The Washington herald., 1917-12-28
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lN WASHINGTON

Today Is the sixty-first birthday an
niyersary of President Wilson. He will
pass the day attending to the usual
round Of important matters which de-
mand his attention and by attending
the usual Friday meeting of his
Cabinet. President and Mrs. Wilson
have as their guests the two little
nieces of Mrs. Wilson. Lucy Maury
and Anne Maury, daughters OF her
late sister. Mrs. Matthew H. Maury
and Mr.. Maury. of Roanoke, Va They
arrived at the White House yesterday.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
JuSserand entertained at dinner last
evening at the Embassy in compli-
ment to Admiral Grasset. in command
Of the French battleship. LIE Gloire.
now in New York Harbor. who is In
Washington for a few days. The other
guests were the Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Daniels. Admiral and Mrs.
william s. Benson. Mrs. James Roose-
welt. Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt. Rear
Admiral Samuel MCGOWAN. Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis, Commodore and Mrs. Guv
Gaunt, Mrs. william A. Slater. Capt.
Lamberto vannutelli. naval attache Of
the Italian Embassy: NJ. Nichol, OF the
French High Commission; Commander
de Blanpre, naval attache of the
French Embassy. and Nine. de Blan-
pre-, Capt. and Mrs. Chovel and two
aids to Admiral Gasset:
Gen. vignal. military attlche OF the
French Emb2zsy, entertained at lunch
con yesterday for Gen. Michailo
Rachitch. of the Serbian Mission. and
his suite. Gen. Rachitch is represent
atfye of the Serbian headquarters at
the French headquarters. Yesterday
afternoon DR.. Milenko Vesnitch. minis
ter to France and the head Of the mis-
sion, called on the Secretary of State.
The entire mission moto-ed to camp
Meade yesterday. accompanied by A.
B. Ruddock. of the State Department,
by Lieut.. H. F. Arms :rong, u. 5. A q.
and Louis Nieman, secretary to the
mission. The mission dined last even
ing at the ShoTeham, where they are
stopping during their stay in Wash
ington.
DR.. David Jayne Hill will entertain
DR.. Yesnitch at dir-er this evening.
Tomorrow evening lie will ne the
honor guest at a dinuer which the
Italian Ambassador. Count di Cellerc,
will give while Gen. Eachitch and the
other military members of the mission
will be entertained at Inner by the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Baker.
On Tuesday morning. the mission
will visit Mount Vernon. Wednesday
DR.. Sima LoZanitch. former minister
OF agriculture, and Capt. Milan Jo-
vltchitch will be guests at dinner of
the Secretary of Agriculture David +.
Houston. Thursday. January 5. Third
Assistant Secretary of state and Mrs.
breckenridse Long will .,ivs a dinner
for the mi ION who viii also be the
hoIG- guests at 4 dinner which the
French AmHlsspdor, ]. ]. Jusserand.
will give on January j.
Mrs. Stepaen B. Elkins will be host
ess at a dinner this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Bradley return
ed to Washington last evening from
New York. where they spent Christmas.
They will entertain at Inner Monday
evening in compliment to Mrs. William
Disst"n of New York, who will come
to Washington Sunday to visit Mr. and
Mrs. Bradley for several days. en-
route to Florida. where she will spend
the remainder of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Plller will
entertain at a dance on January at
Grasslards in compliment to their
granddaughter. Miss Elizabeth Baker
Kemp.
Mrs. John II. Russell and Mrs. John
Harlan will entertain at a dance this
evening at Mrs. HGrlan's resider e,
1626 Rhode Island avenue, for a num-
Der OF the younger set in society.
Mrs. Mark Bristol. wife of Capt.
Bristol. L. s. N. is visiting Mrs. Rus
sell. She will leave Washington Sun
day. Immediately after the holidays
Mrs. Russell will leave for Hayti to
toin her husband, Mcj. Russell, u. s.
N. c., and her daughter. Miss Roberta
Russell. will board at tho Holton
Arms School.
Mrs. Francis W. Hill will entertain
Mt a tea this afternoon from 5 to Z
o'clock at her residence, 17l5 Eight
eenth street, when she will present
her daughter. Miss Mary Hill. The
house will be decorated in keeping
with the Christmas season. Presiding
ut the tea table will he Mrs. Richard
son Gibson, Mrs. Charles Koons. and
drs. Harold SaSScer. Assisting in the
dining room will be Miss Margaret
Devereux. Miss Daviette FickIen, Miss
Mary Duncan Gibson. Miss Agnes
Messick. Miss Elizabeth Koons. and
the buds two sisters, Miss Christobel
Hill and Miss Henrietta Hill. To-
morrow evening Miss Hill and the
young girls assisting her will attend
= party which a number of officers
win give at the Willard.
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott gave a small
lance last night at her residence in Q
street for her granddaughter. Miss
Mildred Bromwell. who is home from
school at Foxcroft, Va, for the holi-
lays. The guests were the subdebu-
lantes and the boys of the youger set
Mrs. Seott's grandson, Scott Brom-