The Washington herald., 1915-11-21

| has been recently announced and pro
vides series of brilliant and dis
| lngulshed functions for the months OF
| January, February and early March
| The Pan-American reception will be the
hrst White House festivity and Will be
held on Friday evening, January :.
Cabinet dinner follows on January II
January p and > have been selected for
diplomatic dinners. The Judicial recep.
| non will be the first event of February
| taking place on February 4. and fouT
days later, February g. is the date of the
supreme Court dinner. The Congress
sional reception on February IS. the
speakers dinner on February % and the
army and Navy reception, March 8. COM
plete the official season.
round of festivities are attendant
on the visit to Washington of former
president and Mrs. William Howard
Taft. who arrived Friday and are the
guests of Mrs. William ]. Boardman
ana MISS. Boardman. Mr.. Taft, who
came here for n conference on Red
cross matters. left Washington yes
terday. but Mrs. Taft will remain sew
eral days. Mrs. Garrison McClintock
mad friends to meet her at tea yes
terday, and entertained informally at
dinner for her last evening. Today
the Misses Patten will entertain Mrs.
Taft at tea.
The Chinese Minister and Nine. Shah
entertained at Chinese dinner Fri
day evening in compliment to the Sec
rotary of State and Mrs. Lansing
Their guests included the Secretary
and Mrs. Lansing. the Solicitor Of the
State Department and Mrs Gone john
the Assistant
culture and Mrs. Vrooman. the AS
sistant Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs Sweet. Dr. and Mrs David JAYNE
Hill. Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Barnett. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles c. McChord. Miss
Wilson. daughter of the Secretary of
Labor; Mrs. J. B. Densmore. Mr.. and
Mrs. fung Kwai. Mr.. and Mrs Chao,
Miss Shah, and Mr.. Yin.
The Panama Minister and Nine. Mo-
rales. who have been spending a few
days in New York, returned to Wash
ington yesterday.
The Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Champ Clark have returned to Wash
lngton for the Congressional session.
They will spend the Christmas holt
days with their son-in-Iaw and daugh-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. James VI. Thomson
in New Orleans. Mrs. Thomson will ac-
company her parents to WASHINGTON
on their return.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing will go to NeM York for the
Army and Navy football game and
will be the guests of Capt. and Mrs
Edward Eberle in their box,
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Thomas Watt Gregory and Miss Jane
Gregory are among the members of
the Cabinet. circle who will witness
the Army and Navy game in New
York.
The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Franklin X. Lane will join Mr.
and Mrs. Adolph Caspar Miller in New
York November IS to attend the Army
and Navy game.
Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. John Z. Osborne entertained in
formally at dinner Thursday evening.
The Third Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. William Phillips enter
tanned at dinner Friday evening in
compliment TO the counselor of the
State Department and Mrs. Frank
Polk.
The Chief Justice and Mrs White
entertained Friday evening at their
annual dinner for the members of the
Supreme Court and their wives. For
mer President and Mrs. William How
ard Taft were among their guests.
Mr.. X. Nomura, naval attache of the
japanese Embassy, is in New York at
the Hotel Astor for a few days on a
pleasure and rest trip.