Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
Chinese Minister to Give Dinner for
Chinese Military
Mission.
Mrs. Gregory Will Entertain Wives
Of Assistant Attorneys
General.

The President and Mrs. Wilson, with
Mrs. w. H. Boiling, Miss Bertha Boil
ing, Miss Helen Woodrow Bones and
Mr.. John Randolph Boiling. occupied
the presidential box at Keith's last
evening.
Mrs. Wilson was at home yesterday
afternoon to a number Of callers.
The Chinese minister will entert ain
at dinner next Tuesday evening in
compliment to the members of the
Chinese military mission now visiting
Washington. The minister and Mrs.
Koo will attend the dinner the Secre-
tary of War and Mrs. Baker are giving
| for the mission this evening.
Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory will en-
terrain at luncheon on Wednesday in
hoe or of the wives of the assistant
among the newcomers at Washington
this winter.
DR.. and Mrs. Reginald Walker are
number of the officers of the 18th Field
Artillery from Camp Asaph. After the
dinner the party will go to Alexandria
to attend the Red Cross ball.
Mrs Carl vrooman will be at home
informally this afternoon from 5 to Z
o'clock at her residence in 18th street
in compliment to her house guest, Mrs.
William Jennings Bryan.
Those assisting in the hospitality
will include Mrs. Albert Sidney Burle-
son. Mrs Josephus Daniels. Mrs ]. c. w.
Beckham. Mrs. Thomas Edison. Mrs
Charles S. Hamlin. Mrs. Edmund Dex-
ter and Miss Elizabeth Stephenson.
The Belgian minister. Mr.. F. de Car
tier de Marchienne. will return to
Washington today from New York.
Gen. and Mrs John D. Barrette. who
arrived at Washington few days ago,
are stopping at the Raleigh until the
house they have selected is ready for
occupancy. Gen. Barrette has been or
dered to the War Department as as
sistant to Maj. Gen. Weaver. chief of
coast artillery.
A meeting in the interest of the drive
the Washington committee of the Y.
w. C. A. war council is making for
$4,000, it's share of the budget the
council Is raising for its relief work,
will be held tomorrow morning at
II o'clock at the residence of Mr.. Will
liam Phelps Emo. 1771 y street. Mrs.
local committee. will preside and Mrs.
Dave Hennen Morris of New York will
address the meeting.
Nearly all the boxes for the lecture
to be given at Polls at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon by Sergt. Empey
for the benefit of the Y. w. c. A. war
budget have been taken. Among those
who will have parties in the boxes are
Mrs. James w. Wadsworth, jr., Mrs.
Carl Vrooman, Mrs. Frederic Ather-
ton, Mrs. Henry Marquand and Mrs.
Augustus P. Gardner. Among the many
who have taken seats in the orchestra
are Mrs. Mahlon Pitney, Mrs. John
Hays Hammond, Mrs. William Crozier,
Mrs. Frank Noyes. Mrs. Charles Mum,
Mrs. William caches Fendall and Mrs.
John Newbold.
Mrs. James F. Barbour is making
! short visit to her son-in-law and
Mayer. at Philadelphia.
| Mrs. George Maths of Champaign.
ILL.,. has arrived at Washington for a
short visit to her sister-in-iaw. Miss
! Maths. at the latter's home in Farra
| gut square. Mrs. Maths is a daughter
of the late Mr.. William E. Curtis, for
wears a well known figure at Wash
ington. She was formerly Miss Elsie
| Curtis.
It was great joy for the members
| OF the Alliance Franchise yesterday to
| Lieut.. Maurice Boucher. one of the he
| roes of the battle of the Marine.
Among the people present at his lee
| ture were: The French ambassador
AMI Nine. Jusserand, Mrs. Crozier,
Mnte Sulzer. Nine. de Jarny. Mrs. and
| Mias MCGOWAN. Mrs. Stockton Mr.. and
Mrs. n. II. barton. Mrs. FfouIke. Mr.
and Mrs. w: H. Baldwin. Mrs. Mar
| ers. Mrs. ]. H. Cover, Miss Harriman
and Miss K. Kirby.
| The next lecture will be delivered on
Thursday. December IS. at 1870 O'Clock.
by NJ P. Van Den Ven, professor ~
| tho University Of Louvain. His suh-
iect will be lie role de rarmee beige
| dams la guerre."
Mrs. A. r. whistler has arrival -
Washington from her country homo at
Portland. Me-. to spend q week with
| Mr.. Whistler. who IL sailing shortly for
Europe. They are stopping at Congress
Hall Mrs. Whistler upon leaving here