The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
President, Mrs. Wilson and Guests
See Performance at the Belasco

to occupy their winter home here. II
has been occupied during their visit
In Washington by the japanese Mis-
sion. headed by Viscount IshiL =
Mrs. William L. Marshall win pre-
side at one tea table and Mrs. William
c. Langfitt at the other at the tea
dance which will follow the exhibit
ton drill at the Washington Barracks
this afternoon, to be given by the
Sixth Regiment United States Engi-
neers. Regimental review and inspec-
ton will be at o'clock, the drill at
o'clock. and the tea-dance at the
Officers Club from 5 to z o'clock. 1t
is be given under the auspices OF the
woman's committee for the engineers,
to provide knitted garments for en-
gineer soldiers going to the front.
Among those assisting at the tea
dance will be the wives of the on
GERS stationed at the post. including
several brides Of the past six months.
Rosedale, in Cleveland Park. the
home of Mrs. Louise Key Norton. has
been leased by Mr.. and Mrs. Alvey
Coonley, of Chicago. Mrs. Norton will
be at the Grafton for the winter. Mrs.
Hunt Slater has occupied Rosedale
for several winters.
The engagement announced yester-
day by Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore p.
Shonts. in New York, of their daugh-
ter, Marguerite. to Mr.. Rutherford
Bingham, son of Gen. and Mrs. Theo-
dore A Bingham. for many years
prominent in Washington society, is
Of very particular interest here. Miss
Shonts made her debut in society in
WASHINGTON. with her sister. now the
widowed Duchess du Chaulnes. and for
several winters they were pronounced
bellies. The Shonts family occupied
the whittemore home, corner OF New
Hampshire avenue and Q street. Since
their residence here. they have been
equally prominent in New York, Paris,
Newport, Bar Harbor, the White Sui
phur Springs, and Palm Beach. Miss
Shonts is a granddaughter of the
late Governor Francis N. Drake. Of
Iowa. and was born and raised in
Chicago, but graduated from a fash
/ ionable school in Washington The
father of the bridegroom-elect was
once Superintendent of Public Build
| ings and Grounds and was afterwards
Police Commissioner Of New York
| City. Young Mr.. Bingham was grad
uated from the Boston Institute OF
Technology and later Joined the
Twelfth Regiment, N. G. N. Y. and
attained the rank of lieutenant. Later
he Joined the Eighteenth Infantry OF
Pennsylvania with the rank of captain.
He entered the diplomatic service
| in 1911 and was appointed as secre-
tary OF the American Legation at
Quito. Ecuador. In 1915 he was assign
ed to the Latin-American division Of
the State Department in this city. He
was in Washington for several years
and was one of the most popular
young bachelors in society. From
here he was sent to Vienna and was
one of the secretaries of the Ameri-
can Embassy in that city when Fred
eric P. Penfield was Ambassador. He
returned to this country with Mr..
Penfield some months ago. Mr.. Bing-
ham is now in this city awaiting or
ders. He belongs to the Metropoli-
tan Club in this city and to the st.
Nicholas Society of New York. No
date has been set for the wedding.
The Swiss societies of this city are
arranging a large reception for next
Wednesday evening at $50 at Rausch-
er's. in honor OF the new Minister
from Switzerland, DR.. Hans Sulzer.
1 The committee Of arrangements Is
composed of Mr.. B. P. Rickenbacher.
president OF the Washington Grueli
Verein; Mrs. Marie Schmidt, presi-
dent Of Die Staunacherin: Mr.. Charles
Furglister. president of the Union
Helvetia; Mr.. julius Egloff, and Mrs
Clara Brochen.
Mrs. William Nading and her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Herbert PePrez, of Shelby
vile, Ind, who spent some days in
Washington to place Miss Mildred
Nading in a fashionable school here.
have returned to their home. They
stopped en- route in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil King and family
have taken an apartment at. mo
Rhode Island avenue for the season.
They spent last winter at the Shore
ham.