Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-25

postmaster General ftltcncOck VIII be
host at dinner tonight for the President
and Mrs Taft. His dinner will be given
at Rauscher'S, while three squares farther
north on Connecticut avenue the Duke of
Connaught will he entertained at dinner
at the British embassy.
Mrs. Knox bride of Mr.. Hugh Knox
who will hold the first Of two afternoons
at home today. will be assisted by Mrs.
Knox, wife of the Secretary of State.
Mrs. Murray Cobb and Miss Gladys
Hinckley will be at the tea table.
The Austrian ambassador dined with
party entertained at the Metropolitan
Club last night by Mr.. Robert Roosevelt.
Others of last nights dinner hosts were
Representative and Mrs Francis b. Har-
rison and Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Glover
Representative Mckinley and Miss Mat
tbs gave dinner last night, when their
guests were MI. and Mrs. Rudolph Max
Kaufman. Capt. and Mrs, Wigmore,
Maj. and Mrs. Straub. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarke Waggaman. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Bradley. Miss Kaufman, Miss Ida Mat
it's. Miss Mary Maths. Represe,. alive
Flood. Capt. Williams, Mr.. George Put
nam and Paymaster Hampstone. l.. ,. n.
The Russian ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmeteff dined last night with the
Danish minister and Countess Moltke.
Mr. and Mrs. Wolcott Tuckerman en-
tertained at dinner last night. Their
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Glib
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter, Niscount
and Viscountess de Sibour, Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Wilkins, Miss Meyer Miss Fish,
Miss ingalls,. Miss Barnard. Mr.. Biddle,
Mr.. du Pont. Baron Hedri of the Austro-
Hungarian embassy and Lieut. McCau-
ley.
Mrs Ezra Koon and Miss koon enter
tanned at dinner last night Justice and
Mrs. Henry g. Brown, Senator and Mrs.
Cummins. Senator and Mrs. Kenyon.
Mrs. James r. Mann, ex-senator and
Mrs. J. {. Burrows and Dr. Charles
Lester.
Mrs Giliett Hill entertained a theater
box party last night, having as guests
the Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Fisher, Mrs. Herbert Emerson Fales and
Mr.. Dean Fales of Boston, Lieut.. Gen.
Nelson a. Miles. Allan Williams of Lon
DON Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Harrison of
Philadelphia, Oakley Totten. Miss Gillett
and Miss Gillett Hill.
The cabinet hostesses receiving yester
day were Mrs MacVeagh, Mrs. Nagel,
%.
Champ Clark also received.
Mrs Rudolph wife of Commissioner
Rudolph, will not receive tomorrow, but
will be at home the remaining Fridays
until Lent
Miss Mary Madison Jones entertained
box party at the theater last evening, fol-
lowed by supper. in compliment to her
house guest Miss Ann Henderson of Fort
Ark
The other guests We're Miss Elizabeth
Munford, Miss Emil Beatty, Miss Dorothy
Taylor, Miss Sallie Williams of Missis-
sippi. Capt. Julian Lindsey, Capt New
Brookes, Dr. {. Mason Smith of Freder-
icksburg. Va: Mr. Gard, Mr.. Heath, Mr..
Hilton and Mr. and Mrs 4. Waller.
Count and Countess LutZOw of Bohe-
mia will be the guests of Mrs. John
Hays Hammond the early part of Feb
ruary, and are expected here the 9TH.
Count IutZow is a scientist and writer
and will lecture at several universities
during his stay in this country. Mr..
Hammond who. with Mrs. Hammond,
has been in New York to attend the en-
tertainments given for the Duke and
Duchess of Connaught. left there yester-
day for Mexico, where he will remain
several weeks. Mrs. Hammond will re-
turn to her home here today.
Miss Katherine Biondi entertained a
party of young friends in honor of her
sixth birthday at her home, 1854 New
Jersey avenue northwest, last evening.
During the early part of the evening
the children We're entertained with
various games, enjoying themselves to
their fullest capacity. Refreshments
We're served from prettily decorated
table.
Among those present were Misses
Helen Wahl. Sophia Wenstein, Lorraine
Avery Grant, Carrie Ham,
merly, Doris Eaton. Laura Lang. Eve
lyn kramb and Marion Powell and Mas
tiers Edward StartZell, Louis Hammerly,
Norman Laubach. Frank HUM. Sylves-
ter Steinmen, Edward kramb and Ed
ward FrieZe.
Mrs. Thomas c. Dawson will be home
tomorrow and the following Fridays dur
ing the season.
Civil Engineer r. f. Bakenhus, L. :.
NJ and Mrs. Bakenhus, who have recent
ly returned from the Philippines by way