New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-08
WASHINGTON.
At the White House.
From The Tribune Bureau
Wa shington. January

NdSnlHSloll, JANUARY a.
At the White House.
President and Mrs. Taft entertained at
the second Of their series Of state dinners
I'm the White House tonight, the guests
OF honor being ambassadors, ministers
charges d'affaires and other diplomats.
The crescent shaped table was beauti-
fully decorated with flowers. pink capped
candelabra, crystal and pieces OF silver
from Mrs Taft's collection OF silver we'd
ding gifts
The guests Included the French Am.
bassador and Madame Jusserani, the
British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce, the
German Ambassador, the Turkish Am
bassador. the Brazilian Ambassador the
Russian Ambassador and Madame Bakh.
meteff the Japanese Ambassador, the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox. the
Costa Rican Minister and Senora de
Calvo, the Portuguese Minister, the b.
livian Minister and Sehora de Calderon
the Salvadoran Minister. the Netherlands
Minister and Madame Loudon. the Nenez-
uelan Minister. the Chinese Minister and
Madame Chang. the Spanish Minister and
SeIora de Riano. the Norwegian Minis
and Madame Bryn. the Nicaraguan Minis,
ter and Mrs. de CASTILLO. the Cuban
Minister. the Uruguayan Minister and
Seiiora de Pena, the Haytlan Minister
the Guatemalan Minister and Sonora
Dona Luz Mendez. the Dominican Minis
ter and Madame Peynado the Peruvian
Minister and Madame de Pezet. the Swed-
ish Minister. the Siamese Minister. the
I oh ~ AZ
the Panaman Minister. the Italian Charge
dAffaires. the Austrian Charge 'Affaires.
the Persian Charge d Ahaires and
Madame Ali kui Khan. the Greciau
Charge d'Afaires. the Swiss charge
d Afaires the Argentine Charge dM-
flares and Mrs. Malbran, the Mexican
Charge d'Anaires and Sonora de Ia
Cueva. Senator's Cullom. Lodge. Bacon
and Burton. Senator and Mrs. McCumber.
Representative and Mrs. Bartholdt Rep
resentative and Mrs Moore, Representa-
tive Flood the Assistant Secretary pf
State. the Director of the Psn-American
Bureau. Mr. and Mrs. Charles y. Tart.
Mr.. and Mrs John wilkins. Mrs. More.
Miss Louise Taft. Miss Helen Taft and
jor Rhoades.
Following the dinner the guests were
entertained in the East Room by Mss
Ruth Draper with several monoloGueS
Mrs Taft occupied box at the New
National this afternoon 10 hear the Bos-
ton Symphony Orchestra and had with
her Mrs Charles =. TAFT. Miss lOuiss
Taft. Miss Rocker. Miss Taft and others
Charles Taft left the White House this
afternoon for the Taft School. at Water
town. Conn. where ne is a student.
In Washington Society.
Miss Taft Miss Louise TAFT and several
other guests at the dinner IN tie White
House tonight were later guests Of
Colonel and Mrs Robert NJ. Thompson
at "A cotillon. Mrs. stephen II. z. PEI
of New York, and Basil Miles assisted
by J. Thomas. of New York. led the cotl-
Ion. which began at midnight and for
which there were several entirely ne"
figures. Earlier in the evening there was
general dancing. followed bs supper. Inc
cotillon favors were gold headed canes
shepherdess crooks. trimmed with I'D
bons and flowers. card cases or morocco
and gold. Dresden baskets. French ouges
and Liberty dogs bought in London
shop.
The guests OF Colonel and Mrs. Thomp-
son included Miss Hildegarde Nasel, Miss
Julia Never, Miss Aiys Meyer MIS-
Frances Lipptt Miss Elkins, Miss oliver
Miss Eudora Glover. Miss Rebeksh VII
mer. Miss Gladys ingalls,. Miss Mildred
Grebie. Miss Mary McCauley, Miss Helen
Hunt. Miss Virginia lie Seure. Miss Jen-
nings Mr.. and Mrs Walter Tuckerman,
the Postmaster General, Alfred Mitcheil
lines. British Counsellor; Baron Z"ie-
dinek OF the Austrian Embassy, i"''
Eustace Percy, Of the British Embassy,
Reginald Townsend: Mr.. de Sartises ~
the French Embassy: Count Claes bonoe,
of the Swedish Legation, ana othets oi
the Diplomatic Corps and resident anu
official society.
Miss Margaret Sigourney Smith. daugn-
ter of the, Rev. Roland cotton Smith ana
Mrs. Smith. will be married 10 Guy Ems~
son. of Washington. in ST. johns OhHrcn'
OF which her father is rector on IuesId!'
January Is. Her attendants VIII be MISS
Mary McCauley. maid of honor and az
bridesmaids Miss Julia Meyer, Miss AlIs
Never. Miss Violet Thayer. OF Boston,
Miss Mary Wood. Miss Harriet Post anu
Miss Marie Duryea. Of New YORK. \
breakfast al the home Of D.. and Ms
Smith will follow the ceremony. Inc
President. Mrs TAFT and Miss TAFT WIZ
be among the guests
Mrs. Hennen Jennings entertained Ia
her ballroom this morning To hear hafoid
Randolph OF the Peabody Conservatorl
A., Raltinore i'm "A musical reclid.
Madame Loudon, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Corcoran Eusts and Representative ann
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth were IN Tue
audience.
The Countess of Aberdeen and MISS
Violet Asquith. who have been the guests
of the British Ambassador and Mrs
Bryce went to Philadelphia to-day.