The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
The Secretary of State and
Mrs. Lansing Entertain
ed for Head Of Special
Mission - Secretary of
War and Secretary of
Navy Also Dinner Hosts.
Mrs. Baker Sang for Red
Cross Benefit at Berwyn.

The social program of last evening
was altogether for the members of the
japanese mission now in the Capital.
The Secretary of state and Mrs. Lam
sing, the Secretary OF War. Mr.. Baker,
and the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Daniels entertaining for Wis
count Ishii and his escort to this
country.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing entertained a dinner company
Of unusual interest to meet Eiscount
KikUjirO Ishii, the special ambassador.
and had as other guests: Mr.. Aimaro
SstO. Ambassador from Japan. Sena-
tor PhelIn. Hon. Rowland 5. Morris.
Of Philadelphia, appointed American
Ambassador to Japan. and Mrs. Nor
Tis; Representative Henry D. Flood.
Mrs. James +. Mann, the Solicitor
General and Mrs. Davis. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles 5. HamIin, Mr.. William Phil
lips. Assistant Secretary Of state: Mr..
John Barrett. director beneral Pam
American Union. Mr.. Nasan mao Hani-
hsrE, japanese consul general at San
Francisco. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert IS.
RuddCCE. Mr.. NatsuZo Nagai, secrC-
-tary Of the Japan Foreign Office. Mr..
and Mrs.. Perry Belmont, Mr.. and
Mrs I.arz Anderson. Mrs Ross
Thompson. Mrs. Henry G.. CoTbin. Miss
q Mary Patten. Miss GLADYS Hinckley.
Miss Bertha Boiling. Mis- Edith Ben
ham and Ms Dulles. the niece Of
Mrs. Lansing.
EIr Newton D Baker. the Secretary
of War. entertained al. Dime. last
right In honor Of the military escort
OF NisC0unt Ishu. Maj Gen ShO.Chj
SuEanO and MAJ. SEN TsnIkawa, and
invited ss other guests Lieut.. Col
TakeEo E-zIrra~fi. military attaChe
Of the Embsssv of JAPAN in Washing
ton. Gen Scott Chief of STAFF. T. :
A: Cen -Ei-=- tsEr. C5Crgas Gen.
Share. Gen Er-1 Gen Crozier. Gen.
Mckee. Gen ---f1--ra and Col
Jam A Irons. who va. one Of the
Tar-- 20 ~s.. Ef--nrrrr I=h1 on his
arr--1I .- -Er9 country.
Thr .-sr.-~. ~ rr- '.r. md Mrs
Jo-arl.. T-l..-. he'd ra- naval escort
Of the ..---us-r -.I.@ nm. Vice Admiral
Tza-~-.-a and 'arrr-~7rr Nazatlka
Audo. q lE- -a Of honor Of a dinner
last '-----. end on er- -~eI as other
guests g-sf E--.z nur0 >ruura and
Cor r7-..s- EI--nr-r 1-r=arrlChi Hot
ia. avail a+-rCGr and assistant naval
at-~ .hs NJ f-H T-uausze Embassy ~;
Rc0r Ad--.rat Badger Rear Admiral
At-~terh7.-=r. chief Crgsl Constructor
Cspps. Capt Marsh. all of the Amer
ic-n navy. S.-rt1r swanson, Senator
Jcles. Senate '-EIsuds. Senator
EuE'I1E. Senator Page. of Vermont
Senator S4I.s.srv. Nr. Franklin D
Roosevelt. assistant Secretary Of The
Navy lTr. Vance Mccormick. Mr.. I'd,
ward y. HUr.aT. and Lieut.. Comman,
der Byron NcCsndlcss. aid to Sesre.
tary Daniels.
The program for Mrs Newton y.
Bakers appazIaurs At Bervyn. Nd
where a IaT-e f-te Is in progress for
the benefit of the Fed Cross. was
changed from THURSDAY 20 FRIDAY
evening. and while the Secretary OF
War entertained members OF the jap
ancse mission at dinner last evening
Mrs Bake velt 10 EeTwyn 10 meet
the engagement. Hundreds Of per-
sons besides the boys in Khaki heard
.a7d We're delighted with Mrs. Bakers
beautiful voice, z Il tonight she has
an even fuller program She will sin-
Noble, in y street. for number OF
Soldier boys who will De. entertained
tLerc, and later still at a benefit to b.
given this evening under the auspi.,
OF the Church OF III Covenant.
Mrs. Joseph J. Russell. wife Of Erp
resyntative Russell, entertained at a
luncheon. followed by bridge, yes;er-
day at Congress Hall. Her guest,
we're Mrs. James A. Reed, Mrs. Thorn
o. P. Gore. Mrs. William F. Kirby
N.rS. Percy QUin. Mrs. Samuel NJ
TAYLOR. Mrs. William W. Venable
-I-S Edward T Taylor. Mrs Edward
Eeating. Mrs. William r. Wood, ant
Mrs. Thomas W. Stubblefeld, Mrs
Warren Gard and Mrs. William Cor,
don.
A quiet military wedding took place
al st. Andrews Episcopal Church
Thursday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. wher
Miss Blanche Elizabeth Lusk. daugh.
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry f. LUsk
Of New Castle, Pa, became the bride
Of Lieut. Harvey T. Mum, Engineer
Corps, L. 9. r.
Only the relatives and intimate
friends witnessed the ceremony. which
was performed by the rector, the Rev
J. J. DimOn. The bride wore a hand.
some gown of blue and black satin