The Washington herald., 1913-01-07

The President and Mrs. Taft were
guests OF honor last night at a dinner
given by the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Stimson at their residence in Sixteenth
Street Invited to meet the distinguished
guests were the Chief Justice and Mrs.
White, Col. and Mrs. Goethals, Col and
Mrs. Harry F. Hodges, the former Amer
lean Ambassador to France and Mrs.
Robert Bacon, Dean Ezra r. Thayer of
the Harvard Law School, and Mrs.
Thayer James W. Wadsworth, jr., and
Mrs. Wadsworth, Representative and
Mrs. Herbert Parsons. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Jennings, of New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. Hurd, of New York; Mrs. Robert
Grattan Gamble. of Haverford. Pa. and
Mr.. Bronson Winthrop. Of New York.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer entertained at their first oficiaI
evening reception, followed by dancing.
last night at their home in Scott Circle.
They later attended the Charity Ball at
the New Willard. as did many of their
guests.
Mr.. Charles Taft. the Presidents sou;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft, Mrs
Moore, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ID.
Hilles attended the performance of Rose
Stahl in Maggie Pepper" at the New
National last night
Mrs Henry DimOck was hostess at a
brilliant dinner last night IN honor OF
the British Ambassa and Mrs. Bryce
and the latter's house guests. Lady
Aberdeen and Miss Violet Asquith.
The other guests We're the Secretary Of
the Treasury and Mrs. MacNeagh. Sena-
tor and Miss Wetmore. the Minister OF
the Netherlands and Nine. LoudOn, Col.
and Mrs. Robert Thompson: Mr.. and
Mrs. Schelling. of New York: Mrs. Bid
die Porter. Mrs Norman Williams. Miss
Ruth Wales. Mrs. DimOck Hutchinson
Baron Won Sudenhorst, charge d'affaires
Of the Austrian Embassy; Dr. Charles
| Walcott secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution; Mr John Barrett director
general Of the Pan-American Union: Col
Hillary Herbert: Mr. Rutger Il. Jewett.
Of New York: Mr.. HilIard Judge, of New
| York, and Mr.. 4. Mitchell Innes. Coun-
selor Of the British Embassy.
Senator and Mrs Gilbert NJ Hitch
cock have taken possession OF the resi-
dence. l712 | Street Northwest. which
they have leased from Mrs. Willi-m Hay
wood.
Mrs Hitchcock and Miss Ruth Hitch
cock will he at home on Thursday af-
ternoon for the first time this season.
Miss Helen Taft was the guest OF
her aunt. Mrs Thomas Iaughln. at
! her residence in y Street Later in
the evening they attended a reception
given by the Secretary OF the Navy and
: Mrs Meyer.
Roberts. of Massachusetts. will not re-
ceive to-day. but will be at home on
Tuesday afternoon. January Il
Mrs Louis F. McComas. accompanied
by her children. sailed for Europe last
week after spending Christmas with
! Gen and Mrs Kcany at their home
in Virginia.
( Mrs Norman Underwood. Of 1I"7 Twen-
! tieth Street Northwest. will not be at
home this afternoon. but will receive on
the following Tuesdays in January.
| Represontativ. Joseph c. Cannon and
I Miss Helen Cannon entertained at din
uer last night for the formers grand
| daughter, Miss Virginia l-e S"ure.
debutante Of this season. Tw"nty-two
members Of the younger set were in
vited to meet her. The entire party
went later t. the Charity Rail-
! Tba Secretary Of the Navy entertained
AZ luncheon yesterday in honor of tn"
officers Of II VI. $. Natal. who Wer"
Cant Clement GrcatureN, comnahdlhE
! the Natal: Engineer Commander Francis
John Sutton. Gunnery Lieutenant ka!ph
Elliott and Assistant Paymaster Charles
/ Frederic, King. The other guests wer"
the Secretary of War. Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Winthrop. Rear Ad-
rniral Twining. Rear Admiral Nreeland'
! Cant. Rodgers. Capt. Potts. Robert q.
Bacon. Commander Sypher. Commando
/ Belknap. Lieut.. Commander Br!cker' ana
/ Lieut.. Commander Palmer
! Mrs Charles c. McChord and her
daughter. Miss Margaret MCChord. Will
not he at home this afternoon but VIII
| receive at their apartment in the New
/ Willard on Tuesdays hereafter.
/ The Countess Of Aberdeen and MISS
Violet Asnuith. now AT the British En-
! bassy will spend to-day and tomorrow
/ in Philadelphia. They will he The guests
! Of honor at a luncheon to-day which DIT.
and Mrs. r TAFT Mckenzie VIII give
who later in the afternoon VIII give an
! informal tea and reception for their
: guests Mrs, Charles ]. Hatfield will en-
( tertain at luncheon Wednesday for the
I countess and at the same tins Miss
/ Asuuith will he the guest Of honor at
! luncheon which Mrs. John Cadwalader
will give Or. and Mrs. Mckenzie Will
give tea Wednesday afternoon for the
/ countess and Miss Asquith.
Mrs. Richard Ely entertained at din
uer last night at her residence, in
| street. later taking her guests to the
! Charity Ball.
! Mrs Robert Hollister Chapman enter
/ tained informally at luncheon yesterday
at her residence, in Q Street. in honor
Of Mrs. Fisher; wife of the Secretary OF
the Interior, and Mrs. Baker. of South
Carolina. who is the guest OF MT JUS
tics and Mrs. Lamar.
/ Mr.. and Mrs James P. Bradt, of To-
ronto Canada, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
p. V. DeGraw.
Mrs. DeGraw will he at home Informal
" the last two Mondays in January.
Mrs. John Rodgers was hostess at
-iinner last night at her residence in
Sixteenth Street, afterwards taking her
guests to the Charity Ball.
One of the most delightful receptions
Of the winter took place yesterday aft
ernoon at the Congressional Club. when
Miss Barbara Stephens, daughter of Rep
resentatiye Stephens of California and
Mrs Stephens, made her initial bow to-
Washington society. The tea was given
by Mrs Works. wife of Senator Works
of California and Mrs. Stephens, and
MANY friends in official and resi-
5.-.;., ,;-oIoo ,rare Dresent to give q