The Washington herald., 1917-10-29
Mexican Ambassador Holds
Reception at Embassy in
Honor of Mexican Cen
eral-Secretary of State
and Mrs. Lansing Re-
turn from Gunston Hall.
Weddings, Lectures and
Events for Charity En-
gage Society.

gage Society.
The President and Mrs. Wilson and
their house guest, Mrs. Edward FL
Iiott, OF California, who il spending
some days at the White House, at
tended the morning service at the
Central Presbyterian Church yester-
day. In the afternoon they went for
Q long motor ride.
Miss Bones, who Is in New York.
will return to Washington in the very
near future. and Miss Margaret Will
ron. who has been in Canada for con-
cert work. will probably return during
the week to join the family at the
White House
The Secretary of state and Mrs.
Lansing, and their niece. Miss Ma
taIine Dulles, who spent the weekend
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Her
lie at Gunston Hall. returned to
Washington early yesterday after
noon
Tuesday evening the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Lansing will be guests
of honor at a dinner party entertain
ed by the Ambassador of Mexico, Sc
nor Ing. Ygnacio Bonillas, and Sonora
Dona Maria Barton de Bonillas. who
with their daughters. are established
in the embassy in I street
The Mexican Embassy assumed
quite an atmosphere of its former i'm
portant place in the corps yesterday
afternoon when, between the hours OF
; and o'clock, the Ambassador re-
ceived the Latin-American contingent
OF the Diplomatic Corps in hCnor of
Gen. Alvaro Obregon. the former sec
retary of war in President CarranZa' s
cabinet, who is spending a few days
in washington while making a tour
of the United States.
Gen. Obregon stood beside the Am
bassador in receiving and assisting
him were Senior DR.. Juan B. Rojo.
first secretary Of the embassy, and
Duplan.
the embassy which has again as
sumed its homelike aspect under the
care of Sonora Dona Maria Barton
De Bonillas. was gay with autumn
leaves, chrysanthemums and other
flowers, and a delightfully."- informal
program OF music was given.
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Gregory returned to Washington on
Saturday, the former from a few days
spent in New York. and Mrs. Greg
ory. from New York and Princeton.
visiting their son at the latter place.
The Ambassador of Spain and Sc
nora Dons Alicia Ward De Riano en-
tertained for a short time Count San
Esteban, who was connected with the
Ia
has now sailed for London.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Edison Bradley have
closed their house at Tuxedo Park, ".
Y. after spending the autupn there.
and will come to Washington within
a short time to spend the rest of the
season at their home in Connecticut
avenue.
washington and New York society
folk who were kept fairly gasping
over the cabled news from abroad to
the effect that Mrs. Richard Reid
Rogers, for some seasons a we'll
known society woman of Washington,
had been presented with a son, have
received cards announcing the birth
Of a son on October 10. to Prince
Christian OF Hesse, and his wife,
formerly Elizabeth Reid Rogers,
who made her debut in Washington
several years ago. The prince is a
member OF the royal house of Hesse
and akin to the German Empress. The
marriage of Miss Rogers and Prince
Christian took place in Berlin, jan
uary Il. 1915, and the bride received
the personal title Of Baronne de
Barchfeld.
The baby was born at Chateau-de-
sully. Vevey, Switzerland. and the
mistake, rather a humorous one, was
made by Mrs Rogers who was with
her daughter. sending the news to
America.
Miss Isabelle Edna Austen. daughter
OF Mr.. and MIS-. Charles v. Austen, of
the Majestic Hotel. New York, will be
married next Wednesday evening in
the ballroom of the hotel to Lieut..
Oscar Charles Badger, U. S. N, son