The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

OuPPci Soiiiiiiolidcl
and Mrs. Marsh Dinner
Hosts for Rear Admiral
Takeshita- Capt. Wes-
ton Brown Flint and Miss
Ruth Ethridge, Of New
! York, Engaged.
The President and Mrs. Wilson
occupied box at the New National
last evening to see The Country
Cousin" and were accompanied by
Mrs. Boiling and Miss Boiling. the
mother and sister of Mrs. Wilson,
who are guests at the White House.
Mrs. Wilson wore a charming din
ner gown of black satin with a
panel of white lace on the front of
the bodice and skirt and a large
American Beauty rose placed at the
belt. Her wrap was a long. full
military cape of soft black satin,
lined with yellow, and she carried
a black ostrich feather fan.
The President was in his white
hannels, and Mrs. Boiling wore a
gown of black satin and lace and a
black wrap. Miss Boiling was In
white, a long scarf Of rainbow silk
finishing her toilet.
Aside from his trip to the thea
ter. the President had a strenuous
day, making the rounds of a golf
course at country club in the
early morning. attending to execu-
tive matters during some hours of
the day, and formally receiving the
Minister from Switzerland, DR.. Sui
zer. at the White House at 2
o'clock.
! DR.. Sulzer was accompanied to
the White House by the members
of the legation stan and the spe-
cial attaches who escorted him to
this country.
Commander Charles c. Marsh, L. S.
N. attached to the japanese Mission.
and Mrs. Marsh entertained at dim
ner last evening in honor of Rear
Admiral Takeshita, OF the royal Japa-
nese navy. formerly attached to the
Japanese Embassy in Washington
and now attached to the special mis-
sion. Commander Ando. the rear adj
mirars aide. attached to the mission,
shared honors with him.
Other guests included Capt. Kichi-
saburo Nomura and Commander Wis.,
count Masamichi Hotta, naval at
tache and assistant naval attache of
the Japanese Embassy; Mr.. Nagai.
Capt. Duckworth Ford, of the British
army, who is staying with Comman-
der and Mrs. Marsh; Commander
Franck Taylor Evans, L. S. N, and
Mrs. Evans; Mrs. J. r. Kennedy, of
4 Tokyo; Mrs. Miller. whose husband
Is consul general in Korea; Mrs. Ack-
erson. Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Foley and
Miss Jane Hunt.
The dinner was given in the fine,
old-fashioned home of Mrs. Marsh's
father, the late Rear Admiral Rob-
ley d. Evans, the Fighting Bob" of
the American navy, which has been
famous for its splendid hospitality in
years past. and which is a veritable
storehouse of treasures. For the din
ner last night scarlet and white fiow-
ers, representing Japan's national
colors, were used.
Capt. and Mrs. Evans are spending
week or more there as guests Of
Commander and Mrs. Marsh while
the captain takes an examination.
Mr.. Devices Dilworth, OF New York,
whose duties in connection with the
food commission brings him to Wash
ington. has leased the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Cobb, in Eight
eenth street. and with Mrs. Dilworth
will at once take possession.
Mrs. Henry c. Corbin and her sis
ters. the Misses Patten, entertained a
supper picnic party last evening at
the country home of Mrs. Corbin
near Chevy Chase. in honor of NJ.
Andre Tardieu. head of the French
High Commission, and other members
Of the mission.
Senator James d. Phelan enter
tained a dinner party Sunday even
ing to meet NJ. Tardieu- and had as
guests: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
Senator and Mrs. Francis G. New
lands, Senator and Mrs. Peter Goe-
let Gerry, Senator Frederick Hale,
Mr.. F. Dejean, acting counselor of
the French Embassy; NJ. Edouard de
Billy, Mr.. Franklin Bouillon, the
newly appointed Ambassador to ia
pan, and Mrs. Roland S. Morris. Mrs.
Augustus Gardner. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Cary T. Grsyson, Mrs. van
| kaathoven, of Los Angeles; Miss
Hitchcock. Miss Gladys Hinckley,
Miss Amy Bennett and Miss Jose
phine Patten.
Senator and Mrs. Francis G. New
lands will entertain guests at din
ner Thursday evening in compli-
ment to M. Tardieu and his asso-
clates of the high mission.
Viscount Ishii. head of the jap
anese Mission. will be entertained
at dinner Wednesday evening by
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson. who
have asked a notable company of
the older members of society to
meet him.
The Misses Patten will leave Wash
| ington today for Bar Harbor, to
! spend the rest of the season. There
is large colony of Washington So
ciety folk there. including Mrs. John
B. Henderson, Mr.. John B. Hender-
son, Mr.. Brun, the Minister of Dem
mark; Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs
Hunt Slater, who is at Bowling
Green" Mrs. Edmund Pendleton, Dr.
| anu MIS-. henry +. Iarker, MT. ana
Mrs. Aulick Palmer. DR.. and Mrs
William Beverley Mason and Mrs. ].
Biddle Porter.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Murray Cobb have
| taken house at Admission. Ga, and
| Mrs. Cobb will go there next week
| on completing a visit to her mother,
| Mrs. George F. Hun, at Cabin Hill,
| Greensburg, Pa. taat she may be
near her husband. who will be en-