The Washington herald., 1917-11-17
Mr.. John Barrett Entertains
for Cuban Senator-Mrs.
: Newton D. Baker to Sing
: for Soldiers Tonight.

tOt OOidiClS lOiilSiit.
y The Ambassador Of Mexico and
Sonora de Bonillas entertained at din
per at the embassy last evening the
Wedding party Of their elder daughter. !
.senorita Dolores Cecilia BoniIlas, and
her nance. Senior DrAJu B. Rojo,
nrst secretary Of the embassy. whose
marriage will take place in the ball
room Of the embassy at IL o'clock this
morning.
Mgr. Thomas s. Lee will perform |
The marriage ceremony, assisted by
Rev. Father Buckley. who will oficiate
at the nuptlal mass. About forty /
guests. including members of the
FAMILY, will be present. and Senior Don
mario BoniIlas. the brother Of the
bride, has come from Mexico for the
event. Gen. Obregon, who will serve
as one of the official witnesses, is also
Expected to arrive in time for the
ceremony.
A breakfast will follow the eere-
monies in the ballroom, and the
brides cake will be cut with an old
spanish dagger, in a hilt Of gold,
which has been in the brides family
Tor many generations.
At the dinner last evening. the Am
bassador presented to his daughter
as wedding gift a beautiful home !
In Mexico. The gifts 10. the bride /
were many and rare. including treas !
ures from the South and Central /
American countries, and many from
her American friends.
Mrs. Newton D. Baker, wife of the
Secretary of War. will sing for the
soldiers tonight in a program, Of music I,
To be given for their special benefit at
the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church Mrs Baker has many times
shown this compliment to the soldiers,
ard the pleasure is great, for she is
Possessed OF a voice of great sweet
ness. strength and culture. She and
Mrs. Taft, wife of the former Presi-
Dent. are probably the most accom-
plished musicians who have figured in
the administration circle in years.
Mr. John Barrett, director general
of the Pan American Union enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday at the
Shcrekam, Gen. Cosme de la TORRENT,
Chairman of the committee of foreign
affairs OF the Cuban senate; Mr.. Will
lam Z. Gonzales, United States Min
ister to Cuba; DR.. Joaquin R. Tor
ralbas. first secretary of the Cuban
legation and Mr.. Glenn Stewart, of
The LC-in-American division of the
state department.
1NN ~.
Of the French Embassy and Nine.
NisnGl have taken an apartment at |
tks wOod!ey in Columbia road, for
the wi0Jer.
Mr.. Charles r. Flint, of New York, |
entertained a dinner party at Dover |
Houss last evening in honor OF Mr.. !
Irwin Cobb.
Mrs. Clarence Edwards, wife of |
Brig. Gen. Edwards, who is in the |
trenches in France, has come to |
Washington to spend the winter, and /
has taken a house on Twenty-first |
street. She and Gen. Edwards were !
prominent members of Washington
society in the Taft administration, ;
and they have many friends here.
Commander and Mrs. Herbert G. !
Sparrow, the former aid to Secretary
Daniels, were hosts at a small din /
ner party Thursday evening in COM I
plirnent to Commander and Mrs. ]. |
Harvey Tomb. who are to leave
Washington shortly. Besides Com
rnander and Mrs. Tomb the guests !
were Mrs. H. H. Old and Mrs. F. L. !
D Adams.
A charming autumn tea was that !
azfa
I George Gordon Asher of Alexandria /
and Miss Daisy Gordon of Richmond, .
with Mrs. Samuel Burleigh Milton as !
hostess. Mrs. Milton was assisted
in receiving by Mrs. James A. Reed,
Mrs. Thomas. Sterling, Mrs. Royal c.
Johnson, Mrs. David II. Kincheloe. .
The decorations of the drawing room
suite were carried out in autumn To- 4
lpse and flowers and in the center of 1
the tea table. where Mrs. Beck, |
widow of Gen. Beck; Mrs Goodwin D. /
Ellsworth, Miss Mary Webb, grand
daughter OF Senator Sterling. and 9TH
ers, presided. had as its center piece
a large green basket filed with pink
carnations. while pink shades capped /
the candles. Miss Eugenia Bankhead, !
granddaughter of Senator and Mrs. /
Bankhead; Miss Gladys Ewing and
Miss Fuller also assisted at the tea !
table
Mrs. Milton wore for the afternoon
a gown of turquoise blue satin draped .
over lace and Mrs. Asher wore a gown /
Of white satin with Venice and rose
point lace. Miss Morgan's gown was
OF blue silk with silver lace. Mrs. ,
kincheloe was in pink satin with lace 1
and Mrs Sterling in black satin and |
lace.
During the afternoon Mrs. Kinche-
loe. who is the wife of Representative |
kincheloe, gave several whistling /
numbers, that unique accomplishment :
being particularly her own in the Con-
gressional set. Flora Briggs gave sew
eral songs. Among the guests were a
number OF young officers from both
the regulars and reserves, as well as
members of official and resident So /
eiety.
At the annual reception OF the Home |
. Club. Secretary and Mrs. Lane as.
sisted by officials OF the Interior De- |
partment and officers of the club, re-
ceived the members of the club, a |
number Of whom appeared in their |
military uniforms, having already !
answered the call OF their country. |
Assisting Secretary and Mrs. Lane |
IN receiving we're Mr.. Van Manning, |
director of the Bureau of Mines, presi- |
dent Of the club, and Mrs. Manning;
First Assistant Secretary and Mrs |