Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01

Frank W. Mondell. Representative and
Mrs. Reuben 0. Moon. Representative and
Mrs. Marlin E. Olmsted. Representative
Serene E. Payne. Representative William
a. Rodenberg. Representative and Mrs.
Edward w. Townsend. Representative
and Mrs. John w. Weeks Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Upham. Mrs. d. r: Anthony,
! jr, Mrs. Frederic A. Delano. Miss Taft.
Mr.. +. W. Esta brook and DR.. Grayson.
| The table decorations were in pink roses
| and maidenhair ferns and after dinner
Nine. Beatrice Bowman, with Mn Mark
Andrews at the piano. gave seven vocal
| numbers.
Mrs. Taft attended a luncheon given
| by Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver today.
Miss Katherine Anderson has arrived
for White House visit and will be en-
tertained tonight by Miss Emily Tucker
man. who is giving a dinner for Miss
Taft.
Mrs. William Collier of New York is
making a weekend visit with her sister,
Mrs. H. T. Parsons of Columbia road.
The Benedicts ball given last night at
Rauscher's furnished distinctive note to
the weeks entertainments. and Incident
ally whole night of enjoyment to the
participants Dinners led up to the hour
Of assembling. about 1890. when gen.
eral dancing began in the two bathrooms.
first interval, after which the real pLr-
pose of the evening began, a cOtillon led
by Mr.. George Howard. Mr.. Alex Legare
and Mr.. Chandler Hale, executive COM
mittee of the Benedicts. The favors an
ticipated many real or fanciful needs for
their recipients. For the women. scarfs
in gaLze and silks, coat bouquets in band
boxes. sandalwood fans. gilt leather hand
kerchief cases and flowers made be-
wildering mass of color. and for the men
pillows. ash trays, hat and clothes
brushes, cuff button boxes, etc.
The bathrooms and all the halls and
parlors nearby were profusNy adorned
with giant ferns and Towering plants
The mirrors in the white and gold ball
room, in which capital society has seen
itself on so many occasions in its hap
piest moods. were garlanded with as
basket filled with American beauty roses,
with background Of Towering fruit
blossoms hung in the center of each.
Fifty married and fifty single men
were hosts at this ball. which reorganized
the Benedicts. The club has given sew
eral times before superb parties such as
last night.
Mrs. George Howard. Mrs. Chandler
Hale and Mrs. Hugh s. Legare received
for the club. A breakfast was served
for those. who stayed late enough to en-
| joy 1t. Over 200 guests were present and
the invitation list was as follows:
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Knox,
the French ambassador and Nine Jusse-
rand, the British ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce. the German ambassador and
Countess Won Bernstorff the Russian am
bassador and Nine. Bakhmeteff. Miss
Helen Taft Miss Vincent, Mrs. Laughlin.
the Treasury and Mrs. MacVeagh. the
| admiral of the navy and Mrs Dewey. the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer,
Miss Meyer. Miss Alys Meyer. Gen. Leon
Wayne MacVeagh. Miss Macveagh. Maj.
and Nine. Won Herwarth. Nine Christian
Hauge. Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
Glover. Miss Glover. Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Eustis. Miss Louise HELEN. Commander
P. Mitchell. Mrs. Camilla Lippincott of
Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs. John p.
Story, Mr. Frank II Hitchcock. Mr..
John B. Henderson. jr.: Col. and Mrs.
Chandler Hale. Mr.. and Mrs. Haniel Won
Haimhausen. Mr. William F.. Hit, Mrs.
r. S. r Hit, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Lee
care. Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Wilkins,
NJ. Biddle. Mr. and Mrs. George How
ard. Miss Perrin. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
Bradley. Mrs Shipman of New York,
Senator George p Wetmore and Mrs.
Wetmore. the Spanish minister and
Nine Riano. Miss Anne Williams of
Baltimore. the Portuguese minister, Miss
Mary Randolph, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Leila Harrison, MI John Cotton Smith.
Miss Marion Wise. Miss Gladys Mum,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Geary of Ph'ladel-
phia. Miss Dorothy Williams. Mr.. and
Mrs. Blaine Elkins. Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
Glover. Mr.. Gist Blair, Mrs. Frank Ellis.
Mr.. Alfred Mitchell Innes, Lord Eus-
tace Percy. Col. and Mrs. c. L. McCaw-
ley. Mrs. Henri de Bach, Mr.. Reginald s.
Hu,dekoper, Mr.. Frederic L. Hu'dekoper.
| Miss Mary Sheridan. Mr.. Fred H. Brooke,
Miss Pearson. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh 8. Le-
lgare. Miss Helen Patten. Mr.. A h. Clark
Kerr. Mr.. and Mrs. Truxtun Bea'e, Mr..
Nicholas LongwOrth and Mrs. Longworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Eust!s. Mr. and
Mrs. James F. Curtis. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Goelet Gerry. Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury.
Blair. Mr.; and Mrs. Joseph Letter Mr.
Tuckernan. Capt. James A. Logan. jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. McClintock, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Kienlin. Mr.. and Mrs. Mont.
gomery Blair. Mr.. Herman c. Huffer OF
Baltimore. Mr.: and Mrs. Paul S. Pear.
sail. Commander cleland Davis. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Henry Purdy. Mr.. Gurnet
Mum, Mr.. c. f. p. Rodgers. Miss May
Miss Alice Oge. Mr.. Henry T. du Pont
Col. and Mrs. f. de V. Morrell of Phiia
delphia. Baron Lersner. Commander Ben
DIST day. the Danish minister, Mrs
Linda Lee Thomas of New York, Capt
and Nine. Vassilieff, Mr.. and Mrs Wal
ter D. Wilcox, Miss Elizabeth Rogers
Mrs Clarence L. Hay, Mrs. James w
} Wadsworth. jr., Commander Boy-Ed
Capt. and Mrs. John III. Gibbons Mr. ant
Mrs. Andrew j. Peters. Mrs. John C
Phillips. Count and Countess de Sar
Estaban. Mrs. Henry C. Corbin. Mr. ant
Mrs. Cary D. Langhorne. Mr.. Theo Da
Wis BOal. Miss Denise de Lagarde. Mr. w
NJ. Bullitt. Miss Nora Iasigi of Boston
Senator Henry F. Lippltt. Miss Frances
Lippitt. Mr.. Henry Ihppitt, Mr.. and Mrs
A. ]. Parsons. Mr.. and Mrs. George w
Vanderbilt Mr. and Mrs Hennen Jen.
nings, Miss Jennings, Mr.. and Mrs. w
Corcoran Hill. Col. and Mrs. S. G.
H. Slocum, Mr.. Frederic Cauldweil
Mr.. and Mrs. William Littauer, Mr.. w.
c. Marrow. Capt. l.. Nice. Little. Capt.
George T. Langhorne, Mr.. Charles F. +.
Richardson. Mr.. and Mrs. r. X. Cassatt
of Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius X.
Wilmerding of New York. Mr.. Adolphus
Andrews. Miss Gladys Ingalls, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chandler Anderson. Mr.. G. Richie
Simpkins. Miss Harriet Wadsworth, Miss
Katherine Elkins. Miss Gladys Hnckley,
| Miss Cornelia Pendleton. Mr.. Vance Nc
Cormick of Chicago. Mrs. Charles Carroll
jr.. of Maryland, Mr.. and Mrs William
Woodward Of New York, Miss Appleton