The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-01

de Smirnof.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Quincy Kern en-
tertained at dinner yesterday In honor
of Mr.. Henry Boyd, who IL Q senior at
Princeton University. Among the guests
were representatives Of Yale. Vassar,
Georgetown. Knoxville. Mount Union.
and Chicago Universities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adds H. Browne were
hosts at an Informal dance last night 1t
their residence. in Wyoming Avenue.
The President and Mrs. Taft have &C.
cepted an Invitation to attend the annual
Charity ball at the New Willard on jan
uary 6. given for the benefit Of the Chill
dren's Hospital. Among the other box
holders will be Mrs. Letter, Mrs. Edward
stotesbury, the Brazilian Ambassador
and Nine. da Cana. Nine. Hauge. Mrs
Mayre.
Miss Helen Taft and Mr.. Robert Taft
entertained their house guests at lunch
con yesterday at the Dover House.
Many brilliant receptions will inaugu-
rate the arrival Of the new year. and
the hospitable homes Of the Capital will
be thronged with gayiy attired diplomats
and the handsome uniforms worn by
army and navy officers stationed In
Washington.
After greeting the President and Mrs.
Taft, the diplomats viii attend the break
fast given In their honor by the Secre-
tary OF State and Mrs. Knox at the Pan
American Union Building, in Seventeenth
Street.
The Secretary and Mrs Knox will not
receive during the afternoon.
Mrs. Macveagh will have one Of the
most interesting receptions this after
noon, having to assist her Mime. Chris
tian Hauge. Mrs. Thomas X. Langhlin,
Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. Edward s.
worthington. of Chicago. and Mime. va
mei-Kin. of China, house guests; Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock. Mrs. Hutchinson, Mrs.
Norman Williams, Mrs. Chandler Hale,
Mrs Wesley Merritt. Mrs. William @.
Beale. Mrs. A. Garrison McClintock,
Mrs. Ransome r. Cable. Mrs. James f.
Curtis, Miss Keep. Miss Katherine Jen-
nings, Miss Eudora Clover. Miss Alma
Ruggles, Miss Perkins. Miss Hopkins, and
Miss Margaret Cotton Smith
The Chief Justice and Mrs. White will
receive at their home in Rhode Island
Avenue from 3 until o'clock, assisted
by the wives OF the Associate Justices
The Admiral of the Navy and Mrs.
Dewey will not be at home this after
noon.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Slim
son will keep open house during the aft
ernoon. They will be assisted by Mrs.
Robert Shaw Oliver and Miss Oliver. wife
and daughter OF the Assistant Secretary
Of War; Mrs. Leonard Wood, wife Of
the Chief OF STAFF, U. s. A; Mrs. James
i. Aleshire. Mrs. Ernest A. Darlington,
Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. w. W. Wotherspoon.
Mrs. Albert L. Mills. Mrs william J.
Bsrden. Mrs. Joseph Garrard, Mrs.
George L. Gillespie, Mrs. Edward Burr,
MIS- Spencer Cosby, Miss Aleshire. Mrs.
Kent. Miss Kent, Mrs Robert Gamble,
Of Philadelphia, the Misses Gamble, Miss
Eleanor Crozier Reyburn. Miss Perdle-
ton, Miss Greble, Miss Downey. Miss
Ruggies and Miss Andrews.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
. ersham will be at home this afternoon,
when all OF the Judiciary OF the District
diplomats, and society people will pay
their respects. Assisting Mrs. Wicker
shall in receiving will be her daughter.
Mrs. Albert Akin, OF New York: Mrs
Heathcoat S. Grant, wife of the British
military attache: Mrs. Franklin K Lane.
Mrs. William c. Heron. Miss Maury
.
Leila Harrison. Miss Frances Noyes,
Miss Martha Bowers, and Miss Mildred
Marsh.
Assisting the Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Won l.. Meyer in receiving at
their residence this afternoon will be
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. Mrs. Richard
Wainwright, Mrs. Templln NJ. Potts, Mrs.
Albert G. Winterhalter. Mrs. Leigh C.
Palmer, Mrs. Philip Andrews. Mrs.
William p. Biddle, Mrs. Stanford. Mrs
Hutch I. Cone, Mrs. Thomas ]. Cowie
Mrs. Reginald r. Belnap. Mrs. Wal
ter r. Gheradi. Mrs. Frank F. Fetch
er, Mrs. Frank Z. Beatty, Mrs. Seaton
Schroeder, and Miss Margaret Cotton
Smith.
Mrs. Fisher. wife of the Secretary of
the Interior, will receive to-day, and
will be assisted by Mrs. George p Nc
Lean. Mrs. Henry G. Danforth. Mrs.
Thomas c. Dawson. Mrs. John NJ. Har-
Ian, Mrs. Thomas ]. d. Fuller, Mrs.
lockwood Hoar. Mrs. Robert ii. Chap
man, Mrs. William V. Judson. Miss
Julia Lathrop. Miss Morgan, Miss
Amaryllis Gillett, Miss GRAFTON, Miss
Elizabeth Harlan. Miss Janet Cobb, the
Misses Hoar. Miss Annie E. George. Miss
Webb. Miss Taylor. and Miss Ruth Pat
terson.
Miss Flora Wilson. daughter Of the
Secretary OF Agriculture, will not hold a
New Years reception.
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. Nagel will hold large
reception this afternoon at their resi-
dence in X Street, receiving all of
the officials connected with the de-
partment. as well as diplomats. and
society people in general. Assisting
Mrs. Nagel and Miss Hildegarde Nagcl
in the hospitality Of their home will be
Mrs. Ransom r. Cable, mother of the
Assistant Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor; Mrs. Charles Pope, OF Chicago;
Mrs. Seaton Schroeder. Mrs. Walter
Henry Gordon. Mrs. Livingston Hunt.
Miss Squire, Miss Margaret Perry Clax-
ton, Of Philadelphia; Miss Sophy Johns
ton, Miss Mary winslow. Miss Mary
Coolidge, of Boston. and Miss Louise
Lionberser, OF St. Louis.
Many members Of the residential circle
here will keep open house this after
noon. Among them are Mrs. Henry F.
DimocE, who Is occupying the Slater
house in I Street for the winter; Mr.
and Mrs. Edison Bradley. who will have
assisting them Nine. Christian Hauge,
Mrs. Alexander Legare, Mrs. Preston p.
Scstterwhite. OF New York. Mrs. Ros-
coe c. Bulmer. Mrs. Marion P. Maus
and Miss Isabella Hagner.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
will also open their home for New Year
callers, and will have with them their