Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-06
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
ANNUAL CHARITY BALL AT
NEW WILLARD TONIGHT,
President and Mrs. Taft Will Attend.
Dinners-Other Events.
Personals.

Personals,
The President and Mrs. Taft will attend
the charity ball tonight at the New Will
lard for the benefit Of the 'Children's Hos
pital-an annual event looked forward
to with the greatest pleasure. The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft will occupy a box
during their stay. The other boxes have
been taken by Nine. da Cana, Mrs. E.
T. Stotesbury mime. Hauge Admiral
Brownson, Mrs. Letter Mrs. Marye and
Mrs. Richard Ely, who will be present or
will entertain friends.
Mrs. Mcclure. Mrs. Churchill Candee.
Mrs. Horace Westcott. Mrs. Clarence
Wilson. Mrs. Preston Gibson. Mrs. Cor
bin and Mrs. Leech will be the hostesses
of the evening. Mr.. John Wilkins is
chairman of the floor committee and Mr..
William Marrow is his assistant.
The President and Mrs. Taft will be
entertained at dinner tonight by the Sec
rotary of War and Mrs. Stimson.
Mrs. L1aughlin. sister of Mrs. Taft, is
giving a dinner tonight which Miss Helen
Taft will attend. The latter will 90 on
later ito the dance at the home OF the
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer.
Mrs. Richard Ely and Mrs. John F.
Rodgers are giving dinners tonight. the
guests going on with these hostesses later
to the charity ball.
Miss Wood, sister of Representative
Wood of New Jersey. will receive to-
morrow afternoon. to Z, at the Cochran.
Mrs. Pitney, wife of Mr.. Justice Pitney
Mrs. Briggs. wife of Senator Briggs, and
Mrs. MARITIME, wife Of Senator MARITIME.
will be at the tea table, and the ladies OF
the New Jersey congressional delegation,
Mrs. Hamill, Mrs. Kinkead, Mrs Mccoy.
Mrs. Scully and Mrs. Townsend will also
assist.
Mrs Charles c. McChord and Miss Nc
but will receive at their apartment in
the New Willard Tuesdays thereafter.
Mrs Perry Belmont. who is chairman
of the reception committee Of the Wom-
ans National Democratic League. will
hold reception at her home from to
Wednesday.
Miss Lila Mcdonald. daughter Of Col.
J. B. Mcdonald and Mrs. Mcdonald.
at the Parkwood. when she was assisted
by Miss Frances Brooks, Miss Dorothy
Taylor, Miss Dorothy Grey Brooks, Miss
Estelle Crane, Miss Meta Haines and
Miss Dorothy Wyeth. Mrs. Carter was
at the tea table.
Mrs James Lynn and Mrs. Joseph
Murphy and daughter left Saturday night
for visit in Los Angeles, Cal.
Miss Ada Russell May. youngest daugh-
ter of Mrs Lille F. McIntire Mills OF
this city, and Mr.. Richard st. Clair Green
of Annapolis. Nd, We're quietly married
at the brides residence Thursday. Janu-
Comas, rector of ST. Anne's Protestant
Episcopal Church of Annapolis, Md.
Miss Bertha L. Whiting of Rochester,
n. Y. is visiting her sister. Mrs. j. j.
Withall, 1905 Kenyon street.
A "silver tea will be given for the
benefit of the Eye. Ear and Throat Hos
ptal. at the residence of Mrs. l.. Whiting
Estes, 1319 Euclid street, Wednesday.
January s. from to 6 o'clock in the
evening.
Miss Blanche Holman of 1926 18th
street spent the week end with relatives
in Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. Josephson of the Atlantic
have gone to New York, where
they will meet Mr.. and Mrs. j. Braham
and sail Wednesday for Bermuda for an
indefinite stay.
The third annual camaraderie of the
Judd & Detweiler Chapel was given by
the chairman. Mr.. W. H. Gilliland, at his
residence. 303 r street northwest. on the
evening of New Year day. Mrs. Gill;
land was assisted by Miss eddie B. Crous
and the Misses Watson. 4 feature of the
evening was the vocal renditions of Mr..
Edwin Hutchinson and the guitar and
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and George Furbershaw. The members
of the chanel were also favored with a
vocal selection by Miss Minnie Wheeler,
after the arrival Of Mr.. George H: Judd.
who sang a solo to Mr.. Ham Lowd' s
piano accompaniment There were deco
rations, favors and bounteous banquet
to the forty-two members of the chapel.
Mrs. John A. Logan and Mrs. Mary
Logan Tucker will be at home Thursdays
in January and February.
Mrs. Morris L. Croxall of this city is
receiving today with Mrs William Reed.
president of the Maryland Colonial
Danes. at a reception preceding a lecture
to be given in Baltimore before that or
ganiZaton.
Mrs and Miss Fillebrown will give a
tea Wednesday, They will receive Janu-
airy II and %.
The Alpha Beta Phi Fra ternity OF
George Washington University held its
annual dance at the Cairo Saturday
evening. General dancing was INDUCED
in by the members and their ladies. Dur
ing intermission the orchestra played
various appropriate selections. The pa
irons We're Mr.. A. T.. H. Middleton, Mrs
A. F.. Fl. Middleton, Mrs. F.. II. Gusts.
DR.. E. II. Custis and Mrs. T. G. Brady.
Among those present We're Misses Ell
sic Ray Berry. Margaret Strawn, Mil
dred Perrie. Edith SWEET. Anne Jones'
Lillian Palmer. Mrs. A. Allston Moore.
Florence Lansdale, Ruth Beavers, Eleanor
Jones, Dell Gilbert. Katherine kalbfus.
Elizabeth Fisher. Florence Kirby, Louise
Salter. Helen Durham. Leila Speer. Kath-
crime Doonan. Miss Comegys. Helen j.
Towson. Viola Mallet. Miss Decker, Miss
Roger. Mary Fergerson and Messrs.
w. S. Simpson, Irwin Porter. p. NJ. Con-
well. Charles Stephenson. John Brookes.
jr., ]. c. Brady. A. Allston Moore. o. q.
Magruder. J. Norman Taylor. Prentiss ID.
Sale. Rodney NJ. Smith. William NJ. Null
ligan, II. W. Thompson, r. w. Mehurin.
j. r. Langley, 0. H. Miller. F. f. Marvin.
L. c. Fisher. G. H. Baston. w. T. Con-
boye Hugh Macauley, j. P. Fleming and
Charles Henderson.
farewell dinner was given last night
to Mr.. Henri Martin of the Swiss lega-
ton. who is to leave here shortly for his
new post as consul general i'm Montreal.
The dinner was at Rauscher's and Mr..