Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
SOCIABILITIES AT CABINET
HOMES FOR THE TAFTS.
Here and There With Other Promi.
nent Folks-Personal
Notes.

The President and Mrs. Taft dned last
night at the home of the Secretary of
the Treasury and Mrs. MacVeagh, a
dance for the members of the dinner
party and others following.
Miss Helen Taft, of whose personal
popularity because of her gentle and gra-
clous manners generally. nearly every
one VINO has associated with her is able
10 speak. was presented yesterday by a
number of girl friends with valuable
gold mesh bag studded with amethysts
Inc bag was purchased by a subscription
arranged among those in whose pleasures
Miss Taft has shared or in many cases
originated
Miss Taft lunched with the Misses
Never yesterday. when the presentation
was made The glittering new posses
sion looked especially well with the cos
auine Miss Taft wore there and after
ward at the opera Her suit was of
amethyst cloth, worn with a sealskin-
trimmed hat, and a sealskin muff and
collar
Miss KEYS and Miss HOLSTER of Gin
c!hhau arrived last night at the White
House and with the six school friends
Or Miss Taft from Bryn Mawr make up
an interesting weekend party which Miss
l. al, VIII take to the theater tonight.
Anderson to the Capitol today
Mrs Thomas +. Walsh gave a luncheon
OF twenty-siN covers today.
The glee club that will give q number
OF selections at the banquet of the Col
lese W omen's Club this evening is com
posed OF Miss Edna Sheehy. directress:
MIS-. =. Dana Durand, Miss Jennie Meyer
MISS Alice Atwood, Miss Grace Ross. Miss
Margaret Ross. Miss NJ Eunice Wead.
Miss Katherine Reber Miss Catherine
Custls' Mrs. Max West. Miss w. j. Ethel.
Brown. Miss Margaret Common Miss
Eliza Lord, one of the earliest graduates
OF womsn's college, is to be the guest
Of the club
The marriage of Mrs Helen NJ. Raw
mond and Lieut. Lloyd p Horsfau will
take place Monday next at the home of the
bride-to-be. at Mystic Conn, In the pres
ence OF family party. The bride will be
attended by her sister, Mrs. Abbie Moves
and John Noyes of Mystic. brot her.in,
law of the bride, will be best man. Lieut.
Horsfall and his bride will make a two
month wedding tour that will take them
as iar as the Panama canal, If he is not
!ecalieu 10 MS command on account of
the situation in Mexico
MIS- l.. Il. Letter who is entertaining
Frau Won .Melchow of Berlin, who has
Just arrived in this country. and Miss
Kellogg of Utica, gave luncheon in their
honor today.
Mrs W. Sinclair Bowen was hostess at
the first tea of the season at the WASH
!n@ton Riding and Hunt Club Yesterday
number of people interested i'm the
club were guests, including the Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer and the
Misses Meyer.
Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers entertained
at valentine dance last night.
Mrs. Charles Carroll of Carrollton is
the guest of Mrs. Herbert NJ Hartman
of New York Mrs. Carroll expects to sail
from New York March for Europe
and will be joined in April by Mr.. Carroll
at their residence in Paris
The Imperial Order of the Daughters
of the British Empire is to give a re-
ceptlon and entertainment this afternoon
al the rooms of the club, los East Both
street. New York city, for Mrs James
Bryce, wife of the British ambassador
While the date for the marriage of Miss
Ethel Carow Roosevelt. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and DR.
Richard Derby. son of the late DR. Rich
ard ii. Derby. has not been set it is I'M
derstood amng the members of the two
families that it will be an event of the
Easter season. Whether the wedding viii
take place in New York city or at Saga
more hill. the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Roosevelt, at Oyster Bay, l.. l., has not
been discussed
Miss Roosevelt and her fiance are
spending few days with Mr.. and Mrs
Archibald Rogers on their estate at HYDE
Park, n. Y. They will return to New
York city tomorrow.
Continental Danes Chapter. d. A. r..
was entertained al luncheon by the re-
gent, Mrs. II. T. Guss. Monday The
drawing rooms and small tables at which
the luncheon was served We're decorated
with spring flowers and asparagus fern.
In addition to the chapter members pres
ent were as guests of honor Mrs. Lock-
wood. Mrs. SmallWood Miss Pierce. Mrs
Henry y. BlOunt and Mrs. Ordway. Sue
ceeding the luncheon Mrs. Lockwood gave
an interesting talk on the flag, and Miss
Pierce on the Children of the American
Revolution.
y valentine party was given last night
by Miss Lille Horn. HOS 9TH street north
west Games were played. followed by
piano numbers given by the Misses S.
Siegel. G. Schmidth and l.. Lewis Among
the many guests present We're Mss Mol
lie Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Starrbecker Miss
Annie April Mr.. Katz, Mr.. /. Feldman
Mr. John Goldberg. Mr. Jafhey. Mr.
Lowentha MIR. ii. Feldman and Mr. Ell
ward Kaufman.
Naval Constructor and Mrs. Il. H. Rob-
inson entertained at a dinner last night
at the Shoreham Hotel and an informal
dance afterward. The dinner guests We're
Rear Admiral Caps. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Watt, Naval Constructor and Mrs.
Land, Naval Constructor and Mrs. Nc
Bride. Naval Constructor and Mrs. Ack-
erSon, Naval Constructor and Mrs. Du-
Bose, Naval Constructor Farrar Smith,
Miss Farrar Smith, Naval Constructor
Gawne. Naval Constructor Howard, Ma
val Constructor Spiman. Mrs. Mckee.
Mrs. Hardin. Mrs. Littlefield, Lieut.. Com
mander Ridgeley and Mr.. and Mrs. Rick
etson. The additional guests for the
dance which was most informal, included
younger people.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock entertained at
dinner last night, when her guests We're
Mr. Justice and Mrs. Lamar. Senator and
Mrs Claude A. Swanson. Judge Francis
Scott and Mrs. Scott of New York, Mrs.
Dimocks house guests; Mrs. Darrach of
New York Miss Emo former Secretary Of
the Navy. Hillary Herbert. Gen. Nell
son A. Miles and Judge Charles Howry.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Atherton of
Boston. who are spending a few weeks
here. entertained at dinner last night at
their residence on 18th street Their
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White
Count and Countess Scherr- Thoss, DR.
and Mrs Benjamin Tilton of New York
neur Morris. Miss Elizabeth Hammond,
the charge d'affaires of italy. Mr. Giu-
seppe Catalani; Mr.. Elliot Goodwin Of
Boston and DR.. Charles Walcott