Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-25
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MR.. AND MRS. TAFT TONIGHT
AT CONGRESSIONAL CLUB.
Last Night They Dined at the Pit
ney Home-Dinners,
Dances-Notes.

French amba ssador and Nine. Jusserand.
the British ambassador and Mrs. Bryce,
the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs
MacVeagh the minister of Denmark,
ISenator and Mrs. Briggs, Col. and Mrs
Charles l.. McCawley. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Francis Adams and Miss Patten.
Tonight the President and Mrs. Taft
vi be given Il reception at the congress
, sionai Club. Today Mrs. TAFT was gwen
! u luncheon by Mrs. Thomas r. Richard
son at he. home on | street, and this
afternoon will be honor guest at musl-
cal which Nine. LoudOn will give at the
Netherlands legation. Miss Taft VIII at
tend d dinner which DR.. and Mrs winner
will give tonight
Mrs Frederick Eckstein and Miss kath-
crime D. Eckstein of Cincinnati have con-
Guided their White House visit and have
gone to New York.
Before going to the diplomats ball at
Rauscher's last night Miss Taft, MISS
entertained at a dinner by Miss Maoel
Boardman
Mr.. Robert Taft has returned to col
lege after short stay at the w hlte
House.
Mrs Thomas F. Richardson's guests to
meet Miss Taft today at luncheon were
Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard. Mrs. Marshall
Field. Mrs. Charles Francis Adams. Mrs.
Nicholas Anderson. Miss Mabel Board
man Mrs James W. Wadsw orth. Mrs.
Charles l.. McCawiey. Mrs. Henry +.
Dimock Mrs. Julian James. Mrs. Nor
man Williams. Mrs. Van Rensselaer,. Mrs.
John II. Purdy, Miss Margaret Cameron
and Miss Eleanor Carroll.
The Japanese ambassador entertained
at dinner last night at the embassy on
X street in compliment to the Secretary
of War and Mrs. Stinlson. His other
no
Wood. the solicitor general. Mr.. Marshall
Bullitt: the assistant secretary of war
and Mrs. Oliver. Maj. Gen. w. w.
Wotherspoon and Mrs. Wotherspoon, Maj
Gen. James B. Aleshire and Mrs. Ale
shire Maj Gen. Albert l.. Mills and Mrs.
Mills, Maj. Gen. Ernest A. Darlington and
Mrs. Darlington. Mai. Gen. Frank Mcln-
tyre and Mrs. Mcintyre. the assistant at
torney general and Mrs Fowler; the
counselor of the embassy, Mr.. h. Shide-
hara: the military attache. Col. kazut-
sugu Inouye, and Mr.. Nagakage Okabe,
attache of the embassy, and Mime. Okabe.
The Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. Nagel entertained at dinner
last night Gen. and Mrs. Sharpe. Mr.. and
Mrs. Glover. Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Per
kins, Maj and Mrs Gordon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cushman Mrs Samuel Spencer. Miss
Riddle, Miss Nagel, Admiral Stanton,
Commander Boy-Ed of the German en-
bassy and Mr.. James Marion Johnston.
Judge and Mrs Knapp gave a dinner
last night for the Attorney General and
Mrs. Wickersham. entertaining also Sena-
tor and Mrs. Sutherland, Senator Burton
Mr.. Justice Anderson, Representative and
Irs George w Fairchid. DR.. Charles
Valcott Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Eyck Wen
!ell Mrs. Schluter and Miss lMaurN.
The last of the formal hops at Fort
Myer this season was given last night,
when the usual animated scene was IN
progress in the hoproom from 10 CLOCK
on to supper. which was served at mid
night Capt. Eltinge made the presenta-
ton to the receiving party, which con-
sisted of Mrs. Garrard. wife of the COM
mander of the fort; Mrs. Johnson, wife of
Lieut. Col. Johnson; Mrs Summerall.
wife of Maj Summerall, and Mrs.
Lambie. wife of Capt. Lambie. Dinners
given at homes at the post. as we'll as in
town, preceded the dance.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Presbrey of New
York have taken the Archibald Hopkins
house. 1895 Massachusetts avenue, for the
first two weeks of March.
Mrs j. l.. Barnard of 133 North Caro-
ina avenue southeast entertained at
Cowel of L street. The other guests We're
Mrs. Sellers, Mrs. Tone, Mrs. Church and
Mrs. LASER.
Representative d. r. Anthony, jr., and
Mrs Anthony entertained at dinner last
night. Their guests were Maj. r. A.
Brown. L. S. A.. and Mrs. Brown. Maj.
J. F. Normoyle. /. S. A.. and Mrs. Nor
movie. Representative William p. Borland
and Mrs. Borand and Representative
James a. Slayden and Mrs. Slayden.
Lieut.. Col Franklin O. Johnson, L. s. A.
and Mrs. Johnson entertained at a din
ner last night at their quarters at Fort
hnf hn N MI n
Miss Patton Of California. The guests
asked to meet her We're Lieut.. Frederick
5. Strong. jr. L. S. A. and Mrs. Strong.
Lieut. George S. Patton, L. S. A. and
/. S. NJ. G.. and p. A. Paymaster Pig
man. L. S. \.
! Lieut. and Mrs. Carter entertained at
dinner last night at the quarters at Fort
Myer preceding the hop. Mrs. George T.
Summerlin. Miss Frances Gamble. Miss
Eleanor Gamble and several officers made
up the party.
Mr. and Mrs. T. ODonnell HilIen, DIR.
and Mrs. r. Tunstall Taylor. Miss Bev-
erley James and Mr.. NJ w. Pope of
Baltimore will be the guests of Mr..
Thomas Riggs for the Inauguration.
Representative Ransdell. who takes his
place March as senator from Louisiana
and Mrs. Ransdell will have as their
guests for the Inauguration Mr.. J. Mar
tan Hamin. member of the state legis-
lature of louisiana; Judge F. X. Rams
dell and Mr.. J. E. Hamlin. all of Lake
Providence. La. and Mr.. Joseph F. Buck
ley OF New Orleans.
Mrs John W. Kern. wife of Senator
Kern of Indiana. viii be at home Thurs
DAY from to at Congress Hal. Miss
Julia Kern is coming on from Indianapo
lis this week with the Vice President
! elect and Mrs. Marshall, who are ex-
pected Thursday.
After the inauguration ceremonies Mrs
Ken will return to her Indianapolis
home and Miss Kern. who has not been
here this winter, will go to New York
for visit.
Mrs Franklin MacVeagh will receive
for the last time officially tomorrow
afternoon from to 6.
Mrs. James II. Woodrow and her
daughter, Miss Katherine Woodrow. left
their home in Columbia. S. c.. today for
Stevenson, Md. to be the guests of Mrs
lanes r. Foard at her home in Green
SPRINGS valley until the afternoon of
March ;. when they will come to this
city to join members of the Wilson family
for the inauguration. They viii stay at
the ShoTeham where the President-elect
md his family viii have apartments, and
VIII attend all the ceremonies and func-
| tions of the occasion. being included in
the family party to lunch at the White
House Immediately after the Inaugural
ton
The social to be held at thu, Rapt:st
Home. :::2.S \ street by the Christian En-
deavor Society. First Baptist Church.
tomorrow has been postponed on account