The Washington herald., 1913-01-23

| Commerce of the United states at q
charming tea yesterday afternoon. The
many distinguished guests were received
by the President and Mrs. Taft In the
Blue. Room, Maj. Rhoads making the
presentations. The other aids In attend
ance were Lieut. Rockwell, L. S. A. and
DIR. Grayson. u. S. n.
A section of the Marine Band played
during the reception, and tea was served
in the state dining-room.
Senator Henry Du Pont was host at a
dinner OF fourteen last night at his resi-.
Gence in Massachusetts Avenue. Later
fifty additional guests attended the dance
which followed the dinner. A supper
was served at midnight, after which
dancing was resumed.
The Commandant of the Marine Bar
lacks and Mrs. William p. Biddle enter.
tained at a brilliant reception and dance
last night in the concert room of the
Marine Barracks. Flags and palms wer,
used most effectively in the decorations,
and a section of the Marine Band played
throughout the evening. 4 buffet supper
was served at midnight. Mrs. Biddle
was assisted in receiving by Mrs. Dion
Williams and Mrs. William r. Cullop.
| Among the 800 guests were prominent
members of the diplomatic and officia
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wives.
| Mrs. Austin Stickney was hostess at a
delightful dance at the Playhouse last
| night in honor OF her house guest, Miss
Eliza Cheney. OF Hartford. Conn. The
rooms were most sttractively decorated
!or the ccasion, and a supper was served
a. midnight
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock gave a luncheon
yesterday in honor of her guests, Mrs.
Frederick Thompson and Mrs. Arthur
Dodge. of New York. Invited to meet
them We're Mrs. John Hay. Mrs. Mich
olss Anderson, Mrs. Robert Mccormick.
Mrs. Samuel Spencer. Mrs. Thomas F.
Bsyerd, Mrs. lockwood Hoar. Mrs. Ly-
man. Mrs. Philip Sheridan. Mrs. Spencer
Cosby, Miss Patten. Mrs. Burton Harri-
son, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Matthew T.
| Scott, Mrs Julian James, Mrs. Mark
Hanna, Mrs. Morris, and Mrs. Eugene
Hale.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William williams Math-
| ewson We're hosts at a dinner last night
at their residence in r Street in honor
of Miss Eliza Cheney. Later the entire
party attended the dance given by Mrs.
Mathewson's mother, Mrs. Austin Stick
ney, at the Playhouse.
Miss Esther Denny. who has been the
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
yandergrift. is now visiting Mrs. Ed
| ridge Jordan.
Miss Helen Taft and Miss Isabel VIM
cent were the guests of honor at lunch
con yesterday, given by Miss Frances
Iippitt. daughter of Senator Lippitt OF
I Rhode Island.
! Mrs. Hugh Wallace gave luncheon
yesterday for young people
Mrs F. Kingsbury Curtis has been
| spending a few days with her brother
! and sister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. George
" McLanahan. who invited number OF
friends to meet her informally at small
tea yesterday afternoon.
Miss Cary. of Baltimore. is visiting her
cousin, Mrs. Burton Harrison, at her
residence, 1907 j Street.
Mrs. Christian Hemmick was hostess
at a luncheon yesterday At Studio
House" Among her guests were the
Countess de Peretti de Ia Rocca, Mrs.
Sidney Ballou, Mrs. Franklin Ellis. Mrs.
Corcoran Hill. Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Sharpe,
Mrs PearsaII. and Mrs. y. IL Perry
johnson.
Mrs. Arthur Lee gave a musicale yes
terday afternoon at her residence m
Massachusetts Avenue IN nonor OF MIS-
John Davis. who has recently returned
to Washington from a trip abroad.
representative gathering OF Washington
society filled the spacious rooms, and
thoroughly enjoyed the musical pro-
gramme rendered by Miss Wyman. She
first sang the Folk songs of Brittany;
then retired and changed the peasant
dress for a costume OF 1880, and sang
some charming English ballads. A col
Istion was served after the musicale.
The committee in charge OF raising
money for the new building OF the
orphanage of St. Johns parish have ar
ranged to give. benert exhibition OF
moving pictures of the South Sea Is
lands at the Belasco Theater on Friday
afternoon, February q. These pictures
were taken by MIR. Frederick Buckley
Hyde last summer, and have never been
exhibited before. II is the earnest de-
sire of the committee to make the affair
a financial success. and it is hoped that
that afternoon Will he kept free from
social engagements.
Mrs. Gore, wife OF senator Tnomas +.
Gore, and Mrs. Oldfield will not receive
this afternoon, but will be at home on
January 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler
entertained informally at dinner last
night in honor OF their house guests,
Prof. Lang. of the University of Chi
ago. and DR.. Harry LaIfgford Wilson, of
Johns Hopkins. and president of the
American Institute of Archaeology
Later in the evening the guests attended
the meeting of the Archa Geological Society
at the home of Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ.
Thompson.
Mrs. Robert Ralston. wife of Capt.
Ralston, L. S. A.. has sent out invita-
tions for a small tea for young people
in honor of Mrs. Frederick Strong. at
her apartment in the Cordova on Feb
ruary l.
Washington society is taking a deep
interest in the Forthcoming concert of
Miss Flora Wilson at the Belasco Thea
ter on January IS. Among those who
will entertain box parties are Mrs. Ed
ward Stotesbury, of Philadelphia: Mrs.
Elmer Black, of New York: Col and
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson, Mrs. Martin
Knapp, Sonora Mendez. Mrs. Mark
Hanna, Mrs. J. J. Richardson, Mrs.
James r. Mann, Mrs. Alsolm Waller,
Mrs. Arthur Ramsey. Mrs. Copley Thaw,
Mrs. Theodore Shuey, and Mrs. De Witt
Talmage
The patronesses are Mrs. Edward
White. Mrs. Willis Van Deventer. Mrs.
Horace Lurton, Mrs. Champ Clark. Mrs.
Gillespie, Mrs. Spaiding. Mrs. Mcmillan,
Mrs. Perry Belmont, Miss Helen Cannon.
Mrs Arthur Ramsey, Mrs. Claude Swan