Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-24
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT HAD NEWSPAPER
FRIENDS AT DINNER.
Sociabilities on Today's Calendar.
Dinners-Personal
Notes..

President Taft entertained at a large
dinner last night i'm compliment to num-
Der of newspaper men OF the capital
with whom he has formed pleasant asso-
Citations. The table was spread i'll the
state dining room, decorated with pink
carnations. and during the progress of
the dinner the President made a very
happy speech, to which Mr. John Tenn
pie Graves, Nh. J. C. Hemphill and Mr..
Henry Hall made appreciative responses.
Secretary Hilles also spoke.
The other guests were Davis S. Barry,
Ira +. Bennett. c. X. Bergman, T. w.
Brahany. William E. Brigham, Sumner
NJ. Curtis, Robert Dougan, Harry L..
Dunlap. Rudolph Forster, Citing A. F'ow-
Ter, Louis Garthe, John F. Gavit, James
Hay, jr.: Robert D. Helm. George Il.
Hill. James HornadaN, Gus j. karger.
Rudolph Kaufman, Charles p. Keyser.
rance, A. Maurice Low. Guy Mason, Jerry
Matthews. n. 0. Messenger. Frank B..
Moves. Theodore ". Noyes John Nolan.
Richard Oulahan. William w. Price, Rob
ert Fl. Patchin. James e Reynolds, Mai.
Thomas l.. Rhoads. John P. Ryan, Os-
wald F. Schultz, John $. Shriver. Fred
Starek, Maj. Alfred j. Stofer. +. c. Sny-
der, L. w. Strayer, NJ F: Tighe Leroy
West and Arthur Willert.
The Marine Band played in the corridor
during the dinner.
The assistant secretary of the navy
and Mrs Beekman Winthrop will enter
tain at reception this afternoon at their
home in honor of the officers of the navy
and their wives who are residents here
abouts.
The Brazilian ambassador and Nine
da CANA will hold reception at their
embassy this afternoon for the members
OF the diplomatic corps and others. 1t is
their first joint hospitality since their re
cent marriage. Mime. da Gama's illness
and absence from this city preventing
The latters house guests and others will
assist.
The Japanese ambassador. whose honor
guests are the Secretary of War and Mrs
StimsOn. the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor and Mrs. NageI and Senator du
Pont are among those who will give din
ners tonight.
Mrs. James C. Needham. 90 Woodlev
place, Will be at home tomorrow and will
Mrs. Duncan McKinlay.
The President and Mrs Taft will be en-
tertained at dinner tonight by Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. Pitney.
Mrs. Taft and her sister Mrs. Laughlin
are expected back from New York, where
they went last Friday night late this
afternoon. Miss Helen Taft, Mr. Robert
Taft and their party. which Mrs. LLOYD
Bowers chaperOned, returned after lunch
yesterday from Dover House. Maryland.
where they stayed overnight Miss Mabel
Boardman is entertaining a dinner party
for Miss Helen Taft tonight 10 which the
latterS guest, Miss Morgan of New York
is also going. Miss And erson. who is
now staying with Mrs. Laushlin will also
attend this .dinner, and will so OH To the
dance at Rauscher's with Miss Taft ami
her house guest
The bachelor diplomat dance at Rau-
scner's tonight opens the week of mi
careme pleasures. There are twelve
hosts and company of exceptional in
terest is assured There will be no CO.
tilion.
Assistant Secretary and Mrs Beeknan
Winthrop will make their home at West
bury. L. l.. after the former retircs from
official life and takes UP banking in New
York city,
The marriage of Miss Alys Meyer and
Lieut.. Raymond Rogers. u. S. ~. will
take place during the spring at Hanil-
ton. Mass. at the Meyer country place.
according to present plans After be-
ing relieved from the duties of the sec
retaryship Mr. Meyer will go south for
months tarpon fishing. Mrs, Meyer
and her daughter will stay here
through March and most of April be-
lore gong north.
Miss Genevieve Clark, daughter of
the Speaker, will go abroad i'm April
with Col and Mrs. Harvey and join
their daughter. Miss Dorothy Harvey
The party Will spend the summer i'm
travel
The Young Mems Hebrew Association
will give concert and dance at the
old Masonic Temple. 9th and + streets
northwest tomorrow evening at pm.
for the benefit of the projected club
house. The Rebew Symphony Orchestra,
Mr.. II. Weber, leader. with Mrs. Mar
garet K. Holland, soloist, accompanied
by Mrs. Cecile +. Clark. will give the
program Dancing will Immediately
follow the concert.
The LotoS Club OF New York will give
a dinner and reception Saturday night,
March 5, for Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page.
Lieut. Sherman Miles United states
military attache. is at Sofia. bulgaria
corning to bic dispatch in the New
York World, because of the renewed war.
He MAS present during the previous cam