the city, MIS-.
and Miss HELEN will not receive tomor1
row.
| Mrs. William M. Alexander will be at
| home at I'LL @ street Tuesdays during
January and February.
Mrs. Edwin E. Roberts. wife of Repre-
sentative Roberts of Nevada, will not be
at home tomorrow.
nd Mrs. T. n an a
| to West Africa, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. James S. Giffen at their home in
Clarendon. Va. Mr.. Heminger is the
| foreign pastor of the Bethany Presbyterian
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