Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-07
CLUBHOUSE WARMED
Brilliant Scene Marks Ladies'
Day at Army and Navy.
THOUSANDS OF GUESTS
The President Among the Visitors
After Six.
MANY CLUBMEN ATTENDED
Smart Gowns on Young and Old.
Fine Music-Profusion
Of Flowers.

diplomatic CORPS justices of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, members of
the congressional committees on naval
and military affairs and many promi-
nent government officials were the guests
of members Of the Army and Navy Club in
their handsome new home at 18th and l
streets northwest. yesterday afternoon
Accompanied by his secretary Charles
D. Hilles, and his military aid. Maj
Thomas L.. Khoades. President Taft ar
| rived at the clubhouse at about $50
O'Clock. He entered on the I street side
of the building, and passed through the
Culver rooms, named in honor Of the
late Capt. Culver of the navy, where Rear
Admiral Newton E. Mason and Mrs. Ma
son received. Brig. Gen. Edwin A. God
win and Mrs. Goodwin received in the la
dies reception room at the north end of
the main hallway on the first floor. The
President then made his way to the main
| lOunging room, where he remained, for
about ten minutes. chatting with army.
navy and Marine Corps officers and other
| friends.
Members of the entertainment commit
| tee who assisted in entertaining the
guests. though scattered about the main
hallway and on the mezzanine floor. were
Col. Charles H. Laucheimer, L. S. NJ. c.:
Col. David L. Brainerd, Z. S. A; Lieut.
COMMANDER DaVlo r. boyu, Z. D. ~. >
Maj. George r. Lanhorne. L. S. A; Capt
Frank T. Hines, U. S. A. and Capt. Louis
Mccarthy Little. U. S. NJ. c.
| Sections of the Marine Band. located in
| the main dining room and on the mez-
| canine floor, furnished music for the re-
ception. In the main dining room and
| from small tables located in other rooms
| on the main floor banquet luncheon was
| served.
| Thousands Asked.
More than 2 900 persons were invited to
attend the housewarming, and a large
majority of them were present at some
time during the afternoon. Besides hun
| dreds of government officials and their
secretaries and members of the families
| of deceased army, navy and Marine
Corps officers residing In Washington. in
vitations also were sent to the directors
| Of many local clubs, including the Metro
poltan, Chevy Chase, University, Riding,
Commercial. Columbia. Country and the
| National Press Club
Besides the President and his attend
ants the guests were Mr.. Justice Nc
Kenna. Mrs. Stimson. Miss Gamble. Gen.
and Mrs. Albert Mills. Mrs. Ernest a.
Clover, Miss Bradford. Miss Cotton, Mr.:
and Mrs. Charles c. Glover. Admiral and
Mrs. Beatty and Miss Beatty, Admiral
and Mrs Hollyday, Mrs. Richmond P.
| 1ODSOn, MIS-. Austin Oh 1eIIIleSSee SHd p
lain and Mrs. Bayard. Capt. and Mrs.
Norton. the Peruvian minister, Mr. Pc
yet; the charge daffaires of Italy. Mr..
Catalani: Mr.. Mitchell Innes counsel of
the British embassy; the naval attache of
the British embassy and Mrs. Heathcoat
Grant, Col Moreton Gage, Of the British
embassy, Mr.. Won Bulow of the German
embassy, the naval attache of the Bra
lillian embassy, Lieut. Commander de
| Aquino; Mr.. and Mrs. Okabe Of the Japa-
nese embassy, the minister of Costa Rica.
Senior Calvo; the first secretary of the
Chinese legation and Nine. Yung kwai.
Miss Valerie Padelford. Mrs. Ordway, DR..
Louis Lehr. Mr.. William Marrow. Mr..
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Leigh Pal
mer, Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. John
| Timmons, Miss Marguerite Barbour. Miss
Jane Sand. Mrs. o. H. Tittmann, Mr.. ].
Frank Hume, Miss Mabel Hume.
Mrs. Joseph Crawford. Miss Caryl
| Crawford. Mrs. Eldridge Jordan. Mr.. NJ.
NJ. Parker. jr.. Miss Ruth Parker Maj.
and Mrs. George Wheeler. Mrs. David D.
Porter, Capt. and Mrs. James Archibald.
Admiral and Mrs. Rixey. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward Brown. Capt Louis NJ: Little, Col.
Shepard, the first secretary of the Siam
| csc legation and Mrs. LOTUS. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Joerissen. Mrs Rudolph Kauff-
mann. Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kaufman.
Mrs. Max Kauffmann. Gen: and Mrs Will
liam P. Biddle. Col and Mrs. George
Downey. the Misses Fitch. the Misses
| Downing. Miss Worthington, Miss Mabel
Boardman. Mrs. Alexander Sharpe Col.
and Mrs. Gherardi. Capt. and Mrs. Barn.
hardt. the Misses Finley. Miss Katharine
Hitchcock. Mrs. Morris Evans, Miss
Wood. Mrs. Fred bennett. Miss bennett.
MAI and Mrs Allen. DR.. and Mrs. Alex
ander Magruder. Miss Magruder. Mrs
| Britton. Miss Margaret Britton.
| Cen and Mrs AnSOn Mile Cant
| Dorm. .. s. n, and Mrs. Dorm, Col. and
Mrs. Gerard. Miss Valerie Gerard, Capt.
and Mrs. John Guest. L. S. A. Miss Ran
dali, Gen. a. c. Girard. Mrs. Thomas
Snowden. Miss Anne Koerper. Miss Doris
Haywood, Mrs. Edmund X. Webster Miss
| Frances Webster, Mrs. Eddy, Mrs Will
liam H. briggs. Miss Natalie briggs,
Capt. Frank Evans. L. S. NJ. c., and Mrs.
Harriet Conger. Mrs Ward Brown. Mrs.
| Gilman of Denver, Miss Katherine Crane,
Miss Estelle Crane, Mss Elizabeth Moves.
Mrs. E. c: Brooks Miss Dorothy Grey
Brooks. Capt. and Mrs. Amos A. Fries.
Capt. and Mrs. Jewett. Capt. and Mrs.
F. B. Wildly, Lieut.. and Mrs. Alexander
Sharpe, jr.. Col. Jay j.. Morrow. Mrs
William Barret Ridgeley, Mr.. Charles
NJ. Pepper, Miss Nora Rose Pepper, Mrs.
| Alexander Rodgers. Miss Juliette Janin
Mr.. Beale R. Howard, Miss Edythe How
ard. Miss Margaret Howard. Lieut.. Clay
ton Vogel, Z. S. NJ. c.; Pendleton NJ
Turner, Gen. MedOrem Crawford. MI
and Mrs. j. Romance Edison, Mr.. Ralph
w. Snowden Hill. Mrs. H. L. Rust Mrs
Rust Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Livingston
Hunt. Maj. Gen. Torney, Col. Dugan
Gen. and Mrs. James B. Aleshire, Miss
Aleshire. Miss Dorothy Aleshire. Mrs.
Meta Morris Evans. Miss Meta Evans.
Miss Elena Ca,deron. Miss Hannah Tay-
| lor. Miss Anna Boiling, Col. and Mrs
| Spencer Cosby. Commander and Mrs
Victor Blue, Gen. and Mrs. George B.
Davis. Miss Lollie Anderson Miss Kath-
leen Anderson. Miss Janet Monday, Miss
Nellie Woodruff, DR.. and Mrs. Ralph
jenkins. Maj. and Mrs. Pierre Stevens,
Miss Marie Stevens. Maj. De Laney, Capt.
| Talbot, Col Hodges U. s. A; Gen and
Mrs. Ovenshine. Miss Ovenshine, Gen.
and Mrs. Marshall. DR.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Magruder and Miss Magruder.
| Smart Gowns and Hats.
Mrs. Stimson. wife Of the Secretary of
War, was in black charmeuse and a
large white hat. Her niece and guest,
Miss Gamble Of Philadelphia, was in
brown velvet and hat of the same color
Miss Mabel Boardman wore gown of
brown chiffon and velvet, with a coat of
the velvet and a small brown velvet hat