The Washington herald., 1917-10-23
Secretary and Mrs. Lansing
Entertain Distinguished
Dinner Company The
Misses Wilson Returning
from Visits in the South.

The President and Mrs. Wilson
we're at the Belasco last evening
to see the laguhable comedy. Good
Gracious, Annabelle." With them
were Miss Margaret Wilson, Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones. and others.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing entertained a distinguished
company at dinner last evening at
their home in Eighteenth street.
having as guests: The Ambassador
OF Chile and Sonora de Aldunate;
the Ambassador OF Mexico and Sc
nora Dona Maria Borton de Bonil-
las; the Minister. OF Ecuador and
Sonora Dona Irene Bernales de Eli
zalde; Mr.. Georges Rossos, the Min
lister OF Greece; the Postmaster Cen
eral and Mrs. Burleson; Mr.. Pleas
ant A. Stovall, American Minister
to Switzerland, Mr.. Hoffman Philip,
American Minister TO Colombia: Mrs.
Arthur Glasgow. Mr.. and Mrs. Hamp-
son Gary, the former agent and Con-
sui General at Glasgow. Scotland;
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Grew,
Mrs. William c. Redheld returned
10 Washington yesterday afternoon
and Joined the Secretary OF Com
merce at their home. 2i4S Wyoming
avenue. after spending a week in
New York and Brooklyn
Miss Agnes Hart Wilson and Miss
Mary Wilson. daughters OF the Sec
retary of Labor and Mrs. Wilson,
will return to Washington today az
ter a two weeks visit with friends
at Natchez. Miss. and at Alliston,
Ala.
Miss Nancy Lane. who is student
az Sweetbriar College in Virginia,
made a short visit to her parents,
the Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Lane. coming up to the Capital
on Friday and returning to the COL
lege on sunday.
Secretary Lane Is slowly recover
ing from a rather serious Illness
which has lasted for some days.
Senator and Mrs. James A. Reed,
who are passing part of the interval
between the two sessions of Con-
gress at their home in Kansas City.
No, will return to Washington
about the first of November and will
Spend the rest Of the vacation at
their home in Biltmore street.
Mrs. Adolph Caspar Miller. who is
row at her home in California, Will
Join Mr.. Miller. of the Federal Re-
serve Board, ct their home, 1920 5
street on November l.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock is carrying
out the prediction Of social prophets
that Washington drawing and BALL
rooms will be used far more for the
meeting of seriousfaced women
forming various important commit
tees engaged in war work than for
mere social affairs. She has given
the use of her ballroom for the even
ing of Monday. October %, at $50
o'clock. when Mr.. Richard Fuller will
give his new lecture, rich in historic
fact and current date. on America
at War"
Er. Fuller offered to give the lee
ture for the benefit of the woman's
committee for furnishing comforts
for the engineer soldiers and civil
ians with the corps. AS the ballroom
is not a very large one. it will be
well for those wishing to hear Mr.
Fuller to procure tickets at as early
date as possible. either f-"a. Mrs.
Dimock. Mrs. William NJ. bIack or
Mrs Charles Keller.
Mrs. Dimock has also offered the
use OF the ballroom every Saturday
afternoon for the use of those knit
ting or wishing to knit for the en-
SiaeeTs, and a teacher will be fur
nished for those not skilled in the
old-fa shioned art.
Mrs. Frederic A Delano has return
ed to town for the winter, and is at
the Lafayette.
= New York has appeared as the rival
of Washington is producing a new
rose which must at sonce become
popular, and while not replacing such
royal blossoms as the American
beauty and La France. will yet fill a
desirable niche with flower lovers.
In Washington it is the Eleanor
Parker. a beautiful rose brought TO
perfection last season, and which will
be ready for general use this winter
In sufficient number for really large