The Washington herald., 1917-04-25

ner and Reception tor MIR.
Balfour, Of the British Com
mission - Other Cabinet
Officers Are Dinner Hosts.
-Four brilliant dinner parties. terminal
ing IN an equally brilliant reception at
the Pan-Ameriean Building. completed
yesterdays festivities for the distinguish
ed members OF the British commission.
The Secretary of State entertained at
dinner at his residence in Eighteenth
street. In honor Of Mr.. Balfour, and later
was host at the reception at the Pan
American Building 10 which the other
dinner parties wended their way and for
which additional guests were invited. Mr..
Lansing's dinner guests included the
British Ambassador, Sir George Foster,
Mr. Justice Day, the Minister Of Cuba,
Senator swanson, the Secretary 0f Labor,
the Minister OF Panama, Senator Knox,
Sir Richard Crawford. Sir Eric Drum
mond. Mr.. Ian Malcolm, Sir Joseph Pope,
Representative Clarke, the Solicitor Cen
eraL First Assistant Secretary Of State.
Mr.. Phillips; former Senator Elihu Root,
Mr.. Joseph P. Tumulty, Mr.. Hugh c.
Wallace. Mr.. Robert T. Lincoln, Gen.
Z
and Mr.. John Barrett
The Secretary Of the Treasury was
host at dinner at his residence in R
street, entertaining in compliment to
Lord Cunliffe. His other guests were As
sistant Secretary Newton, Assistant Sec
retary Crosby, Mr.. P. S. Jay. Of New
York; Mr.. Aiken, of Boston; the Comp
troller Of Currency. Mr.. John SHELTON
Williams; Prof Taussig the Secretary
OF the Interior, Representative Carter
Glass. Mr.. A A. Seay, Of Richmond: the
Secretary Of Agriculture, Mr.. fireman, Of
New York; Senator owen, Gov Harding,
Representative Lever, Mr.. s. R. Bartrom
OF New York: Representative Wood,
Senator Mclean. Mr.. Bernard Baruch,
and Mr.. Rhodes. of Philadelphia
The Secretary of War entertained at
dinner at the Army and Navy Club for
The military branch Of the British Com
mission. His guests were: Mai. Gen Tas-
ker II. Bliss, Mai. Gen. E. NJ Weaver,
Maj. Gen II. G. Sharpe, Mai Gen. W. c.
Gorgas, Brig. Gen. William A. Mann,
Brig. Gen. J.. E Kuhn. Brig. Gen. J. L.
Chamberlain. Brig. Gen. A. L Smith.
Brig. Gen. T. Cruise, Brig. Gen. William
Crozier, Brig. Gen. G. o. Squier, Brig
Gen. Frank Mcintyre, Brig. Gen. H =.
Mccain, Brig. Gen. W. NJ. Black. Assist
ant Secretary of War. Mr.. William NJ
Ingraham- the Secretary of Commerce.
the Postmaster General. the Attorney
General, Lieut. Gen. G. Bridges, Can't. II.
IL SPender Clay, Mai. L. W. B. Rees,
Lieut.. Col c. E. Dansey. Col. O'Brien,
Capt J. G. Quekemeyer. Mr.. W. T. Lay-l
ton, Mr.. C. T. Phillips, Mr.. Walter s.
Clifford, Mr.. Frank Scott, Mr.. Howard z.
Coffin, Mr.. Daniel Willard, Mr. Samuel
GomPers, DR.. Franklin Martin. Dr. Hol-
lis Godfrey, and Mr.. Julius Rosenwald
The Secretary Of the Navy entertained
dinner n hnnnr Of csfrl
Dudley r. s. de Chair and Fleet Paynas-
ter General Vincent A Lawford. The
guests were Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy Roosevelt, Admiral Benson, Rear
Admiral Badger. Rear Admiral Fletcher
Rear Admiral Griffin. Chief Constructor
Taylor, Surgeon General Braisted. Pay-i
master General MCGOWAN, Rear Admiral
Palmer, Mai. Gen. Barnett, Rear Ad-!
miral Earle, Capt Guy Gaunt, British
naval attache; Commander Sellers, Capt
Welles, Capt. Plunkett. Commander Todd,
Capt Watts. Lieut.. Commander McCan-l
dless, Civi' Engineer Harris. representa-
tive Padgett and Representative Butler
The marriage of Miss z MarEuerftel
Weller, daughter Of Dr. and RS. Frank
lin p. Weller, and Mr.. Richar Washburn
Hynson, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Thornton HynsOn, took place last evening
at o'clock at the Church of thel
Epiphany. The Rev. DR.. Randolph H. Nc
Kim performed the ceremony and the
church was elaborately decorated with
white and yellow spring flowers inter
mingled with palms and ferns.
The bride. who was given in marriag ge
by her father, was attended by Mrs. Her
bert II. Smith. and Mrs. Reginald W.
Geare as matron Of honor Miss Eleanor
L. Jones. Of Blacksburg Va was maid
Of honor and Mrs. Robert H Wood, Mrs
Hrace D. Rouzer, Miss F. Marie Tun-
st II and Miss Zelda L. Miller were the
bridesmaids.
Miss Elizabeth Franzoni served as,
flower girl.
Miss Helen Louis Jacobs, cousin of theI
bride. led the choir. singing the bridal
chorus.
Mr.. Horace D. Rouzer acted as best
man, and the five ushers were Mr. N
Thronton Hynson. of New York; DR..
Laurence NJ Hynson, Mr. Alfred C.l
Father. Mr.. T. Stanley Hollard, Mr.. Eu-
gene Allies and DR.. Hugh A Brown
The bridal gown was Of cloth Of silver
veiled with white tulle and made with an
overdrapery Of georgette satin. The bod
ice was Of tulle studded with crystal and
had tulle wings falling from the should
ers. The satin was cascaded on the skirtI
and caught at the Yaistline with a PEARL
ornament A court train of satin hung
from the shoulders. The veil of tulIe was
arranged with two strands of pearlsl
with tiny clusters Of orange blossoms
The bridal bouquet was a shower Of lilies
OF the valley and gardenias-
Mrs. Smith wore a gown Of gold cloth
veiled with green tulle and trimmed with