The Washington herald., 1912-02-27
SOCIETY

Miss Helen Taft and her cousin, Miss
Catherine Anderson. OF Cincinnati, who
Is a guest at the White House. were the
guests In whose honor a dinner COM
pany was entertained last night on board
the Presidential yacht Maynower at the
navy yard. by the officers Of that vessel
Mrs. Macveagh. wife OF the Secretary
of the Treasury. went to New York yes
terday for the remainder OF the week.
The Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. Nagel entertained at dinner last
night and had as their guests the Bra
lillian Ambassador. Senior da CANA. Seua-
Gen. and Mrs. Edwards. Mrs. Alfred b.
Bates, Mrs. Letter. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
White. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas p. Can.
Nf ana Mrs Arnold Hague, Mrs. Morton
GrinnelI, and Mr. Adds.
His emInence. Cardinal Gibbons was en-
tertained at dinner last evening bs Mrs.
Corbin, widow Of Gen. II. c. Corbin. who
had Distinguished company to meet
him.
One Of the most brilliant functions of
the season will be the dinner which Mr..
/
Thursday evening (ml-Careme), March
IA in honor of the President and Mrs.
Taft. Following the dinner a musical
programme will be given by Mime. Ada
Sassoli, hsrpIsf; Mime. Alma Gluck, and
Mr.. Whitehall, OF the Metropolitan
Opera Company.
viscountess day. wife OF the naval
attache of the French Embassy. and
Miss Catherine Cameron bav, organized
skating club. which VIII meet for the
first time at the Arcade rink Wednesday
and continue until after April 4.
The Argentine Minister, DIR. Naon, left
Washington yesterday for a brief visit
TO PIttsburg. where he will attend the
125tho oanniversary OF the University of
Pittsburg.
Dr. and Mrs. J. Breckenridge Bsyne
will go over 20 New York to-day for a
/ few days.
Miss Catherine Cameron is spending
some time In New York.
| MIR. 4. c. Horstmann, of the German
| Embassy stan. was host at luncheon
yesterday. which was followed by
dancing, in his home in y street.
! The Skating Club. organized for the
Lenten season for the benefit of the
Navy Relief Society. held its first meet
1 ing yesterday afternoon at the rink in
the Arcade. Mrs. Beekmsn Winthrop,
wife of the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, assisted by Mrs. Beatty. wife of
the commandant of the Washington
Navy Yard. received the members of the
District auxiliary. and there were about
| $50 skaters. chiefly from among army
and navy and diplomatic circles In So
ciety. The band from the Mayhower
| played throughout the afternoon. The
club was voted a brilliant success be-
| fore the afternoon was half over. Miss
Timmons and Mrs. Charles Russell
\ day.
The patronesses of the society ker-
mess have announced that a dance will
be held in the New Willard ballroom
after every performance Of this society
event, which will be given for the ben
| eft Of the National Junior Republic
March Z, s. and 9. The programme Of
the kermess, including a carnival and
4 ten foreign dances in which 10 of the
| best known society young men and
| women will participate. will continue
until about II o'clock; and after that
| hour dancing to the music OF large
orchestra will be in order. The announce
ment Of the dance has made the COM
ing kermess extremely popular and sub
scriptions are being received by the young
women Of the Junior league, which is
directing the kermcss
The patronesses Of the society kerr
/ mess are Mrs. Knox, Mrs. Edward Doug
| lass White. Mrs Champ Clark. Mrs. Her
bert wadswcrth. Countess Won BernstoTff.
Niscountess DAN. Mime. Calderon. Nine.
Riano. Mrs. Justice Hughes. Mrs. Chand-
! Ter Hale. Mrs. Nicholas Anderson. Mrs.
! Letter, Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page. Mrs.
Ralph Jenkins. Miss Patten, Mrs Lodge,
Mrs. Draper. Mrs. Nathan Scott, Mrs
Wallach. Mrs. Robert Roosevelt, Mrs.
Louis Lchr, Mrs. Murray Crane, Mrs
| Clarence Watson, Mrs. Brownson. Mrs.
| Vandegrift. Miss Gwynn. Mrs John A.
Johnston. Mrs. Sewers. Mrs. Jesse Brown,
Mrs. ingalls,. Mrs. Stevens. Mrs Town
send, Mrs Haywood. Nine. Naon, and
Nine. Chang.
The marriage is announced BY Baron
and Baroness Goost-Dalerup Of their sis
ter, Mrs. Karen Michaelis, the Danish
author. to Mr.. Charles Emil StrangeIand,
recently appointed secretary to the Amer
| lean Legation in Bolivia. The marriage
took place last Thursday The ceremony
was performed at the Hillcrest avenue
home Of Baron Dalerup. in New Ro-
chelle, n. Y. Rev. David Borth, of the
Danish Church OF Perth Amboy, n. J.,
officiated. Mrs. William NJ. Chase was
the matron Of honor. and Prof Charles
A Beard, of Columbia University, acted
as best man. Mrs. Michaels arrived
from Europe only two days before, and
all the details of the marriage were kept
secret. Immediately after the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Strangeland left for Wash
ington on their honeymoon. About March
Is they viii sail for Bolivia, where Mr..
Strangeland will take up his new duties
at the American Legation. Mrs. Micha.-
lis and Mr.. Strangeland first met last
September, when both crossed on the
close friend OF DR.. George Brandes.
the Danish critic, and knew Ibsen and
Bjornson when they were living She
| and Mr.. Strangeland are both thirty-five
years old.
Miss Gertrude Greely, daughter of Brig.
Gen. A. W. Greely, has gone to West
Point for a few days.
Col. and Mrs. John r. Williams enter
tained at dinner last evening for their
daughter. Miss Dorothy Williams.
Miss Frances LlppItt. daughter of the
Senator from Rhode Island, entertained
at dinner last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Letter arc receiv.
ing the congratulations OF their friends
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