Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-04
In THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
B0XH0LDERS FOR CHARITY
BALL ARE ANNOUNCED.
Secretary and Mrs. Knox Will Give
Dinner for the President To-
nlght-Other Events.

night-0ther Events.
/ The President and Mrs. Taft. Col Rob
ert VI. Thompson and Mrs. Thompson.
| Rear admiral and Mrs. Brownson. Sen;l-
tor and Mrs. Murray Crane, Mr. and
Mrs. Edison Bradley Mrs Mark Hanna.
| Mrs Wood, Mrs. Eugene Hale and Mrs.
samuel Hill are boxholders for the
| charify ball, which will be held Monday.
January :. ut the New Willard. Among
/ me Patronesses Mrs. Brice wife of
lile British ambassador. Nine Jusserand.
countess Won BernStorff, Countess Moltkc
/ Mime. Chang. Nine. Naon. Nine dc Ri
ano. Mime. Caldcron, Nine Locw ent hal
''had. baroness Won Preuschen. Mrs.
/ hhoN. Mrs. Meyer Mrs White. Mrs. Nc
VIENNA. Mrs Holmes, Mrs. Hughes. Miss
cannon. Mrs Hale. Mrs. Wetmore Mrs.
ndlieN, MIS- BfggS, Mrs Murray Crane.
Ms Lodge. Mrs Nathan Scott, Mrs.
II. MIS- Augustus Gardner. Mrs.
| ,iopsor, Mrs. Chandler Hale Mrs. Oliver.
Mrs. winthrop, Mrs. Barbour. Mrs. An
Gerson. Mrs. Letter, Mrs. Townsend Miss
patten: Mrs. Edison Bradley, Miss Gwynn.
Mrs, Ray wood, Mrs. Ralph Jenkins. Mrs.
Wadsworth. Mrs. Domer, Mrs Hin, Mrs.
h1rRe Porter. Mrs. Story. Mrs. John
SION. Mrs. Vandergrift Mrs. Hammond,
NJ NJ Norman Williams, Mrs. Brownson,
Mallach. Mrs. Mann. Mrs.. Palmer Lee.
Mrs. Munford and Mis-. Draper.
| The President and Mrs. Taft will he
entertained At dinner tonight IL the
secretary Of state and Mrs Knox at the
,rS. o' the cabinet dinners. Mr.. Horace
,aI'. VINO Is on visit to the White
rouse VIII also attend the Knox dim
ner.
MISS Taft and Miss Harriet Anderson
VIII nine with Mr.. and Mrs Henry White
night '''' -
owing to absence from the city. Mrs
hnuoiph Max Kaufman will not be- at
nome tomorrow. but will receive Friday
the 18th. at the Dresden. and the follow
ing Fridays in January
4 ne wedding reception of Miss Mary
Southcrland and Mr. Louis Racnn ofRos
ton. following their wedding Yesterday in
the apartment of the brides mother Mrs
". - II. Switzerland. at the Connecti-
cur. was attended hv large gathering.
. q hundred persons of Washington
su.ctS meetlng the ont-of-town guests
VINO were mostly Boston and other r.la :
Iives OF the bridegroom Rev. Charles
"ood, pastor OF the Church of the Cove
n Mnl on'ciated and the President and
IL
anderson. were among those present
me bridal costume was of white satin
ana chlifon, and the ornaments worn in
I, '.:l, tne pearl necklace. the gift of the
bridegroom. and diamond and pearl ear
rings given by the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs Bacon, beginning a lengthy
weualnS Journey, left last night for Cali
iornia: and mean to go to Panama etc
Boston to live =
Mrs. Kate Q. Stratton and Norman l.
ns- an ehpioNe of the United States
geological survey. went ia NiddIetown
valley, Frederick county Md last Cot
ur0aI, and were married at the home Of
charles =. Brane. a friend of Mr.. King
,, me Columbian Women of George
washington University have arranged
for benefit Monday evening Jan,,.ry
IL. at the National Theater when the
musical comedy. 1.-THE Slim Princess
with Elsie Janis in the stellar role. will
The benefit is for the loan scholarship
fund. This fund is used to help deserving
girls. who otherwise would be unable to
obtain college education.
.hIs martin A. Knapp is the president
o. the organization, with Mrs Charles
". richardson and Miss NJ. 4 clancy
the vice presidents.
The committee in charge Of the benefit
consists of the following members of the
Shute as chairman:
Mrs John Barber. Mrs. f. E. Behrend
Mrs. +. b. Brice, Mrs. W c. Clephane
Mss Ruth Denham, Mrs. John Paul
s Es1Iar IT., Mrs. John Joy Edison, Mrs. +.
adier. Mrs S. NJ. F'arr. Mrs. s. I. Franz
Miss Anna S. Hazelton, Mrs. William ii.
Heron. Mrs II. L. Hodgkins. Mrs. Julius
l-ansbursh. Mrs Fl. T.. A. Iemon. Mrs
\: iisner Miss Julia McCord. Mrs o. \.
Nrechlin, Miss Elizabeth Peet. Miss = !
RAYMOND Mrs. T.
Ross. Mrs W. c. Ruediger. Miss Alice
sanger. Mrs Charles III. Stockton. Mrs.
r Il. Townsend. Mrs. r. H. Turner. Mrs
Z: r. Weseman and Mrs l.. Russell
White
Mrs. John Paul Earnest, .loa stree;
mas charge of the sale of tickets. ana
Mrs. Lisner. 112:; Massachusetts avenue
of the boxes.
Society is to be well represented al tn.
Columbia Tneater next Monday eyenin.
IN the cause of charity. Margaret AnsIin
mas graciousiy consented to devote the
receipts OF her first performance of
Green Stockings at that theater for tho
benefit of the Northern Dispensary.
winch though comparatively Young in
stitution, has already concentrated the AT
tention of the public for the amount Of
good it is effectins. During her STAY in
washington next week Miss .Anglin will
pay visit to the institution under the
guidance of Mrs. Giles S. Rafter. who is
president of the board of governors Mrs
Albert j. Carrico. Mrs. Edmond Chap
man, Mrs. William Harr. Mrs Giles s.
Rafter. DIR. Frank Leech Commodore
Peters. Mr.. Raymond Tilson and Mr..
Emile Berliner have taken boxes.
The patronesses for the occasion are
as follows: Mrs. Charles w Richardson.
Mrs. William :. Kenyon, Mrs Alexander
Garner Bentley. Mrs. j. ID. de IL Wal,
bach Gardiner. Mrs. Easby-Smith. Mrs.
Tolbert Lanston, Nine. Marques d.. Aze
vedo and Sonora MARION Rivero
Mr. and Mrs. John NJ Culp have is
sued invitations for the marriage of their
daughter Alkaline and Mr.. Henry Jeffer-
son Porter. jr., January II. at S::.J pm.
at the Church of the Covenant
Mrs Champ Clark wife of the Speaker
beSaU her days at home yesterday and
was surrounded by callers all the after
noon
Last night at : o'clock..a at the home of
the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S /
Block, of .3O7 Calvert street. the marriage
Of their daughter Bertha Babette. and
Mr.. Harold Savin Sheriff of PHILADELPHIA
took place. The ceremony was perform
ed by the brides brother. Rev. Carl Nor
gan Block. at present chaplain Of the
Woodberry Forest School of Virginia Be-
fore the ceremony Mr.. Joseph Matthew
sang Beloved. 1t X Morn and Miss
Gretchen Hood played the wedding march
and during the ceremony sang. |
The brides gown WAS of white creme
meteor with princess lace. studded in
pearls She carried a shower bouquet of |
bride roses and lilies IT the valley The
ceremony was witnessed by relatives and
intimate friends only. After February |