The Washington times., 1917-04-28
Entertain French Envoys.

with Mr.. and Mrs Wallace. Judge
Taft reached Washington yesterday.
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Entertain French EnyOys.
Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. William Phillips entertained at
luncheon today at Woodley, in COM
pliment to NJ. viviani, Marshal Joffre,
and the leading members Of the
French mission.
Later in the afternoon the French
commissioners will take tea with the
French Ambassador and Nine. Jusse-
rand at the embassy, and this evening
a series of dinner parties will be given
in their honor.
Attorney General Gregory will en-
tertain Minister Viviani: Secretary
Baker will entertain Marshal Joffre,
and Secretary Daniels will be host
to Admiral Chocheprat. These din
nsrs will be followed with a reception
to all the members of the commission
to be given at 0 o'clock by Secretary
Baker and Secretary Daniels at the
Army and Navy Club.
Last evening leading members OF
the commission were honor guests al
a dinner, followed by a reception at
the French embassy. The guests OF
the French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand at dinner were M. Viviani'
Marshal Joffre. Vice Admiral Choche-
prat, Marquis de Chambrun, NJ. Simon.
NJ. Hovelaque, Lieut.. Col. Fabry,
known as "the blue devil OF France
and the hero of a score OF actlons'
Vice President, Marshall, Chief Jus
tice White, all the members OF the
Cabinet, Ambassador Riano, of Spain;
Cd SnnQfnr SwanG0n.
Mai Gen. Hugh L. Scott and the
Minister from Serbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont VIII
entertain at a dinner of forty covers
this evening. Among the guests viii
be several of the members OF the
English and French missions in Wash
ington.
GoethaIs, Takes Hotel Apartments.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George W.
Goethals, who are guests of II. H.
Rousseau. civil engineer. U. S. N, and
Mrs. Rousseau, at their home on
Massachusetts avenue, will take
apartments tomorrow at the Powha-
tan. where they will remain during
their stay in Washington. Their
son, Thomas Goethals, Is with them.
Major and Mrs. Robert H. c. Kel-
ton, will entertain at dinner this
evening in compliment to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick McQuesten, OF Boston
Mr.. and Mrs. McQuesten are spend
ing several days at the Willard.
They are en- route from Honolulu,
where they passed the winter, to
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. McQuesten entertain
ed at dinner last evening In compli-
ment to Senator Charles E. Townsend
of Michigan. There were covers for
nine.
Mrs. Charles Smith. widow of
Judge Smith, of Montana, entertained
at a bridge party Thursday after
noon at her apartment in the Wyom-
ing to meet Mrs. McQuesten.
Mrs. Delos Blodgett was hostess at
box party at the Belasco last
evening. In the party were Mrs.
Charles Grey Matthews. Miss Mazie
Porcher. and Judge John H, Batten.
OF Chicago, all house guests of Mrs.
BIodgett. and Miss Helen Blodgett,
Miss Blodgett will entertain at a
dance on May 10 to meet Miss Porch
er. her cousin.
Col. and Mrs, Mason NJ, Patrick en-
tertained at dinner last evening in
their Washington barracks home
preceding the dance at the Officers
Club, The guests were Col. and Mrs.
Charles w, Fenton, Capt, and Mrs,
Roger d. Black, Capt, and Mrs, Frank
s, Besson, DR., and Mrs, William II,
Davis, Miss Maud Palmer, of New
York, the house guest of Col, and Mrs.
Patrick, and Capt, John w, Stewart,
Major and Mrs, Lukssh had dining
with them informally last evening,
going later to the hop, Commander
and Mrs, Henderson, OF Philadelphia,
who were their guests over night,
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Mrs. Hanna Closes House.
Mrs, Marcus A, Hanna left Wash
ington last week for New York, hav-
ing closed her house in Sixteenth
street for the season. Mrs. Hanna
will remain in New York until June !,
when she will go to her summer
home at Seal Harbor, Me,
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Baron f. de Marchienne de Cartier,
the Belgian minister, returned from
New York this morning, after an abb
sence of several days,
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The Spanish Ambassador and Nine
RianO will entertain at a dinner this
evening for the Japanese ambassador,
Aimaro Sato. There will be covers
for thirtF-twO. In the party will
be Mrs. Chandler Anderson, of New
York, sister and house guest of Nine
RianO, Mrs. Anderson will return
to New York early next week
Miss Mary Lydia Houston, of Sails
bury, Md, daughter of the late DR..
and Mrs. l. II Houston, and Howard
Mccormick, Of Annapolis, Md, son
df the late Rear Admiral Alexander
II. Mccormick, U. s. N, will be mar
ried today,
The marriage OF Miss Sara Edwina
Pretty, of Chevy Chase, to Harvey
Ferguson, son of the late Congress-
man Ferguson, of New Mexico, took
place yesterday at noon at st. Johns
Church. The Rev. Edward S. Dun
lap, assistant rector, performed the
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