Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-18
in THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
DINNER AT FRENCH EMBASSY
FOR THE TAFTS.
Sociabilities at Official and Other
Homes-Personal
Notes.

The President and Mrs. Taft dined las
night at the French embassy, when tn.
ambassador and Nine. Jusserand also en-
tertained the Russian ambassador ant
Nine. Bakhmeteff, the Japanese ambassa
dor. Senator and Mrs. NeWlands. Senator
and Mrs. Wetmore Senator Burton, Rep
resentative and Mrs. James r. Mann
Representative Gillett, Gen. Crozier. thu
assistant secretary Of the navy anf
Mrs. Winthrop. Maj. Rhodes, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Francis Adams. Mrs. Letter. Mrs
Townsend Mrs Thomas +. Walsh. Mis-
Boa rdman. Miss Patten. Count and Count
ess de la Rocca. Count and Countess d.
Chambrun and Count Louis de Sartiges.
The Secretary of Commerce and La5o
and Mrs. Nasel entertained IT dinner las
night Representative and Miss Cannon
Representative and Mrs. Slayden. the as
sistant secretary of commerce and labor
the librarian of Congress and Mrs. Put
nam, DR.. and Mrs. w. II. Wilmer, Mr.
and Mrs Simon Wolf, Mrs. Ransom
Gable. Miss Maury, Miss Nagel, DR.
Stratton and Mr.. Goodwin.
Mrs. Mccormick entertained at dinner
last night the German ambassador, tht
Postmaster General, Mr.. Justice Hughe:
and Mrs. Hughes. Senator du Pont. Sena
tor Lodge. Mrs. Bayard, Mr.. and Mrs. +,
Rollins Morse, Maj and Nine Won Her.
warth, Mr.. and Mrs. John Story, Mr.
Frank Munsey. Mrs. Herbert Stone OF
New York. Mr.. and Mrs Albert J. Bev-
eridge, Mr.. and Mrs. George Vanderbilt
Capt. Thomas Rodgers. Miss Williams
Miss Gwym and Miss Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs Hannis Taylor entertained
at dinner last evening Archbishop Bon
zano the apostolic delegate. The other
guests were Senators O'Gorman and
Hoke Smith. Representatives A. Mitchell
Palmer and Robert l.. Henry. Mgr. Ger
retti. Mgr. Russell. DR.. Morse and DIR.
and Mrs Reid Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs Edison Bradley entertained
at dinner last night when their guests
were the Attorney General and Mrs
Wickersham. tine chief of staff and Mrs
Wood, Senator and Mrs. Crane, the AS
sistant Secretary Of War and Mrs. Oliver
Nh and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend. Mr.
and Mrs Perry Belmont. Mrs. Slater
Mrs. Hanna. Mrs. Dimmock, Mrs Her
bert Shipman. Capt Templin Potts. Ad-
miral O Neill. DIR. Charles Walcott Baron
Zwiedinek. Mr. Mitchell Innes and Count
de Pontiac.
Miss Gladys ingalls, entertained at din
ner last night for Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Sard of Albany. who returned home to-
day. The other guests were Miss Helen
l. Ia.
Meyer Miss Perrin. Miss Wales. Miss Lip
pitt. Miss Lambert, Lieut.. Raymond
Rodgers, Mr.. Hartman. Mr.. Moffitt, Mr..
Henry May. Baron Lersner. Capt Little.
Lieut.. Rockwell Mr.. Gurnee Mum, Mr..
Basil Miles and Mr.. Clarence Hay. The
dance at the Playhouse filled the last
half of the evening.
The second secretary of tine Spanish le-
cation and Sonora Condesa de San Este
ban de CanongO gave a dinner last night
i'm honor of the Spanish minister and
Nine. de Riano. Among the guests We're
Mr. and Mrs Woodbury. Blair. Mr. and
Mrs. George Howard, Mr. and Mrs Tuck
erlnan, the second secretary of the French
embassy and Nine l.. de Laboulaye. and
the first secretary of the Spanish legation
Senior Don Manuel Walls y Merino.
a dispatch to The Star from New York
SAYS that the necklace which as il re-
Gently became known. Washington societ.
friends plan to give to Mrs. Taft whel
she and the President leave the White
House. was ordered from Il firm of New
York jewelers. yesterday. Miss Made
Boa rdman placed the order. which, ii is
said is for IL diamond necklace costine
more than $1,000. Miss Boardman left
with the jewelers. a photograph of the
necklace now owned by Mrs. Taft, which
she has worn this winter at many stat
functions. SO that the design would mol
be duplicated.
Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson is en-.
joying a little social life with her friends