The Washington herald., 1913-02-15

The President and Mrs Taft and Miss
Catherine Anderson were the guests CT
honor at a dinner last night given by
the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs
Franklin Macveagh, at their residence in
Sixteenth Street.
Afterward the younger guests at the
dinner enjoyed informal dancing, and
later in the evening Miss Anderson went
TO the valentine dance give by Mr.. and
Mrs Richard Reid Rogers.
Miss Taft Is entertaining a number Of
her college friends from Bryn Mavr at
the White House for the weekend
After an informal dirner last night she
took her guests TO the Reid Rogers
dance.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock was hostess at
a dinner last night, her guests being Mr..
Justice and AIRS. Lamar. Senator AMI
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. Scott, of New York; Mrs. Dar-
rach, of New York: Miss Emo, Of New
York. Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U.
s. A., retired; Mr.. Justice Charles b.
Howry. and Hon. Hillary A. Herbert.
Miss Mabel Boardman gave a dinner
last night Mt the family residence In
Eighteenth Street.
Mrs. Dimock Hutchinson will give a
dance on Friday evening. March g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers
gave an informal dance last night Tor
their daughter, Miss Elizabeth heid
Rogers. Their guests. who were mem
bers of the fashionable set. wore masks
and dominos, and the rooms were charrn-
ingly decorated with tokens OF St Valen-
tines Day.
which dancing was resumed until an
early hour this morning.
Mrs. Frank Hackett. who has peen
spending the early part OF the winter az
their country residence at New Casue,
n. H. has arrived In Washington ana
ioIned her husband at the Netherlands
where they have taken an apartment Tor
the remainder OF the season.
Washington society is greatly inter-
ested in the announcement OF tne e
capement of Miss Ethel Roosevelt
daughter of Col and Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt to DIR. Richard Derby. Miss
Roosevelt made her debut at ball az
the White House during her father
second term as President OF the United
States.
While in Washington she was eN-
tremely popular and enjoyed an undts-
puted belleship whereaver she went DR..
Derby is the son Of the late Mr.. Rich
ard II. Derby. OF lew York. lie grad
uated from Harvard in 1893.
Once again official and diplomatic So
ciety turned out Ell masse to attend the
second performance of the chicago
Grand Opera Company at Chase $ Ihea-
ter yesterday afternoon to hear Lucia
with Tetrazzini in the stellar ro,e.
Mrs. Taft entertained Mrs. Horace
We.tcott. Mrs L. Rollins Morse. Miss
Boardman. Miss Taft. and Miss Gather
Inc Anderson. in her box.
Mr. and Mrs. TruStun Beale occupied
one of the boxes. their guests being Mrs
Thomas Laughlin, Miss Wadsworth, and
Maj winship. U. s. A.
Mrs Thomas +. Walsh entertained two
boxes, and among her guests were Mime.
BakhmetefY. Mrs. MacVeagh, Mrs. Rob-
ert w Patterson. Mrs. John Hay. Mrs.
Thomas Bayard. Mrs. Francis Newiands.
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page. Mrs. James
F. Pinchot, Mrs. Nicholas Anderson,
Mrs william ]. Boardman. Mrs. Corbin.
Mrs John B. Henderson, and Mrs. James
Wadsworth.
Miss Mary Temple occupied one of the
boxes and had with her Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Lurton. Mrs. Van Deventer. Mrs.
Moon. Miss Gillett. and Mrs Walter
Wells.
Mrs. DiNons box party included Mrs.
c. 4. Lewis. Mrs. Ollie James. Mrs.
William b. Lamar, Mrs. David S. Cor
don and Mrs. William D. Crosby.
Mrs. David W. Fairchild entertained
in her box Mrs. William Alden Smith,
Mrs Nathan B. Scott. of West Virginia:
ton c. C. McChord, Mrs Matthew T.
Scott, and Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Willard Fl.
Brownson had with them in their box,
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson. Mrs. Kean.
Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Hart. and
Mrs. Hussey.
Mrs. l.. u. Letter entertained Frau Won
Melchow. OF Berlin. Miss Kellogg, of
Utica, n. Y. and Miss Dorothy Will
iams. and others.
With Mrs. Marshall Field were sew
eral diplomats and others. and among
the audience were the Netherlands Min
lister and Nine. Loudon, the Swedish
Minister. the Norwegian Minister and
Nine Bryn. the Belgian Minister and
Nine. Havenith. DR.. and Mrs Buckner
Randolph. DIR. and Mrs. Fremont Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Underwood. Senator
and Mrs Hoke Smith. and Miss Maths.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Becker gave
a dinner last night in honor of the Rus
sian Ambassador and Nine. Bakhmeteff
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Seymour. Of Litch-
field. Conn.,. and New York. have arrived
in Washington and have leased the resi-
dence 1906 N Street, for the remainder
of the winter.
Mrs. William Harrison was hostess at
charming tea yesterday afternoon.
Frau Won Melchow. of Berlin. and Miss
kellogg, of Utica, N. Y, are spending
few days with Mrs. l. T. Letter.
Miss Julia Wood is visiting Mrs. Isaac
B. Merriam in her home In Providence,
r. I.
Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Claxton We're hosts
from 4 until o'clock. They were as
sisted in receiving the many distinguished
guests by the members Of the Tennessee
and North Carolina delegation in Con-
gress and their wives.
The house was beautifully decorated
for the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward N. Mckinney,
of Albany, n. Y, have arrived i'm WASH
ington and are stopping at the Shore
ham. Mrs. Mckinney was before her
marriage Miss Roselle, Of Washington.
and she has many friends here who will
give many entertainments in her honor.
Mrs William Wheatley was hostess at
a luncheon yesterday in honor of Mrs.