The Washington herald., 1912-01-19

Inc Attorney Generdl anu NnAS. "tcAet'
sham entertained the President and Mrs
Taft at dinner last evening. The guests
asked to meet them were former Secre.
tary of War and Mrs. Dickerson. Mr.
John Alexander, head of the American
Academy OF Finance in New York, anc
Mrs. Alexander. who are house guests Of
the hosts; Mr.. Charles Howland Rus
sell, of New York; Prof. Henry Fairfield
Osborn, Of Columbia Co1iegs. New York
and Mrs. Osborn; Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Robbins, and Mr.. and Mrs. George II
Earle, OF Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs
Henry w. Anderson, Of Richmond, anc
Mrs. Albert ]. Akin. of New York, daugh-
ter of the Attorney General
The British Ambassador and Mrs
Bryce entertained at dinner last evening
Their guests were the French Ambassa'
dor and Nine Jusserand. the Swiss Min
lister. DR.. Ritter; Senator and Mrs. Crane,
Senator and Mrs. Newlands, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Peters, Representative and
Mrs. Oscar Underwood, former Senator
Aldrich, Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard, Mrs.
Marshall Field, Mrs. Joseph Hobson. the
Naval Attache of the Austro-Hangarian
Embassy and Baroness Preuschen Won
und zu Liebenstein, the Military Attache
Of the British Embassy and Mrs. Nc
Lachlan, Miss Elizabeth Adams, and Mr..
A. Kerr Clark Kerr.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmetefr were the guests OF honor at
dinner last night Of Mrs. Richard Town
send. The guests asked to meet them
were the Secretary OF the Treasury and
Mrs. MacVeagh, Postmaster General
Hitchcock, Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Holmes,
Senator and Mrs. Wetmore, Senator
Brandegee, Mai Gen. and Mrs. Leonard
Wood, Assistant Secretary OF State and
Mrs. Huntington Wilson, Mrs. John Hays
Hammond, Mrs. Letter, Representative
GfIlett, Mr.. and Mrs. CnarIes G. Glover;
former United States Ambassador TO
France and Mrs. Henry White. the Naval
Attache OF the Russian Embassy ana
Nine. vassilieff, Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury.
Blair, Mrs. Hope Slater, Miss Janet Fish,
OF New York: Mr.. and Mrs. Edward b,
Mclean. Mr.. Mitchell Innes. OF the Brit
ish Embassy stan, and Maj. Archibald
w. Butt.
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorfr entertained at dinner last
night and had as their guests Senator
and Mrs. Warren. Senator Bacon, Gen.
and Mrs. Clarence Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edison Bradley, Col. and Mrs. Spencer
Cosby. Mrs. Frank Ellis, DR.. and Mrs.
Fremont Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. John Cal
Ian O'Laughlin, and the Military Attache
Of the German Embassy and Nine. Won
Herwarth.
Among the most interesting weddings
Of this month in washington will be that
on the 9th OF Mrs. Fleming, widow of
Col Robert I. Fleming. and Gen d. S.
Gordon, L. S. a. Gen. Gordon is one
Of the distinguished and well known
army officers, and Mrs. Fleming is
member OF one OF the old families Of the
District and has been an important MEM
ber Of resident society ever since her
RirIhood, when as Miss Belle Vedder shs
was a belle. Mrs. Fleming has two chill
dren Nine. Corea, wife OF DR.. Louis F.
Corea, former Minister fromONicaragua,
and Mr.. Robert Fleming, OF this city.
Nine. Corea, II win be remembered, was
a debutante and a bride Of the same
season. DR.. Corea and his interesting
family now mako their home In New
York. Mrs. Fleming recently sold their
country place, which was originally call
ed Rep Top" the summer home OF
President Cleveland. and has maintained
only the Massachusetts, avenue home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert II. Grosvenor en-
tertained at dinner last night, in honor Of
Miss Helen Taft. The guests asked to
meet her were her cousin, Miss Harriet
Anderson, a guest at the White House;
Mrs. Timmons, Mrs. David Fairchild,
Miss Ruth Noyes, Miss Elizabeth Noyes,
Miss Marie Peary. known some years ago
as the SNOW baby" Miss Robinson, OF
Richmond: Mr.. Dennison, Mr.. Risley
L. NJ Mr
Charles Pittman, Mr.. Charles Wilson,
and Mr.. George Putnam.
Gen. and Mrs. George NJ. Gillespie were
hosts at dinner last night, and had as
their guests Senator Burton, Gen and
Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Stockton. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. MacGowan. Col. and Mrs. Thomas
W. Symons. Mrs. Henry Kirke Porter.
Col and Mrs. Archibald Oracle, and Mr..
and Mrs. William Corcorsn Hill.
Mrs. Heap. wife of Pay Inspector S.
Lawrence Heap, u. S. N, was hostess
at a luncheon yesterday in honor OF
her cousin, Nine. Bakhmetei, wife OF
the Russian Ambassador. The other
guests were Mrs. Beekman Winthrop.
wife of the Assistant Secretary of the
Mr.. Justice Brown, OF the United States !
Supreme Court, retired: Mrs. Warren, |
wife Of Senator Warren; Mrs. William |
F. Draper, Mrs. Robert Hinckley, Mrs. |
Spencer Cosby, wife of Col. Cosby, L. |
S. A.: Mrs. Horace westcott. Mrs. Rob- |
ert Roosevelt. and Mrs. Thomas NJ !
Chatard.
The Congressional Club entertained at
4 large reception last night from $50 to |
j 30 o'clock in honor Of the members OF |
he diplomatic corps. Mrs. Roberts, |
president OF the club. received the guests, |
assisted by Mime. Jusserand, wife OF the |
French Ambassador, and Nine. Calvo, |
wife Of the Costa Rican Minister.
In the receiving line were Mrs. Roberts,
Nine Jusserand, Nine. Calvo. and Mrs. |
Wilson. The assistants were
Mrs. Champ Clark. wife OF the Speaker
II the House Of Representatives; Mrs.
Burton Harrison, OF New York; Mrs. Gar