Quiet Christmas at the White House and diplomatic homes
President Taft and cabinet families prepare a small Christmas day at the White House with sons Robert and Charlie, plus Helen, as gifts circulate among official households. Diplomatic and social circles plan gatherings, dances, and Yale Dramatic Club events amid holiday travel and New Year receptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina
White House
Taft
Robert
Yate
Charlie
Watertown
Conn
Miss Helen
Bryn Mawr
Mzplla
Sherman
Utica
Onn Brandehila
Washington
Secretary of State
Knox
Tindle
Valley Forge
Philander Chase Knox, Jr
Morris Heights
Providence
Ir. I
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Foster
Portland
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Miss Nagel
Mary,dith
Dorothea Nagel
Charles Nagel, Jr
Hosts Face Diplomats and Social Season Dinners
The Solicitor General and Mrs Bowers hosted a young peoples dinner with Milas Helen Taft Laura Merriam Mary McCauley Gladys Inckley Margaret Draper Martha Bowers and others. The Italian ambassador and Baroness Mayor des Planche entertained informally with ministers and embassy staff. The German ambassador Countess von Hernstorff hosted guests from the embassy staff. The Christmas season featured a tree trimming at the Swish regation by Dr Ritter and Mme Ritter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mila Hengelmulier
Hengelmuller
Yang
Hengelmulier
Mttle
Min Hengelmuller
Tan
Bowers
Milas
Helen ‘Taft
Laura Merriam
Mary McCauley
Gladys Inckley
Margaret Draper
Martha Bowers
Robert Taft
Lawrenson Riggs
George Harrison
Charles Glover
M. Dickinson
Thomas Bowers
Mayor Des Planches
Mayor Des Planche
Etruria
Duner
Countess von Hernstorff
Will Wed in Richmond Mis May Johns Goolsby Marries Maurice Pilson
Miss May Johns Goolsby daughter of Mr and Mrs John C Goolsby of Richmond Virginia will wed Maurice Gliforé Pilson son of Mr and Mrs B F Pilson of this city on Monday evening January 8 at 30 o clock at the family residence on South Fourth Street Richmond After the wedding trip the couple will reside in Washington Pilson has leased an apartment at the Dresden Thomas B Huyek is visiting bia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius C. Burrows
New York
George McNeil
Tyler
Col
Augustus
East
T. L. Riggs
B. Francis Riggs
Riggs
Robert Taft
Yale
White House
Washington
Tafts
Miss Boutell
A. M. Hartwell
Grace
Ling
W. C. Bullitt
Madiste
Mis
May Johns Goolsby
John C. Goolsby
Richmond
Maurice Gliforé Pilson
B. F. Pilson
South Fourth Street
Pilson
Dresden
Emily Harriet Bedford
T. T. Bedford
Clviton Street
Brooklyn
Prenton Davie
Fifth Avenue
Borough Hall
Miss Bedford
Mr. Davie
Louieville
Davie
Harvard
William Preston
Wan
Experiments Suggest Timing of Drinking with Meals
Western university experiments indicate that drinking habits depend on food. Carnivores digest protein with undiluted gastric juice and may not drink immediately. Fruits and vegetables digest gently. dilution speeds digestion and reduces fermentation, while a small drink after fruit or vegetables can be beneficial.
Bride and Groom Miller Tie Southern Honeymoon Plan
Margery Coolidge Lawrence and Robert McWilliam Miller wed at the Church of the Transfiguration in New York. The bride wore white satin with duchess lace and orange blossoms, with pearls from her great grandmother. Attendants wore apricot satin and silver trims. Best man was J Mont Gchermerhorn. ushers included Augustine Lawrence Jr and Roger Bullard. Reception followed at East Ninety-sixth Street home. couple to reside on West Ninety-fourth Street. Edna Sieg, Gertrude King visiting and other family noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aister
Mra
F. Cornelius Bates
Brookline
Mass
van Ness
Henry Rice
Boston
Randall H. Hagner
Washington
Joseph C
Charlex F. Jackson
Mra. Law
East Ninety-sixth Street
South
Mrs. Miller
Sif
West Ninety-fourth Street
New York
Ming Clara Fairfax Chendon
New Spek
Edna B. Sieg
Gertrude King
Joseph King
Calvert Placs
Lord Nelton
England
David Beatty
Admiralty
Folten
Beatty
Marshall Hield
Arthur Tree
Sahe
Nelson
Kitchener
Egypt
Nile
Athare
Omdurman
China
Barfleur
Council of the War Office
Tres
Marshall Field
Beattys
Invercauld
Scotland
Balmoral
King Edward
Scotch Palace
London
Brooksby Hall
Windsor
St. James
Capt. Beatty
Edward VII
Society Plans for Washington Opera House Patronage
Washington society leaders and performers push Oscar Hammerstein's plan to build an opera house here. They propose adding five dollars to White House annual appropriations to fund a president's box, with backing from notable patrons and hints of dramatic use by a New York company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rand Opera
F. Acs
Oscar Hammerstein
Washington
White House
France
Opera House
New Theater
New York
White ‘House
Himmerstein
Perry Belmont
Thomas F. Walsh
Edson Bradley
Depew
Willem F. Draper
Mary Scott Townsend
Senator Elkins
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Emas
Ping
Xmas
Schmedtie Bros. Jewelers
John Hansen
7Th St. N.W
Julia Marlowe Wey
Mme. du Four
Katie EE. Dunn
F Street
N. W
Hur Goody
Mme. du Fours
Meyer’s
PA Ave
Waldorf-Amoria
Broadway
J. H. Small
Amalt Gon
Legation
Mia
Clover
Beatrica Clover
New Hampshire
Roger Boutell
Lamont Street
Henry. Sherman Boutell
Mias Ace Boutell
Mr. Ladd
Representative Boutell
Boutell
Gates
Elot Gregory
John P. Jackson
Connecticut Avenue
L. L. Reamey
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Beekman Winthrop
Rustem Bey
Turey
Charles Guidet Duryee
Hillyer Place
Mr. and
Mrs. Bowers
Dr Ritter
Mme. Ritter
Dee, Wat
Merry Christmas
F Droop Company
Ave
Philipsborn
Incheon
Will
Thomas B. Huyek
Bia
T. A) Allen
Joseph G. Bowles
Post
Philadelphia Opera House
Margaret Dunlap
Miles Mildred Pearce
Charles W. Henry
George Earle
Victor Mather
Lawrence Dillworth Begzs
Fittsburg
Alexander van Rensselaer
Alexander Wiliams Biddle
John K. Mitchell
Margaret Corlies
Willam Creston
George D. Widener
Eleanor #ikins ‘Widener
Austin Heckschers
Celeste Heckacher
Richard Wein Meirs
John G. Carroth
Wiliam H. Green
Chariton Yarnall
Plennsylvania “Avenue
Borden
Brown & Armstrong Co
Kann, Sons & CO
Washington and Vicinity
John F
Ellis & CO
Pa. Ave
N.W
Ae Beuahls
John F. Ellis & CO
Pennsylvania Ave
I. G. Cornwell & Son Grocers
Pa. Ave. NW
Leverton &Co
G St
Biamond Ring Bargain
AeiBste & Bingte
Ogram
M. Goldsmith & Son
E. G. Hines
Eecee Reot Norinwont
Hattie M. Shacklette
Ohldéren
Pete
Packard
Pharton
The
Luttrell Co
H St
Phope i
R. Harris & C. Eateries
Bernie Thad DS
H.W
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