The Washington herald., 1917-12-08

Mrs. Woodrow wilson entertained
a party in her box at the concert
at the National Theater yesterday
afternoon to hear Ethel Leginska.
With her were Mrs. Thomas r. Mar
shall, the Countess di CelIere. wife
OF the italian Ambassador, Mrs. Louis
d. Brandeis, Mrs. Rufus Day and
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Newton Baker entertained at dinner
last evening in compliment to the
members Of the Chinese Military
mission, Lieut.. Gen. Chang Ting
Tzu, Rear Admiral Ii King Hsi.
Maj Gen. Han Lin Chun, Col. c. 7.
. Tcheng Hung and Mr.. Nieu Char
King. The Chinese Minister and Mrs.
Koo were in the party; also Miss
Katherine Lowe, OF Cleveland, who
is visiting Secretary and Mrs. Baker.
The Minister and Mrs. Koo will
give a dinner Tuesday evening in
honor of the members of the mis-
sion. and Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Breckenridge Long are plan
ming an informal dinner for them
one evening next week. The mission
Is touring this country studying mill
tary conditions and are en- route to
Europe. Yesterday they were taken
to Indian Head for a survey of the
naval proving grounds. The mission
is staying at the Powhatan.
The Swedish Minister and Mime.
Ekengren will be hosts at dinner this
evening when Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. McAdoo will be the
honor guests. Other interesting din
ners Of the evening will be given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Folk and Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Letter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Polk will
have as their guest over Sunday Mrs.
Polk's mother, Mrs. James Potter,
of Philadelphia. Her son, Robert Pot
ter, who Is in the aviation service,
and his wife also live in Washington
and have an apartment at 24O0 Six
teenth street. Mr.. Potter is in Wash
ington awaiting orders.
Capt and Mrs. William Alden
Smith. jr., who have been residing
with Senator and Mrs. William Alden
Smith at their home in Sixteenth
street, have left Washington for San
Antonio, Tex. where Capt Smith was
4 LGCChlAg. LlO"dIu
derson, OF New York. daughter OF
Senator and Mrs. Smith, Is their guest
for several days.
Mrs Sidney Thomas will leave
Washington next week for San An
tonic, Tex, to join Mr.. Thomas. who
10 training for a commission in the
aviation corps. Mrs. Thomas was
formerly Miss Nellie Davidson, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Davidson
Of this city.
Mrs. Thomas Robinson, of Haver-
ford. Pa, who has been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. &. Orme,
win return home this evening. Mr.
and Mrs. Robinson will come TO Wash
fngton to spend the Christmas hoIi-
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Orme. Mrs
Robinson was formerly Miss EIoise
Orme.
Mrs. Stephen Mather has come to
Washington from her home in Chi
cago to spend several days with Mr.
Mather. Assistant Secretary Of the
Interior, at the Shoreham
Mrs. Harry Coburn Turner, Of Los
Angeles, who has been the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Sidney Ballou. for
more than a month, has heard OF the
safe arrival in France of her hus-
band, who is in the Engineer Corps.
Mrs Turner will leave Washington
shortly for California.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover has been
spending the week in Baltimore to
be near her son, Allan Hoover, who
there for appendicitis. He Is improv-
ing rapidly.
Mrs. Lathrop Brown has been in a
hospital in Baltimore for several DAYS
suffering from a severe attack of ton
silitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sim Lee will
be at home this afternoon at their
residence, 1916 New Hampshire ave-
nue.. Mrs. Medorem Crawford, Mrs.
Brinton Stone and Miss Mamie Ran
dolph Heth will preside at the tea
table.
Mrs. Dan T. Moore will close their
country place near Silver Springs,
Md, some time this month and move
to Philadelphia, where she has taken
a house to be near Col. Moore, who
Is stationed at Camp Dix, N. ].
Mrs. Thomas W. Gregory will en-
tertain at luncheon next Wednesday
In honor Of the wives of the Assistant
Attorney Generals. several of whom
are among the newcomers in Wash
tngton this winter.
DR.. and Mrs. Reginald Walker en-
tertained at dinner last evening a
number of the officers Of the Twelfth
Field Artillery stationed at st. Asaph.
Later in the evening the party attend
ed the Red Cross ball in Alexandria
Graduates of the Military Academy,
class Of 1918, now stationed in Wash
fngton, entertained at dinner last
evening at the Lafayette.
Col Robert NJ. Thompson, who Is i'll
at the Toronto General Hospital, To-
ronto. Canada, Is greatly improved and
hopes to be able to leave the hospital
In Q few days.
Mothers FRIEND.