Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-22
Dinner at French Embassy for Mr..
i, Balfour and Members of
His Mission.
Mrs. Wilson Interested in Colonial
Danes Benefit to Aid Soldiers
Encamped Near Washington.

The French ambassador had an in
teresting dinner party last evening at
the embassy to meet Mr.. Balfour, head
of the British mission. The party in
cluded the British ambassador, Sir
Cecil Arthur Spring Rice; Mr.. Tardieu
Of the French high commission, Mr.
Lausanne, representative Of the French
press: Mr.. Frank L. Polk, counselor of
| the State Department: Mr.. William
Phillips. assistant secretary of state;
Mr.. Oscar T. Crosby. assistant secre-
| tary of the Treasury; Mr.. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the
| navy; Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair of
the British mission. Mr.. Daniel Will
lard, Mr.. Henry P. Dawson, Mr.. Debility
of the French technical mission, Sir
| Richard Crawford. commercial adviser
| Of the British embassy, and Mr.. Dejean,
Mr.. Heilman, Gen. Vignal Commander
de Blanpre and Mr.. L. de Laboulaye.
all of the French embassy staff.
interest in the success of the enterprise
organized by the National Society of
Colonial Danes of the District to equip
the recreation rooms to be provided for
encamped near Washington this sum-
| mer. Mrs. Wilson. though taking no
| part in social activities since the recent
death of her sister. has taken table
Tor the card party, which will be given
| under the auspices of the Danes to-
morrow afternoon at Rauscher's, their
| first benefit entertainment for the pur-
| pose of raising the necessary money to
carry on this work.
A number of prominent Washington
women actively interesting themselves
| in the organization of this work have
postponed their departure from Wash
the organization is completed, and
various members of the committee will
remain here during the summer, look
ing after the many details connected
Nyytfl n
| be provided for the various camps by
! the Y. M. C. A. and the Colonial Danes
| of the District as their portion Of the
patriotic work now going forward
-! as will contribute to the wholesome
relaxation of the men In camp is pro-
vded. By keeping in touch with each
| recreation room as 1t is established, it's
needs are ascertained and wherever
possible provision Will be made Tor
them.
Tomorrow's card party promises to
| be one of the most successful benefit
entertainments of the spring. In addi-
| tion to those who will have parties for
the games there will be large gather
ing for the tea which will follow at
5 o'clock. A room will be set aside for
it and Mrs. William Holland Wilmer
and Mrs. Theodore Jewell will pour.
Among those who have taken tables
for the games are Mrs. woodrow VIII
p Mclean. Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. Charles
H. Davis Miss Kibby. Mrs. Thomas
Ewing. Mrs. Willard Salisbury, Mrs. ].
Hamilton Lewis; Mrs s SAMUEL N Spencer ws1
liam Phillips. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott.
Mrs Elkins. Mrs. Mcpherson. Mrs.
Glover. Mrs. Jewell. Mrs. McCalla, Mrs
Brownson, Mrs. Fitch Miss Miller, Mrs
Joseph M. Johnston. Mrs. Plummer, Mrs
| I. T. Mann, Mrs. Goff. Miss Worthing-
! ton. Mrs. r. A. Harlow. Mrs Frank II.
~
The special envoy from Sweden. Mr..
| Hermann Lagercrantz, and Nine. Lag
| ercrantz arrived at Washington last
| night and went directly to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins
in Connecticut avenue, where they VIII
/. be guests until Mr.. and Mrs Perkins
| and their family leave for their sum-
| mer home.
| Nine Ekengren, wife Of the minister
| of Sweden, will entertain at tea at
| the legation tomorrow afternoon in
| honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. LagercrantZ.
/ Miss Margaret futile will entertain
at luncheon at the Chevy Chase Club
| Thursday in compliment to Miss Ruth
| Patterson.
|, Mrs. Robert Patterson will return to
! Washington this afternoon for short
stay and while here will be at the Pow
hatan.
| The out-of-town guests here for the
wedding of Miss Margaret Douglas
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
Douglas. and Mr.. Herbert Adair. which
will take place tomorrow evening at
| $3.50 o'clock at the Douglas residence
| in Columbia road. include former Rep
/ resentatiye and Mrs. John A. Adair of
Portland. Ind, parents of the bride
/! groom; Mrs p. K. Elliott of Columbia.
! S. c., and Mrs. Albert Douglas of South
| Carolina, the brides aunts: the Misses
| Elliott of Columbia, S. c., and Mrs
| William Jackson Zimmerman of Charles
4 Town, w. Va.
| The ceremony, which will take place
| out Of doors in the patio. IL the weather
4 permits, will be performed by the Rev.
John w, douglas OF h hnian Park. Bal.
| Rev. DR.. Palmer of the Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Robert Nelson OF Philadelphia
il will be the matron Of honor. and the