Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-01
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
KNOX DANCE AT PAN-AMERI-
CAN BUILDING TONIGHT.
Miss Finley Will Make Debut at
Large Tea Today.
Other Events.

The President and Mrs Taft will be
rotary of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer,
of thirty-fOur at dinner at the White
House. Both dinner companies will go
on later to the Knox dance
Secretary and Mrs. Knox will give a
dance tonight at the Pan-American
sbuilding in honor of their son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Knox.
Mrs. Frederick E. Chaplin and daugh-
ter will sail for England Saturday to
join Mr.. Chaplin, who has been in South
America during the winter.
Mrs Walter L. Hilton, 14O1 Delafield
place, will be at home informally to-
morrow.
Miss Helen Taft dined with large
company at the home of Gen. and Mis-.
Clarence Edwards last night, when the
other guests were Miss Anderson, Miss
Reyburn, Miss Brooks Miss Elizabeth
Reid Rogers, Miss Waliach, Miss Dorothy
Miss Merriam, Miss Jean Oliver, Mrs.
Cutting, Representative Catln, Repre-
sentative Butter Ames, Lieut.. Edward
! McCauey, Mr. George Howard. Lieut..
Raymond Rodgers, Capt Sheridan, Mr..
Carroll Glover, Mr.. Edward Root, Lieut..
Darlington, Lieut.. Greble, DR.. De La1ey
and Mr. Walter Jones of Porto Rico.
The assistant secretary of state and
Mrs. Huntington Wilson entertained at
dinner last night in honor of the Bra
lillian ambassador, Mr.. da Cana. The
other guests were the minister of Den
mark, Count Motke; the Belgian minis
ter and Nine. Havenith, Senator and
for 6,,
the counselor of the Brazilian embassy
and Nine. de Lima, Mrs. j. D. McLach-
Ian. DR.. Piatt Andrew, Mrs. Frederic
Bronson, Mrs. Wadsworth, Mrs John
Hays Hammond and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Calf.
DR.. and Mrs Joseph Taber Johnson an
nounce the engagement of their daughter,
Margaret Taber to Mr.. Earl Wheeler of
this city. The wedding will take place in
the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kirke Porter gave
a large dinner party last night in honor
of the French ambassador. and Nine.
JuSserand.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. William T. Biddle
entertained at dinner last night, when
their guests were Senator and Mrs. Cum
Imins. Senator Penrose Admiral and
Mrs. Fletcher, Admiral and Mrs. Twin
ing, Capt. and Mrs. Wills and Miss Judge
| OF New York.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander T. Britton were
dinner hosts last night for the counselor
| of the Austro-Hungaran embassy and
Nine. Loewenthal-Linau. Mr.. and Mrs.
Woicott Tuckerman, Miss Katherine Cam
eron, Miss Mary McCauley. Miss Kath-
crime Britton, Count CsekonicS of the
lAustro-Hungarian embassy, Mr.. Horst
| mann Of the German embassy and Lieut..
Won Herwarth
Senator and Mrs. Briggs and Mr.. and
Mrs. Letter gave dinners last night.
Mrs. William R. Smith, wife of Repre-
sentative Smith of Texas. gave a lunch-
con Yesterday in compliment TO Mrs.
Roberts, president of the Congressional
Club, and Mrs. Gregg, the former presi-
dent: The others present were Mrs. Rob-
ert l.. Henry and Mrs. Rufus Hardy Of
Texas. Mrs. William Sharpe of Ohio.
Mrs. Edward Taylor of Colorado and
Mrs. ii. ID. Slater of Ell Paso, Tex.
Miss Edith Oracle. daughter of Col.
and Mrs Archibald Oracle gave a bridge
party OF twelve tables last night in honor
or Mr.. and Mrs. JefI erSon Porter, jr., who
nave just returned from their wedding
trip and are making a visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. Culp before proceeding to their
home in Alabama
Representative and Mrs. Lynden Evans
mad dinner guests last night to meet Rep