New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
From The Tribune Bureau.l

washington. Jan. 16.-The President spent
,hras hours with the Cabinet this morning
Tho Secretary OF State discussed diplomatic
a,,oirtrnsnts and the Attorney General
tndicial Appointments. Mr.. Wickersham
oIso told Mr. Taft that the Department OF
Iustice had received reports from Atlanta
mat Charles w. Morse was worse and that
M attempt would he made at present to
move him to Hot Springs.
Senator Brown talked to the President
about the judicial appointments Mr.. Tart Is
about TO make. They may go TO the Senate
tomorrow.
Gist Blair, of Maryland, was luncheon
guest of the President
President Taft received in the Blue Room
Ricardo Arias, new Minister from Panama
who presented his credentials. and the mem
hers of the Panama Legation, all Of whom
were presented by Assistant Secretary Hale
Among the White House callers were
Senators Guggenhcim and Curtis, Repre-
scntatives Burleson, Mcguire, who lntro-
dured Judge Johnson, of Idaho N!e,
Curry. Ferguson, Barchfeld and Post, ana
George p. Sawyer and George Urban Jr''
of Buffalo.
The President and Mrs. Taft gave the
most brilliant Of their series of state dinner
parties tonight having as guests members
Of the diplomatic corps and others. among
those present were the Austrian Ambas-
sador, the French Ambassador and Nine
Jusserand. the British Ambassador and
Mrs. Bryce, the German Ambassador and
Countess Won Bernstorff. the Turkish Am
bassador, the italian Ambassador and Mar
chloness Cusani. the Brazilian Ambassador
the Mexican Ambassador. the Russian Am
bassador and Nine Bakhmeteff. the Secre-
tary OF State and Mrs. Knox, the Costa
Rican Minister and Nine. de Calvo, the
Portuguese Minister, the Bolivian Minister
and Nine de Calderon, the Salvadorean
Minister the Netherlands Minister. the
Danish Minister and Countess Moltke. the
Venezuelan Minister, the Swiss Minister
the Dominican Minister. the Chinese Min
ister and Nine Chang, the Spanish Min
lister and Nine. de Riano. the Norwegian
Minister, the Nicaraguan Minister and
Nine de Caslrillo, the Cuban Minister and
Nine de Martin -Rivero, the Argentine Min
lister and Nine Naon. the Colombian Min
ister, the Uruguayan Minister and Nine. de
Penza, the Chilian Minister and Nine de
Suarez. the Belgian Minister and Nine.
Havenith the Haytian Minister, the Hon
duran Minister. the Guatemalan Minister,
the Panaman Minister the Japanese charge
d affaires. the Siamese charge daffares,
the Peruvian charge d'affaires. the Swedish
charge daffares and Nine. Ekengren SEN
ator Lodge Senator Bacon. Senator and
Mrs McCumber. Senator and Mrs. Stone.
Senator and Mrs. Sutherland Representa-
tive and Mrs Bartholdt, Representative and
Mrs. Sulzer Representative and Mrs. Ken
dali Representative Levy, the Assistant
Secretary OF State and Mrs. Wilson, the
director general OF the Pan-American
Union. Mr.. and Mrs. John F. wilkins, Mrs.
William c. Sharp, Mrs. McCagg, Miss An
derson. Miss Taft and Major Butt The
table decorations were Cattleyea Triana or
chids and Farleyense ferns. Following the
dinner Miss Eloise Baylor, soprano. and
Miss Alice Burbage, pianist, gave a musical
programme OF eight pieces.
Mrs Taft attended the concert OF the
New York Philharmonic Society, with Zim-
balst. the violnist, at the New National
Theatre this afternoon. Occupying the box
with her were Mrs. MacVeagh, Mrs. Cyrus
Mccormick. Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs Ezra b.
McCagg and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page.