Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
Mr.. Medill Mccormick Dinner Host
to Distinguished Foreigners
Last Evening.
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
Plan to Leave Washington
Next Week.

The President and Mrs. Wilson occu-
pied the presidential box at Keith's
last evening, and had with them Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Hunter Gait and
their son, Mr.. Boiling Gait, and Mrs.
Wilson's brother. Mr.. John Randolph
Boiling.
After the theater the President and
Mrs. Wilson and their guests went Tor
a motor ride through the park with an
escort of secret service men.
Representative Medill Mccormick en-
tertained at dinner last evening at the
Metropolitan Club in honor of Lord
Northcliffe of England and Mr.. Andre
The guests were Representative will
liam B. Mckinley, Representative Mich
olas Longworth. Representative Henry
D. Flood, Representative John A. Ell
ston, Representative Julius Kahn, Rep
resentative Swager Sherley. Mr. Frank
Polk. acting Secretary of State: Mr..
Thomas Beaumont Hohler, second
counselor of the British embassy; Mr.
shipping board; Mr.. Frederick Allen Of
Boston. Mr.. George F. Porter of Chi
cago and Mr.. Arthur Willert.
been i'll with Inflammation of the ears
for the last two weeks. was removed
from the hospital a day or two ago
and, with the Vice President, hopes to
| leave Washington by next Monday for
| a cooler climate.
| Baron Moncheur and the other mem
| bers of the Belgian mission, including
Gen. Leclercq. Maj. osterrith and Mr..
Hector earlier, were the guests in
whose honor Senator Phelan enter
| tanned at brilliant dinner party last
evening. Those asked to meet them
! were the Belgian minister, Mr.. Cartier
de Marchienne, the Secretary of the In
Francis 6. Newlands, Mrs. J. Hamilton
| Lewis Secretary to the President and
Mrs Joseph Tumulty. Mrs. Henry c.
Corbin, Mrs. Lawrence Townsend Miss
Mary Patten, Miss Dorothy Woodward
and Miss Gladys Hinckley.
On Sunday Senator Phelan enter
tanned at luncheon in compliment tc
DR.. Florence Ward of San Francisco
having distinguished party to NEE,
her, among the guests being Gen. and
Mrs. Gorgas.
The minister of Cuba, DR.. Carlos
Manuel de Cespedes. and Nine de
Cespedes will leave Saturday for New:
port and other summer resorts to spenC
the rest Of the season. During the
DR.. Joaquin r. Torralbas. who has JUS
returned from a long vacation in Cuba
will be in charge of the legation.
| DR.. and Nine. de Torralbas were ac.
lcompanied on their return trip by theil
niece. Miss Carmela Amigo. a charming
lCuban girl.
Mrs Daniels will return to Washing
ton tomorrow from a visit to Philadel
phia. where she has been since earl,
lin the week.
! Mrs. Ben johnson has returned t,
| Washington from a three months visi
to her home in kentucky. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Johnson will be here 70
the remainder Of the summer. occa
sionaliy making week end trips t.
Atlantic City and other nearby resorts
Mrs Joseph w. Bailey is planning t,
leave Washington the middle of tn,
month, accompanied by her sons Mr.
Weldon Bailey and Mr.. Joseph w. Bal
ley, jr, for visit OF several weeks
probably at one of the Virginia springs
Mr. Joseph w. Bailey. jr.. who has beel
at the reserve officers training camp a
| 18th OF this month.
Mrs. David Franklin Houston, wifi
of the Secretary of Agriculture, is a
Washington for a short stay with tn
Secretary at their residence. In New
Hampshire avenue. At the conclusion
of her visit she will return to ne
summer home at Woods Hole, Mass
Miss Jane Gregory. who has bee
visiting at Houston. Tex, since her de
parture from Washington early in Jul,
has gone to San Antonio. where she i
the guest of Miss Clara May Brooks
Last winter Miss Brooks spent severa
weeks here visiting Miss Gregory. Aft
err making several other visits Mis-
Gregory will go to Austin. joining Mrs
lGregory who is spending the summe
there with her mother, Mrs. Nalle
| Mr.. Herman de Lagercrantz, VIII,
came to this country on special mis-
sion from the Swedish government, i
returning to his country this week, &C
companied by Nine. Lagercrantz Mr.
and Nine. de LagercranlZ, VINO occupie,
the town house of Mr.. and Mrs Herr,
cleveland Perkins while here, hay.
been spending the concluding days o
their stay in this country with Mr.. an,
Mrs. Perkins at their country HON,
at Hamilton, Mass.
Capt. Thomas F. Farrell. U. s. an,
Mrs. Farrell, the latter formerly Mis-:
lYpsz White. whose marriage took plac,