Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
in. THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MR.. AND MRS. TAFT DINE WITH
SECRETARY WILSON.
A Merry Party at Merriam Home.
Other Events-Personal
Notes.

Notes.
The Secretary of Agriculture enter
tanned the President and Mrs. Taft at
dinner February Is. at the New WIZARD.
Owing to the absence from the city of
Miss Wilson, Mrs. A. b. Cummins. wife
of Senator Cummins OF Iowa, acted as
hostess. The other guests were the Speak
er of the House and Mrs. Clark, Senator
and Mrs. Francis f. Warren, Senator
and Mrs. A. e. Cummins. Senator and
Mrs. William S. Kenyon. Representative
il. G. Cannon and Miss Cannon, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. James r. Mann, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Charles H. Burke,
Representative and Mrs. E. w. Martin,
Representative and Mrs. Charles>H. Sloan,
Representative and Mrs. e. w. Higgins.
Representative and Mrs. A. F. Lever,
Representative Charles 4. Kennedy, MIR.
and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell, Mr..
and Mrs. E. Stanley Gary of Baltimore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor. Mrs.
John B. Henderson, Mrs. Stanley Mat
| theWs, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Wallace Rad
cliffe, Maj. Archibald w. Butt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert NJ. Reese.
A birthday dinner and an informal
| fancy dress party was given for Miss
Laura Merriam last night by her parents,
| Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Merriam, which
Miss Helen Taft attended. Valentine ia
vors also marked the happy occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth, Mr..
and Mrs. Perry Belmont and the Swedish
charge d'affaires and Nine. Ekengren
gave dinners last night.
Mrs. Stanley Emblick, wife of Capt.
Emblick, gave card party this after
noon.
Invitations are being sent out for a
leap year dance of the Progress Club at
Rauscher's, February %.
The President and Mrs Taft will go to
the theater tonight and Miss Taft will
attend the large dinner which Capt Sow
erby is giving at Rauscher's.
Miss Katherine Denison will not re-
ceive tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. c. Northrop Jones. wife of Capt.
Jones. arrived yesterday from Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, and is visiting her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Norton. at the Van
CORTLAND. Capt Jones will shortly join
her here.
Mrs. John Miller Horton of Buffalo
gave a small dinner party at the New
Willard last evening.
receive tomorrow afternoon at the High
lands.
Mrs. Reed, wife of Senator James A.
Reed, leaves tomorrow for a two-week
visit in New York.
Mrs. LIE Droict Langdon Barber will
be informally at home to her friends
Saturday, February II, from until Z
| o'clock at 2123 18th street.
Mrs. Redwood vandergrift will be at
home Saturday from 3 to 6.
Miss Jorgensen of Brooklyn is on a visit
to Mr. and Mrs. Redwood Vandergrift
| Mrs. wasserbach will be at home to-
morrow from to Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Mountford Of Chevy
Chase and 23OS 18th street northwest,
! this city. have been spending ten days
| in New York, and will be at home in a
| few days.
Mrs. LOWE Bell Swanson has returned
| to her home in Linden, Va, after a
pleasant visit with Mrs. T. NJ. Hemming
| of Washington, d. c.
Mrs. William F. Hoffman will be at
| home Saturday. February II. Miss Davis
of Dover, Eng, her guest, will receive
with her.
Mrs Martha s. Gielow has returned
from visit to New York city.
Mr. andy Mrs. A. Sakoliki will be at
| home Sunday, February Is, from Z to 10
o'clock in honor of the bar mitzvah Of
their son Maurice
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Wolf are in New
York city this week.
1 Wi
be unable to occupy their home. 1911 II
street. during the coming spring months.
but hope to be in town for few days
later in the season.
The ladies of Circle No. 1 Of Friendship
House gave a dance Tuesday evening in
the Arcade ballroom, for the purpose of
raising funds for the nursery equipment.
About 200 participated. The ladies who
were in charge were Mrs. H. B. Artley.
Mrs. r. E. Marine, Mrs. Sidney Bursley,
Mrs. l.. Bert Nye. Mrs George Dennison,
Mrs. Hubert Young. Mrs. Harry Saers,
Mrs Post, Mrs. n. e. Young, Mrs. Sid
ney Jacobs. Mrs. Ernest Bruncken. Mrs.
A. w. Hines, Mrs. Robert H. Young and
Mrs. F. F. Rogers.
Mrs. Howard E. Foster Of White Plains,
NJ Y, is guest Of Capt. and Mrs. David
A. Hall at the Cairo.
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins. 1880 7
street. will be at home Informally tomOr-
row saturday, February 10, from to
Z o'clock.
! Maj. Gen. w. p Biddle L. S. NJ. c.,
and Mrs. Biddle entertained at dinner
| last evening at the commandments quar-
| tiers at the marine barracks. and had as
their guests Lieut.. Gen. 8. NJ. B. Young.
| retired, and Mrs. Young. Representative
| and Mrs. Tribble, Pay Inspector and Mrs.
| Samuel Lawrence. Heap, DR.. Spatlfng, u.
g. N, and Mrs. Spatling, and Maj. and
Mrs. Myers.
| News Of the marriage of James F. J..
Archibald and Miss Kathryn Darlington
| Of Houston, Tex, has reached San Frau
cisco, according to information just re-
| ceived here. 1t took place at the brides
home. and was a very quiet affair. Mrs.
| Archibald is the daughter of one of the
best known lawyers of Texas. Mr.. Archi-
bald was one of the most popular bache-
| lors in San Francisco society number
! of years ago. 1t was he who organized
| the paper chases in the hills of Marin
| county, which were the diversion of the
| summer colony of San Rafael and Ross
valley for many months. He left there
| to become war correspondent during the
Spanish war. He is a member of the
Metropolitan and Chevy Chase clubs. The
couple will make their home In wash
tngtOn.
Both Washington, d. c., and Washing
| to, "a fpura N the marriage yeSter-