The Washington times., 1917-09-06
THE CITY'S SOCIAL SIDE
Belgian To Be
Host to Sbn
AtGb Dinner

The Belgian minister, Baron z. de
Cartier de Msrchienne, will entertain
q distinguished company at dinner at
the Montgomery Country Club tonight
In compliment to Baron Ishii. chief OF
the japanese special mission. The
guests asked to meet him will in
clude the japanese ambassador, Mr..
sato; Mr.. Nuida. OF the embassy
stan, and Masanao Hanihara, OF the
nilsson.
woodlsy, the charming suburban
home Of william Phillips, Assistant
Secretary OF State, was the scene Of
an interesting function last evening,
when Mr.. Philips entertained at din
ner in honor OF Viscount Ishil and
members OF his suite.
The quests Included the Ambasss-
dor OF Japan; Masanao HanihAra, jap
anese consul general at San Fran
cisco; TokIchI TanAka, counselor Of
the japanese embassy; TadAnao Imai,
vice consul at San Francisco: Mat
suEo Nagai, secretary OF the foreign
office OF Japan; Robert Lansing, Sec
retary OF State; Franklin X. Lane.
Secretary of Interior; Senator Francis
G. Newlands. Senator Key PittmAn,
Senator Phfiander P. Knox, Roland
s. Morris, American ambassador to
Japan; Congressman Henry d. Flood.
Congressman SwaEar sherley, Howard
Coffin, Of the Board Of National De-
Tense: Franklin d. Roosevelt, Assist
ant Secretary OF the Navy; Eliot
WadEworth. of Boston, vice chairman
American National Red Cross; H. p.
Dawson, chairman Of the War
Council American Red Cross; Brig.
Gen George o. Squier, U. s. A;
BrsckInridgs Long. Third Assistant
Secretary OF State; R B. Stevens,
John W. HalloweIl. OF Boston, mem
Albert B. Ruddock, Leland Harrison,
ana Gordon Auchincloss. all Of the
State Department
Miss Carlota de Pena, daughter of
the minister Of Uruguay, is spending
q few days in Washington with her
father. Nine. dc Pena and the
Misses AIbertina and Manusla De
Pena. who are at their summer home
at Blue Ridge Summit, Pa, will re-
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Mrs. william II. williams has ar
rived in Washington to be with Mr..
Williams, recently appointed solicit
tor Of the Department Of AgricuI-
ture, and they have taken an apart
ment in the Burlington
8IIss LuxfOrd weda.
An interesting wedding took place
in the Church of the Ascension yes
terdGy afternoon when Miss Mamie |
Peyton Luxford became the bride Of |
Thomas Eden DidIake, OF Charlotte, |
N. c. The ceremony was performed
at o'clock, with the rector, the Reg. |
J. Henning Eelms, a. the officiating |
clergyman. The decorations in the |
church were of white lilies and pink |
asters with tall palms and ferns |
massed before the chancel. making a |
effect Only the Niles were |
used in the ehancel. Mrs. Percy z. |
Taylor played the wedding marches |
and gave q half-hour program pre-
,eding the ceremony.
The bride was attended by her cous-
ins. Miss winifred W. Watts, as maid |
Of honor. and little Miss Emily Ann |
as flower girl. The best |
man was John r Kenyon, of North |
Carolina, and the ushers were DR.. |
Joseph z. Pogue. OF Raleigh, N. c.:
Percy z. Taylor, DR.. Taylor o. Tim |
berlGke, and Norman i. Taylor, all of |
The bride was given In |
by her father, J. Leon Lux |
ford. OF Texas. who with Mrs. Luxford |
came UP for the ceremony. The bride |
wore q smart suit OF soft broadcloth |
In French blue with silver thread. |
The coat WAS made on Russian lines |
with the belt, cuffs, and high collar
OF cloth OF silver edged with bands
Of squirrel Her directoirs hat was
of pearl gray, with an ostrich feather
of the same shade. Her corsage bou-
quet was OF Bride roses and orchids.
The maid OF honor was in blue crepe
de chine and Eeorgette crepe, en-
broidered In pink and blue beads.
with a large black picture hat. She
carried Killarney roses. The dainty
flower girl was in q white orEandIe
frock. having embroidered panels. and
she also wore q pink sash and hair
ribbon. She carried a silver basket
filled with Sweetheart roses.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bride and bridegroom left for an ex-
tended trip IN the North, and will
later 60 to Chapel Hill, N. c., where
the bridegroom has recently accepted
the assistant professionally OF law in
the University Of North Carolina
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Mrs. Charles @. Matthews, Miss
Helen Blodgett, and Miss Maizie
Porcher returned to Washington
from Atlanta. where they
spent a week with Miss Porcher's
mother, who has been seriously I'll.