The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

Mrs. Lansing Entertains Gu
bar Mission and Pananlan
Diplomats at Tea-Out-of-
Town Weddings and En-
gagements of Interest Are
Announced.
The President. accompanied by diss
Helen woodrow Bones. occupied box
at the Belasco Theater last evening.
Mrs Lansing, wife of the Secretary
Of State, entertained informally ~ tea
yesterday afternoon at their residence
h Eighteenth street. The guests m
cluded the members Of thu Cuban ms
sion, Gel Marti, chief or stEh OF ths
army; Lieut. Col. Lazarna, Capt. Tavic.
Of the coast artillery. and Commander
Carrie rte, aid to the Cupan President;
the members OF tho mission from Pan
anna, DR.. Epsebio A. Morales. the secre='
tary of state Of Panama DIR. Julio Ar
iona, assistant secretary Of the Panama
government, and DIR BeilsaIio Porras,
former President of Panama, and the
minister from tie country to the United
Statsg; also the ambassador from chile,
Mr.. Santiago Aldunate Cascunan, and
the Mexican ambassador 1gnaeto Bon
ulas. '
The engagement Is announced, in Lon
don, Of Prince Alexander, son Of Princess
Henry Of Battenberg, and Lady Irene
Denisor, only daughter Of the Earl oil
JondeSborough.
Lady Irene was born in 1890 Her two
hrothers were viscount Raincli1e and
Lieut. Hugo Denlson, of the First Lie
Guards who was wounded In 1914 In the
war. Lord Londesborough's estates are
Londesoorough Park. Market Weighton,
Yorks, and Blankney Hall, Lincoln. and
his residences are Londesborough Lodge,
Scarborough, Yorkshire. and Loddon
House, Chesterfield Gardens, West.
The first Baron Londesborough was the
second son OF the Marquis Of Coz yng-
ham whose wife was Elizabeth ISsnison'
and. through her, her son inherited the
great property Of his uncle, Mr.. 'nham
Joseph DenIson, Of Denoies, NJ ;, for
Surrey, and by royal license Ssumed
the surname and arms Of Denison, and
was elevated to the peerage In 1850. Lady
Irene's mother was the Lady Grace Fame,
elder daughter OF the twelfth Earl oil
westmoreland.
Prince Alexander's mother was the
fifth and youngest child of Queen We
toria. the Princess Beatrice. He - q
brother Of the Queen Of Spain.
Senator and Mrs. Hitchcock were the
guests in whose honor Senator Hollis
entertained at dinner at the Shoreham
last evening.
The Congressional Club will enter
tain at a tea this afternoon at o'clock IN
compliment to Miss Jeannette Rankin
and Mrs. Frank W. Pyle Tea will be
served at o'clock. when Mrs. +. I;
Campbell Mrs c. W. Hamilton, ana
Mrs ]. A. Sterling will be at the teS
tabIs. The hostesses for the afternoon
will De Mrs. W. T. Borland. Mrs. E. 5.
Gambler, tr; Mrs. c. c. Carlin, Mrs T.
P. Carpenter, Mrs. A. W. Barkley, MrA
Perry Belmont, Mrs Charles r. Baris'
Mrs. C. T. Dawson. Mrs. 8. w. Dempsey
Mrs Fred bennett Mrs. Charles II.
Dillon. Mrs. n. F. Ellsworth. Mrs. J. a.
Elston, Mrs Scott Ferris, Mrs. James A
Frear. Mrs. William Gordon. Mrs. Fred
erick C Hicks. Mrs. V. T. Morgan, Mrs.
P z. Quin. Mrs. J. ]. Rogers, Mrs. F.
W. Rowe, Mrs T. l. Rubey, and Mrs
Joseph Taggert.
Mrs. James E. Mulcare. president Of
District of Columbia division Daugh-
ters Of Confederacy. has appointed Mrs
Marcus j. Wright and Mrs. John NJ.
Hickey assistant hostesses for the Dis
trict of Columbia at the Confederate re-
union, June 4.
Mrs. R. H. Alvey. widow of jus
tice Alvey, of Maryland, has arrived
at the shoreham from Hagerstown to
spend a week.
Mrs. NJ. NJ Tanner announces the
engagement Of her daughter. Miss Cleva
Tanner to Mr.. Gerald BlaCkbUrn-Breck-
enridge OF New York and Kentucky.
Miss Tanner is a popular member of the
you Iger smart set of Virginia and has
frequently been entertained in Washing
ton Mr.. Blackburn Breckenridge Is an
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Breck-
Euridge, of Albany. n. Y. and Lexington,
XIV. and Is in his junior year at Co
Ium bia University New York City. The
wet ling will take place in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Kelleher. of Sc
attle Wash. arrived at the Shoreham
yesterday.
Lady Spring Rice wife of the British
Ambassador. was one of the patronesses
for the entertainment and ball which was
given at the Biltmore. New York, We'd
nesday evening in aid of the Patriotic
Relief Fund OF the Canadian Club of New
York, and the Canadian Red Cross
Society All OF the nineteenth floor was
reserved and at the last moment ball
room on the eighteenth floor had to be
brought into service in order to accom-
modate the crowd. The decorations were
British, and American flags and the
readings and songs were of patriotic
nature.
Lieut. Col. Noel C. L. Marshall. head
CT the Canadian Red Cross in Canada,