The Washington herald., 1914-02-28
Mr.. Taft at White House Again

TheNPresidcnt and Mrs. Wilson enter
tained Prof. William Howard Taft Sena-
tor Root. and Miss Mabel Boardman at
luncheon yesterday at the White House.
The President occupied a box at Polls
Theater last night and had with him
Mr.. Joseph p. Tumulty and DR.. Cary T.
Grayson. U. s. N.
Miss Eleanor Wilson attended Mary
Antin's lecture at the Columbia Theater
yesterday afternoon.
The Vice President and Mrs. Thomas r
Marshall were the guests OF honor at a
dinner last night given by Senator and
Mrs. Willard Salisbury at their home In
r street.
| The guests invited to meet them In
1 ciuded Mr. Justice and Mrs. Joseph La
mar, Mr.. Justice and Mrs Mahlon Pit
ney, Senator and Mrs. Oliver. Represent
ative and Mrs. ]. Harry Covington. Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce Lord. of Chestnut Hill.
Pa: Miss Clare de Graffenried. and Mr..
A. Maurice Lowe.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Bryan
were guests at a luncheon given in their
honor yesterday In the gold room OF the
Shoreham by the Dominican Minister and
Nine. Peynado. The other guests In
cluded the Counselor of the Department
of State and Mrs John Bassett Moore,
the First Assistant Secretary Of the De-
partment of State and Mrs. John z.
Osborne, the Solicitor of the State De-
partment and Mrs. John w. Folk. Mr.
John Barrett, director general Of the
Pan-American Union; the Assistant d.
rector OF the Pan-American Union and
Mrs. Francisco ]. Yanes, Mr.. and Mrs
Franklin Adams, Miss Mary Richardson.
OF Minneapolis: Miss Phyllis Moore, Mr.
Walter S. Penheld, Miss Elena Calderon,
Mr.. Boaz w. Long. Chief Of the Latin
American Division of the Department OF
State and the Secretary Of the Domini-
can Legation and Mrs. I. A. Cernuda.
Representative and Mrs. William Cald-
er, Of New York. entertained at large
dinner last night In the New Willard, in
compliment to the Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. william c. Redfeld.
The other guests were Representative
Serene Payne, Representative and Mrs.
John ]. Fitzgerald, Representative and
Mrs. Thomas @. Patten, Representative
and Mrs George Fairchild, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Edwin s. Underhill. Rep
resentative and Mrs Charles M Hamil-
ton Representative and Mrs Thomas
Dunn. all OF New York; Representative
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r. Mann. Mr.. Justice Frederick e.
Crane, of the Supreme Court of the
State Of New York. and Mrs. Crane;
Comptroller and Mrs. Prendergast, Of
New York; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward c.
Blum, of Brooklyn, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs.
Justin Mccarthy, Of Brooklyn. and Mr..
and Mrs. Chauncey z. Brainard.
Former President William Howard Taft
was the guest Of honor at a reception
last night given by his hosts, Mr.. and
Mrs William ]. Boardman, and Miss
Mabel Boardman. The spacious rooms
were charmingly decorated for the occa-
sion, and many old friends OF Prof. Taft
were present to greet him. Buffet re-
were served during the recep-
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. Boardman entertained at
an informal dinner for their distinguish
cd guest before the reception
Miss Margaret Cameron was hostess
last night at a small dance at her resi-
dence in Eighteenth street. A seated
supper was served later in the evening.
The Interstate Commerce Commission |
er and Mrs. Charles McChord entertained |
at a dinner last night at their residence
In Connecticut avenue in honor Of Sena- |
tor and Mrs. Ollie James, Of Kentucky. |
Covers were laid for sixteen.