The Washington herald., 1917-08-22

ed at BelascoTSecretary
of War and Mrs. Baker
on Two Days Outing.
The President and Mrs. Wilson will
entertain a dinner company Thursday
night at the White House in honor of
Viscount Ishii. head of the special
Japanese mission, who will arrive in
of Japan, Mr.. Sato, and members of
the special mission. with some high
officials, will form the company.
Mr.. Aimaro Sato, the Ambassador OF
Japan, will entertain at dinner and
reception the evening of Thursday.
August 30, in honor of Viscount Ishii
and members of his suite, the enter
tainment being given in the state suite
at the New Willard.
The Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Lansing were entertained at the Be-
lasco last evening by Mr.. Hampson
Gary, Assistant Solicitor of the State
Department, and Mrs. Gary. Other
kuGSls VI MI. HdlS "NlCs
Mr.. Thomas Watt Gregory, the Attor-
ney General; Mrs. James R. Mann,
wife of the leader of the minority in
the House; Mr.. William Phillips, AS
sistant Secretary of State; Mai. and
Mrs. James Brown Scott, and Miss
Edith Benham.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Baker left Washington late yesterday
afternoon for a short outing which
will probably end on Thursday. Mrs.
Baker will sing Thursday night at the
Red Cross benefit now being held by
the Berwyn Heights Association and
the Berwyn and Branchville Relief So
ciety.
Mr.. Boris Bakhmetieff. the Ambas-
sador of Russia. who went to Boston,
accompanied by members of the
special Russian mission, will return
to the embassy today. Nine. Bakhme-
teff, who is spending the summer
on the Hudson, will continue her oc-
casional visits to Washington until in
the autumn when she will come to
Washington more permanently.
The Japanese Embassy staff has an
addition in the person of Commander
Viscount Masamichi Hotta, assistant
to Capt. Kichisaburo Nomura, naval
attache. The Viscount has taken
quarters at the Portland.
The Minister Of Belgium, Baron E.
de Cartier de Marchienne. accom-
panied Baron Ludovic Moncheur,
head OF the Belgian mission to New
York. where they were entertained a.
a dinner by the mayor of the city.
Miss Holland Fits, whose marriage
to Lieut. Thomas ]. Garner. U. S.
r. c.. will take place Saturday, will
be entertained at luncheon today by
Miss Harriet Harmon, and tonight.
with members of the wedding party
and additional guests, will be en-
tertained at a supper on the Powhatan
roof garden by Miss Agnes Messick.
Thursday, Miss Harriet Clark ana
Miss Lucille Clark, who have just ar
rived here from Florida, will enter.
tain luncheon party in the Speakers
room at the Capitol in honor of Miss
Fits and her attendants.
An interesting wedding of last even
ing was that at o'clock, of Miss
Beryl MaCauley. daughter of Mrs.
Sarah TolsOn MaCauley, and Capt. Lee
Frazer Banks. which took place at
the Church of the Epiphany. T here
was a charming decoration of gladioIi
and roses with palms and ferns.
The bridal gown was fashioned
without a train, of fine old Spanish
lace draped gracefully with tulle en-
broidered in pearls. and the veil of
tulle worn over the face, was held
to the hair by a bandeau of point
lace and tiny clusters of orange bios
SONS. The bridal bouquet was of
white roses and valley lilies.
Miss Lucy Heath, OF Norfolk. Va,
who attended the bride. wore agown
of rose pink taffeta with silver lace.
draped with tulle. Her bouquet was
of bridesmaid roses.
Mr.. James ]. Banks, Of Chicago,
was best man for his brother. and
the party of ushers were Mr. Craig
V. Morton, Of Washington, and Capt.
L. Earle Thornton, U. S. r. c., OF
Pensacola, Fla.
Among the out-of-town guests who
were here for the wedding and the
small reception which followed, were
Miss Carolyn Boardman, of Knox
vile, Tenn, Mrs. Gertrude r. Luce,
of New York. Mr.. B. B. Tolson, uncle
of the bride. of Murphysboro, Miss
Annie Hempstreet, of Brooklyn, n. Y,
and Mr.. Woolridge Brown Norton,
of New York.
When. Capt. and Mrs. Banks left
FOR the wedding journey, the bride
wore gown of old blue twilled silk,
embroidered in old blue and rose.
with touches of gold. and a blue hat
with soft white crown and trimmed
with white feathers.
After visiting relatives of the bride
groom at Cincinnati, Birmingham.
Montgomery and Union Springs, Ala,
where the grandmother of Capt,
Banks lives, he will take his bride
TO the vicinity of Camp Gordon,
where he will be temporarily sta
toned.
Mr.. Wen Pin Wei, third secretary.
and Mr.. Tsu-Li Sun, attache of the
Chinese legation, who spent Sunday
with the Minister of China and Mrs,
koo. at their country place in the
Greenorier Springs valley, in Mary
land returned to town yesterday.
Ihe HeV. Dr. Riley Mcmillan Little
othciated at the marriage yesterday
afternoon, of his daughter. Miss Mary
Chamberlain Little, and Lieut.. Wal
lace Ashby, Engineer Corps, U. S. R.
The ceremony took place at o'clock
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Little, in
Irving street, and was attended by
small company of relatives and init
mate friends. An informal reception