The Washington times., 1913-02-02
President and Mrs. Taft at Services
~ In Friends House With T. S. Butler|
Countess de chambrun Gives
Luncheon in Honor Of Visitor
From Bay State.

guests at luncheon today In honor Of
the Misses Loring, of Prides Crossing,
Mass, who are the guests of Mrs. L. z.
Letter.
There were many luncheon parties at
the Chevy Chase Club today, among the
hosts being Major Theodore H. Low.
Lieutenant Bingham, Captain Wallach.
Mrs. Merriam, Miss Isabel Hagner, and
Miss Mildred Grebel.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Letter entertained
number of guests at luncheon at their
country place in Virginia.
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Moving pictures of the South Sea
Islands will be exhibited at the Be-
lasco Theater on the afternoon of FRI
day. February 81, for the benefit Of the
building fund of st. Johns Orphanage.
Among those on the committee of
the Ladies' Aid of st. Johns Orphan
age who are in charge Of raising
money for the new building are: Miss
Ellen King, vice president; Mrs. Bay
ard, Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, Mrs. w. W.
Finley, Mrs. ]. NJ. Johnston. Mrs.
Lodge. Mrs. Peyton Russell, Mrs. Henry
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Tickets for the pictures can be OBJ
tained from Miss Clementine Smith, at
1927 H street.
Among the patronesses for the dance
which Mrs. Taylor o. Timberlake will
give at the Raleigh Hotel for the bene-
fit of the Confederate Memorial Home
are Mrs. Steven B. Ayres, Mrs. Magnus
s. Thompson. Mrs. Baggert, Mrs.
Rosalle Bocock. Mrs. Alice Bristol,
Mrs. Marion Butler. Mrs. Philander
Priestly Claxton. Mrs. A. p. Crenshaw,
Miss Mamie Randolph Heth. Mrs.
William A. Jones. Mrs. Drury Conway
Ludlow, Mrs. A. F. Lucas, Mrs. Benja-
min Micou, Mrs. c. d. Mervin. Mrs.
Leigh Robinson. Mrs. Leonard Hoffman,
Mrs. E. r. Mason, Mrs. Cuno Rudolph,
Miss Phoebe Seabrook, Mrs Maude
Howell-Smith. Mrs. somerville. Mrs.
Wallace Streater, Mrs. Riley. Mrs. J.
P. Tarvin. Mrs. Belt, Mrs. Short Adams
Willis, and Mrs. p Casanove Wilson.
The floor committee. in charge of
Frank B. Martin, is composed Of Charles
Hill Bowie. ]. Edwin Neil, Wallace
Streater. Arthur c. Houghton. James e.
Taylor, F. Russell Fravel. Abner Fer
guson. P. ]. Altizer. Julian Undertake,
Clarence r. Pottinger, e. Ralph Sas-
seer. DR.. Joseph Rogers. Harold c.
King, DR.. Oscar Wilkinson, DR..
Thomas H. Atkinson. DR.. Taylor D.
Undertake. DR.. Wade H. Atkinson, DR..
Melville P. Eslin, DR.. L. H. English.
DR.. Contee Thompson, Stanley Holland.
E. c. Dutton. Norman I. Taylor, r. r.
Tompkins, Percy e. Taylor. and NJ c.
Dudley Shreve.
President Mauck. of Hillsdale College.
Michigan, WIS the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lucius E. Gridley for several days
last week.
The Minister of the Dominican Re-
public and Nine. Peynado will entertain
az dinner this evening in the New VIII
lard.
Mrs. Orlando II. Smith and Miss
Lanette Hines Smith will entertain at
matinee party at Chase's tomorrow
followed by tea at the Willard. The
guests of honor will be the girls who
assisted at Miss Smiths debut recep-
tion earlier In the season.
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The Collegiate Club will entertain its
members and friends at a musicale to-
night at its club house, 1880 Eleventh
street northwest
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Mrs William McNeir. wife of the
chief clerk of the Department of State
left Washington yesterday for New
York city. where she Will remain for
few days prior to sailing with party
including. Mrs. ]. C. Burrows and Miss
NJ. T.. McNeir for a month in Panama.
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A benefit performance will be given
at the New National Theater tomor-
row evening for the Noel House As
sociation for settlement work.
Boxes have been taken by Mrs. Ed
son Bradley. Mrs. John Hays Ham,
mond, and Mrs. James Mcmillan. and
in the audience Mrs. Hennen Jennings,
Mrs. Reyburn. Mrs. Allerton Cushman,
and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins will
entertain parties.
Those on the board of managers of
the Noel House are Mrs. Randolph Nc
Kim, Mrs. Stockton, Mrs. Richard
Wainwright, Miss Stanton. Miss Hege-
man. and Mrs. Bradley,
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Plans are under way for a flower ball
to be given on Wednesday evening of
Easter week for the benefit of the
Diet Kitchen Miss Mary Gwynn, presi-
dent of the board of managers, Is ac-
lively engaged in making preparations
for the ball