The Washington herald., 1913-02-14

The President and Mrs. Taft were the
guests OF honor at a dinner given by
Senator and Mrs. George Peabody Wet
more last night at their residence in n
Street The other guests Invited TO meet
them were Mr.. Justice and Mrs Oliver
Wendell Holmes. Senator and HRS. W.
Murray Crane. Senator and Mrs. Root,
Mrs. Richard Townsend, Capt. T. F.r
Rogers u. S. N: Lieut.. Col. Charles
McCauley. L. s. NJ. c.: Miss Gwynn, the
Military Attache of the French Embassy
and Countess de Chambrun. the Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy. Mr. Beekman
Winthrop. and hiiss Wetmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard gave a
dinner last night in honor OF Miss Helen
Taft at their residence in Sixteenth
Street
The Spanish Minister and Nine. de
RiaRo were hosts at dinner last night
ct the legation in Sixteenth Street
| Mrs Henry F. pimock and her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Dimocl Hutchinson, enter
tained at dinner last night in honor OF
their house guests, Justice and Mrs.
Scott. OF New York. Among those in
vited TO meet them were Mr.. Justice and
Mrs Hughes. Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Lur-
ton, the Attorney General. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry White, Miss Helen Cannon. Rep
resentativo Joseph G. Cannon, Rear Ad-
miral o'Neil. L. S. N. retired; Senator
du Pont, Brig. Gen. William Crozier,
Mrs Marshall Field. Mrs. Marcus A.
Hanna. Mr.. and Mrs. z. Rollins Morse,
Mrs Darrach, OF New York, and Miss
Emo.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. who has
been making a short visit TO Mrs.
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York.
Rear Admiral William Van Reypen. L.
$. N, retired and Mrs. Van Reypen
were hosts at dinner last night at
their residence in Fifteenth Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter r. Labouisse have
gone to Warrenton, Va, for the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Seabury. of
Arizona, are visiting Mrs. Austin Kautz
at her residence. POS r Street North
west Mrs Kautz will be at home this
afternoon and the following Friday aft
ernoons in February.
The first of 40 series of Lenten musi-
cal teas was held at the New Willard
yesterday. and many prominent members
OF society were present. Miss Christine
Miller. the well-known contralto. whose
voice has a wonderful range. sang de-
Iightfully and was enthusiastically en-
cored. Tea was served at the conclusion
of the programme. Among the patron
esses We're Mrs. Nicholas Anderson, Mrs.
Sydney Ballau, Mrs. Henry d. Clayton,
Mrs Dimock. Mrs. Frank Ellis, Mrs.
Marshall Field. Mrs. c. c. Glover. Mime.
Hauge, Mrs Nelson Read Johnson. Mrs.
Henry Cabot Lodge. Mrs. w. w. Mathew
L. No.
Oxnard, Mrs A. ]. Parsons. Mrs. Edward
Qualtough. Mrs. Cuno Rudolph, Mrs.
Copley Thaw. Mrs. Oscar Underwood.
Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell, and Miss Flora
Wilson.
Mime. de Peretti de la Rocca was host
ess at an informal tea yesterday after
noon. She was assisted in receiving BY
Mrs. George Rowland Chase and Miss
Lasarde.
The ladies committee Of the Riding
and Hunt Club have sent out invitations
for a series of teas TO be given this
afternoon and following Fridays from
4 until 6 o'clock at the club house,
Twenty-second and p Streets Northwest
The members of the committee are
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. chairman: Mrs.
w Sinclair Bowen, Nine. de Slbour.
Mrs. Arthur Lee. Mrs. Robert 3. Roose-
Welt. Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson, ana
Mrs. Leonard Wood.
During the afternoon there will be
jumping. fancy riding. and a game OF
polo in the riding hall.
Mrs. W. Sinclair will be the hostess
this afternoon, and several members of
the committee will assist her in receiving
the guests.
Brig. Gen. Anson Mills, L. s. A, re-
tired. has recalled invitations TO dinner
on the 18th, Goth and list of February,
owing TO the death Of his brother, Mr..
William w Mills, at Austin, Tex.
Among those who have taken boxes
for the entertainment OF moving pic
lures which will be given at the Belasco
Theater on Friday afternoon, February
q. for the benefit OF the building fund
OF st. Johns Orphanage. are Mrs. Meyer,
Mrs. James NJ. Johnston. Mrs. James
Pinchot. Miss Blunt. Mrs. Thompson.
Julian James, Mrs. Henry White. Mrs.
Peyton Russell. Mrs. Richard Butler,
Mrs. Train. Mrs. Frederick r. Hyde. and
Mrs. Perkins.
The performance is to be given under
the patronage OF Mrs. Bryce, Countess
Won Bernstorff. Nine Loudon, Mrs. Wick
ersham. Mrs. Meyer. Mrs. Horace Lur-
ION, MIS- l<eOnaru w OOO, MrS. CunO hu-
dolph. Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Edison Brad
ley. Mrs. Pinchot. Mrs. Letter, Mrs.
Richard Butler, Mrs. Richardson Glover,
Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mrs. Henry
White. Mrs. James Lowndes. Mrs.
Walter Tuckerman. Mrs. Van. Mrs.
Nicholas Anderson, Mrs. Duncan Phil
lips, Mrs. Walter p. Howe, Mrs. Wet
more. Mrs Arthur Lee, Mrs. Burton
Harrison, Miss Heth, Mrs. Rixey, Mrs.
Richey. Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, Mrs.
r. n. McKim. Miss Gwynn, Mrs. c. c.
Glover, Mrs. William Rives, Mrs. Sam
uel Spencer, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs
Ralph Jenkins, Mrs. Frank Moss, and
Mrs. Williams.
Mrs. Robert W. Patterson was hostess
at luncheon yesterday.
The Misses Patten entertained at a |
luncheon yesterday at their residence in
Massachusetts, Avenue
Mrs. Brooks and. Miss Bryce, of New
York, have leased the residence. 1927
Nineteenth Street belonging to Mr. and |
Mrs. Garrison McClintock, for the re- |
mainder of the season.
Mr.. and .drs. McClintock and Miss
Katherine McClintock have taken an |
apartment at the Hotel Powhatan, where
they will spend some time.
The Skating Tea" yesterday afternoon |
at the Arcade was a great success in |