The Washington herald., 1913-03-03
|SOCiGtY

The President and Mrs. Taft. the MEM
L bers Of the Cabinet and their wives, and
/ Miss Flora Wilson, daughter Of the Sec
retary of Agriculture. were the guests
/ of honor at a farewell luncheon yester-
day given by the Secretary of the Treas
Il ury and Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh. The
Il table was decorated with English prim-
Il roses.
Il The occasion was a most notable one.
bringing together, as it did, for the last
Il time the official family" Of the Presi-
dent. and while there was much pathos
at the prospective parting of the ways,
witty speeches and stories told of the
| past four years.
The President and Mrs. Taft were hosts
| at a young peoples dinner last night in
honor Of Miss Alys Meyer. daughter of
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer and her fiance. Lieut.. Raymond
Rodgers. U. S. N, whose marriage prob
ably will take place within short time.
The Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Huntington Wilson entertained at a
charming musicale yesterday afternoon,
when their honor guests We're the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft members of the
Cabinet. the Diplomatic Corps, and smart
society. The music was furnished by the
Flonzalley Quartet
The Brazilian Ambassador and Nine.
da Cana gave a luncheon yesterday in
honor OF the Naval Attache of the
French Embassy and Viscountess Benoist
d'Azy.
Mrs. Thomas X. Laughlin. Mrs. Taft's
youngest sister, will close her residence in
n Street and accompany the President
and Mrs. Taft on their trip South.
Mr. and Mrs Josephus Daniels will
arrive In Washington this morning and
will be the guests of the latter's mother.
Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley, at her
apartment at the Dupont
The members Of President t-elect Will
sons family, who will see him take the
oath Of Office, will include his brother,
Mr.. Joseph Wilson, of Nashville, Tenn.
who has already arrived at the Shore
ham. and who was Joined by Mrs. Wilson
and their daughter. Miss Wilson. yester-
day afternoon. His first cousin. Mr..
John A. Wilson. OF Franklin. Pa, with
Mrs Wilson and Mr.. Ed Wilson have
already arrived at the Shoreham and
were Joined yesterday by thSir son and
daughter -in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
McC Wilson. and their little daughter,
Elizabeth, of Portland. Greg.
The President-elect' other first cousins
are Mrs. W. w. Stark. of Mansfield
/ Ohio who with her son arrived in
Washington yesterday. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fem. of Cleveland. Ohio. who also will
arrive to-day. and Mrs. s. n. Leech. of
Cleveland Ohio. who accompanied by
her daughter. Mrs. Roger Lee, also ar
rived yesterday.
Other relatives of President elect
Wilson, who arrived yesterday, are Mr..
and Mrs. John McC. Wilson. and Mr.:
wilson's sister, Miss Elizabeth Wilson, OF
Franklin. Pa.
Justice Dav has his son. Mr. stephen
Day. of Evanston. ILL.,, and his son ana
| ldaughter-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs Luther
Day, as his guests over the lnauguratioh'
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Lurton, jr.. are the
iguests of Justice and Mrs. Lnrton for the
inauguration.
Justice and MIR. Pitncy have r. small
house party CSoung people staying Win
them for the inauguration.
i Mrs Van Devanter. wife of Justice
Van Devanter. returned yesterday morn
ling from a visit to Michigan Justice anu
| Mrs Van Devanter are expecting seVeFaI
guests for the Inauguration.
4 Mr., Charles Boughton Wood is enter
| tanning this week Mr.. and Mrs. Afreu
4 Hawes of Canada; the Rev. T. +. croft
| and MIR HaInmersley, of Connecticut, ana
| Mrs Knower and Miss Emo. OF New ioFh'
all of whom have arrived in Washington
| NJ and Mrs w. A. Wager. of Chicago,
| and Col and Mrs. Sladen, of West Point
are the guests of Gen. and Mrs. j. Il. Aie-
| shire. at their residence, in Street.
| Con and Mrs. Albert L. Mills will have
as their guests for the Inauguration Mr.
and Mrs. Clark Howell Jr.' OF A'iaii'H'
Ga.
| Mrs # De Witt Talmage has as house
| guests for the inauguration Mrs. Johh
| NcCutcheon, of Pittsburg; Mrs. JohH
Needham. of Philadelphia, and Mrs Her.
rick, of Boston and Paris.
Senator and Mrs. Gore have as inaugu-
raj guests Mr.. Cameron Kay. brother OF
Mrs. Gore, and Mr.. Thomas II. owen.
| c.r,tor and Mrs. Cummins Of Iowa Will
| have as their guests shortly their oaush-
tor Mrs Rawson. Senator and Mrs. Cum
r,in. entertained at dinner Thursday
4 nirbt Mr. and Mrs. Robert Downing. OF
! Pennsylvania; Representative and Mrs'
iCraro' MIR. and Mrs. Adams. Mrs. Ken
shaw. and Dr. and Mrs. RelsinSer-
Senator and Mrs. McCumber Will have
as their house guests for the inaugurahon
MFR and Mrs George r. Nelson, OF North
Dakota.
| Miss Katherine Overman, daughter oi
ISenator and Mrs. Overmsn. Will have az
her guest for the Inauguration MISS MIL
dred Borden. of Goldsboro, n. c.
| Mr. and Mrs DeverauX Lippit. or
Bremen. Germany, have arrived in this
country for the Inauguration ceremonies
and are guests of Representative Clayton,
uncle of Mrs. Lippitt. and Mrs. Clayton
Mr.. and Mrs. Bedell Parker. OF New
York arrived yesterday evening. to be
inaugural guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
ton. who also will have with them Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Hill, of New York.
| Representative and Mrs. Ira C. Copley,
of Illinois, are entertaining house party
during inaugural week. Among their
guests will be two of Mrs. Copley's broth
ers. Messrs. r. N. Strohn apd c. b.
| Strohn, of Aurora, ILL.,: the Mayor of
Joliet, Ill. and Mrs. Edmund NJ. Allen;
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew ]. Lester, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles ]. Pierce. of Chicago; Mr..