The Washington times., 1912-08-06
Season of Mourning atthe White House
May Halt Social Activities of Winter
Mrs. TAFT Will Go to
Beverly Direct From
Cincinnati.

Washington society. which had been
/ contemplating q brilliant winter socially
as climax to the first Taft Admins
tration, is now speculating as to what
effect the death Of Mrs. Taft's father
Will have upon the season.
Though the opening of the official So
cial program is still five months ahead,
society has been anticipating at least
one more season Of the genuine hospi-
tally which has prevailed since the
Inauguration Of 1900.
1t will be remembered that Mr. and
Mrs. Taft observed a period of mourn
ing for several months at the time Of
the death of Mr.. Taft's mother, during
his term of office as Secretary OF War.
in the Roosevelt Cabinet.
Mrs. Taft and son Charlie, who had
expected to go to the summer White
House at Beverly today from Washing
ton, Will go there direct from Cincin-
natl after the funeral. The President,
who departed with them for Cincinnati
last night, will return to washington In
q day or two, accompanied by William
Heron, Mrs. Tafts brother. and Major
Rhodes, who have been his guests at
the white House, and who also made
the trip to Cincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Littauer have
gone to Narragansett Pier for VISIT
to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Welsh at
Shadow Farm.
German embassy. will give a dance at
The Poplars. for the Newport summer
colony tomorrow night
Mrs. G. b. Kern, of Kansas City, will
arrive in Washington next week for
visit to Senator and Mrs. Reed at
their residence on Biltmore street. At
the close Of Congress Mrs. Kern and
Mrs. Reed will take trip together
and Senator Reed will return to his
home in Missouri.
MIR. and Mrs " Bourke Cochran
have returned to their country place
at Port Washington. L. l., after a brief
visit to MIR. and Mrs. Norman White.
house at Newport. They have just
concluded an automobile tour of the
White mountains and Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fl. Vandergrift
and Miss Alice Vandergrift entertained
at luncheon at Narragansett Pier yes
terday.
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Giuseppe Cataline, the Italian charge
d'affaires. was host at luncheon yester-
day at the Narragansett Casino in hon.
or, Of the Italian consul at Boston,
Signor Di Rosa.
Miss Puth Jones, daughter of Mrs.
John Paul Jones, who spent the last
several months in Scotland and Eng
land touring with a party of friends,
will arrive in New York next week.
She will probably spend short time
with Miss Ruth Bliss at Monterey, Pa,
and with Rear Admiral Stockton. L.
s. N, ard Mrs, Stockton. at Gloucester.
Mass, before joining her mother, and
brother. John Paul Jones, jr., at Their
camp in Maine for the remainder of
the summer.
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Mrs. r. r. Hoes. accompanied by her
sister and her sons. Miss Maud G: Goa;
yerneur. and Gouverneur Hoes and
Lawrence Hoes, has gone to Cape May
N. j.. for a short stay.
Miss Gibbons and Miss Baxter who
have been the guests of Mrs. Richard
Ely for the last few days, have left
Washington and are en- route to their
home in Michigan.
Miss AiIne carusi daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Carusi, who spent
the last month at harrington. r. l., the
guest of Mrs. A. p. Miller, has returned
to Washington.
The counselor of the British embassy,
Alfred Mitchell lnnes, and Lord Eus-
tace Percy. third secretary Of the en-
bassy, who have been at Moosehead
Lake, Me-, since early in the season,
have returned to Washington for sew
eral weeks
Hannah Taylor, have arrived at the
Old Sweet Springs, Va, where they will
be Joined later in the month by their
mother. Mrs. Hannis Taylor. They will
remain until late In the fall.
Mrs. Francis M. toring. wife of DR..
Loring. of X street. accompanied by
their daughters, the Misses Lorins. left
lTan IL ,.erN~ Iaxr f~- sxt-t
Mass, where they will spend several
weeks. Later they will probably go to
Oyster Bay for short time. DR.. Lor-
ing will leave Washington in a day or
two for Boston.