A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > District of Columbia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=323 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=31249 Submitted by: barbara-dave Article Title: Washington Post Article Date: April 8 1912 Article Description: Society[1 of 2] Page 7 Article Text: Washington Post April 8, 1912 Society[1 of 2] Page 7 PRESIDENT TAFT PRESENT AT FAMILY CHRISTENING The President attended yesterday afternoon the christening of his youngest cousin, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert H. GROSVENOR. The ceremony took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. GROSVENOR in Eighteenth street, the Rev. Charles WOOD, pastor of the Church of the Covenant, officiating. The services were attended only by members of the family. The baby, who was born March 3, the birthday anniversary of her grandfather, Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, was named Elsie Alexander Caroline, after her mother. She is the fourth daughter and sixth child of Mr. and Mrs. GROSVENOR. There were present the baby's four grandparents - Dr. and Mrs. Edwin A. GROSVENOR, of Amherst College, and Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Graham BELL. --- Miss Eleanor ROELKER, of New York is expected to arrive at the White House this week to be the guest of Miss Helen TAFT. --- The French Ambassador and Mme. JUSSERAND followed their annual custom last night, and entertained the members of the embassy staff at dinner at the embassy. --- The Japanese Ambassador and Viscountess Chinda had dining with them last night the members of the embassy staff. --- The Russian Ambassador and Mme. Bakhmeteff, who have just returned from Baltimore, where they have been attending the services at the Greek Church there, entertained the members of the Russian embassy staff at breakfast yesterday. --- Mrs. LEITER entertained at a dinner of 26 guests last night in honor of the American Ambassador to Brazil, Mr. Edwin V. MORGAN. Mrs. LEITER has had as her guests for a few days Col. and Mrs. John LESLIE, of London. --- The Austro-Hungarian Ambassador returned to Washington yesterday, accompanied by Baroness Hengelmuller and their daughter, Baroness Mila, whom he went to meet in New York upon their return from Europe. The Ambassador and Baroness Hengelmuller will remain in this country for the early part of the summer, but will return for the early autumn to their own place in Austria. --- Mrs. LURTON, wife of Mr. Justice LURTON, will not receive today, but will be at home the following Mondays during the spring. --- Miss Grace Elizabeth GRANGER, of New York, niece of the late Representative D. L. D. GRANGER, of Providence, R. I.., is visiting her aunt, Miss Grace GRANGER, at the Farragut for the Easter holidays. --- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph LEITER gave a luncheon yesterday at the new house they are building on the Palisades of the Potomac. The house will not be ready for occupancy until later in the summer. --- Mrs. James F. BARBOUR and Miss Marguerite BARBOUR will leave Washington on Wednesday for Philadelphia to attend the wedding of Miss Reba SAMUELS and Mr. Francis W. ROBINSON, of Baltimore. From Philadelphia Mrs. BARBOUR and Miss BARBOUR will go to Atlantic City. --- One of the interesting events of tonight will be the entertainment given in the ballroom of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. PARSON's residence for the benefit of the Day Nursery Dispensary and Roof Garden. The entertainment will consist of a musical by Mr. Richard P. BACKING, barytone, and Miss BLOOMER, violinist, and Mrs. Ralph BRANARD, contralto, and readings from Dickens and other authors by Miss Jean WILSON. Miss WILSON will also give the story of the painting of the "Mona Lisa," from the romance of Leonardo da Vinci. The patrons are Mrs. James BRYCE, Mme. Bakhmeteff, Marchesa Cusani, Mrs. LURTON, Mrs. HUGHES, Mrs. McKENNA, Mrs. VAN DEVANTER, Senator and Mrs. McLEAN, Senator and Mrs. WARREN, Mrs. Murray CRANE, Mrs. CUMMINS, Mrs. Eugene HALE, Mrs. McLEAN, Mme. HAUGE, Mrs. Matthew SCOTT, Mrs. Nicholas ANDERSON, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Francis ADAMS, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. SLATER, Mrs. Preston GIBSON, Col. and Mrs. Henry MAY, Mrs. Mark HANNA, Mrs. Charles L. McCAWLEY, Mrs. Clarence MOORE, M! rs. William Belden NOBLE, Mrs. H. C. CORBIN, Mrs. Sidney BALLOU, Mrs. Lloyd BOWERS, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. BUTLER, Mrs. Martha CODMAN, Mrs. Charles J. BELL, Mrs. L. Z. LEITER, Mrs. A. S. WORTHINGTON, Mrs. Alexander STUART, Mrs. J. R. WILLIAMS, Miss Bessie KIBBEY, Mrs. M. M. PARKER, Mrs. Charles RICHARDSON, Mrs. Ormsby McCAMMON, Mrs. Nathaniel FRANCIS, Mrs. Allerton CUSHMAN, Mrs. Willis SCOTT, Mrs. Boughton WOOD, Mrs. HAY, Mrs. Nelson ALDRICH, Mrs. Norman WILLIAMS, Mrs. Edson BRADLEY, Mrs. Richard TOWNSEND, Mrs. Richard ELY, Mrs. David FAIRCHILD, Gen. and Mrs. Leonard WOOD, Mrs. GOFF, Mrs. Seth SHEPHERD, Mrs. Alexander SHEPHERD, Mrs. WRIGHT, the Hon. W. B. McKINLEY, Miss MATTIS, Gen. and Mrs. JOHNSTON, Mrs. Robert T. LINCOLN, Mrs. TIMMONS, Mrs. Lawrence HEAP, Mrs. Joseph LEITER, Mrs. Theodore W. NOYES, Mrs. TALBOT, Mrs. Bookman WINTHROP, Mrs. F. R. STEVENS, Mrs. Gillett HILL, Mrs. Victor KAUFFMANN, Mrs. Murray COBB, Mrs. A. E. BATES, Mrs. Joseph THROPP, Mrs. Charles ANTHONY, Mrs! . W. C. EUSTIS, Mrs. Copley THAW, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry WHITE, Mrs. W . E. ANDREWS is president of the day nursery. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com