The Washington herald., 1913-01-10

The President and Mrs. Taft We're the
guests of honor at dinner given by the
attorney General and Mrs. Wickersham
last night. at their residence in Sixteenth
Street. Invited to meet them were Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Taft and Mrs. More,
CT Cincinnati: Judge and Mrs. Robert
Ludlow Fowler, Judge J. Z. Hedges, Mr..
and Mrs. John A. GUIDE. Mr.. and Mrs.
William d. Guthrie, Mr.. and Mrs. Ho-
hart Porter. Mr.. and Mrs. +. c. Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert J. Akin, and Miss
Dorothy Kissell, all OF New York; Mr..
and Mrs. George Pepper.iand DR.. F. Weir
Mitchell. Of Philadelphia.
Mrs Grover Cleveland was the guest
of honor at a brilliant reception given
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. John Hays
Hammond, with whom Mrs. Cleveland Is
visiting. Mrs. Hammonds handsome
residence in Massachusetts Avenue was
thronged from until o'clock with
Washington's most distinguished citizens
and their wives. including high officials
of the government leaders in the resi-
dent set, and members of the Diplomatic
Corps who came to pay their respects to
the widow of the country's last Demo-
cratic President.
Mrs. Hammond. with Mrs. Cleveland
and her daughter. Miss Esther Cleveland,
stood at the head OF the circular stair
10 the drawing-room floor. Mrs. Cleve-
land stood one step higher than Mrs.
Hammond and Miss Cleveland and greet
ed her many friends among the guests
with the graCiousness which made her
famous during the Cleveland admin
istration.
Mrs. Cleveland was dressed in gown
OF magnificent white lace and NelVet,
also wearing handsome diamonds and
Hammond lovely
gown OF American Beauty satin trimmed
with point lace Her diamonds and
cmeralds were superb. Miss Esther
Cleveland was charming and girlish IN
a gown Of pale blue chiffon and lace
She carried n beautiful bouquet of lilies
of the valley ard orchids.
Prof Thomas Preston. fiance Of Mrs
Cleveland. was among the guests. He
was a much-congratulated man. and he
laughingly acknowledged himself the
most fortunate.
The house was decorated with palms
smilaX. American Beauty roses, and
pOinSettia. Presiding at the tea table
We're Mrs Mary Manly Haywood. Mrs.
Core. and Miss Mary Hoyle.
Others assisting in receiving the guests
were Miss Frances Brooks. granddaugh-
ter. OF Gen. John NJ. Wilson. L. $. A.
retired. who was aid TO President Cleve-
land: Miss GCnevieve Clark. Miss Sallc
Louise Helen, Miss Rebekah Wilmer,
Miss EleaLor Rcyburn. Miss Frances
Hoar. Miss Fcrollnc, Miss Ethel Noycs.
Miss Helen Hunt. Miss Carolyn Ogden
Jones. Mss Katherine Jennings. Miss
Marian Wise. and Miss Dorothy Will
lams.
The Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer gave a dinner last night in honor
Of the British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce The other guests were the Sec
retary OF War and Mrs. Stimson. the
Netherlands Minister and Mime Lou
don. the Danish Minister. Mrs. Townsend.
count and Countess Chcs-Thoss. Capt.
{ nd Mrs. Grant. Lieut.. commander and
Mrs. Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Lieut..
Gel and Mrs. McCawley, and Mr.. ana
Mrs. Morse.
Mrs. Dimock Hutchinson was hostess
/ at A dinner last night in honor of Mr..
md Mrs. Ernest SChcIIinC. OF New York.
l." ar" visiting Mrs. DimoCk and Mrs
! HUICh.' son. The guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs. James
. WadswOrth. jr.: Mrs. Henry Arnold Peck
ham, Col. and Mrs Spencer Cosby, Mr..
! and Mrs Stephen Bonsal. Mr.. and
Mrs. SchellinS. Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler
| Anderson. Miss Marie stevens, Miss Mer-
rIam Crosby Mai. Pierre Stevens Mr..
{ E.ames MacVeagh, Mr.. Geoffrey Dodge.
ana Mr.. RUtger Jewett, of New York
/ Miss Helen Taft attended the dinner
last night. which Mr.. and Mrs. John Will
kIns gave in honor Of Miss Perrin.
Mrs James Parmalee entertained Miss
Helen Taft informally at luncheon yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs A. c. Downing and the
Misses Downing will be at home this aft
e5noon and the following Friday after
Moons, during the season at their resi-
dence. 2OSO Hillyer Place.
! Owing to the fact that the formal Navy
/ Yard dance will take place on Saturday
evening. the informal hop at Fort Myer.
| is postponed from that evening until
Monday night, January Is.
Mrs. Thomas Laughlin entertained at
dinner last night in honor of Miss Louise
Taft, of Cincinnati. who is a guest at
the White House, at her residence in
Street.
Mrs Austin StiCkney and Miss Stickney
will give a dance at the Playhouse on
Wednesday evening, January .. in honor
of their house-guest, Miss Eliza Theney.
of Hartford, Conn, who will arrive in
Washington shortly before that date.
| Miss Theney is the debutante daughter
If Mr. Louis r. Theney, Mayor of Hart
ford, and Mrs. Theney.
! Mrs James Proctor Morton and Mas
| ter Thomas Howard Morton, wife and son
| of Lieut. Commander Morton, L. s. N,
| are the guests OF Mrs. Morton's parents,
| Rear Admiral and Mrs. Howard, at their
| apartment at Stonelelgh Court.
| Miss Isabella Howard Claude, sister
| Of Mrs Howard, has returned TO WASH
ington from a visit to Annapolis, Nd,
and joined Rear Admiral and Mrs. How
ard, with whom she makes her home.
Miss Mary Custis Lee Is visiting Mrs.
Thomas T. Turner at her residence, 1911
New Hampshire Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs Albert J. Akin and Miss
Dorothy Kissell, Of New York. are visit
| ing the Attorney General and Mrs.
wickersham at their residence in Six
| teenth Street.
Mrs. johnson, wife OF Col. F. o. John
son, u. s. A., entertained ct luncheon
yesterday followed by bridge at her home
at Fort Myer, in honor Of Mrs. Brown,
| wife of Maj. r. A. Brown, U. s. A.
The additional guests were Mrs. Leonard
Wood, Mrs. Downey. Mrs. Bundy. Mrs.
Atkinson, Mrs. Brown Miller, Mrs.
Compton, Mrs. John Newbold, Mrs.
Fits, of Chicago: Mrs. Lambie, Mrs.
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