The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
NOTABLE GUESTS
DTNED AT WOODLEY
With JAPAN'S ENVOY
Russian Ambassador Again at En-
bassy After Visiting New York
and Saratoga Springs-Minister
of China and Mrs. Koo Attend
Chinese Students Conference at
Providence-Miss Luxford and
Mr.. Didlake Married at Church
of Ascension Last Evening.

Woodley, the charming suburban
home Of Assistant Secretary of State.
Mr.. William Phillips. in Woodley
Lane. was a fitting place for the din
ner he gave last evening in honor OF
the special envoy from Japan, Wis.,
count Ishii, and members of his suite.
Members of the large company to meet
Viscount Ishii were Mr.. Aimaro Sato,
the Ambassador Of Japan; Mr.. Ma
sanao Hanihara. japanese Consul
General at San Francisco; Mr.. Toki-
chi Tanaka, Counselor of the Japan
csc Embassy; Mr.. Tadanao lmai, Vice
Consul at San Francisco; Mr.. MatsuZo
Nagai, Secretary Of the Foreign Office
of Japan: Mr.. Robert Lansing. Secre-
tary Of state: Mr.. Franklin X. Lane,
Secretary of Interior; Senator Francis
G. Newlands, Senator Key Pittman,
Senator Philander P. Knox, the Hon.
Roland s. Morris. American Ambassa-
dor to Japan: Representative Henry
II. Flood. Representative SwaSaf
Sherley, Mr.. Howard Coffin, OF the
Yoard of National Defense; MT.
Franklin d. Roosevelt. Assistant sec
retary Of the Navy; Mr.. Eliot Wads-
worth, Of Boston. vice chairman
American National Red Cross; Mr.. II.
P Dawson, chairman OF the war
Council American Red Cross; BriS.
Gen. George o. Squier. U. S. A; Mr..
Breckinridge Long, Third Assistant
Secretary Of State; Mr.. r. B. Stevens,
Mr.. John W. Hallowell, OF Boston.
member Of the food commission; ana
Mr.. Albert B. Ruddock, Mr.. Leland
Harrison, and Mr.. Gordon Auchin-
Gloss, all Of the state Department
Mr.. Boris Bakhmetefr, the Ambas-
sador Of Russia. returned to Wash
ington yesterday morning after an
absence of some days. He addressed
the American Bar Association at
Saratoga Springs on Tuesday. Nine.
BakhmetefT is still remaining quietly
at a summer resort in New York,
and will not Join the Ambassador
here until after the middle OF Sep
tember
Mr.. vi Kyuin Wellington Koo. the
Minister of China, and Mrs. KOO,
who came to Washington from their
summer home in the Green Spring
Valley. Nd. to attenr1 the formal en-
tertainments in honor of Niscount
lshii and his suite, left the capital
yesterday morning for Providence. r.
l.. where they will attend the con-
ference Of Chinese students in ses-
sion at Browns University.
Mr.. Wen Pin Wei. third secretary
of the Chinese legation, left on Tues
day evening for Providence, and other
members Of the legation staff are
already in Providence for the session.
The Minister and Mrs. Koo will re-
turn to their home in Maryland by
the end of the week.
An unusually interesting wedding
took place at the Church of the As
sumption at o'clock yesterday aft
ernOOn when the rector, Rev. ]. Hen
ming Nelms. performed the ceremony
for Miss Mamine Peyton Luxford,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Leon
LuxfOrd, and Mr. Thomas Elden
Didlake. of Charlotte, y. c.
The church was charmingIy dec
GRATED with lilies and other autumn
towers and palms and ferns, and the
bride was escorted and given away
by her father. Her cousin, Miss