The Washington times., 1917-08-28
THE CITY'S SOCIAL SIDE
President and
Wife to Attend
BhH Reception

The President and Mrs. Wilson ex.
pect to attend the reception and gar
den party which the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Lansing are to give
this evening at the Pan-American
Union building in compliment to Wis
count Ishii and his colleagues of the
japanese mission. When the British
mission, headed by the Right Hon.
Arthur James Balfour. was in Wash
ington, the President established a
precedent by attending the reception
given by the Secretary OF State in
his honor, and the pleasant custom
of the Chief Executive thus honoring
the visiting missions of our allies is
now firmly established.
The reception this evening, which
promises to be one OF the most brill
liant of the numerous important func-
lions arranged in honor of the dis
tinguished foreigners, will begin at 0
o'clock. Japanese Ambassador Sato.
Viscount Ishii, and other members of
the mission will receive with the Sec
rotary of State and Mrs. Lansing.
After passing the receiving line the
guests will pass through the Hall OF
the Americas onto the terrace and
into the beautiful Aztec garden, which
will be brilliantly illuminated.
Long streamers of Japanese Ian
terms will be strung from the bal
comics Of the Hall OF the Americas
over, the terrace to the great trees
on either side OF the garden. guam
titles of electric lights will be hidden
In the green OF the myrtle hedges
all the architectural features of the
garden in the way that the Japanese
illuminate their gardens on festsl oc-
the central pool. The wonderful
Aztec figure, the sad Indian" which
is the genius of the pool, will be
thrown into high relief. Japanese and
American flags. crossed above the
Pan-American Annex at the foot of
the garden, will be especially illum-
mated.
Mime. Tamaki Miura, the celebrated
japanese prima donna. will come to
Washington tomorrow to attend the
dinner and reception the Japanese
ambassador, Aimaro Sato, will give
on Thursday evening at the Willard
in honor of Viscount Ishii and the
other members of the Japanese mis-
sion. Nine. Miura will sing during
the evening.
Nine. Miura will stop at the VIII
lard.
Vice Admiral lTakeshIta, head of
the naval section OF the Japanese
was the guest OF honor at
dinner last evening with Capt. Charles
c. Marsh. U. S. N, naval attache on
duty with the mission, and Mrs.
Marsh as hosts. Admiral Takeshita
was formerly attached to the Japan
csc embassy in Washington. and is
renewing many acQuaintances formed
during his residence here.
The dinner last evening was given
in the old-fashioned home of Mrs.
father. the late Rear Admiral
Robley D. Evans. which was decor
ated for the occasion in Japanese
with the Japanese colors in
troduced by means of a profusion OF
scarlet and white blossoms. Com
nander Ando. aide to Admiral Takes
hita. shared honors with his distin-
zuished chief, and the other guests
were Capt. Kikishaburo Nomura,
naval attache of the Japanese en-
bassy; the assistant naval Gttache,
Commander Viscount Hotta; Mr.. Ma
gal, of the mission: Capt. A. r. Duck
worth Ford, OF the Royal FuslleerE.
British army; Mrs. J. r. Kennedy. OF
Tokyo; Mrs. Miller, wife of the Amer
lean consul general to Korea; Mrs.
Roger WeIles. Mrs. Paul Foley, Mrs.
James L. Ackerson. Miss Jane Hunt,
and Comdr. and Mrs. Franck Taylor
Evans. u. S. y.
Commander and Mrs. Evans, who
are spending a week or more in Wash
Ington while Commander Evans is
for examination for promo
tion.. and Captain Ford are staying
with Captain and Mrs. Marsh. Cap
tain Ford is on leave Of absence while
from wounds and fever.
Morgan o. Taylor, United States
vice consul at Zurich, has gone to St
where he is stopping at the
Hotel Engadiner Kuhn.