The Washington times., 1916-04-08
DIPLOMATS GUESTS
OF THE LANS|NGS
Judge Shea and n. P. Fletcher
Are Entertained by Secre-
tary Of State.

Secretary and Mrs. Lansing enter
tained at dinner last evening in compli-
ment to Judre Joseph II. Shea. OF In-
bianapois. recently appointed AM
bassador to Chile. and Henry p.
Fletcher. who has been Ambassador to
Chile. and who has been appointed Am
bassador TO Mexico. Mr.. Fletcher was
ilr and unable to he present.
The other guests were the Spanish
, Ambassador and Nine. de Rlano, the
Secretary OF War, NAL Gen, and Mrs.
Hugh l., Scott. Senor and Sonora Cue
vas Of the Chilean embassy; senator
Foster, Miss Lansing. Miss Kate
Lansing. and Capt II. s. Knapp.
secreterv Lansing entertain the menu
bers of the International Joint Commits
sion will. trip to Annapolis yesterday.
The partv left here in a special car,
and after being shown over the Naval
Academy bv Capt. Edward w. Eberle,
commandant. they were Captain Eberle's
guests at luncheon at his residence at
the Academy.
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Returns to Capital.
Mrs. Alexander @. Bentley, who was
the guest of Capt. and Mrs. Augustus
F. Fechteler In Newport for several
weeks, has returned to Washington.
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, who is maxi
| ing an indefinite stay I'm New York. en-
tertained at box party at the Russian
ballet last night
The Secretary OF the Navy left Wash
| ington last night for Raleigh, where he
will Join Mrs. Daniels and remain until
Tuesday morning.
]. K. Shoemaker has gone to New York
He is stopping at the Claridge.
-
Senator and Mrs. Atlee Pomerene
| Baccheus, who Is a student at Cornell
Miss Ruth Parker will 20 to Atlantic
City to spend Easter.
Mrs. Frederic Robert Harris. wife OF
Rear Admiral Harris. chief OF the Bu-
reau of Yards and Docks of the Navy,
will receive informally tomorrow after
| noon from - until o'clock at her resi-
dence, 23iO Massachusetts avenue.
s.
Miss Fay Is Guest.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Peabody Eustis
| entertained at dinner last evening In
| compliment to Miss Maude Fay, or san
| Francisco, who is their house guest.
Their guests were the Brazilian Am
bassador and Nine. da Cana, Senator
| Phelan, Thomas J. O'Brien. former am
bassador to Japan and Italy; Mr.. and
| Mrs. Arthur Graham Glasgow, and MIR.
and Mrs. T. T. Gan.
! This evening Senator Phelan will give
a dinner for Miss Fay.
Major and Mrs. William p. wooten en-
| tertained at dinner last night at their
| quarters at the Washington Barracks in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Burrill and
Mrs. Sinclair. OF New York. Those ask
| ed to meet them were Congressman and
| Mrs. Shouse, Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson
Gibson. Capt. and Mrs. VIII Point. Mr..
and Mrs. Skilings. of Chicago; Mrs.
Mark Brooks, and Lieut.. James Il. Cress
| The table was adorned with yellow
spring flowers, and the Engineer Band
played.
The Society Circus to be given at the
Riding and Hunt Club for the benefit
OF the Army Y. NJ. G. A. will be one
OF the most interesting events of this
evening.
The boxes will be filled with represen-
tatives OF the diplomatic corps, leaders
Of resident and official society and OF
the army and navy contingent. and
charming society girls will sell peanuts
and popcorn after the most approved
circus fashion.
The greatest show on earth" will opcn
promptly at S:l5. with a grand parade
OF all the performers. and the perform
ance VIII be followed by dancing. There
will also be a number OF side shows.
Ruth Hitchcock. Miss Ruth Anderson
Miss Ruth Donaldson, Miss Anna Ham.
lin. and Miss Helen McLanahan, who
win ride bareback: Miss Louise Delano
Miss Margaret Howard. Miss Dorothy
Deeble, Miss Margaret McChord, and
Miss Dorothea owen, who will perform
on imitation horses. as in the Beaus
Arts ball.
George Oakley Totten and Miss Edyths
Howard are to ride tandem, and Mis-!
Ann Tracy will exhibit her police dogs
Among the men who will ride anC
Jump will be Count Ronde. of tn,
Swedish legation; Herr Hendl. of tn,
Austro- Hungarian embassy; Lieut.. Johr
Greeley. DR.. Breckenridge Bayne, Mel
win Hazen. Thomas p. Morgan, -jr.
Julien Bishop. John o. Evans, ant
Ralph Coffin.
George Oakley Totten. jr, is chair,
man OF the entertainment committee
and the patronesses are Mrs. Richard.
son Clover. Mrs. Robert II. Chapman
Mrs. Frederic A. Delano. Mrs. William
F. Draper. Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock
Mrs. Hugh Legare. Mrs. Isaac T. Mann
Mrs. Junius w. MacMurray. Mrs. George
X. McLanahan. Mrs. Henry T. Oxnard
and Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman.