The Washington times., 1912-12-03
Presidents Wife Head
Of Symphony Box Party


The President and Mrs. Taft had two
boxes at the Bslasco last night to hear
sothern and Marlowe In Much Ado
About Nothing With them were the
French Military Attache and Countess
de Chambrun. Mr.. and Mrs. Buckner
Waliingford, Of Cincinnati: Miss Helen
Taft, Mrs. Thomas X. Laughlin. Con-
gresham Gillett. Major Rhodes. and
aides.
Miss Taft. who arrived at the white
House at noon yesterday on her return
York today. and will be absent for
several days.
Miss Barbara Stephens. daughter of
Congressman william d. Stephens. of
California, and Mrs. Stephens. will be
presented to Washington society at a
large tea at the Congressional Club on
January Z given by Mrs. Works. wife
Of Senator Works. Of California, and
Mrs. Stephens.
Mrs. Stephens and Miss Stephens will
spend the Christmas holidays In Now
York. They arc now house guests of
Captain and Mrs. Fries at tho Wash.
ington Barracks, but upon their return
from New York, they will take an
apartment at Congress Hall for the
season.
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Tho Congressional Club will entertain
Baroness Won SuttAer. ,of Vienna, who
will speak on '"rhe Progress Of the
Peace Movement" On Friday afternoon,
December g. At I O'Clock. Tea will be
poured at 6. o'clock. ......,
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Major Sidney A. Cloman. Twenty.
sixth lnfsntry, u. 8. A.. who was re-
Gently. stationed at Fort Brady, Mich.
but who IL now at the Ritz-C Carlton in
New York with Mrs. Cloman, will come
to Washington on December l3, and he
and Mrs. Cloman will remain at the
Willard until December % After that
they will go to California.
Major and Mrs. Cloman were married
at Lakewood. N. j.. at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond.
several years ago. when Major Cloman
was military attache Of the embassy in
London.
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There was a brilliant audience at the
Columbia last night. Col. and Mrs.
Henry May having their daughter. Miss
Cecelia May, and her house guests,
Miss Ethel Roosevelt and Miss Curtis.
OF New York with them.
Others there were Maj Gen. w. p.
Biddle, Y. 8. NJ. c., and Mrs. Biddie
and their daughter. Mrs. 1sssrd. who
were the guests Of Capt. Davis B. wills.
u. 8. n, and Mrs. Wills. Major Blan-
ton Winship was also Of the party and
Captain and Mrs. Wills afterward took
their guests to supper. the event being
In honor OF Mrs. Edgar Selwyn, Of New
York. and Robert Lorraine. Among their
guests were Paymaster General Cowie.
u. 8. N. Brigadier General Wother-
spoon. U. 8. A.. and Mrs. Wotherspoon:
DR.. and Mrs. Alfred Hopkins, Miss
Marion Parker. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Patchm. the Misses Mason, and a num-
ber OF others from the army and navy.
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The Ladies' OF Charity Of St. Roses
Technical School. at Phelps place and
California street. will give their third
annual sale and tea Wednesday. De-
cember II. from 3 until 7 o'clock. There
will be an exhibition Of gowns. layetts,
and all kinds Of fancy work, done by
the children Of the school.
Nine. Jusserand. wife OF the French
ambassador. will preside at the tea
table, assisted by several Of the women
Of the Diplomatic Corps.
Others assisting at the sale will be
Mrs. w. f.. Montgomery. Mrs. r. W.
Stubblefield. Mrs. Mullctt. Mrs. Coombs,
Miss Wade. Miss Lee. and Miss Helen
Lee.
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Mrs. Cuno II. Rudolph. wife of the
District Commissioner; Mrs. Henry l..
Chapman. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey,
Mrs. Wade +. Ellis. and Mrs. Graham
Butler are among the patronesses for
the annual dance Of tho Alumni Asso-
ciation of the Business High School.
which will be given at the Raleigh
Hotel on the evening Of December 7.
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MIR. Cox, governor-eloct of Ohio, en-
tertained the Speaker and Mrs. Champ
Clark at dinner at tho New Willard.
Miss Cox and her young hostess Miss
Genevieve Clark. being in the party.
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Prof. Willis Moore. Of the United
States weather Bureau. and Mrs.
! Moore. have taken an apartment at the
, Powhatan for the season.
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Abdul Hak Hussein Bey. Turkish first
secretary. and Madame Abdul Hak Hus-
sein Bey and daughter have returned
to Washington after an absence OF sew
eran months spent abroad.
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Esmond Ovey. former second secre-
tary OF the British embassy here, and
who married during his service Miss
Blanche w. Emory. daughter OF Rear
Admiral Emory. u. 8. N. has been sent
by his government to Bulgaria. just
now the most important and delicate
post to which diplomat can be as
signed.
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| Mrs. Robert j. Wynne reached New
York yesterday on the American liner
New York from England, where she
spent some months with her daughters.
both Of whom married Englishmcn.
Mrs. Wynne brought the news OF an i'm
portant rumor abroad to the effect that
John d. Rockefeller had bought large
estate near Newton Abbott. In Devon
shire, which Is famous the whole OF
England over for It's golf links.
Frederick Townsend Martin has ar.