The Washington times., 1913-01-03
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70 meet MISS NlOlet ASQulln, OF Eng
land, who is staying at the embassy
with the British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce. Her. other guests were Mrs.
Albert Akin, of New York; Mrs Hunt
Slater. Miss Merriam T. Crosby, Miss
Katherine Jennings. Benjamin S. cable.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
William Marshall Bullitt. Solicitor Cen
eral; berd f9ustace Percy, British third
secretary; Mr.. Algara, Mexican second
secretary: Andrew Kalpaschnikon. Rus
sian attache, and John Phillips HIli
Of Baltimore. .-'-' -
The President and Mrs. Taft were the
guests at dinner last night of the, Sec
retary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac
yeagh, this being the second of. the
series of Cabinet members dinners in
their honor. - a..
There were two tables for the guests
one Sin the. large conservatory. where
the guests were surrounded with rare
plants and flowers, and the other In
the regular banquet room. In the con-
servatory, where the President and
Mrs Taft were seated with their hosts,
the table was laid with a cloth of
Italian lace OF the rarest kind, over
an under cloth of satin, and there were
pink roses as table decoration. =
The long table In the other room
, was decorated with the mound Of rare
crystal balls belonging to the Mac
Eeagh table service. with a tall stand
of tiger lilies at each end of the table.
Besides the President and Mrs. Taft,
the guests were MI. and Mrs. Henry
W. Taft, of New York; Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Clews, of New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. Macdonald, of New York: Mr..
and Mrs. Meredyth Whitehouse. OF. New
York: Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Fish, OF
New York; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Treat
Paine. Of Boston, Mr.-aHd Mrs. William
Phillips. Mr. and Mrs William Beale.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Rollins Morse, Of New
York: Col and Mrs. Charles L. Nc
Cawley, Mrs. Levi z. Letter, Mrs. Rich
ard II. Townsend, Mrs Marshall Field,
Mrs. William F. Draper, Mrs. Norman
Williams, ,irs. Edward s. Worthington.
Chicago; Madame Yamei-Kin. of China;
Miss Keep. Mrs. Hope Slater, Brigadier
General Crozier, L. S. A; Mr.. Tilden,
of New York: DIR. Joseph Bryan,
Charles Norman Fay, OF Chicago;
Major Rhoades. aide 10 the President;
Benjamin Gable, John 3. Henderson.
jr.. John p. Hill. of Baltimore, and
Eames Macvesgh.
The President and Mrs. Taft will en-
tertain at a reception in the White
House this evening at $50 o'clock in
honor OF the Diplomatic Corps.
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Charles Taft went to Fort Myer today
TO join a luncheon party entertained by
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood. L. S. A. and
Mrs. Wood for their son, Osborne
Wood, who is spending his Christmas
vacation there.
Mrs. Rainey. wife OF Congressman
Henry r. Rainey OF Illinois. and Mrs.
Pray, wife of Congressman Charles \.
Pray of Montana, will preside at the
tea table at the Congressional Club
this afternoon at O'Clock. at the regu-
lar Friday afternoon reception.
The guests will be received by Mrs.
Roberts, president of the club At
O'Clock Mrs. William l.. Bowman will
give several violin selections after
which Miss Julia {. Lathrop win talk
on THE Childrens Bureau"
Others who will assist in receiving the
guests and dispensing the hOsptalities
of the afternoon will be Mrs Reed, Of
Missouri; Mrs. Myers. OF Montana:
Mrs. Pomerene, of Ohio; Mrs. Morgan.
OF Oklahoma: Mrs. Riley. Of Connecti-
cut: Mrs. Raker, of California, and Mrs
James ii. Patten.
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Mrs. Bryce, wife of the British am
bassador. will entertain at a tea tits
afternoon at 4:3O o'clock al the en-
bassy, when she will have .wit. her
Lady Aberdeen and Miss AsquIth.
This evening, the Ambassador and
Mrs. Bryce will entertain a small
party at dinner before going to the
diplomatic reception at the White
House.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter GCelet Gerry will
arrive here this evening to be the gusts
of Mrs. Richard II. Townsend for sew
eraI days They will attend the diplo-
matte reception at the white House
with her tonight.
Stephen n: p. Pell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt PeII, who were the
guests of Col and Mrs. Robert II.
Thonpson for several days, have re-
turped TO New York. Major Clark, of
the British army. who was also the