The Washington times., 1913-01-08
Mrs. Taft Honor Guest
AtMrs. Hale's Luncheon.

Hale entertained at luncheon
today. Among the additional
guests were Mrs. Louis T. More, Mrs.
Charles P. Taft. and Miss Louise Taft,
of Cincinnati, house guests at the White
House.
The President and Mrs. Taft will be
among the dinner guests of. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hays Hammond this eve
ming. and afterward they will attend
the reception at the Congressional Club
given in compliment to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and Mrs.
Champ Clark.
Mrs. Taft will attend the dance which
Mrs. Samuel Emmons is giving at her
residence In H street to introduce her
daughter, Miss Carolyn Ogden Jones.
Mrs. Taft occupied a box at the New
National yesterday afternoon to hear
the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and
had with her Mrs Charles p. Taft.
Miss Louise Taft. and Miss Taft.
Charles Taft, the younger son of the
President and Mrs. Taft, has left the
White House for the Taft School at
WATERFOWL, Conn, where he is a stu
dent. rt.EE
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Mrs. Perry Belmont, chairman of the
National Women's Democratic League,
will hold q reception for the members
Of the league at her residence in New
Hampshire avenue this afternoon, from
4 to 6. o'clock. to which she has invited
several hundred prominent people from
official and resident society. Her beau
tiful house makes a profuse floral deco
ration unnecessary. and for the after
noon the tall vases will be filled with
American Beauty roses, and American
Beauties will form the decoration for
the tea table.
Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mrs. Preston Glib
son. Mrs. Horace Westcott, and Miss
Cecilia May will preside at the tea
table, but Mrs. Belmont will receive the
guests alone.
The President and Mrs. Taft were
hosts at the second of the state dinners
Of the season last evening. when the
members of the Diplomatic Corps were
the honor guests. Covers were laid for
seventy-five at a crescent-shaped table
in the state dining-room. which was
adorned with Cattleya orchids and Far
leyense ferns. After the dinner Miss
Ruth Draper entertained the party with
a program of original monologues.
The eeusts were:
Ambassador Of French Republic and
Madame Jusserand, Ambassador of
Great Britain and Mrs. Bryce imperial
German ambassador, ambassador Of
Turkey. ambassador OF Brazil, Ambas-
sador Of Russia and Madame Bakh-
meter, japanese ambassador. Secretary
of State and Mrs. Knox. Minister OF
Costa Rica and Madame de Calvo. min
lister of Portugal, Minister of Bolivia
and Madame de Calderon. minister Of
Salvador, Minister of the Netherlands
and Madame Loudon, minister OF Ven
ezsela, Chinese Minister and Madame
Chang, Minister OF Spain and Madame
de Riano. Minister OF Norway and Ma
dame 'Bryn, Minister of Nicaragua and
Mrs. de Castrillo, minister of Cuba, Min
lister OF Uruguay and Madame de Pena,
minister of Haiti, Minister Of Guate-
mala { nd Madame LUZ Mendez. Minis
ter of the Dominican Republic and Ma
dame Peynado, Minister of Peru and
Madame de Pezet, minister Of Sweden,
siamese minister, minister of Honduras
minister OF Denmark minister of Pan
anna, charge d'affaires OF Italy, charge
d'affaires of Austria-Hungary. Charge
c'Affaires OF Persia and Madame Ali
kuli Khan, charge d'affaires of Greece,
charge d'affaires of Switzerland, Charge
d,Affaires Of the Argentine Republic
and Mrs. Malbran. Charge d'Affaires of
Mexico ana Madame de la Cueva. Sea-
stor Cullom. Senator Lodge, Senator
Bacon, Senator Burton, Senator and
Mrs McCumber Congressman and Mrs.
Richard Bartholdt. Congressman and
Mrs. ]. Hampton Moore, Congressman
Henry D. Flood. Assistant Secretary of
Ctate, Director Of the Pan-American
Union, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p. Taft.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Wilkins. Mrs.
More Miss Louise Taft, Miss Helen
Taft. and Major Thomas l.. Rhoads.
Mics Taft, Miss Louise Taft, and a
number Of other guests at dinner last
night Of the President and Mrs. Taft,
were later guests OF Col. and Mrs. Rob-
ert NJ. Thompson at the charmingIy ar
ranged cotillion. Mrs. Stephen II. p.
Pell, Of New York. and Basil Miles. as
sisted by j. Thomas. Of New York. led
the cotillion. which was after midnight,
and for which there were several en-
tirely new figures. Earlier In the even
ing there was general dancing. follow
ed by supper and then the cotillion, for
which the favors were gold-headed
canes. shepherdess crooks. trimmed with