The Washington times., 1913-02-27
President and Mrs. Taft to Be Guests
Of the Chief Justice and Mrs White

Never have so many splendid for1naii-
ties attended the outgoing of an Admin
istration, as now wait upon the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft. and last nights en-
tertainment in their honor. quite out
shone in elegance anything done for
them during their four years In WASH
ington.
Mrs Richard H Townsend was the
hostess and she first entertained the
President and Mrs. Taft at dinner, with
| many dignitaries accompanying them;
| later they were entertained by some of
(, the most brilliant artists Of the grand
opera stage, and later, there was
dancing.
American Beauty roses, branches Of
! white lilacs. and long stemmed lilies
/, formed the scheme Of decoration where
| ever flowers were seen.
| The guests dining were the President
| and Mrs. Taft, the British Ambassador
| and Mrs. Bryce, the German Ambassa-
dor and Countess won Bernstorff, the
Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
Macveagh. the Secretary OF the Navy
and Mrs. Meyer, the Chief Justice Of the
| Supreme Court and Mrs. Edward D.
White, Viscount deAlte, the minister
! from Portugal: M. Brun. the minister
lands. Senator Lippitt, Congressman Gil
lett, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, Mrs. Cor
1 nelius Vanderbilt, jr., of New York; Mr..
/ and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair, Col and Mrs.
! Charles L. McCawley. Mrs Lawrence
Townsend, Mrs. Linda Lee Thomas,
Miss Mabel Boardman, Miss Patten. Mr..
de Bach. gentleman in waiting to his
majesty, the Emperor Of Russia, apd
second secretary OF the Russian embas-
sy; Major Rhodes. aide to the Presi-
dent; Capt. T. S. Rogers, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter GoeIet Gerry. Of New York.
Following the dinner. Senorita LII
crezia BorI. soprano of the Metropolitan
Grand Opera Company, Edmond Glenn
ent, the French tenor; Senor A. &c
Segurola, baritone. and II. Hageman.
at the piano, gave the program.
Following the musicale the guests
danced. .
Among the 900 invited for the mu-
sicale were: The Secretary of State
and Mrs. Knox, the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Stimson, the Attorney Gen
eral and Mrs Wickersham, the Post
master General, the Secretary of Ag-
ricuiture, Miss Wilson, the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor and Mrs.
Nagel the French Amba ssador and
Madame Jusserand, and the members
of the embassy staff; the Italian AM
bassador and Marchioness Cusani
Donna Beatrice Cusani, and the mem.
bers of the Italian embassy staff; the
Brazilian Ambassador and Madame da
Cana, and the members of the Bra
xilian embassy staff; the Russian AM
bassador and Nine. BakhmeteH, and
the members of the embassy staff; the
Japanese ambassador and the members
of his staff; Senator Root and Mrs
Root, Senator du Pont. and others ol
The Senate; Baron Erich Zwiedinek
4 Austrian charge d'affaires and the
other members of the Austrian embassy
staff, also those of the Mexican EN-.
bassy staff: the Justices of the Suprem:
Court and their wives; the~Netherlands
! Minister and Nine. Loudon, the Nor
wegian Minister and Nine. Bryn. th5
Swedish Minister and Mmeh EkenSren
the Belgian Minister and Nine. Heven'
ith, the Spanish Minister and Nine
. Riana, the Swiss Minister ard Nine
/, ! Bryn the Argentine Minister and Nine
Naoa. many of the younger diplomat
and their wives. and the bachelors ol
the corps; Mrs. l.. Z.Leiter and hel
| dining party. Mrs. Marshall Field am
her dinner guests. Mrs. Robert Hit
! Mrs E.lkins. Mrs Henry +. Dimock
. Mrs. Dinlock- Hutchinson, Mrs. Mar.
Hanna. Mrs. Nicholas Anderson, Mrs
Thomas +. Walsh, Mrs. Robert Pat
, terson. Mrs Robert Mccormick. Mr.
and Mrs Perry Belmont. w. Bow.
Clarke. Mrs. Hope Slater, Miss Mar,
Gwynne, Col and Mrs. Robert Lincoln
the Misses Patten, Mrs. Corbin. ant
/ Miss Taft, the Misses Meyer. and {
, number of the younger people of so
ciety. all of whom attended the musical,
and dance.