Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
in THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
NAGEL HOME HONORED BY
VISIT OF PRESIDENT.
Interesting Company Meets at Din
ner-0ther Events-Per-
sonal Notes.

The President and Mrs. Taft dined
last night with the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor and Mrs. Nagel. There
were present to meet them Senator and
Mrs. Crane, Senator Brandegee, Sena-
tor Borah, Maj Gen. and Mrs Leonard
Wood. Mrs. Seaton Schroeder, Mrs. AL
fred E. Bates, Mrs. Charles w. Rae, ex-
Secretary J. NJ. Dickinson, Benjamin
s. Gable, assistant secretary of com
merce and labor; Mrs. Ransome r.
Cable, Miss Maury and Mr.. Edward
Whitaker of ST Louis.
Three friends of Miss .Taft's school
days, Miss Arthers, Miss Lewis and
Miss Ferries, will arrive today to be
her guests.
The President and Mrs Taft will go
to the theater tonight
An entertainment and musical was
given last evening at the residence of
the Washington Music Society Mr..
Ivan j. Beers, leader, assisted by Miss
Russell Clarkson, Robert s. Nash and
w. E. Dentinger and Miss Helen r.
Potts gave the program. Among the
guests were Messrs. c. Mckee, l.. Merri-
niger, A. J. Bligh. ]. D. Bligh, E. Domb
hart, F. G. Munchmeyer, David McWil-
liams. Russell Clarkson, R. S. Nash. w.
harrington and j. Newall and Misses
Pauline McElroy. A.. F. skees. A. B.
Ruth Burdette, F. Dom, Hilda Beethanl,
1. w. Keenan,, Hilda Potts, Nina Reichert
and Hazel Grier. Dancing followed, after
which refreshments were served in the
dining room.
Mrs. Wallace Hanger has loaned her
home, 2344 Massachusetts avenue, for {
bridge and five hundred, to be giver
Wednesday, March g. at o'clock in the
afternoon, and again in the evening at
$50, under the auspices of Capt Molly
Pitcher Charpter, D. A. R., of which sht
is regent.
Mrs William F. Gardner and Mr.. and
Mrs. William F. Lemon are at Atlantic
City, N. J.
Miss Marie Banks entertained num-
Der of young people at her home Wednes-
day evening in honor of Miss Mae Righ-
spent in dancing and music until a late
hour, when supper was served. Among
those present were Misses Mae Fighter,
Edith Shipman, Virginia Hicks, Evelyn
Wagely, Marie Banks and Messrs. G.
Whitmore, G. Coleman. P. c. Schneider,
C. H. Ward and r.. Gheen. Mrs. Banks
was chaperOn.
Mrs Simon Wolf of 2O1s Columbia road
will be at home tomorrow and Will have
with her Mrs. John c. Pennie of New
York city.
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly of 212J
n street will not receive on Saturday.
Mrs. Harry Wells. who has been de-
layed by illness from her trip, leaves to-
night with her maid for st. Augustine,
Fla, to spend some time, returning by
Atlanta, Ga, and later on to Philadel-
phia, where she will visit Mrs. Frank
Rosengarten, reaching Washington early
in April.
Mr.. Charles Ruhe and Mrs. Anne G.
Barbour, widow Of Capt. Harrison S.
Barbour, formerly of Washington. were
married at the Church of the Transfigu.
ration. New York city; February 70:
521 West 112th street, New York city.
They are now south.
Mrs. W. S. Stanley and Mrs. w. H.
Huntington will be at home for the
last time this season this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt of
New York, last night at their 9Th ave-
in honor of the German ambassador and
Countess Won Bernstorff had their ball
room turned into a moving picture thea
ter for the further pleasure of their
guests. The pictures were the Delhi
durbar series and film after film was
rushed to the Vanderbilt house after be-
ing shown at a nearby theater.
The ambassador and Countess Won
Bernstorff will return from New York
today.
Mrs. Thomas C. Bourne will be at
home tomorrow from to 6.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry OF
New York. after a visit with Mrs. Town
send, have gone on to the Orange County
XIunt Club in Virginia.
Mrs William Littauer entertained at a
luncheon of sixteen covers yesterday In
compliment to Miss Mary Livingston
Willard of New York.
Mrs Kellogg Fairbanks of Chicago is
visiting Mrs. Fisher. wife of the Secre.
tary Of the Interior.
Mrs Samuel A. Kimberly, who gave
her house in the interests Of st. Thomas
Guild, welcomed there yesterday after
noon a gathering for whom Mrs. Mary
Moncure Parker Of New York and Chi
cago gave delightful program Of origi-
In,