The Washington herald., 1913-02-12

Mrs. Taft occupied the Presidents box
at the Belasco Theater last night, her
guests who dined first at the White
House. being Miss Anderson. Miss Helen
Taft, Lord Eustace Percy. of the British
Embassy; Mr.. Chauncey Hackett, and
Lieut. Rockwell, U. S. 4.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox
were the guests of honor at a dinner
| given by the Commissioner of the Dis
| trict and Mrs. John \. Johnston last
| night at their residence, in Massachu-
I setts Avenue.
iii Representative William b. Mckinley
| and Miss Julia MATHS entertained few
friends informally at dinner last night.
| Washington society is much interested
| in the announcement of the engagement
OF Miss Isabel McGunncgie and Lieut..
Philip Sheridan. only son of gallant
/ Phil Sheridan. the famous cavalry
leader of the civil war. Lieut.. Sheridan
Is extremely popular in Washington.
Il where he resided with his mother, Mrs
| Philip Sheridan, before entering West
Point. Shortly after his graduation he
was stationed in Washington as aid to
President Roosevelt, and since then he
has been on duty at Fort SchOfield. Hon
oIulu.
Il Miss McGunnegie. daughter of Col.
George X. McGunnegie. u. 8. A. accom-
panied her father to Honolulu last May
and Miss Josephine Smith. OF Portland
Greg, went with them also. to be their
guest for six months. and the same
| mail that brought the news of the en-
gagement OF her young hostess brought
that also of Miss Smith and Lieut.. JO-
seph Andrews, of the artillery. also sta
toned at Fort Schofield. At the time OF
sending home the news the brides-to-be
were talking of double wedding on an
April date. Lieut.. Sheridan has returned
with his troop from Honolulu since then,
and is now at their new station In
Arizona.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Smith have an
nounced the engagement of Miss Smith
and Lieut. Andrews at their home in
Portland.
Mrs. Philip Sheridan has left Wash
Ington for. Arizona TO visit her son.
The Minister Of Sweden went 10 New
York to attend the banquet last night
in celebration Of the twenty-fifth ami
versary of the American Society of En-
ginccrs.
Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver wife Of the
Assistant Secretary of War. tertainCd
at an informal tea yesterday afternoon
in honor of their daughter. Mrs. Francis
n CltNFns, VI -NfN 1oTh. VINO IL NlNlt-
ing them at their residence in . Street. |
DR.. and Mrs Charles w. Richardson
gave a dinner last night In honor Of
Captain and Mrs. w. J. Davis and Dr. |
and Mrs William F. Sewers. Roth Mrs. |
Davis and Mrs. Sewers are brides Of this
season. the former having been married !
TO Cant. Davis in Vienna. Austria in
September. and the latter having married !
DIR. Sewers in Chicago on New Years |
Day.
Mrs. NagcI. wife OF the Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor, will not he at
home this afternoon.
The Military Attachc Of the German |
Embassy and Nine. Won Herwarth are
in New York for a brief visit.
Judge and Mrs. Francis NJ Scott will
arrive in Washington to-day to visit Mrs. |
Il Henry +. Dimock. They will be eG |
tensivey entertained during their stay. |
Mr.. And Mrs. Perry Belmont have re-
turned to Washington from New York |
Tho ladies CT the Tennessee delegation
in Congress were hOstesseS at n Dc |
lightful tea yesterday afternoon at the
Congressional Club. Th" rooms were
charmingly decorated with palms, ferns. |
throughout tine reception. |
The MANI distinguished guests were
received by Mrs. Thetus W. Sims Mrs |
Iemuel Phillips PadEett. Mrs. William |
n Cannon Houston. Mrs. FINS J. Garrett. |
Mrs. Richard Austin. and Mrs. Joseph |
". Bvrns. Others assisting In the din |
Iinc-room and in receiving the guests |
were Mrs Crumracker, Mrs. Charles |
Austin. Mrs. ClaXton. Mrs. Grant, Mrs |
Fred bennett. Mrs Ren Cravens. Mrs. |
W. n. stephens. Mrs. G. w. Gordon. |
Mrs. Hurley. Mrs. SwitZer. Mrs. Grant. !
Mrs Wil;iam p. BiIdle. Mrs. Feckt"lcr. !
Miss Earblr;, Stephens. Miss Sallie |
Williams. Miss Claire ClaXton, Miss |
Agnes ShacklNfo-d Miss Hurley, and
the Misses Fall.
Mrs. Pomerene wife Of s,.nator Alice !
Pomcrenc of Ohio, will he at home to-
morrow afternoon. She will be assisted |
in receiving by her mother and sister, |
Mrs. Caroline T. Bockius and Mrs |
ISrant, Of Canton. Ohio, and Mrs. Frank !
Pomcrenc.
American Legation at Madrid. has az
rived in Washington and is stepping 1T !
the New willard.
The President AMI Mrs. taft have sent
out invit atoms to a dinner NJ the White !
4 House on Friday evening, February q. |
The dinner will bo followed by a rlusi-
Gale.
i Prof. Harold Randolph director of the |
Peabody Conservatory of Music in Bal
timCrc. came 20 Washington yesterday |
and gave one OF his musical IecitatiOns
at Mr. Jeffrey Parsons residence. |
Among those who attended the lecture
were Mrs. Wickcrsham, Mrs. George
Won L. Meyer. the Netherlands Minister
and Nine. LCudUn, Mrs. l.. Il. Letter.
| Mrs. Buckner Randolph. Mrs. Laurence |
Townsend. Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Mrs.
| William Corcoran Eustis, Mrs Robert
NJ. Thompson, Mrs. Henry +. Dimock
Mrs. Edison Bradley. Mrs. Frank Z. |
NOyes. Mrs. leonard Wood. Mrs w
Sinclair Bowen, Mrs. Hugh Wallace.
Mrs Thomas Nelson Page, Mrs. Hope
Slater. Nine. Christian Hauge. Mrs. Mar
shall Field, Mrs. James s. Harlan. and /
Miss Laura Harlan.
The German Ambassador has gone to
Springfield. III, where he will deliver an
| address at the Lincoln memorial ceIebra-
| tion to-day. He will return to Washing
| ton at the end of the week.
| Countess Won Bernstorff has almost
| completely recovered from her recent at
tack of illness. and hopes shortly to be
strong enough to resume her social af-