The Washington herald., 1917-10-20
Mrs. Newton D. Baker Re-
turning from Virginia Hot
Springs Today-Dance
for American Ward Of
Neuilly Hospital.


Yesterday was busy day for both
he President and Mrs. Wilson, as
hey added to their early morning
round Of the golf course a series Of
1ther affairs, winding up with the
ater party at the Belasco last even
Ing.
The President sat to John 8. Sar-
gent. the painter. who made the splen-
did portrait of President Roosevelt
hanging in the front corridor Of the
White House. for a picture for the
National Gallery of Ireland. and re-
ceiyed the japanese Parliamentary
Mission now visiting Washington
At the Belasco with the President
and Mrs. Wilson were: His younger
daughter, Mrs. McAdoo; his cousin,
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones; and Mrs
Carey T. Grayson, all of whom were
dinner guests at the White House.
Mrs. Wilson paid paid a pretty trio-
ute to the rechristening Of the Wom-
ems Branch OF the Navy League into
the woman's Naval Service. Inc, yes
terday, by visiting the Theodorus Bal
ley Myers Mansion House to see the
l9.OC0 good-cheer bags now on ex-
hibition there for the United States
soldiers, sailors and marines. She
filled a bag for each branch Of the
service from the collection of gifts
there for that purpose. and Mrs.
Dewey also selected gifts and filled
three bags. one each for a sailor,
soldier and a marine.
Mrs. Wilson was accompanied by
Miss Bones. and the visit took on
great dignity as a special escort
made up of 3Irs. George Dewey. Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock, Miss Elizabeth
Ellicott Poe, chairman of Mason
House. and Mrs. Vylla Poe Wilson,
showed them about.
\ thTong Of well-known women fill
ed Mason House to see the bags, taken
rs a real example of what a soldiers
cheer-baS should be. and among them
we're Mrs. Robert Lansing. Mrs.
franklin K. Lane, Mrs. Eva McFad-
Cen. chairman of the Woman's Naval
Service, Inc, OF Tacoma. Wash. Girls
Of the National Service School, those
not enga ed in selling liberty bonds
t1rm an escort for anyone wishing
70 so through Mason House.
The Secretary OF War, Mr.. New
ION Baker. returned to Washington
-estCrGay morning from a visit at
ClevelGrd, o.. and Hot Springs, Va.
Lrrs Baler, who has spent some
tiruc at The Hot Springs, will return
- their home in Georgetown today.
Mrs. Jcsephus Daniels returned TO
20 Capital yesterday from Raleigh.
= C. where she spent a fortnight
ser rla;,iny short visits in Philadel-
IA AID New York.
D1--faIa Secretary NJ the NayV
starting upon a short campaign OF
aaking in the West, for the Liberty
IL. and will inspect the great lakes
Iral Training Station. He will be
guest of the Iroquo.s Club in
..c@so. delivering an address to fill
Il engagement OF long standing.
A Halloween dance for the bene-
of the Washington ward Of the
-merican Hospital, at Neuilly.
.Ircr, and for the worsted fund of
re District of Columbia Chapter Of
.!se Fed Cross. will be given at Raus-
yEers, November 3. The dance will
begin at 8 o'clock.
AmoEg the Patronesses are Mrs.
Robert Lansing, Mrs. Franklin X.
Lane, Mrs. Richard H. Townsend.
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt. Mrs. Julian
James, Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, Mrs.
ScGton Schroeder, Mrs. George Bar
nett ard Miss Mabel Boardman.
The Minister Of China and Mrs.
Koo are being congratulated on the
birth of a daughter, on Wednesday.
Their little son, Wellington Koo, Jr,
was also born in Washington.
Dr. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes. the
Minister of Cuba, has returned to the
legation from a short visit in New
York, where he attended the meet
ing of the Southern Commercial Con-
gress.
Two particularly interesting meet
lngs will occupy the afternoon for
women interested in war work.
Mrs. Joserh Letter has T'ven the use
OF the drawing room- IN her residence
on Dupont Circle for a meeting to be
held at o'clock, when there will be
sale of liberty bonds under the pa
tronage of the infants welfare de-
partment of the Washington Diet
Kitchen. Mrs. William Gibbs BtcAdoo
will preside, and Mrs. David F. Hus-
ton, wife of the Secretary of Agricul-
ture. will assist Miss Mary Gwynn.
president of the infants welfare de-
ant Secretary of Agriculture; Mr..
Corcoran Thorn and Miss Mabel
Boardman will be among the speakers.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock has given
the use Of the ball room in her resi-
dence on scott Ti1Ie. iir Sixteenth
street, sor 4 r1Iss meeting to be held
by the YSmln = committee for eaEI-
ne,rs at $50 D sl)cl this afternoon.
Atrs. Bls =. wife of Cen William II.
Black, chief of engineers, will preslde
The yarn bought from the proceeds of
the drill and tea held at Washington
barracks a week ago will be distrib-
uted to thoee wishing to knit articles
for engineer soldiers or the civilians
working with me corps.
The marriage of Miss Pauline Stone,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Parker stone. and DR.. Daniel Borden,
Medical Reserve Corps L. s A., VIII
take pace at 4:30 this afternoon at the
home OF the brides pare nts in Massa-
chusetts avenue. The Rev. Dr.
Charles Wood. paIior OF the Church
b of the Covenant will ofliciate, and :,
reception at Rauscher's will be held al
O'Clock
The Solicitor General and Mrs. John
w. Davis will leavo Washington today
for Norfolk. where tomorrow after