The Washington herald., 1913-01-24

The President and Mrs. Taft were the
guests of honor at a dinner given last
night by the Secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Meyer. Invited to meet them were
Senator Lodge. Senator and Mrs. New
lands. Senator and Mrs. w. Murray
Crane. Senator and Mrs. Root, Rear Ad-
miral Staunton, U. S. N. the Superin-
tendent of the United States Naval
Academy and Mrs. Gibbons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Goelet. Mr.. and Mrs. Og-
den Mills. jr.; Mrs. Richard Townsend,
Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. Thomas Laughlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mr..
and Mrs. Chandler Hale, Mr.. and Mrs.
Whelan, Miss Mabel Boardman, Miss
Helen Taft. the Misses Meyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hilles. Lieut.. Com. and Mrs Leigh
Palmer, Mai. Rhodes, u. S. A: Mr..
Cadwallsder, DIR. Cary T. Grayson, U.
s. N; Lieut., Raymond Rodgers, u. s.
N. and Lieut.. Andrews. U. S. ".
Miss Helen Lee and Mr.. Robert Swain
Peabody. of Boston, whose engagement
was recently announced, will be married
tomorrow at noon at the residence Of
Mrs. Charles Carroll Lee. mother of the
bride-elect, at Ill Massachusetts Ave
nue.. II will be a small family wedding,
and the ceremony will be performed by
the brides uncle. Mgr. Lee, rector Of
st. Matthews Church. -
Mrs. Theodore Shuey is giving a dance
this evening at Rauscher's for her debu-
tante daughter, Miss Dorothy Shuey.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand gave a dinner Last night in
honor of the Attorney General and Mrs
Wickersham. The other guests were
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor
ov,l Ms
Sutherland, the Minister of the Neither
lands and Nine. Loudon. the Danish
Minister. the Chief of Stan and Mrs.
Leonard Wood, the Assistant Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Beekman Win
throp. Mrs. Mccormick. Mr.. and Mrs
Franklin X Lane. Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen
Jennings. Mr.. and Mrs. TruNtun Beale.
and the Military Attache OF the French
Embassy and Countess de Chambrun.
Mrs. William Carroll and Miss Grace
Carroll entertained at a luncheon yes
terday at their residence in Connecticut
Avenue. Their guests were Mrs. Her
bert Peirce, Mrs. Peirce. Crosby. Mrs
Edward Qualtrough. Mrs. Otto Tittman,
Mrs. George Howland Chase. Mrs.
Richmond Pearson Hobson Mrs. Wilder
the Misses Sedgiey. Miss Siebert. Mrs
Frank PIeadwell, Mrs Clapp. Mrs.
Charles Tittman, Mrs. Grosvenor, Miss
Jones. and Mrs. Bremen. mother of the
hostess
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kidd were hosts
at a dinner last night at their apart
ment in Stoneleigh Court.
Mrs. Charles. Boughton Wood left
Washington yesterday for Atlantic City.
where she will remain until late in Feb
ruary.
Mrs. John Legget Pultz. Of New York.
is visiting her parents, Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. McKenna. at their apartment in
the Connecticut.
The Congressional Club will give a
reception this evening In honor Of the
Diplomatic Corps at the clubhouse from
$50 until 11:JO o'clock.
The regular Friday afternoon reception
will no! take place to-day.
Among the patronesses for the produc-
ton OF Mrs. Burleson's play, His Sec
retary," and the dance following II,
which will be given tonight at the New
Willard, are Mrs Mathew T. Scott. Mrs.
Mrs. William Denis. Mrs. Bankhead.
Mrs. Perry Belmont. Mrs. Dudley NJ.
Hughes and Mrs. Philander ClaXtOn.
wife of the Commissioner Of Education.
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Williams Noyes
have sent out invitations to the marriage
OF their daughter, Miss Ruth Noyes, and
DR. Ralph Walker Mcdowell, L. s. y.
The ceremony will take place in St
Thomas Church on Monday afternoon.
February u, at O'Clock.
small reception will follow immedi-
ateIy at 1870 New Hampshire Avenue.
The brides attendants will be her sis
ter, Miss Elizabeth Noyes, and the bride
groom's sister, Miss Lillian Mcdowell. OF
Altoona, Pa, as maids OF honor.
Lieut. John NJ. Mcdowell, u. 8. A. will
be best man for his brother, and the
ushers selected are as follows:
Commander F. r. Pollock. L. 3. N;
Lieut. Commander c. f. Courtney. L. :.
N: Lieut.. Commander w. +. Bricker,
L. s. N: DR.. Cary T. Grayson. L. s. N;
Capt. Louis McCarty Little. L. s. NJ C.
and DR.. George a. Riker. L. S. y.
Representative William Kent Of Cali
fornia entertained at stag dinner on
Wednesday evening in one of the small
dining at the Shorehsm. The
guests were Representative Harrison Of
New York, Representative Harrison of
Mississippi. Representative Gardner, Rep
resentative Fitzgerald, Representative r.
Tuttle, Representative Townsend, Repre-
sentative ScuIly, and Representative
Dupre.
Mrs. Sidney Ballou entertained at a
luncheon at the Connecticut yesterday in