The Washington herald., 1912-03-13
SOCIETY
Small Dinner at White House Fol.
lowed by Theater Party
Last Evening.

The President and Mrs. Taft enter
tained at dinner last night Attorney Gen
eral and Mrs. wickersham and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Riggs, OF New York. the latter knowr
in the literary world as Kate Douglas
wiggin. whose book. "Rebecca of Sun
nybrook Farm" has been dramatizes
and is being produced here this week
/ After the dinner the President and hi,
party occupied two boxes TO see the play
The party Included Mrs Taft and Mis-,
Taft, Mrs. Charles Anderson, of cincin
natl. Mrs. Taft's sister, and her daugh
| ter, Miss Catherine Anderson; Mr.. anc
Mrs. Riggs, Lieut.. Rogers, Lieut.. Manly
and Mr.. A. Kerr Clark Kerr. Of the Brit
ish Embassy.
Miss Helen Taft spent yesterday II
Baltimore with friends. returning her,
about o'clock. This evening Miss Taf
and her cousin, Miss Catherine Anderson
Will be the guests of homo: at a Dime,
for young people given by Miss Dorothy
Williams. daughter OF Col. and Airs
John r. Williams, u S. A.
The Counselor OF the German EN-
bassy and Mime. Ha9iel Won Haimhau-
sen entertained at dinner last nigh; and
had as their guests the Secretary Of the
Navy and Miss Julia Meyer, the Danish
Minister. Count Moltke, Col. and Mrs,
Cosby. Mrs. Wesley Merritt. Mrs. Raj
ston. OF New York: the Military Attache
or the German Embassy and Nine Her.
warth, Mrs. Preston Gibson, Lieut.. Her
warth. and Count Csekonics, of the Aus
tro-Hungarian Embassy.
The director general of the Pan-Amer-
lean Union, Mr.. John Barrett, left Wash
ington yesterday for Boston, where he
will be the guest of honor at a dinner
given him by the chamber of commerce
OF that city this evening. ...
Miss Mildred Dixon Mckee. daughter
Of Mr.. Henry II. Mckee, and Lieut..
Gustav Henry FRANKIE. Coast ARTILLERY,
u S. A, were married yesterday after
noon in the home of the bride, Rev. DR..
France, OF Trinity Methodist Church, Of
hciattng. Only a small company OF rela-
uves and intimate friends were present
The bride was gowned in a travelling suit
OF tan cloth with an imported hat to
match. Her bouquet was of mauye
orchids, and her only ornament was a
lavalliere OF diamonds and pearls, a gift
Of the bridegroom. Mrs. Munroe, wife
OF Capt. Munroe, Of Fort Monroe. was
the only attendant. Lieut.. FRANKIE and
his bride left late yesterday afternoon
for the Pacific Coast. They will visit
relatives en- route and sail from San
Francisco April ). to join his company
OF the Coast Artillery in the Philippines.
Owing TO a recent bereavement in the
bridegroom's family. the wedding was a
very quiet one. Lieut.. FRANKIE is a ma
tive OF Iowa. and a graduate of the
United States Military Academy, class
Gf 1911.
Mrs. William Kent entertained yester-
day at 1875 F. street. from 4 to 6 o'clock,
to meet the executive board of the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage Association
and the Congressional committee. Short
addresses were made by DIR. Anna How
ard Shaw. Miss Jane Adams, Miss Inez
Millholland. and others. The members
OF the Congressional committee are Mrs
William Kent. chairman: Mrs. Robert NJ
La Toilette, Mrs. Robert L. Owen. Mrs
Harvey W. Wiley, Mrs. Victor Berger,
Mrs. Claudius NJ. Stone, Miss Burleson.
and Miss Emma Gillett.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Henry Purdy, Of Wash
ington. are guests at the Hotel wolcott,
in New York, for a few days.
Miss Lucy Hoke Smith. who is a guest
Of Miss Annie Lee Mckenzie. in Atlanta,
Ga, was a guest at a large tea yester-
day 1T which Mrs. W. Woods White en-
tertained forty young people.
Mrs. A. P. Myers. OF Woodbridge. Va.
the marriage OF her daughter.
Miss Daisy c. Myers. and Mr.. Lee Bry-
ant, at Baltimore. yesterday morning.
They will be at home after March % at
i34 Tenth street southwest.
Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury entertained
at her home. 1875 Walnut street, |
and in the evening enter
tained in her opera box for her house
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Gass, Of this city, |
followed by supper.
Mrs. Carter. widow OF former Senator !
Thomas II. Carter, arranged a delightful |
for the senior class of |
Trinity College for Girls last evening. |
Mrs. F. A. Branagan. who is her guest, |
gave an intensely interesting lecture on |
Life in the Philippines" illustrated by |
lantern slides of DR.. Washburn. |
Mrs. Branagan has lived in the Philip |
Dines for many years. Judge F. A. |
SrsnaGan was treasurer of the Philippine |
commission board for seven years. and /
S still a member of the commission. |
Mrs. Branagan is in this country on 4
-isit, and will sail April 10 for Manila.
A large and smart audience at the
Playhouse heard a beautiful programme
Il Schumann piano music yesterday
morning, played by Ernest Hutcheson,
ormerly of the Peabody Conservatory,
n Baltimore, who has made many pre-
ious successes here. Mr.. Hutcheson will
cave shortly for a years stay in Eu-
ope. and will give several other recitals
t the Playhouse before doing so.
Miss Marguerite Barbour, daughter Of
frs. James F. Barbour. returned to
last evening from a visit to
'rench Lick Springs with Mr.. and Mrs. |
. II. Vandergrift and Miss Alice Van
ergrift.
The Congressional Club had one Of the
ortnightly Leap Year dances last even
lg. Card tables, for those who did not
are to dance, were placed upstairs.
Miss Elizabeth West Guy, daughter of
Ir. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Guy. and Mr..
!. Lowry Farnham were married last
vening at o'clock in the home of the
rides parents. Rev. Andrew R. Bird
Miss Margaret Joy Farnham
as the maid of honor. and Mr.. Arthur
arnham acted as best man for his
rother. Following the ceremony a re-
option was held
Miss Letterman was taken to Provf-