The Washington times., 1912-12-27
Miss Taft and Brother
ToEntertain Friends

and attend their dinner and dance on
Monday.
Miss Edith Morgan. daughter Of Mrs.
Edith Parsons Morgan. arrived al the
White House last evening.
Miss Taft. Robert Taft, Miss Morgan
and several other young people have a
hox at the Columbia Theatcr this after
noon to see the Yale Dramatic Club In
their comedy. Following the performance
they will bc the guests OF Mrs. Edso>,
Bradley at the tea she Is to give FOR
the students. and tonight they will
all be the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
Howard at the dinner dance they are
giving at the play for Miss Perrin.
daughter of Mrs. Howard O.,
Miss Helena Fish. da ughter OF Hami.
ton Fish. OF New York. Is the house
guest Of Mrs. william, r. Draper and
Miss Margaret Draper. Mrs. Draper
and her daughter will close their home
In X street on January I. and will leaYe
for Egypt. They will spend Easter IN
Rome, and will 60 from there to Paris
and London for the carly summer.
rhey will spend the latter part OF the
GUNNER at their place at Manchester.
Mass.
Preceding the dance at Mrs Draper
last evening. there were large num-
ber OF dinner parties. and all OF them
particularly effective In that all OF the
guests wore their fancy costumes. Mrs.
Richard Reid Rogers, who entertained
In honor Of Miss Draper and her house
guest, Miss Helena Fish. Of New York.
gave one OF the most elaborate din
ners. The long dra wing room was used.
and was completely transformed In
formal French garden OF the 18th CEN
tury, the entire rooms. walls. ceiling
and all being drapcd with flowers, while
the center OF the square table was
miniature sunken garden to carry out
the idea. Her guests were the Postmas-
ter General, the Misses Meyer. Miss
Margaret Draper. Miss Helena Fish.
Miss Elizabeth Harlan. Miss Eudora
Clover, Miss Dorothy Williams. the.
Misses whiting, Miss Britton, Miss
Gladys ingalls,. Miss Eleanor Reyburn.
Miss Katherine Jennings. Miss Hlnck-
lev, Miss Esther Slater. a. kerr Clark
Kerr. Of the British embassy; Mr.. de
Bach, OF the Russian! embassy; MI.
Won Bulow. OF the German embassy; ;
Chauncey Hackett. DR.. Grayson. Capt.
Louis Little, Capt. Pitt Scott. OF Phiia-
delphia; MIR. Campbell, OF England. the
house guest OF MI. and Mrs. Rogers:
the Solicitor General of the Depart
ment OF Justice; William Marrow. Baron
Won I.csner. OF the German embassy:
Major Winship. Lieutenant Sterling.
Newton Gulick, Mr.. Algara, OF the
Mexican embassy: Lieutenant Harring-
ton. who IL the guest Of Mrs. John f..
Reyburn: and MIR. Kinney, who is visit
Ing the Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer. g.
Miss Taft and Robert Taft and their
house guest. Miss Edith Morgan, were
the guests at dinner last night pre-
ceding the Draper bail and afterwards
went to the ball with their hosts.
Mrs.. Thomas X. Laughlin, Madame
Christian Hauge. Congressman and Mrs
Weeks and u number Of other hosts
entertained dinner parties last night.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and
Mrs, ,MacveaSh will have as their gucs
for New Year Day. Mrs. Edward s
worthington. OF Chicago. They have
issued invitations for a series OF din
| ncrS, inc UTst VI "utSu VIII pV VII Sohu
| ary . in honor OF the President ant
Mrs. Taft. Other invitations are fo
January 10 and Is.
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Mrs. Robert Gamble. of Philadelphia
the sister OF Mrs. stimson, will come Il
washington to visit the Secretary o
war and Mrs stimson, and will be Will
them on New Year Day. Her dcbu
tante daughter, Miss Eleanor Gamble
who was introduced to society here a
ball and dinner last week, will &C
} company her mother to Washington
Miss Frances Gamble Is spending tn
wir,ter with the Secretary Of War ant
Mrs. Stimson.
. Miss Taft was Joined at the Whit
House yesterday by Miss Edi;l
Morgan. of New York, who will remai
until New Years Day. A number o
young men and women will JON Mis-
Taft and her brother on Friday and vii
remain with them until after thcl
dance on January 80
IS
A beautiful Navy wedding took plac
: 'i1st evening In Holy Trinity Catholi
Church In Georsetown when Mis-