The Washington times., 1913-02-23
Miss Taft and Her Friends Are
Guests at House Party in
Historic Manor.

" cons at the various clubs II
and about Washington gen
orally. following motor trips or riding
parties, the social calendar for today
fs . blank. This week. mi-careme OF
nid.Lent, holds quite as many interest
ing dates as when the season is in full
swing.
Starting tomorrow with the reception
IN the afternoon which the Brazilian
Ambassador and Nine. da Cana are
giving. and the reception of the Assist.
ant Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs
Beekman Winthrop. there will follow a
large number OF dinners In the eve
ming preceding the dance at Rausch-
er's, when the bachelors Of the Diplo-
matte Corps will act as hosts.
On Tuesday evening, the President
and Mrs. Taft will be the honor guests
at large reception at the Congression-
al Club, and. on the following evening.
Mrs. Richard Townsend will entertain
at large musicale.
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When Miss Taft and her guests. who
are spending the weekend at the Dover
House. in Maryland. leave the historic
old farmhouse late this afternoon, one
the season will disband. The party,
which includes sixteen guests. arrived
at the Dover House in time for late
luncheon yesterday afternoon. A game
of ball on the lawn occupied most Of
the afternoon. and in the evening. Mrs.
DuvaIl. the hostess Of Dover House.
entertained her guests with a musical
program in which several Of the guests
took part Newbold Noyes. who is one
of the guests. sang a number of songs.
After the music the guests gathered
about the large open fire place and told
ghost stories and toasted marshmallows.
This morning Mrs. Arthur HELEN. who
is chaperoning the party, and several
Of the GUSTS took long tramp through
the woods and others OF the party at
tended little country church near by.
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Mrs. Charles St. Clair Vance has as
her guests for few days at Belmont"
Mrs. Jewel. Mics I1etta Jewel, and Miss
Hazel May Jewel
Mrs. Jewel and her daughters will
take an apartment at the Marlborough
within few days.
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Mrs Harry Lowman, who has given
up her apartment at the Cordova, has
returned from a visit to Norfolk, Va,
and is with her mother. Mrs. Minetree,
In Belmont street until after the in
auguration, when hshe will join her hus-
band in Atlanta, Ga, where they will
make their future home.
The japanese Amba ssador will enter
tain at dinner at the embassy tomor-
row evening In compliment to the Sec
retary of War and Mrs. Stimson.
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Senator and Mrs Francis Emory
Warren of Wyoming entertained at din
ner last evening in the Presidential
suite at the New Willard Hotel Their
guests were Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Holmes, the Spanish Minister and Nine.
Riano. the Danish Minister. Senator
and Mrs. George Peabody wetmore.
Senator DUPONT. Senator Brandegee,
Senator Burton, Senator Lppitt. former
Speaker Cannon. Miss Cannon. Con-
gressman and Mrs. Dwight, Mrs. Rich
ard H. Townsend, Mrs. Frank Ellis. |
Miss Boardman, Miss Mary Patten, Miss
Wetmore, and Mr. and Mrs. c.. C. |
Glover.
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Andre de Fouquieses will give two
Illustrated lectures at the Playhouse !,
this week for the benefit of the WASH
Ington Fairgrounds Association.
The first lecture will be given Friday |
evening at O'Clock, and the subject /
viii be ''Paris-Old and New The |
second will be given Saturday after
noon at o'clock. and The Persian |
Nail' will be the subject.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Malcolm /
who have been visiting the lat
ters parents. DR.. and Mrs. E. s. Kim
ball. at the Portner. will sail from
New York Saturday for an extended |
trip abroad They sail on the Princess
Irene, of the North German Lloyd line,
Tor Gibraltar. and after trip through
Spain will proceed to Algiers, thence to
he Rivera, across north Italy through
ryrol to Vienna. and on to Berlin. In
Tune they expect to reach England. and
Will spend the summer in the British
sles, returning for a brief visit in
in the autumn before re-
urning to their home In San Diego,
al.
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The japanese ambassador entertained
. dinner party last night, having in the
company Major General and Mrs. Will
lam P. Biddle. Rear Admiral and Mrs
Bradley A Ffske. Rear Admiral and
frs. Philip Andrews. Rear Admiral and
frs. n. c. Twining. Rear Admiral and
drs. Richard N Watt. Rear Admiral
md Mrs. Hutch I. Cone. the Assistant
Of the Treasury and Mrs. |,
smes r. Curtis, Capt Charles c. |,
darsh, Capt and Mrs. Joseph J. Jayne, 4
{. Shidehara. counselor of the japanese
mbassy; Saburo Okabe, second Japan
se secretary; Tamekichi Ohta. third |
japanese secretary, and the Japanese
Ittache and Nine Negakage Okabe