The Washington herald., 1917-09-29

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Maryland Families Of
Cabinet Members Return
ing for Winter Quarters.
The President and Mrs. Wilson oc-
cupied box at B. F.. Keith's theater
last evening. and had with them a
small party of guests. 1t was their
hrst appearance at a theater this
week.
Mrs William Gibbs McAdoo, wife of
the Secretary of the Treasury. and
chairman of the woman's liberty
loan board, held reception
at her home in Sixteenth street yes
terday afternoon for the members of
the board and women from all sec
tons Of, the country here to attend
the two days conference at the Pan
American Union building. While the
affair was lacking in the official at
mosphere of the receptions held in
the same drawing rooms when the
owners of the residence. the former
Attorny General and Mrs. Wicker
sham occupied 1t, it was yet a notably
interesting event.
Mrs. Thomas Riley Marshall. wife
of the Vice President, stood beside
Mrs. McAdoo in receiving the several
hundreds guests, and Mrs. Lansing.
wife of the Secretary of State; Mrs.
Daniels, wife of the Secretary of the
Navy; Mrs Lane, wife of the Secre-
tary Of Interior: Mrs. Houston. wife
of the Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Redheld, wife of the Secretary
Of COnn1erCa Uare in line with thay,n
Miss Edith Benham, the White
House social secretary, sat at a dain-
THY laid table in the larger drawing
room and poured tea, while others
served the larger table in the dining
room. The White House conserva-
tories gave up a wealth. of blossoms
for the event.
Mr.. Andre Tardieu, head of the
French high mission, entertained a
large dinner party of Cabinet MEM
bers and their wives, diplomats and
soctety folk at the Montgomery Coun-
try Club last evening.
Mr. Monod. OF the French mission
will entertain a party of men at
luncheon at the Metropolitan Club on
Monday to meet Mr.. Tardieu.
Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory. Miss
Jane Gregory, and Miss Cornelia
Gregory, wife and daughters of the
attorney General. will join him in
Washington on Wednesday. coming
from Austin. Tex, where they have
spent the summer with Mrs. Greg
ory's mother, Mrs. Nalle. Mrs. Greg
ory and her daughters went South
early in July.
The Secretary of the Nav and Mrs.
Daniels have been Joined by Mrs.
Daniels cousin, Miss Cora Bagley,
who will spend the winter with them.
Miss Bagley has passed the sum-
mer at her home in North Carolina
Mrs. A. S. BurIeson and the Misses
Burleson, wife and daughters of the
Postmaster General. have Joined him
at. their home in F street, after spend
ing the summer in Charles County,
Md
Mr.. George Oakley Totten, jr., gave
a house-warminS last evening at his
new studio house at 2633 Sixteenth
street. which has recently been COM
pleted, even to a landscape garden
OF unusual beauty and interest. Mr..
Toften's house guest, Mr.. Ralph J.
rotten, consul-general-at-larg to Eu-I
rope. who is here on leave of alb
sence, was the guest of honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter are en-
tertaining at their home on Dupont |
Circle Mrs. Letters sister, Mrs. Dor
othy Williams McCombs.
The President has received Brig.
Gen. ]. d. Maclachlan, of the
British army, who comes to Wash
ington as military attache of the
British Embassy to succeed Lieut.. |
Col. Murrough O'Brien. who has
been attached to the embassy for
some time. Sir Cecil Arthur Spring
Rice. the British Ambassador, ac-
companied Gen. Maclachlan to the
White House. Lieut.. Col. O'Brien is |
returning to England for active |
service.
Mr.. Robert Taft, son of the for
mer President and Mrs. William |
Howard Taft, has come to Wash |
ington in connection with the food
administration, and he and Mrs.
Taft have taken the residence, 1909 |
Twenty-second street. formerly oc-
cupied by Col and Mrs. Otto L.
Helm, for the winter.
Mrs Taft was formerly Miss
Martina Bowers, daughter OF the |
late Solicitor General and Mrs. |
Lloyd W. Bowers, of Washington
and during the Taft administrs zion
was the most intimate friend of |
Miss Helen Taft, spending mucb |
time with her at the White House |
SINCE their marriage, Mr.. and Mrs |
Taft have made their home in Gin
cinnati.
Mr. w. P. G. Harding, of the Fed !
eral reserve board, has taken an
apartment at the Highlands for the
winter. He leased his residence
lS16 r street to Lieut.. S. NJ. Glenn
ents for the season.
Mr.. Breckenridge Long. Third As
sistant Secretary of State, left
washington yesterday to join Mrs.
Long at Nantucket, Mass, where
she spent part of the summer.
Mr.. William King Macy. of Ros-
ton, has leased the residence of Mr.
and Mrs Nelson Read johnson ar
IIIe New Hampshire avenue, for the
coming season.
Commander Urban Tigner Holmes
U S. N. and Mrs. Holmes annorrco
the. engagement of their daupbtor
Mary Tigner, to Lieut.. John Thorn,
ton. Knight, jr., Twentieth Field Ar
tilery, U. s. A. Lieut.. knight is the
son Of Col. John T. knight, u. A
and grandson of Lieut.. Gen. S. r M
Young. U. S. A., retired.
Mrs. Benjamin F. Pilson annou,oas
the engagement of her daughter Mo-
suerite. to Mr.. Edward SteIlwa gen
Dove. son of Mr. and Mrs L 49,.