Evening star., 1912-01-19
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT TAFT HAD A BUSY
DAY SOCIALLY.
Attended Wedding and a Dinner.
The Gordon Fleming Mar
riage-Notes.

Secretary of War and Mrs. Dickin
| son. Mr.. and Mrs. John Alexander, Mr.
| Rowland Russell and Prof. and Mrs
| Henry Fairfield Osborn of New York; Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Robins and Mr.. and
Mrs. George III. Earle of Philadelphia
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Anderson oi
| Richmond and Mrs. Albert Akin of New
York, daughter of the host and hostess.
President Taft attended the marriage
yesterday of Mrs. Cromwell and Mr.. F.
T. Stotesbury Of Philadelphia. The bride
was escorted by her elder son. Mr.. Oliver
Eaton Cromwell, and Mr.. Arthur Emlcn
Newbold of Philadelphia was best man
The bridal costume was of ivory panne
! velvet. trimmed with sable and old Eng
lish point. \ musical program preceded
accompanied and followed the ceremony
which the Bishop of Washington, Right
Rev. Alfred Harding, performed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stotesbury have gone
south and will be away several weeks.
Entertainments await their return here
for few days stay and will follow
their taking up residence in Philadelphia
Mr.. and AIRS. Gilbert H. Grosvenor We're
dinner hosts last night for Miss Helen
Taft, having in the company to meet her
Miss Harriet Anderson, Miss Robinson of
Richmond. Miss Marie Peary. Miss
Noyes. Miss Elizabeth NoyeS Mrs David
Fairchild. Lieut.. and Mrs. John Timmins.
Mr.. Cotton, Mr.. DennisOn, Mr.. Risley
Brown, Mr.. Charles Tittman. Mr. Charles
Wilson and Mr.. George Putnam.
Miss Helen Taft and Miss Anderson
will be entertained at dinner tonight b!
Mr.. and Mrs. Melville L. Ingalls, at theil
home on 18th street.
Mrs. Richard II. Townsend entertained
at dinner last night in compliment to
= to-, mi n a
meteff. Her other guests were the Sec
retary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac
Veagh. the Postmaster General. Justice
and Mrs. Holmes. Senator and Mrs. Wet
more, Senator Brandegee, Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Leonard Wood, Mrs. l.. u. Letter,
Mrs. John Hays Hammond, Mrs. Slater,
Miss Janet Fish, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
White, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z. Glover, the
Assistant Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Huntington Wilson. the Russian naval at
tache and Nine. Vassilieff. Alfred Mat
chell Innes, British counselor: Mr. and
Mrs. Woodbury. Blair, Representative Gill
lett. Maj. Archibald Butt and Edward
Beale Mclean.
The German ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff entertained at dinner last
night and had as their guests Senator
and Mrs. Warren, Senator Bacon. Gen.
E,dson Bradley, Col. and Mrs. Spencer
Cosby, Mrs. Frank Ellis. DIR. and Mrs.
Fremont Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. John Cal
Ian OLaughlin and the military attache
of the German embassy and Nine. Won
! Herwarth.
The British ambassador and Mrs. Bryce
entertained at dinner last evening. THEM
guests were the French ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand, the Swiss minister, DR..
Ritter: Senator and Mrs. Crane, Senator
and Mrs. Newlands. Representative and
Mrs. Peters, Representative and Mrs.
Oscar Underwood. former Senator Aid
rich, Mrs. Thomas F.. Bayard. Mrs. Mar
shall Field. Mrs. Joseph Hobson, the
naval attache of the Austro-Hungarian
embassy and Baroness Preuschen Won und
zu Liebenstein. the military attache of
the British embassy and Mrs. McLachlan,
Miss Elizabeth Adams and Mr.. A. Kerr
Clark Kerr.
Gen. and Mrs. George NJ Gillespie en-
tertained at dinner last night Senator
Burton, the assistant secretary of war
and Mrs. Oliver. Mrs. kirke Porter. Ad-
miral and Mrs. Stockton. Admiral and
Mrs. McGowan, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Corcoran Hill, Col. and Mrs. Thomas
Synlons and Col. and Mrs. Archibald
Oracle.
Mrs. T. De Witt Talmage entertained at
dinner last night for Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles j. Faulkner of West Virginia,
who are spending part Of the winter in
Col. and Mrs. Stedman were among the
dinner hosts last night, their guests be-
ing Gen. and Mrs. Carter. Gen. and Mrs.
Bixby. Col. and Mrs. Ladd, Col. and
Mrs. Budin and Col. and Mrs. Wyeth.
Mrs Fleming, widow Of Col Robert L
Fleming. and Brig. Gen. David S. Gordon,
L. S. A, retired. will be married Janu-
ary q. at the New York city home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Luis +. Corea. son-in-law
and daughter of Mrs. Fleming Mr.
Robert v. Fleming will accompany his
mother to New York next week ror the
event.
Mrs. Fleming, who has been a widow
for several years, was Miss Belle Vedder,
Mrs. Vedder of this city. The late Col
Robert l. Fleming was in his day among
the most prominent citizens OF the capi-
tai
The home of the couple, 14OS Massachu-
settS avenue, was the scene of many
handsome entertainments. one of the
most brilliant and notable of which was
the marriage. February q, 1907, of their
only daughter, Miss India Bell Fleming,
to the then minister of Nicaragua, Mr..
Luis +. Corea. Since the latter relin-
quished his diplomatic post he and Mrs.
corea have maue their home in New
York city. the former being a member
of a Wall street firm Of lawyers. They
Felipe and Lois Fleming, the second
daughter born last December.
Gen. Gordon comes from Kansas and
entered the army in 1861 as q lieutenant
He was retired in April, 19i. and has
lived at the Brighton in this city the
present season.
The Congressional Club had a gala
event last night in the reception to the
diplomatic corps. The house was pro-
fusely decorated with palms, vines and
flowers, and an orchestra played through
out the evening. Mrs. Roberts. president
of the club, received the guests. assist
ed by Nine Jusserand, wife of the French
ambassador, and Nine. Calvo, wife of
the Costa Rican minister.
Mrs. Burton Harrison of New York,
| Mrs. Garnett of Texas, Mrs benjamin
| Cravens of Arkansas. Mrs. Hughes OF
Georgia, Mrs. Oscar Underwood of Ala
bama, Mrs. Sylvester e. Smith of Cali
fornia. Mrs. Richardson of Delaware.
| Mrs. Good of Iowa, Mrs. D. r. Anthony
jr., of Kansas. Mrs. Cantrill of Ken
| lucky, Mrs. Mccall of Massachusetts,
Mrs. McMorran of Michigan, Mrs Cur
rier of New Hampshire. Mrs. kinkead
Of New York Mrs. McCumber of North
Dakota, Miss Page of Vermont. Mrs.
Jones Of West Virginia. Mrs. Lafean of
Pennsylvania ard Mrs. Hardy of Texas
also assisted in the hospitality.
Mrs. Archibald Oracle and Miss Edith