New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-16
WASHINGTON.
From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, January
A. the White House.

An extensive social programme has
been arranged for the last days OF the
Taft administration, and Mr. and Mrs.
Taft will frequently dine with their
friends from now until March 4.
Mrs. Taft, Mrs Louis More and Miss
Louise Taft were entertained at luncheon
to-day by Mrs. Hilles, wife Of the Presl-
dents secretary.
Miss Taft was entertained at dinner to-
night by Miss Dorothy Williams. daugh-
ter Of Colonel and Mrs. John r. Williams.
and later attended the dance given by
Mrs. Alice Copley Thaw.
The Cabinet.
Mrs. MacVeagh, Mrs. Stimson, Mrs.
Wickersham. Mrs. Meyer and Mrs. Nagel
were lat home" officially to-day. and
each received a large number OF persons
Mrs. Stimson was assisted by her niece.
Miss Gamble. and Mrs. Wickersham had
with her Mrs. Albert Akin, her daughter;
Miss Dorothy Kissel, of New York; Mrs
William Hunt and Miss Sophy Johnston.
Mrs. Meyer was assisted by Mrs. L. C.
Palmer Mrs. Chandler Hale, Mrs. Wal
colt Tuckerman, Mrs. Ernest w. Roberts,
Mrs. James Curtis and Mrs. j. Sears.
Mrs. Nagel was assisted by Mrs. Ran
som r. Gable, mother Of the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce and Labor; Mrs.
Mary Wlnslow and others.
The Postmaster General Will entertain
the President and Mrs. Taft at dinner TO-
morrow night at the New Willard.
The Diplomatic Corps.
The Brazilian Ambassador has returned
from New York.
Captain de Chambrun, French military
attache. returned to-day, after an alb
sence Of several weeks, most OF which
was spent on official business IN Mexico.
Countess de Chambrun, who, with her
children, visited her mother. Mrs. Long
worth, in Cincinnati. in the counts ab-
sence. returned with him. Mrs. Long
worth will join them here on Monday.
H. de Bach, OF the Russian Embassy,
will return tomorrow from short vlsi,
in New York and Canada.
The Swiss Minister and Nine. Ritter.
with their family. viii come TO the capt
tai on Friday from New York. where
they landed from Europe yesterday.
The departure OF Henri Martin frs,
secretary and charge d'affaires Of the
Swiss Legation. for his new post will he
determined on the return Of the minister.
Mr.. Martins successor. Ernest Baumann,
now I'm Paris, will probably come to
Washington in a short time.
In Washington Society.
President and Mrs Taft were enter
tanned at dinner by Mrs. Henry +.
Dimock, who. knowing Mrs. Tafts love
Of music. had Horatio Conneli. tenor
TO sing following the dinner. No other
guests were asked for the music. Dining
with Mrs. Dimock. besides Mr.. and Mrs
Taft and her house guests. Mrs. Grover
Cleveland and Professor T. j. Preston
were the British Ambassador and Mis-.
Bryce. Justice and Mrs. Lamar the Meth
erlands Minister and Nine. Loud0u, The
Danish Minister. Senator du Pont Dr.
Charles -. Walcott, secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution; Mrs. Richard
Townsend, Mrs. Frederick Thompson Of
New York: Mr. and Mrs. George Wander
bit. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Reading Ber-
tron. OF New York, and Mrs. Cary l.
Hutchinson.
Mrs. George Carnegie. who has been the
guest of her sister. Mrs. Thdw. has gone
South to entertain a party Of friends
Mrs. Edward Cary Williams OF Boston
Is the house guest Of Mrs. Thaw.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland was entertained
at luncheon party By Mrs. Mlcou'
daughter Of Hilary A. Herbert. Secretary
Of the Navy under President Cleveland
Miss Alice Riggs and Miss Jane RIGGS
entertained at tea for Mrs Cleveland
later IN the afternoon.
Miss Esther Cleveland was entertained
at luncheon to-day by Miss Frances Hoar,
whose house guest she Will be al the ena
of the month.
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. stephen
LII. Slocum entertained at dinner TO-
night I'm honor OF the Russian Ambassa'
dor and Nine Bakhmetefr, having among
their other guests Mrs Henry c, Coroih'
Mrs. Robert Mccormick. the British
naval attache and Mrs Heathcoat O.
Grant and the German second secretary
and Nine. Kienln. Later Colonel ana
Mrs. Slocum with most OF their guests
went TO Mrs. Thaws dance.
Mrs. Hope Slater gave a large dinner
tonight with the Secretary OF the Treas
ury and Mrs. MacNeagh as guests Vi
honor.
Mrs. Alice Copley Thaw entertained sew
eral hundred guests at a dance to-hlgh''
Colonel and Mrs. Thomas w. Symons
and Commander and Mrs. Edward T.
nual,rouyb tVara among others entertain