The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
SOCIETY

| Miss Mabel Boardman in the Boardman
home last evening. 1t was quite an in
formal little company.
Miss Taft and her cousin, Miss Cath
crime Anderson. and Mr.. Robert Taft and
his two friends. Mr.. George Harrison,
of this city, and Mr.. Stanhope Bayne
Jones. who spent the weekend at the
White House. were the guests at lunch
con yesterday OF Miss Frances Lippitt,
daughter OF the Senator from Rhode Is
land, at the Chevy Chase Club. The
other guests were Miss Southerland. Miss
Wise. Miss Elsie Aldrich. Miss Wads-
worth. Miss Wales, Paymaster Little, Mr..
Samuel Eliot, Mr.. 'BurreIl Hut, and Mr..
Henry Lippitt Mr.. Robert Taft returned
to his law studies ut Harvard University
yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Harrison and
Mr.. Jones remaining over until to-day.
The young people dined together last
evening at the White House.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
MacVeagh. who spent last week in New
York. will not return to their Washington
home until this evening. They are at the
Ritz-Carlton. On Thursday evening Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Clews entertained at din
ner in their honor, and had a company of
twenty-four. including Mr.. and Mrs. Stuy-
vesant Fish. Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey De-
pew, Mr.. and Mrs. James Speyer, Mr..
and Mrs. George L. Rives. Mr.. and Mrs.
I. Townsend Burden. Mr.. and Mrs. Penn,
broke Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Fre-
linghuysen. Mr.. and Mrs Francis L. V.
Hoppin. and Elisha Dyer.
The Governor of Maryland and Mrs.
Goldsborough. who spent few days here
as the guests of Mr.. Gist Blair. returned
to the gubernatorial mansion in Annapo-
lis yesterday morning after round of
gayeties beginning with the dinner at
the White House in their honor Friday
evening" Mrs. Blair gave a beautiful
and characteristic luncheon for Mrs.
GOldsborOugh Saturday at the quaint
Alibi Club: Major and Mrs. Pierre Stew
ems entertained at an afternoon reception
in their honor Saturday afternoon, and
Mr.. Gist Blair had a distinguished COM
pany at dinner for them Saturday even
ing.
Mime. Hauge. widow of the former Nor
wegian Minister. had a company at tea
yesterday afternoon 10 meet her house
guests, former Secretary Of War and
Mrs. J. NJ. Dickinson.
Mai and Mrs. w. V. Judson had a
small company at luncheon yesterday at
the Chevy Chase Club.
Miss FELTON,. of Chicago house guest OF
Mr. and Mrs. Frank b. Poe. was enter
tanned at luncheon by them at the Chevy
Chase Club yesterday with a small COM
pany OF young people.
Hon. Edwin V. Morgan. the recently
appointed United States Ambassador to
Brazil. is now on his way to New York
from Germany. He has been the guest
there OF the British Minister at Dresden.
Hon. Grant Dun. who was formerly sec
retary of the British Embassy here and
who married Miss Clayton. daughter of
Gen. Powell Clayton, Of this city. in the
Belgian Legation. when Baron Mon
cheur. her brother-in-law. was Belgian
Minister here. Mr.. Morgan entertained
dinner company at the Kaiserhof last
week on the eve of his departure for
New York. He will proceed shortly after
landing in New York to his new post at
Rio de JaneirO. Brazil. Mr.. Morgan was
one Of the most popular bachelors here
during his connection with the State De-
partment for many years before entering |
the diplomatic service.
Capt and Mrs. Hugh Ronald French. of
England, who are spending the late win
ter with Mrs. French's parents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Robert J. Wynne. at their home
here, are spending 4 few days in New |
York.
Miss Aileen Gorgas. daughter Of Col |
William C. Gorgas. stationed in Panama.
who has been the frequent guest of the |
families OF Maj. John F. Knight and of |
Col. Harry Hodges here, has been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. George Denegre at New |
Orleans. is now IN Tuscaloosa, Ala, visit
ing her grandmother and aunts, Mrs |
Gorgas and the Misses GOrgas. widow |
and daughters Of the late Gen. Josiah /
Gorgas. of the Confederate army. one Of |
the most distinguished and beloved Off
GERS OF the South. Mrs. Gorgas is libra
rian of the University of the South and |
for many years.
Senator and Mrs. SmoOt have their
daughter, Mrs. A. F. Carbon, and her lit
tie son, Reed SmOot Carbon. with them
for a spring visit. They arrived on Sat-
urday with Mrs. SmOots mother. Mrs
Eldridge, of Salt Lake City. Utah. Mrs
NJ. II. Hamilton, Of New York, is also
Mrs. Smoot's guest.
Mrs. Edwin Clark Gregory. daughter OF
Senator Overman. of North Carolina,
who has been the guest OF her parents
during the winter, has returned TO her
home in Salisbury. n. c.
The Misses Porter, daughters OF sdaj.
John Biddle Porter, L. S. A. have re-
turned to their home here after a visit
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Fitch, widow OF Chief Engineer
Henry W. Fitch, L. S. A. has as her
guest her niece, Mrs. Thral, of De-
troit, who has been visiting in Annapolis
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury,
the latter formerly Mrs. Oliver Crom-
well, of this city, were in New York last
week, and were the guests OF Mr.. ana
Mrs Herbert Shipman in their box at the
opera on Wednesday evening
Countess Massiglia, wife of the Italian
Minister to Mexico. is visiting in New
York, where she is being deliberately en-
.ertained.
Miss Kathleen Beresford. of England,
rho has sDent much time in waSbIpC Cto,