Show s SOCIETY NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL I Washington Nov No 25 Mum Mum lum was the word In Washington this week The annual ann chrysanthemum show of the time agricultural department vas was pulled off note off note that It was the show and not the chrysanthemums which was pulled off for nar nary a POS posy was gathered to gladden the heart of or an any of or the thousand thousands thousands thou thou- sands sand of visitors who called to see sec the wonderful ana array To be sure at ut the end of the sho show the flowers Clowers were gathered an and sent to the White House and to the man many hospitals of or the town so the they really did gl e great pleasure s C i iThe The first social event of the British embassy for this season took place last week weel an and was wa a aver very delightful dells alfair af af- al- al fair The occasion oc-caslon was a lecture on Oxford given by Mrs Margaret L. L Woods the wife of the former pre president i- i dent of or Trinity college Oxford Mrs Woods was Introduced by Ambassador n Bryce ce and for an hour and n half a-half hal she held her audience with her charming talk and n pictures of the places she de described Mrs 1 Taft Tart made her first Cirt appearance since her return from her summer outing and was Warmly v gre greeted ted by her her friends Sho looked exceedingly well wen In a a. walking suit of black velvet with a stole and muff mutt of or ermine and a black velvet vel turban trimmed with bands bands' of ermine Mrs Taft especially enjoyed the time lecture lecture lec lec- ture as as she was thoroughly familiar with the scenes cenes an and places depicted b by Mrs Irs Woods There was wa only one trouble with the Mormon Tabernacle choir on on Its visit to Washington and th that t was that It did l not sta stay long enough It did stay exactly long enough however to tp ma make e ea a city of ot Oliver OlIvcr Twists of this burg for like Uke that famous young oung gentleman gentleman gentleman gentle gentle- man everybody Is calling for tor more The concert which the choir gave Waon was Wa one on of or the best choral musicales ever he heard rd In Washington and land those who were so o fortunate as as' as to hear it are enthusiastic over the beauty of or It and the talent of or the musicians The public public public pub pub- lic concert was given In the afternoon n and that evening the choir was as In Invited invited in- in to the White hite House to sing for tor Mrs Taft who is a great lov lover r of pC good music The President and and Mrs Taft Miss lIss Helen Taft Tart and about a half halt a hundred of ot their personal friends gathered In the East room and nd heard hearda a n n wonderfully fine program At At- Atthe th the conclusion of oC the music a delicious supper was served in the thc state dining room which ended an evening of unusual unusual un un- usual enjoyment even o for the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House The Tho guests of or the thc President and Mrs Taft included besides the choir all the members of or the cabinet and their families who are in town a contingent of ot the arm army and antI nav navy circles circles circles cir cir- cles and antI among their friends who were naked asked for the time happy occasion were wele Senator and Mrs l Georgo George Sutherland Sutherland Sutherland erland and their theil daughter Mrs Elmore Elmore Elmore El- El more Senator an and Mrs Reed Smoot their thelt debutante daughter Miss lIss Annie AnnieKay Ka Ray Kay Smoot an and their son and daugh daugh- ter law Mr 11 and Mrs Irs Harold I Smoot It was not all music which occupied the the- attention of the choir however while thc they were Washington ashington In some of their time tim was put In with sightseeing sight sight- seeing The Time company went out outto outto outto to the capitol to see sec the wheels goroun go round roun and they were cordially I greet greeted d tin all sides Senator Sutherland Sutherland Sutherland Suther Suther- land and Senator Smoot did the honors honors honors hon hon- ors and showed them every courtesy A photograph of the choir was to be one of ot tho the events bf of the morning but butas butas' butas as as' it happened two rival picture men arrived etI upon tho the scene at the same sarno psychological moment each contendIng contending contending contend contend- ing that to him belonged the first right to take the picture with the outcome that the choir growing tired of their bickering and being brcak- brcak became disgusted and left teft the tho scene of oC the conflict to themselves to their s hotel dining rooms Professor or Richard Lyman of the tho University of or Utah has been a visitor in Washington after going to New NewYork NewYork ew York city to be present at tho time pre presentation presentation presen presen- e tation of or the sliver silver service to the battleship battleship battleship bat bat- Utah During his I stay In Washington ashington Professor ProCessor Lyman was the honor guest at a dinner followed by bya a theatre party given by Senator and Mrs Smoot Smoot- at their elegant legant home on Connecticut avenue Mrs Thomas Thomaa Seddon Taliaferro and attract attractive ve little children of at Rock RockSprings RockSprings Springs Wyo have arrived in Alexandria Alexandria Alexandria Alex Alex- andria for a long visit to Mrs Talla- Talla ferros ferro's mother Mrs G. G William Ramsey Ramsey Ramsey Ram Ram- sey on Cameron street street- sit ff r c Mrs R. R E. E Hunt of Salt Lake e Is s malting making a round of or visits to eastern friends She Is now the house guest guert 0 of or Mrs E E. E W. W In n Nashville Nash and has Just completed a stay with Mrs Kendrick C. C Hardcastle 4 Senator and Mrs Irs Newlands of oC Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada have returned from a summers summer's travel in fn Germany German France and England England England Eng Eng- land and are arc once more at their palatial palatial palatial pa pa- home In the suburbs of ot Wash Yash ington Mr and Mrs firs John E E. E Bush Busby of Salt Lake were the guest in whose honor Senator and Mrs Reed Smoot entertained entertained entertained enter enter- la last t week weel at dinner inner Mr and Mrs rs Busby are kinsmen of at the senator senator senator sen sen- ator and his charming wife wIre 1 Mr anI and Mrs Max Max Weil il of or Salt Lake passed through Washington ton recently en route to New York where re they expect expect expect ex ex- ex- ex to remain a month or more if e Mr lr and Mrs 18 Joseph E E. Robinson were among t the Salt Lake people who were In hm Washington last week with the Mormon Tabernacle choir as was David Smith also of or Salt alt Lake 4 H. H J. J Grant and hl his attractive c young oung daughter of oC Salt Lake Lake were In WashIngton Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington last week on their wa way homo home from New York YorI where whore they had at attended attended attended at- at tended tho the presentation ceremonies of ot tho the silver service sET to the Utah While talking with a friend regardIng regarding regarding regard regard- ing the best advertising ad I complimented the Western Fuel Co s Co s ad writer Ho lie said Yes Yes but you people at nt Grace hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital cant can't get funny like lIko Chris and John Wh Why not Address South Main |