New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-04

Stimson VIII entertain the President ana
Mrs. Taft, and on Thursday they win \.
the guests of the Attorney General .,s
Mrs. Wickersham. The President az
Mrs. Taft will entertain at their d,n,.
matte dinner at the White House on r,,..
day.
Mrs. Wickersham entertained at linz.
con to-day for Miss Asquith, Of Enp,arS
the house guest Of the British Ambas.,'
dor and Mrs. Bryce. Her guests wer.
Mrs. Spencer Cosby. Mrs. Albert Akin :,
New York; Miss Miriam T. Crosby NJ.
Hunt Slater. Miss Katherine Jenn,n,.
Benjamin s. Cable. Solicitor General WIN
lam Marshall Bullitt. Lord Eustace perc,
Third British Secretary Senior Don
Algara. Second Mexican Secretary: Al
drew Kalpaschnikoff. Russian Attachs
and John Phillips Hill, of Baltimore
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick.
ersham have issued invitations for din.
ner in honor of the Russian Ambassador
and Nine. Bakhmeteff on January q.
Miss Eleanor Gamble. OF Phtladelpb,a
who has been the guest of her uncle ana
aunt. the Secretary OF War and Mr.,
Stimson. returned to Philadelphia this
morning. Mrs. Robert Gamble, her MOTH
er, will remain with the Secretary ana
Mrs. Stimson until after the dinner thew
will give in honor OF the President and
Mrs. Taft.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs
Meyer have as house guests Mrs John
Astor. Mrs. Reginald Brooks and Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Ellis, of New York
The Diplomatic Corps.
The British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce
with their house guests, Lady Aberdeen
and Miss Asquith, received several hun
dred visitors this afternoon when Mrs
Heathcoat ). Grant and Mrs. Moreton
Gage. wives of the naval and military at.
taches, poured tea. The members OF the
embassy staff assisted in the hospitalities
Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce entertained
their house guests and others at dinner
tonight and took them TO the diplomats
reception at the White House.
Nine. da Cana, wife Of the Brazilian
Ambassador. returned to-day from short
visit to New York.
In Washington Society.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Goelet Gerry arrived
here this evening to be guests OF Mrs.
Richard II. Townsend for several days
They attended the diplomatic reception at
tho White House.
Stephen II. p. Pell and Mr. and Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt Pell. who were guests
Of Colonel and Mrs. Robert NJ Thompson
for several days. have returned TO New
York Major Clark. OF the British army.
who was also the guest Of Colonel Thomp-
son, has left Washington.
Miss Amaryllis Gillett entertained sew
eral guests at luncheon in compliment to
Mrs. Fisher. wife OF the Secretary Of the
Interior. Among her guests were Miss
Flora Wilson. Miss Helen Cannon, Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson. Mrs. George NJ.
Sternberg Mrs. ]. William Henry, Mrs
Charles Spalding. Mrs. Samuel Hill. Mrs
Gillett Hill and Mrs. James B. Aleshire.
Representative and Mrs. John ". Weeks
entertained at dinner tonight, and Mrs
Richard Wallach also entertained a large
dinner party.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond left
Boston to-day for New York, and will re-
main there n short time before coming TO
Washington.
One OF the largest audiences seen at the
post In long time witnessed the exhibit
ton drill at Fort Myer this afternoon.
Major General and Mrs. Leonard Wood
entertained few young persons at lunch
con with Charles Taft. the Presidents
son. The Secretary of Commerce and
....t
their house guests witnessed the drill.
Boxes for the charity bal! TO be given
on January have been taken By the
Brazilian Ambassador, Mrs L. r.. Letter.
Rear Admiral Brownson. Nine. Christian
Hauge. Mrs. Edward T. stotesbury and
Mrs. Ely.