Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-17
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT TO
GO TO A NEW YORK DINNER.
Postmaster General Their Host Last
Night-Other Events.
Notes.

President and Mrs. Taft have accepted
an invitation to attend the dinner which
VIII be given tomorrow in the Waldorf
Astoria, New York, by Mr.. George c.
Boldt for DIR. Andrew D. White and
members Of the board Of trustees Of Cor
nell University.
Mrs. Taft and her sister. Mrs. More
lunched today with Miss Gwynn. Miss
Helen Taft Will dine tonight with Mr.. and
Mrs Wolcott Tuckerman. and Mrs More
a the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Board
man. Mrs TAFT VII join the President in
Philadelphia tomorrow and proceed to
New York.
The Postmaster General gave his fourth
dinner to the President and Mrs. Taft
last night at Rauscher's. and around a
superably decked table, arranged in the
large ballroom. had in his company to
meet them. Miss Helen Taft. Mrs. Louis
More, the assistant secretary of state
secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
James F. Curtis. the assistant secretary
of the navy and Mrs. Beekman Win
throp. Col and Mrs. Spencer Cosby, Mr..
George Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Letter, Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Wilkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Garrison McClintock
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson, Mr.. and
Mrs Horace Westcott and Mr.. Corcoran
Thorn.
The French ambassador and Nine Jus
serand were dinner hosts last night. enter
tanning the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Knox. the ambassador from Russia and
Nine. Bakhmetef, eX-Amba ssador to
Germany and Mrs. Charlemagne Tower,
Justice and Mrs. Pitney, Senator and Mrs
Warren. Senator and Mrs. Crane, the
minister from Portugal, the Spanish min
lister and Nine Riano. Mrs. Richard
Townsend. Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard, NJ
Walls of the Spanish legation, the coun-
SelOr of the French embassy and Mime.
de la Rocca and Nine. de Ia Boulaye of
the French embassy circle.
Secretary of War and Mrs. Stmson en-
tertalned at dinner last night the Japa-
nese ambassador. Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. MacVeagh, Secretary of
Commerce and Labor and Mrs. Nagel, the
minister from Peru and Mime. Pact,
Senator Wetmore. Gen. and Mrs. George
Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Charles c. Glover.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers, Mrs
Julian James and Mrs. Alfred E. Bates.
Mrs. George Summerlin entertained al
dinner last night for Miss Alice Wander
cago. whose marriage will take place to-
morrow. Following the dinner the entire
company attended the dance given by
Gen. and Mrs. John A. Johnston for Miss
Fandergrift at the Playhouse.
Mr. Justice and Mrs. Hughes. entertain
ing for the British ambassador and Mrs
Bryce: Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, and
Mrs. Corbin were others who gave din
nerS last night.
Miss Eleanor Douglas Wise, who has
E.1rnnn ri
opera stage. is returning to her former
home in Baltimore today to visit her sis
ter. Mrs. John w. Prick of Roland Park.
Her coming marriage to the Duke de
Richelieu is also announced
The father of Miss Wise was the late
Commander Frederick May Wise, L. s.
n, who took part in the civil war in his
own country and in the Boxer uprising
in China. He was in command of the
Monocacy in Chinese waters when he
died in Yokohama in 1901 He belonged
to the famous Virginia family of that
name. and his maternal grandfather was
DR.. Frederick May, a resident of this
city before the Capitol was built
The Duke de Richelieu is in New York
en- route to Mexico. where he owns prop
erty. His full name is Armand de Cha
pelle de Jumihac, Duke de Richelieu,
Duke de Fronsac and Marquis de Ju-
milhas. He is half American. His mother
was Alice Heine, daughter of Michael
the death of the second Duke de Richelieu
she became the wife of Prince Albert of
Monaco, but later was parted from him
by a judicial separation.
The Dukedom of Kichelieu was estab-
lshed for Cardinal Richeleu, and at his
death passed to his granddaughter. Jean
Armand de Vogneret. who was the father
of the famous Marshal Duke de Richie
lieu.
Duke de Richelieu passed some time in
MOI 0rl- loef -tv,tA L. t. 11,,A I,
ty-seven years old. rather short in stat
ure and quite democratic in manner,
often styling himself simply Jean Cha
pelle. He is wealthy. and at the death
of his mother will come in for a large
share of her great wealth.
Miss Sarah Belle Williams. for whom
Mrs. Chatard recently. entertained at her
home i'm this city. was given her debut
ball last night by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. G. Williams, at their st. Paul
street home in Baltimore.
The house. which is large, was pro-
fusely decorated with palms and flowers,
and a Stringed orchestra played for dane
ing and during the seated supper. The
latter was served at midnight at small
tables arranged with spring flowers and
lights shaded to correspond.
The guests. of whom there were 200 in
cluded the younger set of girls and men
and a few young married couples and out
of-town guests. Among the latter were
Messrs Marshall Winpenny and Louis H.
Rush of Philadelphia. Miss Gladys Hinck-
ley, Lieut.. Archibald Stirling. Ensign
knaus and Zia Bey of the Turkish en-
bassy, Washington; Mr.. George s. Frank
lin of New York, Mr.. Walter S. Franklin,
Jr., of Pittsburgh, Messrs. Lowell Blake
and Malcolm Lang of Boston and Mr.
Eugene du Pont of Wilmington. Del.
Miss Carol Crawford was the hostess
at a small tea yesterday afternoon, when
Miss Alice Fandergrift was the guest of
honor. Mrs. Roscoe c. Bulmer, Mrs.
George Suanmerlin and Mrs. Richard
Harlow presided at the tea table.
Mrs. T. NJ Tyssowski and John Tvs
at small dance at Altha Hall, Va, last
evening. The guests included Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Brandenburg. DIR. and Mrs.
Lorin Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Upman Mr.
and Mrs. Charles B. Lands. Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Crawford. Mrs. J. f. Jones, Mrs
Sleeth. Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. Joseph Tvs
sowski. Miss Mary Lands. Miss Mallory
Church. Miss Nellie Davidson Miss Mary
Montague, Miss Anna MARI. Miss Dorothy
Crawford, Miss Fannie Barbor Mr.. Kort-
right Church, Mr.. William Alden Smith,
jr.. Mr.. Roswell Snow. Mr.. Ebert John
son, Mr.. Sidney Thomas, Mr.. Sherman
Mr. Earl Dalrymple. Mr. Sidney Kent,
Mr.. Filbert Crawford and Mr.. Powell
Browning.
DIR. and Mrs. McArdle are at the Ever
EFT. having sold their house on Columbia
road.