The Washington herald., 1913-11-15
SOCIETY
Hosts to Diplomats

] The President occupied a box at Polls
Theater last night and had with him the
Misses Smith, Of New Orleans; Miss Hall.
OF Baltimore, all guests at the White
House: Miss Wilson. MISC Eleanor Will
son. and DR.. Cary T. Grayson. u. s. N.
The President and Mrs. Wilson were
hosts at a brilliant reception at the
! White House yesterday afternoon. their
guests being the members OF the Diplo-
/ matte Corps and their families.
/ The President and Mrs. Wilson re-
| ceived their guests In the Blue Room. the
| presentations being made by Col. W..
w. Harts, u. s. A.
The Secretary OF state and Mrs. Bryan
J assisted them in receiving, as did the
Misses Wilson. Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones, and the Misses Smith. Tea was
served in the State Dining Room, and
Miss Isabella Hagner presided at the
handsomely decorated table.
II was the second afternoon reception
] at the White House for the diplomats.
the first having been given by the Presi-
| dent and Mrs. Wilson soon after the
Presidents Inauguration. and in giving
| these informal receptions at the White
House they are. re-establishing a custom
which Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt first
started, and which has lapsed for the
past four years.
Former President Taft called at the
White House yesterday morning TO pay
his respects to President Wilson
Prof. Taft. who is stopping with Mr..
| and Mrs. William Boardman while In
Washington. was entertained at dinner
at Masonic Temple.
The President and his youngest daugh-
ter, Miss Eleanor Wilson. attended the
farewell drill at Fort Myer. Va. yes
terday. They watched with breathIess
interest the skillful and daring riding Of
the boys in khaki" The drill was given
for the benefit of the Army Relief So
ciety.
The threatening weather did not pre-
vent hundreds OF people from making the
trip to the picturesque army post over
| looking the Potomac River, and
many. distinguished washingtonians were
grouped about the tan bark in the riding
| hall. The Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Lindley NJ Garrison. the Assistant Sec
| retary of War and Mrs. Henry Brecken-
ridge. the Chief OF Stan and Mrs. Leonard
Wood. Mai. Gen. and Mrs. w. W.
wotherspoon. Surgeon General George
Sternberg. u. $. A.. retired. and Mia
Sternberg. Brig Gen. and Mrs. George
Andrews, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Henry G.
Sharpe. Col. and Mrs. Edward Burr. Col.
and Mrs Joseph Kuhn. Col and Mrs.
William Langfitt. Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
William Marshall. Miss Marshall. Lieut..
Knapp. u. S. NJ: Miss Ruth Bliss, Maj
and Mrs. William Connor, and Maj. anG
| Mrs. William Barden.
After the drill refreshments were served
ip the Administration Building. where the
| Cavalry Band played for the dancing. in
which many of the debutantes present
participated.
Miss Hall, Of Baltimore, Nd, arrived
in Washington yesterday and are visiting
the Misses Wilson at the White House.
Mrs. James Pinchot entertained At
dinner last night at her residence In
Rhode Island Avenue In honor Of Sir
William TyrreIl. who Is visiting the Brit
! ish Ambassador and Lady Spring-Rice.
The Secretary of War. Mr.. Garrison.
will go to New York today to attend the
dinner which the Lotus Club Is giving In
his honor at the clubhouse. ll0 West
Fifty-seventh Street