The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-25

The President and Mrs. Taft have sent
out invitations for the dinner they will
give in honor of the members of the
Cabinet, on Thursday evening, December
liz
| The President and Mrs. Taft will &C.
cupy a box at the Belasco Theater
| this afternoon to see The wonderful kline
macolor moving pictures of the Panama
Canal, which viii be shown for the BEN
eft of the Red Cross. Other boxholders
are the Secretary OF the Treasury and
Mrs. MacVeagh. the Secretary Of Com
merce and Labor and Mrs. Nagel, the
Assistant Secretary Of State and Mrs
Huntington Wilson, Mrs. Winthrop Muir
ray Crane, Mrs. Hope Slater, Mrs.
Boardman, and Mrs. Keep.
| The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham have issued invitations to a din
ner given in honor OF the French Am
| bassador and Nine. Jusserand, on De-
cember 5. They have also sent out cards
for another dinner on the night Of De-
| cember IL
The American Minister to Switzerland
and Mrs. BoutelI entertained informally
at tea yesterday afternoon In honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Babson Ladd OF Boston,
| who have come-to Washington to at
tend the wedding of their son. Mr.. John
Brooks Ladd. and Miss Alice BoutelI, on
Thanksgiving Day.
Mrs. J. Kearney Warren, Of New
York. who has spent several days at
the Grafton, will return to her New
York home to-day.
Judge and Mrs Charles B. Howry will
give q dinner tomorrow evening in
honor of Mrs. William Draper.
| Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. U. s A,
Chief OF STAFF, and Mrs. Wood will go
to Philadelphia to attend the Army and
Navy football game.
On January 8 Mrs. John Hays Ham,
mond Will give a tea in honor of Mrs
Grover Cleveland and Miss Esther Cleve-
land, who will be her house guests at
that time. Mrs. Hammond also plans to
give large ball for them the next night
days In Washington. but Miss Esther
Cleveland will make a series of visits to
her Washington friends before returning
to her Princeton home.
Mai. William Lasster, L. S. A, enter
tanned at a luncheon yesterday at tho
Chevy Chase Club. his guests being Brig.
Gen. WotherspoOn, L. S. A. and Mrs
IWotherspoOn, the Superintendent Of the
Naval Academy and Mrs John Gibbons;
Miss Oliver. Miss Sheridan, Miss Hagner.
Brig. Gen. William Crozier, U. s. A, and
the Military AttAche OF the German En-
bsssy. Mai. Won Herwarth.
Mrs W. B. Hibbs has taken an apart
ment at the New Powhatan for the win
ter.
A number OF Washingtonians went TO
baltimore to attend the "Oyster Roast
given Saturday evening by Mr.. and Mrs
Douglas Gordon. at the Elkridge Ken
nels. in honor OF the formers debutante
niece, Miss Anne Peasants Haxall.
Miss Laura Merriam entertained at an
informal luncheon yesterday at the
Chevy Chase Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter will give
a dinner tonight for Miss Merriam and
Mr.. Curtis, Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury.
A wedding of much interest to Wash
ingtonians took place in Savannah. Ga,
on Friday evening. when Miss Mary Blue
Hull and Lieut.. Lloyd Burns Magruder,
U. S. A. were married in the home of
the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Hull. The ceremony. which was per-
formed by the Rev. Joseph D. Mitchell,
OF the Cathedral of St John the Baptist,
was attended only by the family and the
twenty members of the wedding party
1t was followed by a reception for which
invitations were general This was the
first occasion on which Mr.. and Mrs
HulTs handsome home, recently re-
modelled. was open to society generally
md Nhar
terest. The big drawing rooms, with
their gold tones and brown hsngings,
were adorned only with white flowers
An orchestra on the floor above played
the wedding march as the bridal party
entered through an aisle OF smilax and
approached the altar of white flowers
built at the end OF the second room.
The bridegroOm's attendants were Mr..
Frederick Dawson, of New York; Capt
Battle, U. S. A; Lieut.. Marcel Keene,
L. S. A; Mr.. Joseph Hull. tr.; Mr.. Dana
Stevens. and Mr.. II. c. Daniel of Savan-
nah. Following them were two flower
girls, the, Misses Albert Hull and Rosalfe
Hull. nieces OF the bride. and the brides
maids, the Misses Pauline Magruder, of
Washington; Elinor Shotter. Sophie Mel
drim, Anna Stevens, Elizabeth Malone,
and Eliza Lamar Hull, Of Savannah.
Lieut. Magruder had as his best man
Lieut. Edward Collier Little. u. S. N.
and Miss Hulfs maid Of honor was her
sister, Miss Mana Hull
As It was a military wedding. the maids
wore gowns of white satin yelled with
scarlet net and carried Richmond roses.
and Miss Mana Hull wore yellow char
meuse and carried Richmond roses. The
brides gown was of white satin brocads
with corsage Of Venetian point and veil
OF point lace. She carried lilies OF the
valley.
A marriage of interest to Americans
will soon take place in Paris France.
Mr.. Wentworth c. Bacon. a broker of
New York. who is a cousin OF former
Ambassador Bacon and a nephew OF Mrs
Van Rensselaer, Cruger, an old resident
OF Washington, will marry Miss Kathe-
rine Grifith, daughter of the late Mr..
Thomas z. Grf1th. of Detroit.
Mrs. lockwood Hoar and Miss Hoar
will arrive in Washington tomorrow and
open their residence in Connecticut Ave
nue. for the winter season. Miss Hoar
will attend the Thanksgiving ball at
Annapolis, Md.
Mrs. Morris Evans gave a luncheon
yesterday at the Chevy Chase Club in |
honor OF Baron Bloumart, Lieut.. Van
Dooren. and Lieut.. Delvoie, officers of
the Belgian army, whose riding created