The Washington herald., 1912-11-18

The President and Mrs. Taft will din'
with the Secretary OF the Treasury ant
4 Mrs. MacVeagh on January 2 The othel
members OF the Cabinet will give a din
ner In their honor during the succeeding
weeks thereafter, the Secretary of Com
mrce and Labor being the last on the
list.
The President will reJoIn Mrs. Taft al
! the White House on Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Christian d. Hemmick gave an in.
| formal dinner at Studio House" last
night in honor Of Mrs. Won Gaetner. OF
Philadelphia, who is composing the music
| for the OPERA "AtalantIs," which Mrs
Hemmick Is writing. Later in the evening
the guests were privileged to hear the
first act of "Atalantis."
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley entertained
at luncheon yesterday at their residence In
Dupont Circle, in compliment TO their
daughter. Mrs Herbert Shipman. OF New
York, who is making them a visit. The
other guests were Mrs. Roscoe Bulmer,
of Annapolis; Miss Marion Oliver. Wis
count day, naval attache of the French
Embassy; Count Louis de Sartiges, third
secretary OF the French Embassy; Capt.
L. NJ. Little, u. S. NJ c., and Lieut.. John
c. Fremont, u. S. n
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Bradley leave for
New York to-day, accompanied by their
daughter They have a box at the opera
for every other Monday night. Their
guests tonight at the opera will be Mr..
and Mrs. Sunfield and the Rev. DR.. and
Mrs. Herbert Shipman.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Rogers will give
an informal dance on December II at their
residence in Nineteenth Street
Mr.. II. PercivaI Dodge. American
Minister to Panama, and Mrs. Dodge
and their small daughter. are sailing
for this country on board the George
Washington.
I The British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce will go to Baltimore to be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis NJ
Jencks. who will give a small dinner
for them that night at their residence,
l West Mount Vernon Place. The Am
bassador and his wife are going to
Baltimore for the convention of the
American Civic Association. to be held
November 10. 20, and Fl. The Ambas-
| sadOr will deliver an address before
the convention on November 20. On
| honor at the banquet to be given by
the members of the Bachelors Club of
the Washington Y. NJ. C. A.
Mrs. Christian Hemmick entertained
at a handsomely appointed luncheon
on FRIDAY in honor OF Miss Janet Rich
ards. Among her guests were Mrs.
Livingston Hunt. Mrs. Willett. Miss
Sophy Siebert. Miss Katherine Jcn-
nings. and Miss Gladys Hinckley.
OF interest to washingtonians is the
announcement that Mrs. Woodrow VIII
son, wife OF President Wilson.
has selected an Ohio girl. Miss Mary
Bayless. OF West Union. Ohio, to be her
social secretary here. Miss Bayless
was formerly clerk of the Ohio Legis-
lature and in the last year has been
serving as secretary to prominent So
Ciety women in the East. When in
West Union Miss Bayless. who is still
in her twenties, was prominent social
ly and took a great Interest in church
work.
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor,
Mr.. Nagel. leaves Washington tonight
for Chicago. where he will deliver an
address before the Chicago Association
of Commerce on Tuesday night.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland will introduce
her debutante daughter, Miss Esther
Cleveland. to society this afternoon at
their home in Princeton. y. J.
The debut of Miss Cleveland will be at
tended by guests from various parts of
the country, who will come to pay hon.
age to the debutante who was born in
the White House during the second ad-
mi Af 70 he 10
dent Cleveland.
Mrs. lockwood Hoar and her daughter.
Miss Frances Helen Hoar. OF Washing
ton. who have been spending the late
summer and autumn season at their
home in Worcester, Mass, have gone
to Princeton to be the guests OF Mrs.
Cleveland and Miss Cleveland. and to
assist at Miss Cleveland's presentation.
Later in the season, when Mrs. CleVe-
land and Miss Cleveland come to Wash
ington, they will be the guests OF Mrs
Hoar. Miss Hoar, who recently made her
debut in Worcester, will have a coming
cut party in Washington later in the
winter.
An important engagement just an
nounced is that of Miss Eleanor Foote
Reifsnider, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Milton Reifsnider. of Westminster. Nd.
TO Capt Thomas Mathews Robins, of the
Corps of Engineers. United States Arnt.
The wedding will take place the latter
part Of the winter. Miss Reifsnider is
widely known and much admired in Bal
timore. where she has frequently visited.
An interesting coincidence is that the
marriage OF Miss Reifsnider's twin
brother, Ensign Lawrence Fairfax Relf-
snider. L. s. n. whose engagement to
Miss Louise Munroe. of Annapolis. Nd.
was announced a short time ago. will
take place next Wednesday in that city.
Because of mourning in Miss MunrOe's
family the wedding will be a very quiet
one. Ensign Reifsnider and his bride will
live in Washington, where the former Is
on duty.
Mr.. Christian D. HemmiCk. who is
spending a few days in New York. will
return to Washington on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter entertained
a number of the younger set at lunch
con yesterday at their country home in
Virginia.
The Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Huntington Wilson are spending a.
few DAYS in New York.
Lady Cecil Spring-Rioe, wife of the |
new British Ambassador, obtained her |
training as a diplomatic hostess in Ber- |
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