The Washington herald., 1917-12-12

IN her box, Mime. Naon, wife Of the
Ambassador Of Argentina; Mrs. Willis
vandervanter, Mrs. Newton u.
Baker. Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Harry A.
Garfield and Miss Helen woodrow
Bones.
Prof. Stockton Axson, who has been
q guest of President and Mrs. WI
son at the White House for sevraI
weeks, will pass the winter in Wash
ington having taken over the duties
Of national secretary OF the American
Red Cross. Prof. Axson has taken an
apartment in the Benedict.
Mrs. Wilson entertained at a box
party at the Food conservation meet
ing held at the Belasco Theater yes
the auspices of thes Food Administra-
Thomas Chadbourne, Mrs. George
Riggs, the authoress; Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones, Miss Edith Benham
and Mrs. Jaffray.
The object of the meeting was to
interest those who handle food in
the households in-the saving Of the
same. Carl Vrooman, assistant secre-
tary Of agriculture, addressed the
meeting. The boxes were filed with
the ladies of the Cabinet, the wives
of the members Of the Federal Re
serve Board, and of the officials Of
the Food Administration. Among
those occupying the boxes were, in
addition to Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. W. G..
McAdoo, Mrs. David Franklin Hous-
ton. Mrs. Frank L. Polk, who repre-
sented Mrs. Lansing, who is in
mourning, Mrs. Newton D. Baker,
Mrs. Franklin K. Lane, Nine. JUS
serand, Mrs. T. W. Gregory, Mrs. W.
c. RedfieId. Mrs. Paul NJ Warburg,
Countess di Cellere, Mrs Herbert
Hoover, Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs.
Clarance Wilson, Miss Agnes Hart
Wilson, Mrs. ]. l. Blakslee, wife Of
the assistant Postmaster General
who represented Mrs. A. S. Burleson,
Ms Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. Harry
Garfield, Mrs. Richard Whitney, Mrs.
NJ. L. Requa and a number Of others.
With Nine. Jusserand, among
others was Mrs. E. H. G. Slater. In
the box with Mrs. Baker were: Mrs.
E B. Babbitt. Mrs. Henry G. Sharpe.
Mrs Clifford Babcock and Miss
Katherine Lowe, who is visiting Secre-
tary and Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Daniels
did not occupy her box because Of
abserc ce from the city. In the box
with Mrs. Lane were: Mrs. Ehle,
Mrs. Van H. Manning, Mrs. Briscoe,
Mrs. Ira Copley and Mrs. Charles
Wetmore. Mrs. Houston entertained
ir her box Mrs. August Gardiner,
Miss Helen A. Ernest, Mrs. Blaine
Beale and -Irs. Carl Vrooman, while
with Mrs. Redfield were Mrs. Edwin
F. Sweet, Mrs. Walter R. Mccoy,
Mrs. Thomas Armat and Miss Isa-
belle Redheld. Miss Agnes Hart
Wilson had as her guests in her box
Mrs. John D. DensmOre. Mrs. Rich
ard K Campbell and Miss Jent Dens-
more.
Eight Of the ladies' Of the Cabinet
received the guests at the reception
which was given at the Willard last
evening in compliment to DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw and Mrs Carrie Chap
man Gait and the other officers an<
delegates of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association. The
reception was the main social event
of the forty-ninth annual convention
Of the National American Suffrage
Association being held in Washing
ton this week. More than 1,5OO in
vitations were issued. Among those
in the receiving line were Mrs. Will
liam Gibbs. McAdoo, Mrs. Newton
d. Baker. Mrs. Thomas w. Gregory,
Mrs. Albert Sidney Burleson, Mrs.
Josephus Daniels, Mrs. Franklin K.
Lane, Mrs. David F. Houston, Miss
Agnes Hart Wilson, Mrs. James r.
Mann and Mrs. Philip Pitt Camp
bell.
90 The guests passed through the blue
room irto the red room where they
were received first by DR.. Shaw who
was gowned in a simple pearl grey
gown as was Mrs. Gait who stood
next to her. Mrs. McAdoo. the next
in line looked lovely in a dainty
frock of white charmeuse and tulle.
Mrs. Baker wore a handsome gown
of coral colored velvet made in loose
fitting lines as was the gown worn by
Mrs. Houston which was of yellow
satin. Miss Wilson was in white
satin and Mrs. Campbell in deep
pink.
The majority Of the guests were
distinguished visitors to Washington,
though there many prominent resi-
dents Of this city there; among them
the Minister of Panama and 'Porras,
the Persian Minister, Mehdi Khan,
Representative and Mrs. Thetus W.
Sims, Representative and Mrs. c. WILL
NJ Chandler, Justice Frederick L.
Siddons. Commissioner and Mrs.
Brownlow, --iss Katherine Bowie,
Mrs. Samuel B. Milton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Yoder, Mrs. G. H. Wright,
Miss Smalley and Mrs. Colby.
A simple buffet supper was served.
The Chinese Minister, V. K. We'll
Gngton Koo, was host at dinner last
evening at the legation, when the
honor guests were the members Of
the Chinese military mission visiting
In this city. The guests were Lieut.
Gen. Chang Ting-Tzu, Rear Admiral
Lii King Hsi, Mai. Gen. Han Lin
Chun, Col. T. c. Tcheng Hung and
Mr.. Men Char King, all members of
the mission; the Secretary Of War,
Newton D. Baker; the Secretary of the
Navy. Josephus Daniels: the Secre-
tary OF Commerce. William c. Red
field; Mai. Gen. John Biddle, U. s.
A., acting Chief of Staff; Edwin F.
Sweet, Assistant Secretary of Com
merce; Breckenridge Long, third As
gistant Secretary of State; Mai. Gen.
George Barnett. U. s. NJ. c.; Col
Dion Williams. Maj. Lewis Forester.
Commander Herbert G. Sparrow, y.
3. A; Maj. Thomas Holcomb, jr.,
q. s. II. c.; DR.. John c. Ferguson
Henry Mazot, z. T. Williams, Dr.
Kempel and Mr.. Bertold, of New
York
The mission will be the honor guests
1t dinner which Mr.. and Mrs. Long
viii give this evening. The minis
ter will be among the guests. His
wife, Mrs Koo, will also have guests
Tor dinner this evening at the lega-
ion.