The Washington herald., 1913-01-16

| The President and Mrs. Taft were the
| guests of honor at dinner given BY
| Mrs Henry +. Dimock last night. In
vited to meet them and Mrs. Grover
| Cleveland, who is the house guest OF
Mrs. Dimock, were the British Ambas'
sador and Mrs. Bryce, Mr.. Justice and
Mrs Lamar, the Minister of the Neither
lands and Nine. Loudon, the Danish
Minister. Mr.. Brun; Senator Henry Dr
| Point, Mrs. Richard Townsend, Mr. and
| Mrs George Vanderbilt. of New York
/ Dr. Charles d. Walcott. Secretary OF the
| Smithsonian Institution; Prof. Thomas
Preston. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Reading
! Bertion, of New York; Mrs. Frederick
Thompson, Mrs. Dimock Hutchinson,
and Lieut.. Gen. Young, U. S. A, retired
After the dinner Mr.. HOratio Connell,
| the noted tenor. sang.
Commander and Mrs. Edward DUAL.
trough entertained at Il dinner last night
| in honor OF their niece, Miss Leila Har-
rison, a popular debutante Of the win
ter. The other guests were Capt. and
Mrs. John Edie. Miss ogden Jones. Miss
Mary McCauley. Miss Eudora Clover
Miss Gladys Hinckley. Miss Sophy John
ston, Miss Frances Hoar. Mr.. John
| Washington Davidge. Mr.. Wilkinson. U.
S. N: Mr.. Edward Hart. Mr.. Cotton
Smith. Mr.. Palmer, Lieut.. Douglas, L. S.
N. and Mr.. Franklin Ellis.
Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Stephen SIocum
were hosts al a dinner last night at their
| residence in Sheridan Circle. in honor of
the Russian Ambassador and Mime. Bakh-
meteff Among their guests were the
Naval Attache Of the British Embassy
and Mrs. Heathcoat Grant. the Second
Secretary of the German Embassy and
Nine Kienlin, Mrs. Henry c. CorbIn,
and Mrs. Robert Mccormick.
Mrs. Taft and her sister. Mrs. More
were the guests OF honor at a luncheon
yesterday given by Mrs. Charles D.
IIilles.
Mrs. McCumber. wife of Senator Nc
Cumber. Will not be at home to-day. but
will receive Thursday afternoons. jan
uary 3 and %. at their residence, Isl
| Massachusetts Avenue.
Mrs. Champ Clark wife OF the Speaker
held a delightful reception yesterday aft
| ernoOn. when she was at home for the
hrst time this season. She was assisted
in receiving by the ladies who were IN
thc Congressional party which has just
returned from the Canal Zone.
MIS-. Meyer. Wlte Dt the secretary OF
the Navy. was at home yesterday after
noon, and was assisted in receiving ny
Mrs. Leigh Palmer. Mrs. Chandler Hale.
Mrs. WalcOtt Tuckerman. Mrs Ernest
W. Roberts, Mrs. James Curtis. and Mrs.
]. Sears.
Mrs. Copley Thaw gave an informal
dance last night at her residence. in r
Street. Her guests. who numbered about
.,
Corps and the debutantes and young
married people or Washington's residcn-
tiaI circles. 4 buffet supper was served
a midnight.
col and Mrs John r. Williams were
hosts At a dinner last night in honor Of
Miss Helen Tart.
Mrs T.. Hope Slater gave a dinner last
night in honor of the Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mrs, MacVesgh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont enter
tanned at a dinner last night at their
residence. in New Hampshire Avenue, IN
nonor Of Mrs. benjamin Guinness, OF
New York, who is visiting them.
Mrs Benjamin Micou. daughter of Col.
Hilary \. Herbert. gave a luncheon for
Mrs. Grover Cleveland yesterday. Covers
wer" laid for fourteen, and the CENTER
piece for the round table was formed Of
Lady Hilington roses. edged with vio-
lets. and large Corsage bouquet OF
VicletS was at each place
Miss Riggs and Miss Jane Riggs were
hosts at a delightful tea in honor of Mrs
Cleveland and Miss Esther Cleveland
Yesterday. Many members OF Washing
toms exclusive residential set were pres
Cnt to give a warm greeting TO Mrs.
Cleveland.
Mrs. Pomerene, wife of Senator Pom
creme of Ohio. will be at home this aft
ernoOn at the Highlands, and will have
the ladies OF the Ohio delegation assist
ing her in receiving.
Mrs. katherine GilIett Hill and Miss
Gillett Hill entertained at a tea yester-
day afternoon from until o'clock at
their residence in r Street in compliment
TO Mrs. John Miller Horton. who arrived
in Washington early yesterday after
noon from Buffalo. n. Y.
The house, which is one of the most
artistic in Washington, was beauti- |
fully decorated for the occasion with |
palms. ferns, and quantities of pink
japanese lilies, one interesting feature |
tall japanese vase filled with the pink |
lilies.
Mrs. Gillett Hill received her guests |
in a gown of purple chiffon over satin |
in silver.
The tea table. which was presided over
~ Mrs. Spencer Wood and Mrs lie Roy
futile. was adorned with low japanese
bowls filled with pink lines. Others who |
assisted were Mrs Walter Mclean, Mrs |
Charles Price. Miss Amaryllis Gillett, |
Mrs. NJ. l.. Tucker. Miss Kathryn Hitch |
rock, Miss Ruth Hitchcock. Miss Dorothy |
Brooks. Miss Esther Foote. Miss Julia |
Vail, and Miss Frances Efinger.
Mrs. Frank S. Hight will be at home |
Today and the remaining Thursdays in |
Mrs. Fred Dubois will be at home this /
afternoon from to informally at the \
Cairo and will be assisted by Mrs. Perky.
wife of Senator Perky of Idaho, after )
} clock
MIR. and Miss Marshall, of Bancroft /
Place. will be at home to-day.
Mrs Lisner will be at home to-day and
Thursday. January %.
Mrs. L. B. Swormstead will be at home
o7day and the first and third Thursdays
Il February.
Mrs. Bristow will not receive to-day.
,ut will be at home on January g, when
he will have with her Mrs. Henry J. Il
Allen. of Wichita, Kans.
Mrs. A. A. Fries. wife Of Maj. Fries.