The Washington herald., 1912-01-16

fcepted the society's Invitation to be pres
ent All OF the boxes have been taken
and the demand is much greater than the
available boxes By request It has been
decided that the minuef. which was a
feature OF the ball last year. win be re-
peated. Mrs. Robert Love Taylor. wife
OF Senator Taylor. OF Tennessee. will be
the chaperon. The first rehearsal win be
held this afternoon at o'clock at the
residence OF Senator and Mrs. Duncan
.. Fletcher, 1856 Massachusetts, avenue.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
entertained at luncheon yesterday for
Miss TAFT who win sing at Col Thomp-
sons musicale this evening. Miss Taft is
the house guest of Col. and Mrs. Thomp-
son.
A subscription leap year dance will be
given by q number Of the winters debu-
tantes at RauschePs. on the evening OF
January ..
Commissioner and Mrs. bennett VIII
hold q reception tomorrow afternoon
from to I. when Mrs. bennett win be
assisted IN receiving the guests by Mrs.
Mccumber, Mrs. Gronna, Mrs Hanna,
and Mrs Helgesen. wives OF the North
Dakota delegation. The other assisting
ladies' win be Mrs. Sutherland, wife of
Senator Sutherland; Mrs. Smoot wife of
Senator Smoot; Mrs. Sharp, Of Ohio; Mrs.
Needham, OF California; Mrs. Pray. of
Montana: Mrs. Taylor. OF Colorado;
Mrs. Padgett. OF Tennessee; Mrs. Kahn.
OF California; Mrs. Robinson, OF Ar
kansas; Mrs. Cravens. OF Arkansas; Miss
Curtis. OF Kansas; Mrs. George G. Hill.
Mrs. F. ], Dyer, Mrs. Speel. Mrs. Grum-
ley, Mrs hampton, Mrs. Jones, and Miss
Redway.
Mrs. Steven B. Ayres. wife OF Repre-
sentative Ayres. OF New York City. WIN
not receive except on the last Tuesdays
OF each month. On Tuesday, January
%, Mrs. Ayres and Miss Janette Ayres
viii be at home Informally at their resi-
dence, l6z0 Massachusetts avenue.
Mrs. Frederick Davis Potter viii not
be at homo Tuesday. January ls. but win
receive on the following Tuesdays IN
January at her home, 1910 r street
Mrs. Prince, wife of Representative
Prince. Of Illinois, will not receive until
Tuesday, January q from TO O'Clock,
at ais Thirteenth street northwest.
Dean wIIber, OF Washington Seminary,
will give a historical talk at the semi
nary. 17 street. under the auspices OF
Patriots Memorial Chapter, ID. A. r.,
this evening at s o'clock. Friends are
cordially invited to attend
Mrs. Fairchild. wife Of Representative
fairchIld. of New York. VIII not receive
to-day.
Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper. wife Of the
Representative from Wisconsin. win not
receive to-day. but win be at home jan
uary .. at the Farrasut.
In the Yale Junior promenade festivi-
ties, the class teas and germans. and the
annual giee club concerts were yester-
day disposed OF concluding the nrst
days round Of formal functions since So
cial week begin. The chaperons of the
young ladies. who are here as guests Of
the Yale upper classmen. found them
selves invited to stay away from the
Junior tea because OF the Unusual crush
The tea was held at Tenacres, the Pros
pect Hill residence Of Mai Louis Stod-
dard. At the home OF Mrs. Henry F.
Farnam, Hillhouse avenue. the sOpho-
more tea was given.
The annual glee club concert, held In
Woolsey Hall last evening. was followed
by the greatest number OF germans ever
given in a single evening at Yale. They
Included the academic senior. Junior, and
sophomore events. and the Sheffield Scien-
tihc School senior affair and dances in
all the fraternities Of the Sheffield ScIen-
tihc School J. l.. Bell, of Aiken, s. c.,
dancing with Miss Harriet BisseIl, Of
East Aurora, N. Y, led the senior dance
The Junior german was led by Eugene
Sawyer. OF New York City. dancing with
Mss Helen Gurley, OF Chicago, and the
sophomore german by Arthur Clark, Of
Haverford, Pa, with Miss Katherine |
Baxter. OF Knoxville. Tenn. The pat
ronesses for the Junior and sophomore
germans were the same as for the teas
of these classes.
Mrs Hayes and Miss Hayes. wife and |
OF the Representative from |
California, VIII receive from $50 TO to-
Ia at their residence. 21lI Bancroft place |
they will be assisted by Mrs. Pray, Of |
Montana
Edward s. Curtis. who will give his |
"A Vanishing Race" at |
-wo matinee performance, January % |
md February 1. at the Belssco Theater, |
mder the auspices OF the League OF the |
Covenant and the Washington Chapter |
II the American Institute Of Archae-
ology. has appeared twice previously in |