The Washington times., 1913-03-02
White House Dinner Party will
Have Affianced Couple as
Guests Of Honor.

culture. who had with him his daughter,
Miss Wilson. met in a body for the last
time, at a luncheon given today by the
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
,Macveagh. -..- ...
No one was absent The work Of the
past four years was talked over. and
the future health of welfare of the party
pledged The President talked in his
friendly way, and while of course there
was touch of deep pathos, as there
always is at the end of every, Admins
tration. there was music and jest. as
well.
The table was decorated in English
primroses in various coloring. as trib-
ute to Mrs. Taft. who loves them.
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President Taft attended service at All
Souls Church this morning. his aid.
Major Rhodes, accompanying him. Mrs
Taft went to the service at st. Johns
Church, on Lafayette Square.
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Tonight, the President and Mrs. Taft
will entertain a young peoples dinner
party in honor Of Miss Alys Meyer and
her fiance. Lieut.. Raymond Rogers.
whose marriage will take place within
few weeks.
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A spEishtIy play written by Alfonso
Washington Pezet. the sonSof the Pc
ruvian, Minister and Madame Pezet,
and attache Of the Peruvian Ne
CATION, will be presented in, Wash
ington during the spring season.
for the benefit of Ne,ghborhood House.
The play usyns gracefully from laugh
invoking wftticisms to touching pathos.
and Is artistfcally balanced both IN
lines and character.
In the cast. will be Miss Juliet FIRE.
mont Smith. Miss Elizabeth Noyes.
Miss Lee, Miss Sands. Mr.. Pezet.
Pendleton Turner. and Robert Eimofe.
: Mr.. Peset read his play and a short
play by Bernard Shaw. which will be
presented at the same time. but fo-
which the cast has not yet been made
up. at Studio II Sc. the home of Mr..
and Mrs Christian Hemmick, last week.
and received rounds of applause both
on the plays and his reading.
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The German Ambassador and Coun-
tess Won Bernstorh entertained at din
ner last night in compliment to the Sec
retary Of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer. and
had az other guests the Third Assist
ant Secretary Of State and Mrs. iChand-
Ter Hale. Mr.. and Mrs. George w. VAN
derbiit. the Second French Secretary
and Nine. de Laboulaye. Mrs. Richard
H. Townsend, Mrs. Linda Lee Thomas.
Countess Gizycki, Mr.. Bullitt, Solicitor
General: A. Kerr Clark Kerr, British
attache, and the German Counselor and
Mime. Haniel Won Haimhauseh.
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Miss Dorothy Williams entertained at
dinner last night in compliment to Miss
Alys Meyer and her hance, Lieut.. Ray
mond Rodgers, and had as, other guests.
Miss Helen Taft, Miss Gladys ingalls,,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brooks. tr., Mr..
and Mrs. James F. Curtis. ME deBach.
OF the Russian embassy. and Mr.. Won
Bulow, Of the German embassy.
The Second Spanish Secretary and
Countess de Esteban entertained guests
at dinner last night
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A smart little dance was given last
night at 1923 H street with Miss ingalls,
and Henry du Pont as the joint hosts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Mr..
and Mrs. George Vanderbilt. the Ger
man Counselor and Madame Haniel Won
Haimhausen. the German Military At
tache and Madame Won Herwarth. the
Second German Secretary and Madame
Kinlin, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B. Brooks.
jr.. and Colonel and Mrs. McCawley
were among the married people there.
aud in the younger set were Miss Taft,
Hax nd ha tGCa
Meyer, Mrs. Thomas K. Laughlin.
Countess Gizycka. Miss Hinckley. Miss
Isabel May, Miss Perrin. Miss Lippitt,
Miss Ruth Wales Miss Rebecca Will
,ner, Miss Katherine Jennings, Miss
Elizabeth Noyes, Count Montagnini, Of
the Italian embassy; Count d Adhemar,
Frank Ellis. Chauncey Hackett. Mr..
Huidekoper. Basil Miles. Mr. Algara,
of the Mexican embassy: Mr. de Bach.
of the Russian embassy: Robert Hinck-
ley, w. Bowie Clarke. Henry May. John,
Cotton Smith. Baron Won Lersner. A.
Kerr Clark Kerr. and Mr.. Bullitt.
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The French Ambassador and Madame
Jusserand entertained guests at dinner
last night.
Senator Shiyely OF Soutn BenQ, lno.,
with his family, Mrs. Shively. George
]. Snively. and the Misses Shiyely have
arrived in Washington and taken apart
ments at the shoreham Hotel for the
remainder Of the session.
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A social paragraph from the Memphis
CONNER ciai-Appeal. which is Of interest
to Washington people, tells of the
charming entertainments attending the
visit Of Miss Lanette Hines Smith, OF
Washington. who is the guest of her
cousin. Mrs. J. H. Hines. in Memphis.
Among the entertainments in Miss
Smiths honor. was a theater party.
dance, and supper last week. and a
series Of bride parties which Will ex-
tend through Lent.
Congressman Henry d. Clayton,
chairman of the judiciary Committee
of the House. entertained the members
Of that Committee at a buffet luncheon
in his home In X street, today.
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Col. and Mrs. Henry May enter
tained guests at dinner last night In
honor 'of Viscount Benoist dAzy,
French naval attache, and Viscountess
Benoist d'Azy.
Mr., and Mrs. Edison Bradley enter
tanned a small dinner party last night.
having among their guests, Commander