New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-22

President and Mrs. Taft entertained at
the second OF this years state dinners to-
night, their guests of honor being the
members of the Supreme Court. The list
included Chief Justice and Mrs. White.
Justice and Mrs. McKenna, Justice and
Mrs. Holmes, Justice Day. Justice and
Mrs. Lurton, Justice and Mrs. Hughes,
Justice Van Devanter. Justice and Mrs.
Lamar. Justice and Mrs Pitney, the At
torney General and Mrs. wickersham,
Senator and Mrs. c. d. Clark, Senator
and Mrs. Nelson, Senator and Mrs Suth.
erland, Senator and Mrs Root, Repre-
resen,ative and Mrs. Clayton, Repre-
sentative Sterling, Representative and
Mrs. Rowland. the Solicitor General, Jo-
seph II. Choate, Mr.. and Mrs. John G.
Spooner, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Cass Led
yard. Mr.. and Mrs. John @. Milburu, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Marshall, Mr.. ana Mrs.
George Wharton Pepper. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Maxwell, Mr.. and Mrs. @. A.
Severance, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Donnelly,
Mrs. Richard V. Lindabury, Judge ana
Mrs. John III. Doyle, John Il. Cadwaiader.
Judge and Mrs. William B. sanderA Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Kirchner. Mr.. ana Mrs
w. o. Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ
Harlan, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Taft,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Heron. Mrs. Louis
More. Miss Taft, Max Pam. John P. WILL
son. Henry w. Anderson, James Fl. Hoyt,
Alfred p. Thorn, Harry NJ. Daugherty
and Lieutenant C. p. Rodgers. The table
decorations were Mrs. Taft carnations
and maidenhair ferns. Following the din
ner Miss Lorraine Wyman, soprano, sang
English ballads and old French and Eng
lish songs, Mrs. Louis II. Smith playing
the accompaniment.
Mrs. Taft occupied box at tho New
National Theatre this afternoon for tho
Philharmonic concert, and had with her
Nine. Loudon, Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond, Mrs. Peckham and her sister, Mrs.
More.
Miss Taft was the guest OF Mr. and Mrs.
Henry White at a dance tonight, which
followed a large dinner party given for
their son-in-law and daughter, Count and
Countess ScherrThoss.
The Cabinet.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Slim
noon for the officers OF the army in and
near Washington. They will have 20
assist them Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver.
wife of the Assistant Secretary Of War.
Mrs. Leonard Wool. wife of the Chief
of staff. and Mrs. Henry G. Sharpe.
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. Nagel have issued invitations
TO several dinner parties for succeeding
Monday nights, with the exception Il
February g.
In Washington Society.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Slim
son were guests of Brigadier General and
Mrs. James b. Aleshire at dinner to-
night. Those entertained with them were
Senator and Mrs. Weeks, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Andrews. DR.. and Mrs. Wilmer.
Miss Boardman and General James Allen.
Miss Margery Aleshire has gone to Pen
sacola 10 spend several weeks with Miss
Nellie Kaiser. who was her guest few
weeks ago Miss Dorothy Aleshire will
go to Panama to spend the spring with
Colonel and Mrs. Goethals, sailing with
them the last of this month.
Mrs Nicholas Anderson entertained O,
luncheon to-day for Mrs Nicholas Long
worth, who is the house guest Of her SON.
n-aw and daughter, the French military
attache and Countess de Chambrun.
Colonel and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
entertained this morning the Netherlands
Minister and Madame Loudon. Countess
de Chambrun, Miss Harlan. Mrs. Buckner
Randolph, Mrs. Hunt Slater and nearly
a hundred others at a recital by Professor
Harold Randolph, director OF tho Peabody
Institute of Music In Baltimore.
Miss Esther Cleveland was tho guest at
luncheon to-day OF Miss Frances Hoar.
daughter OF Mrs. lockwood Hoar, who
entertained several other guests. MISS
Cleveland and Miss Hoar were among tho,
guests at the dance given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry White tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Van Vechten Olcott re-
turned TO New York to-day after visit
to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spalding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Sears. of Boston.
who were guests of the Secretary OF tho
Navy and Mrs. Meyer for several days
have gone to the Shoreham to remain for
a day or two before returning to Boston.
They held large reception this after
noon. when Miss Taft. the Misses Meyer
and several younger members OF society
were guests.
Mrs Richard II. Townsend entertained
large dinner party in honor OF MY. anu
Mrs. Sears tonight.