The Washington times., 1913-02-21
President and Mrs. Taft Will Dine a.s~e.
-ae Number. of Their Friends Tonight
Society People Flock to Pictures
of South, Sea Islanders at
the BeIasco Theater.

The Belasco will be filed almost to
overfiowing this afternoon for the mov-
ing picture show of the South Sea is
lands. which Is to be given for the bene-
fit of the building fund of the st. John
Orphanage. ~
The patronesses include Mrs. James
Wickersham, Mrs George Won L. Meyer.
Madame Loudon, Mrs. William Corcor-
an Eustis. Mrs. Horace Lurten. Mrs.
Leonard Wood. Mrs. Walter Tucker
man. Mrs. Van Reypen. Mrs. Arthur
Lee, Mrs. Truxton Beale. Mrs Hennen
Jennings, Mrs. Henry White, and Mrs.
Nicholas Anderson.
Miss Taft and her cousin, Miss Ander-
son, will be in the box with Mrs. James
Marion Johnston and Miss Sophy g.
Johnston. q Mrs. James ". Pinchot is
still in New York. visiting her son,
Amos Pinchot, and her box win be occu-
pied by Miss Morgan, her niece. who
will entertain Mrs. Joseph NJ. Dixon
and Miss Dixon, wife and daughter Ct
Senator Dixon Of Montana and Miss
Marian Stevens. h-
Other boxholders for the entertain
ment this afternoon are Mrs. L.. T..
Letter, Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins.
Mrs. George Won L. Meyer. Mrs. John
MCGOWAN. Mrs. Richard Butler, Mrs.
Julian James and others.
Twelve Of the young society girls will
act as ushers, and will be under the
direction of Walter Tuckerman and
Walcott Tuckerman:
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The Italian Ambassador and Mar.
chioness Cusani, with their daughter
Donna Beatrice .Cusani. end their son,
will arrive in New York tomorrow. and
will at once come to Washington. They
have been absent from this country for
several weeks.
Mrs. Taft will be the guest OF honor
at a musicale on February %. with
Madame Loudon. wife of the Neither
lands Minister, as hostess.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick.
ersham will be the guests Of honor al
a dinner given on February "a. with
Judge and Mrs. Martin A. Knapp as
hosts.
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The Russian Ambassador and Madame
Bakhmeteff have issued invitatio for
a dinner on February IS.
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The Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Huntington Wilson have sent ou,
cards for a musicale on March 2. when
the Flonzalley Quartet will entertain
their guests.
The British Ambassador and Mrs
Bryce will entertain guests at Dime,
tonight.
tess Won Bernstorff entertained at din
ner last night in honor. Of Miss Alys
Meyer and Lieut.. c. P. Raymond Rod
gers, whose engagement was announced
a week ago.
The guests were Miss Julia Meyer,
Miss Alys Meyer. Mr.. and Mrs. wal
colt Tuckerman, Mr.. and Mrs. James F.
Curtis, Miss Margaret Perrin, Miss Dor
othey Williams. Count and Countess
Scherr-Thoss, Miss Frances Lippitt.
Lieutenant Rodgers, Herman c. Huffer,
Of Baltimore; MT de Bach, Russian sec
ond secretary, and Mr.. Won BuIow and
Baron Won Lersner of the German en-
bassy staff.
The Spanish. Minister. and Sonora de
Riano entertained at a dinner party last
night.
Mrs. Horton and her son. Byron B.
Horton, of New York, who are spending
the winter at the Shoreham, returned to
Washington yesterday after a brief visit
to Old Point Comfort
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Mrs. W. w. Farr: of Philadelphia
has arrived at the Shoreham for a short
time.
Henri Martin, consul general from
Switzerland to Canada, and who was
first secretary for Switzerland in this
country, is in Washington for a visit
of day or two.
Nine Christian Hauge has sent out
cards for a dinner on March 3.
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The Sons Of the American Revolution
will meet at Rauscher's at u o'clock to.
morrow for their annual luncheon, and