The Washington herald., 1917-09-15

The Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Lansing entertained the Lord Chief
Justice of England and Lady Reading
az dinner last evening at their home
in Eighteenth street. The official sea-
son is practically over for the Secre-
e tary and AIRS. Lansing, at least for a
time. and the dinner was therefore
quite Informal.
Lord and Lady Reading are occupy
ing the residence OF Mr.. George How
ard. son OF Sir Henry Howard. Of Eng
land. who has represented the British
government at The Hague for many
years. in Sixteenth street. Lord and
Lady Reading will be here for some
time and during their occupancy of
Howard house Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
will remain at their country place,
Green Hill Farm, near Chillum, Nd.
The Secretary OF the Navy was host
at a dinner at the Army and Navy
Club in honor of Vice Admiral Kolt-
chalk. of the Russian navy. and head
Of the Russian Naval Mission now in
Washington. The tables were deco
rated with Russian and American
flags and a floral decoration was car
ried out in red and white flowers The
guests at the dinner were: Vice Ad-
miral KOltchalk. Russian navy; Rear
Admiral o. o. Richter, Russian navy;
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy, Ad-
miral Benson, Capt Irwin, Capt.
Plunkett, Lieut.. Commander Brown,
Lieut.. Commander Belknap, Rear Ad-
miral Badger, Rear Admiral Fletcher,
Rear Admiral Glennon, Engineer-ip-
Chief Griffin. Capt Watts, Com
mander KeaTney, Capt. Welles, Chief
Constructor Taylor, Capt McCully,
Rear Admiral Palmer. Paymaster Gen
eral McGowan, Mai. Gen. Barnett,
Rear Admiral Braisted. Lieut.. Bern
hard. Capt SmirnOfr, Russian navy;
Leut Commander Besior, Russian
navy: Commander d. B. Koletchitsky,
Russian navy: Lieut.. V. S. Makaron.
Russian navy: Lieut.. Commander A.
NJ. MezensOff. Russian navy; Lieut.. L.
Volnitch. Russian navy; Cart. Maih-
towt. Russian navy, naval attache;
Mai. Gen. II. L. Scott, Senator Swan
son. Representative Padgett. Mr. Ber-
nard VI. Baruch. Mr. Robert S. Brook
ings. Mr. Daniel Willard. Mr.. Howard
E. Coffin, MFR. Julius ROsenwald. DR..
Franklin Martin, Mr.. w. S. Clifford
and Maj. Cootes.
Following the dinner, there was a
large reception at the home OF Sec
retary OF the \rvE and Mrs. Daniels
in Wyoming avenue when they met
nearly a thousand guests from official
and naval circles. including the Sec
retary OF state and Mrs. Lansing. the
Ambassador of Russia, the Secretary
OF War. the Secretary of Interior and
Mrs. Lane. and Representative Lemuel
Padgett, chairman Of the Naval Com
mittee of the House. The drawing
rooms were decorated with American
rE' = ssian flags, and flowers. palms
a ems were used in profusion.
Eha Secretary and Mrs. Daniels re-
ac.eca Nth the members Of the mis-
son. ndr. Belknap making the pre-
sanctions.
EcC ing and assisting in the hos
.-a1gy were: Gen. Hugh l.. Scott,
hlaf O. stan. and Admiral J. II. Glen
son were with the United States
U.. in Russia; the Assistant Sec
the Navy, Mr.. Franklin ID.
{; Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. Stotes-
. Philadelphia: Admiral and
liam 5. Benson. Admiral and
. {. Palmer, Maj. Gen. and
lH orge Barnett. Mr.. and Mrs
s..- Boyd, and Walter Boyd: Ad-
mira. avid W. Taylor. Admiral and
I'm. Miss Griffin. Surgn. Gen.
W. c. Braisted. Judge Ad-
ieneral of the Navy and Mrs.
G. Watts, Paymaster General
MCGowan, Comdr. and Mrs.
Judge and Mrs. EdgertOn,
carton. Lieut.. and Mrs. Harti-
r ut. and Mrs. Richard Byrd,
tf" roIyn Nash, the Misses Bag
.H Katherine Theiss. Miss Dor
-.. son. Miss Sibel Fletcher. Miss
SION Norton. Miss Reeves Har-
.H Helen Kimmel. Miss Kath-
)Odwin, Miss Annie b. Irwin
Cone.
Hawley. daughter of Rep
i've and Mrs. Willis c. Haw-
Oregon entertained at lunch
-. the New Willard yesterday
- Agnes Hart Wilson, Mrs.
Thomson. daughter OF the Spea ker
and Mrs Clark; Miss Thomson, her
sister-in-law. and Mrs. Marcia Muir
dock Delano.
Mr.. William 3. Wilson. Secretary
OF Labor, returned to Washington
Thursday evening from his home at
Blossburg, Pa, where since Friday