The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-11
President and Mrs. Taft
Dinner Hosts Tonight

L. Will have forty or nifty guests al
dinner tonight when they enter.
tain for Mrs. Cleveland and
Prof. Preston, and Mrs. Benjamin Har'
| rison. Among the guests who wers
prominently connected with the Cleve'
land Administrations will be Mrs. Dan
lei S. Lamont of New York. who ar.
rived here today.
Following the dinner there will be a
musicale In the East room, when Miss
Julie Culp, a German singer, will give
the program.
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Miss Taft was the guest at luncheon
today of Miss Jean Oliver. daughter
of the Senator from Pennsylvania and
Mrs. Oliver.
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Mrs. Mills. wife Of Brig Gen. Albert
L. Mills. L. S. A, is entertaining
bridge party, followed by a tea, this
afternoon in compliment to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Laurson, and her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Chester Mills, of Georgia.
The house is gay with red flowers and
narcissus blossoms. Mrs. Mills will be
assisted during the hours of the tea by
Mrs. Leonard Wood, Mrs Hamilton
Hawkins and Mrs. Laurson.
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Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
MacVeagh entertained thirty guests at
oinner last night in honor of Mrs. Gro
yer Cleveland. The list included Sen
ator and Mrs. Winthrop Murray Crane.
Senator wetmore. Miss Wetmore, the
Postmaster General. Mrs. Phil Sheri-
dan, Mrs. Edward s. Warrington, OF
Chicago: Mrs. Marshall Field. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry White, Mrs. Henry F.
Dimock, Mrs. Hutchinson, Madame
Hauge. col. and Mrs. Robert N. Thomp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Glover. Mr.. Ca
bell, Mis- Ransom r. Cabell, Miss
Wood, DR.. Charles D. Walcott, Major
Winship, Prof. T. ]. Preston. Congress-
man Butler Ames, John Barrett. DR..
Cofer, and Eames MacVeagh.
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Col. and Mrs. Thomas W. symons en-
te rtained a number of guests at dinner
las night in compliment to the Chief Of
Staff, L. 8. A, and Mrs. Leonard Wood
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The British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce entertained at dinner last night
Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox. Sec
rotary of the Interior and Mrs. Fisher.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor and
Mrs. Nagel, Mr.. Justice and Mrs NC
Kenna, Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Pitney, the
Danish minister Senator and Mrs. Nc
Lean. Congressman Joseph Cannon,
Miss Cannon. Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler
Anderson. Mrs. Mark Hanna. Miss
Adams. Miss Emily Tuckerman. and
Lord Eustace Percy and A. Kerr Clark
Kerr. of the British embassy staff.
Mrs. john Hays Hammond's dance
for Miss Cleveland last night was al
most like a flower ball, so profusely
and artistically were flowers used. The
Marine Band gave the dance program
and Mrs. Hammond and her young
guest received those invited The Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac
Sesgh, and their guests at dinner ac-
companied Mrs. Cleveland and Prof.
I. ]. Preston to Mrs. Hammonds TO
watch the young people dance.
Among Mrs. Hammonds guests were
Miss Taft. Miss Louise Taft. Miss
Dorothy Williams, the Misses Meyer,
Miss NaSel, Miss Morgan, Miss Eleanor
Reyburn, Miss Frances Brooks: all of
this and last seasons debutantes: Com
msnder BUrstyn. Austrian naval at
tache, Count Bondc, Henri Martin, OF the
Swiss legation. and almost all of the
younger men OF the Diplomatic Corps,
Charles c. Glover. jr., Franklin Ellis,
William Bowie Clark. James Phillips,
Duncan Phillips and the younger men
of society.
The Netherlands legation will be
the scene of the largest social gath
ering of the day. when the Minister
calling list at a tea given for Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Schelling. of New York.
Nine. Loudon and her two guests will
receive alone. in the flower-ladenod
rooms, and there will be program
of music during the receiving tours.
IL is probable that Mrs. Cleveland
and her fisnce, Prof. Preston, and
Miss Cleveland. will be among the
guests.
Tomorrow. Nine. Loudon will give
a luncheon and small musicale for
Miss Julie Culp. the young German
singer. vino will give the program
at the White House tonight follow
ing the dinner.
Mrs. Hugh Wallace, whose father.
the late Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court, Melville Fuller. was appointed
under President Cleveland, gave a
luncheon today in honor OF Mrs.
Cleveland and invited a number of
the older friends Of both families.