The Washington herald., 1917-03-13
Secretary and Mrs. Lansing Hosts
At Brilliant Dinner Party

The Secretary of State and Mrs. Ian.
sing entertained at dinner last evening
Their guests included the Chinese Min
lister. the Attorney General ard Mrs.
Gregory. Representative and Mrs. Fred
erick f. GiIlett. Admiral and Mrs Rich
ardson Glover. Col. and Mrs. w. W.
Harts. Mrs. Thomas J. O'Brien, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Mr.. and Mrs,
Frederick e. Chaplin, Mrs. Henry F.
Dtmock. Mrs. James Carroll Fraser. Miss
Patten. Miss Catherine Lansing. Mr.. Hugh
s. Gibson, Mr. Elliott wadsworth, and
Mr. William P. Emo.
Dr. Joaquin r. de Torralbas, first secre-
tary Of the Cuban Legation. and Mime.
6e Torralbas. have returned to Wash
irston and have taken an apartment
at the Avondale.
Mrs. Wellington Koo. wife of the
Chinese Minister. will receive Friday af-
ternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock at the le-
cation. She will be assisted by Mrs.
John Foster. Mime. Francisco Yanes. Mrs.
Yung Kwai. Mrs. T. T. Wong. Mrs. L.
Y. Yen Mrs. Yates Wong. Mrs. w. U.
Wing. Miss Gertrude YunS Kwai and
Miss c. c. Murphy.
Mrs James M'Donald was hostess at
a large dinner party last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick II. Brooke en-
tcrtained at dinner last evening In COM
pliment to Miss Doris Surth and Com
nlander John p. Jackson. L. S. N. whose
marriage will take place Thursday.
The Misses Atwater will entertain at
luncheon tomorrow in honor of Miss
Anna NJ. Sanford. of Knoxville. Tenn
who is visiting Miss Mildred Bacon.
Miss Lucia Maxwell was hostess at a
small dance last evening, entertaining IN
honor of Miss Lillian Carl.
Mrs. Baker, wife Of the Secretary OF
War: Mrs. Atlee Pomerene. wife Of the
Senator from Ohio. and Mrs. Warren u.
Harding. wife of the Senator from Ohio,
were the honor guests at the entertain
ment which the Ohio Society of Wash
ington gave last evening at Rauschers.
Ms. William II. Baly. formerly of Can
ton. Ohio. second vice president of the
sNriety. made the presentations. Justice
William r. Day is president and Com
missioner of Patents Mr.. Thomas Ewing
is first vice president Of the society.
Mrs Walter Gawler. Mrs. BryIawski
snd Miss Helen Dodge. formerly of Ohio,
gave the musical program. and Mr. Simon
Wolf. Of Ohio. gave talk upon Some
Presidents I Have known. After the
program there was a buffet sucper and
then dancing.
Mrs. F. B. Moran will entertain the
Archaeological Society this afternoon at
40 O'Clock at her residence in Massa-
husetts avenue.
\ ball will he given at RausChcr's for
the benefit Of the Working ROys' Home
on Wednesday evening. ApriI IL The
committee is composed of Mrs. Randall
Hagner, chairman: Mrs. Frederick Ather-
ton. Mrs. John ]. Rogers. Mrs. Victor
Cushman and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman.
Mrs. creecy. wife of Capt. Richard
Creecy. was at home yesterday afternoon
at the Marine Barracks from 4 to 9
o'clock. Mrs. Creecy has as her guests
her mother. Mrs. John L. Reifsnfder, of
Westminster. Md, and her cousin, Mrs
wilton snowdon. jr. Of Baltimore.
Invitations are out today for the mar
rage OF Miss Mary Regina Irwin, daurh-
ter OF Commander William Manning Or
win, I. s N. retired, and Mrs. Irwin,
and Lieut.. Thomas B. Larkin, Engineer
Corps. u. 8. A =
The ceremony will take place at ST.
Matthews Church Monday, April 1s. at
L O'Clock, with a low, nuptial mass,
and will be followed Immediately by a
reception at the WASHINGTON Club. Rev
Edward L. Buckley. assistant pastor at
st Matthews, will officiate. Miss Annie
Irwin will be the maid Of honor for
her sister. and the bridesmaids will be
Miss Edith Blair, Miss Elizabeth Ham
tlton, Miss Ruth Larner, Miss Margaret
Larner. all OF Alberquerque, N. Mex, and
Miss Margaret Ashley, Of Toledo, Ohio.
Lieut. Blackburn Hall, U. S. A, will be
best man. and the ushers will be Lieut..
William Frazier Tompkins, Lieut. Err
nest Frederick Miller, Lieut.. Donald Ag-
nus Dawson, Lieut. Alexander Penning-
ton Cronkhite, Lieut. Iayson Enslow At
kins and Lieut. Paul Alfred Hodgson, all
OF the Engineer Corps, classmates Of
the bridegroom, and Mr.. Harrison Bar
bour, brother Of the bride
Commander and Mrs. Irwin will en-
tertain the bridal party at a mica
RENE dinner March q
Mrs F. ]. II. Won Elgelken will leave
Washington today to spend several weeks
In Florida and Kentucky. Mrs. G. Tracy
Rogers, Of Binghampton, N. Y, who
has been visiting Mrs. Won Engelken,
will leave for Florida, also. today. Mrs
Won Elgenken's sister, Mrs. Harrison Fos-
ter, OF st. Paul, who has been her guest
for several weeks, will go to Kentucky
for q short visit
The marriage of Miss Mary Younger,