The Washington herald., 1913-02-04
SOCIETY

guests of honor at dinner given by the
Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Flora
Wilson. last night In the red room OF
the Willard.
The guests invited to meet them were
the Speaker and Mrs Champ Clark. Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, of New York;
Mrs. Thomas Laushlin, Senator and Mrs
Albert B. Cummins Of Iowa, Senator ana
Mrs. William s. Kenyon Of Iowa, John
Jarrett, Director General Of the Pan
American Union: Representative Joseph
Cannon of illinois, Miss Helen Cannon
Representative and Mrs. James r. Mann,
Representative John Lamb of Virginia,
Mrs. Hugh Voolfolk, Of Virginia: Repre-
sentative William Mckinley. Miss Julia
Maths Representative and Mrs. Asbury
F. Lever, Representative and Mrs.
Charles II. Sloan, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs.
Wallace Radcliffe. DR.. and Mrs. ]. j.
Richardson, Mrs. John B. Henderson, MI
and Mrs. E. Stanley Gary. Of Bal
timore and Mr. and Mrs. r. NJ. Reese.
II was the sixteenth dinner Secretary
Wilson has given in honor OF a Chief Ex-
ecutive and a First Lady OF the Land
since his appointment to the portfono
Of Secretary of Agriculture by President
Mckinley, in 1897. and It is a record held
by no other Cabinet oficer.
The French Ambassador and Mime. Jus
serand entertained at a dinner last night
IN honor Of the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court and Mrs. White, at the em-
bassy, in Sixteenth Street. Their guests
| were Mr. Justice and Mrs. McRenna, Mr.
Justice and Mrs. Hughes. Archotshop
ireland. Senator Lodge, Senator du Pont,
the assistant Secretary OF War and MRS
Robert Shaw Oliver. Mr.. and Mrs Doug
,as Robinson, OF New York; Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Henry Butler, DR.. and Mrs. Will
| mer. Mrs lockwood Hoard, Miss Lortng
and Miss Louise Loring, OF Prides Cross
ing, Mass, and the Counselor OF the
French Embassy and Mime. de Peretti de
| la Rocca.
The British Ambassador and Mrs
BRYCE were hosts at dinner last night at
the embassy. in Connecticut Avenue.
| Miss Helen Taft and her cousin. Miss
Anderson, of Cincinnati. were the guests
of honor at a dinner given by Mr. ana
Mrs Richard Reid Rogers last night
The additional guests were MISS 1iaays
Hinckley, Miss Dorothy Williams. Miss
Frances I.ippitt. Miss Gladys Ingalls,,
Mr. and. Mrs. william Astor Drayton, OF
| New York: Miss Elizabeth Reid Rogers.
Baron Won Sudenhorst. Charge d d'Anaires
| of the Austrian Embassy; Mr.. Aigara,
Second Secretary OF the Mexican En-
bassy; the Solicitor General, Mr.. Ben)a-
min Cable, Lieut.. Raymond Rodgers. L.
s. N: Mr. Chauncey Hackett. MI Je-
rome Bonaparte, and Mr.. Phillips BROOKS
Robinson.
| Mrs. 'Dimock Hutchinson was hostess
at dinner last night, when her guests
were the Postmaster General. Nine. Lou
don, wife of the Minister OF the Neither
lands the Portuguese Minister. the
Spanish Minister and Nine. de Riano'
the Charge d'Arrsires OF the Italian En-
bassy, Mr.. Catalani; Mr.. and Mrs.
George Eustis. Mr.. and Mrs. Atherton.
of Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. McCauley. Mr..
and Mrs. Allerton Cushman, Mr.. and
Mrs John Harrison, house guests OF Mrs.
Dtmock; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Howe, Mrs.
Nathaniel Francis. Mrs. Dimock. Miss
Emo, Miss Mabel johnson, Mr.. John b.
Henderson. ir. Mai. William Langhorne.
L. S. A. and Mr.. Douglas Dodge OF
New York
! The Misses Patten entertained at a
dinner last night IN honor OF Cardinal
Gibbons at their residence in Nassachu-
setts Avenue. Covers were laid Tor
twenty -four.
II is understood that an effort will be
made By those in charge of the army
| and navy reception at the White House
| tonight to prevent the admission of per-
| sons not invited As this is the last of
the receptions TO be given by the Presi-
1 dent and Mrs. Taft. there has been an
| unusual demand for invitations. The
cards already issued provide for so great
n number of guests as to tax the ca
pacity of the White House. 1t has been
found absolutely necessary to refuse
hundreds Gf requests for invitations
At some of the recent White House
receptions it was discovered that the
lDontransferaoIe cards Of admission were
In n number of instances used by persons
other than those TO whom they were is
sued. 1t is said that plan has been
| adopted for to-night's reception which
will rectrict admission to those actually
invited.
The Second Secretary of the German
Embassy and Nine. kienlin gave a din
ner last night at their residence in Mas
sachusetts Avenue. Their guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Col. and
| Mrs. Siocum, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter.
Mrs. Henry Corbin, the Military Attache
Of the German Embassy and Mime. Yon
Herwarth, Miss Cameron, Miss Frances
Hoar, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mitchell.
Mr.. Huidekoper. Mai Lassiter. L. S. A,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Story, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs George H. Hull and Miss
| Hull. of Tuxedo Park. n. Y, are visiting
Representative and Mrs. Richmond Pear
son Hohsoa at their residence, 2Il7 8
| Street
| Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Hemmick en-
tertained at luncheon at Studio
| House." in honor of Mrs. Diederich, the
house guest of Mrs. Henry Cleveland Per-
| kins. Among those invited to meet her
| we're Mrs. Henry Corbin, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Harlow, Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar,
Miss Mabel Boardman, Mr.. Perkins Mr.
George Oakley Totten, jr.. and Mr.. Frank
| T. Mitchell.
! Mrs. Nathan Wyeth was hostess at a
charming luncheon for Young people yes
terday ip honor of her house guest. Miss
Powell. Invited to meet here were Miss
Louise HELEN, Miss Ethel Noyes, Miss
Mary McCauley, Miss F1ichter the
Misses Whiting, Miss Wilmer, and Miss
Pendleton.
A number of the bachelors of the Diplo-
matte Corps will give a Mi-Careme ball
al Rauscher's, on Wednesday evening.
February 26. The invitations will be is
sued at the end of the week.
The Mi-Careme date is Thursday. the
9Th. On Friday, the 18th, another dance
| will be given by bachelors-Mr. Butler
Ames. Mr.. John Barrett. and Postmaster
General Hitchcock being the hosts named.
| With Mrs. Townsend's musical on the
25th, the Mi-Careme never had a more
elaborate celebration than these events
foreshadow.