The Washington herald., 1913-02-03

The President and Mrs. Taft, accom-.
panied by Representative Butler, a
Quaker attended service at the Friends
Meeting House in i Street. yesterday
morning. Maj. Rhoads was also of the
party.
The President usually attends All
Souls Unitarian Church in Fourteenth
Street, and Mrs. Taft goes to St John S
Church in Lafayette Square. =
DIR. Cary Grayson. U. S. N. enter
tained Miss Helen Taft and Miss An
derson informally at luncheon yesterday
at the Washington Country Club.
Covers were laid for eleven guests.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
sham will sail from San Francisco on
March l. for a trip around the world.
They will be accompanied by Miss
Martha Bowers. who is recovering rapid
ly from her injuries received last week,
Miss Frances Noyes. and Mr.. Frederick
Moore. of New York.
Senator and Mrs Gronna, of North
| Dakota, announce the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Lillian May GrOnna,
to DIR. Oscar Neumann Begtrupp, of
North Dakota. The wedding will take
place in this city shortly after Easter.
The Minister of the Dominican Repub-
lie and Mime. Peynado were hosts at a
dinner last night. the guests being the
Minister of BOLIVIA and Nine. Calderon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Adams, Mrs. w.
L. Pulliam, Mr.. Walter S. Penfield, Mrs.
Robert Vorfeld. and Mr.. J. A. Cernuda.
| Tho Snapisb Minister IN China Mr.
Louis Pastor, has returned to Washing,
| ton from New York. and is spending
few days at the New willard.
Countess de Chambrum, wife Of the
French Military Attache. entertained at
luncheon yesterday in honor of the
Misses Loring, of Prides Crossing. Mass,
who are visiting Mrs. L. z. Letter.
Among those who gave lunches at the
| Chevy Chase Club yesterday were Major
Theodore Low, u 5. NJ. C.. retired;s Mr.
Bingham. Capt. Wallach. Mrs. Merriam,
Miss Isabel Hanger, and Miss Mildred
Greble.
Mrs. Nathan Wythe will give lunch
con to-day in honor OF her house guest
Miss Towel, of Cincinnati
The benefit performance at the Nation
al Thester this evening for the Noel
House Association for Settlement Work
| will draw a large audience anxious to
| further a charity which interests many
| Washingtonians and also anxious to see
May Irwin. Boxes have already been
taken by Mrs. Edison Bradley. Mrs. John
| Hays Hammond, and Mrs. James McMill-
an, and among those who have purchas-
ed seats are Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mrs
Reyburn Mrs. Allerton Cushman. and
| Henry Cleveland Perkins will entertain
parties.
Those on the board of managers OF
the Noel House are Mrs. Randolph Nc
Kim, Mrs. Stockton. Mrs. Richard
Wainwright. Miss Stanton. Miss Hcge-
man and Mrs. Bradley.
Former Representative and Mrs. John
F. BOYD. of Neigh. Nebr., are in the
city. They are stopping at the Dewey.
An informal luncheon was given yester-
day by United States Senator and Mrs
]. B. Henderson. at which were present
United States Senator and Mrs. Poin-
dexter. Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Hunter. and
daughter, Miss Jane Hunter.
Mrs Short A. Willis and Miss Olive
Willis will leave Washington tomorrow
for New York, whence they will sail
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Mrs. Willis father, Gen. Hawley. In
March they will go to Cuba, where they
will remain three weeks touring the ISL
and. after which they will go TO New
Orleans, and from there return to WASH
ington.
4 dance will be given this evening in
the ballroom OF the Raleigh Hotel for
the benefit OF the Confederate Memorial
Home. Mrs. Taylor o. Timberlakc OF the
District of Columbia Division, L D. C.
has had entire charge of the arrange
ments, and the event promises to be
most successful in every way.
A section of the Marine Band will play
for the dancers
Mrs. Timberlake will receive the guests.
and will be assisted by Mrs. Odenheim-
er. OF Baltimore, first vice president gen.
eral L. d. c. and Mrs Magnus S.
Thompson. president Of the StOnewaIl
Jackson Chapter U. d. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter were hosts
at their usual Sunday luncheon yester-
day at their country place in Virginia
Mrs. Emma Hines Of Philadelphia, is
visiting Mrs. William Riley DeebIe, at
her residence in P Street.
Mrs. Luther W. Mott, wife Of Repre-
sentative Mott of New York, is at the
New Willard for the remainder of the
session.
Mrs. Charles Humphrey will not be at
home this afternoon at the Wyoming.
but she will receive on Mondays, Febr,l-
airy 10 and Il.
The wedding of Miss Helen NJ StaIlo
and Prince Michael Murat, whose en-
gagement was announced January II,
will be celebrated to-day in the Church
of st. Honore d'Elylsn. in Place Victor
Hugo. Paris. The couple will spend their
honeymoon in Algiers and will visit the
brides father. Mr.. Edmund W. Stallo, in
New York in May. Mr.. Stallo and his
elder daughter, Miss Laura Stallo, are
in Paris now and will return to New
York soon after the wedding.
Chaplain and Mrs. Couden will be at
home to their friends the first three
Wednesdays in February.
This afternoon the College Woman's
Club will give their fifth tea at the |
club rooms, 1893 F Street. DR.. Simon |
will address the members. The hostesses
will be Mrs. /. Berrmann, assisted by the |
following members of Section 8: Miss
AItha T. Coons, Miss Anne B. Coons: |
Miss Edith NJ. Clarke. Miss Kate Estey. |
Miss Mary F. Forbes. Miss Alice s. |
Griswold Mrs. Archer c. Kinds. Miss |
Grace Henderson Mrs Frederick X