The Washington times., 1912-03-03
Miss Cameron S Leap Year
Party Elaborate Affair.
Changes in Society.

Miss Helen Taft had a buster time
socially last week than on the pre-
yious one, when she broke her record
by dining at home all but two nights.
Last week she was the guest on Mon
day night of the wardroom officers of
the Presidential yacht, the MaSdower,
at dinner; on Tuesday she dined with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Parmelee, of Cleve-
land, who are spending the winter here.
and Wednesday DIR. and Mrs. Cary ID.
I,anchorne, L. S. N, gave a dinner for
her.
Thursday evening she dined at home,
hut later attended the leap year CO.
tilllon given by Miss Catherine Cam
eron at her residence in n street.
This little dancing party was one of
the most successful of the season, and
was leap year affair in every sense
of the word. Except that Mr. dc Bach,
Of the Russian embassy, led the CO.
tillion, the men were permitted to take
no iniative whatever throughout the
evening" and the fact that II took place
! February % made 1t all the more real
/ istic. James Byrnes, the famous rag
time pianist of New York, played the
music for the dancing, and the favors,
which the girls and not the men dis
pensed, included toy drums, horns rat
I ties and mouth organs, besides wonder
full artificial flowers from Paris aud
gold and silver spangled scarfs. An
elaborate supper was served at mid
night, and dancing was resumed after
ward, lasting some time.
Miss Gwcnfra Williams, of London,
daughter of the popular Mrs. HWfa
Williams, is Miss Camerons house
guest and the recipient of much atten-
ton socially these days.
Congressional Club
Has Had Busy Season.
The Congressional Club, which ar
ranged and carried through an ambi-
tiouS social program for the season,
has afforded many excellent opportu-
. mites for the social advancement of
the daughters of Congress. The club
program included a series of evening
i receptions to notables, such as the
President and Mrs. Taft, and the
Speaker and Mrs. Clark, several aft
ernoon receptions and one large club
breakfast, in addition to the regular
4 Friday afternoon at home, which has
been observed practically since the
birth of the club. At one afternoon
reception the Congressional debutan-
ties of the season, whose mothers or
aunts are members of the club, were
The guests of honor.
Since the beginning of the New
Year there have been fortnightly leap
year dances for young people at the
club house on Tuesday nights.
1t is largely due to the consolida ton
of forces as a club that Congressional
! circles have come into their own so
prominently during the Taft Admin
istration. The prestige of the club,
politically and socially. is remarkabl BILE.
a signal honor bestowed on the club
/ as the latest evidence of its pre-emi-
renee socially was the bid extended to
its members by Mrs. Taft to the first
= White House musicale of the season
last night.
Preceding. the musicale, the .Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft entertained at din
ner in honor of the Governor of Mary
land and Mrs. Goldsborough. After
ward the dinner guests, augmented by
the members of the Congressional
club, 500 strong. were treated to
delightful musical program by Nine.
Alva and NJ Segurola of the Metro
Dolitan Opera Company.
Mrs. Taft Ardent
Lover of Music.
Mrs. Taft is an ardent lover OF NIL
sic and since her entrance into the
White House as mistress. has arranged
numerous notable musical functions
Last nights was tire first in a series Of
three she has planned for the spring,
the other two to take place Fridays,
March Is, and April l.
Another significant change in the so.
Cal asnCCt of Washington which las
come about with the Taft Adminstva-
tiOn is the lesscninG of the power OF
New Workers in social ContCrs During
the Roosevelt regime many New YORK.
society people practically adopted the
residence