Evening star., 1917-10-30
Japanese Embassy Makes Plans to
Celebrate Emperor's Birthday
Tomorrow.

Mexican Ambassador and Nine. Bo-
nillas Give First Formal Din
ner Tonight.
The President and Mrs Wilson occupied
the presidential box at the National The
ater last evening and had as their guests
Mrs w. H Boiling. Mrs. Edward Elliott
Of California, Miss Boiling and Mr.. John
Randolph Boiling.
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones returned to
tho White House last evening from New
York, after q short absence from Wash
ington.
The Japanese ambassador. Mr.. Aimaro
Sato. will entertain at dinner tomor-
row evening ut the embassy to cole
brate the birthday anniversary OF the
Japanese emperor.
His guests will include the members
of the Japanese missions now at
Washington and the embassy staff.
In the morning there will also be
exercises at the embassy In celebration
OF the day.
8. -.
announce the engagement OF their
daughter Katherine to Capt. Franklin
H. Ellis, 23d Engineers, now at Camp
Meade. son Of Mrs. Gist Blair.
Cathedral Chapel Of St. Peter and St
Paul. Wednesday. November Z. the ar
rangements having been hastily COM
pleted. as tho bridegroom Is under
Ssasrs Sas n, ownE to d aesP MISS X
and Mr.. Ellis no invitations will be is
sued for the ceremony. which will be
witnessed only by a few intimate
friends and close relatives OF the bride
Of much interest here. where both fami-
lies are widely known.
The Mexican ambassador and Nine;
Bonillas will give their first formal
dinner party since their arrival at
Washington, in April, this evening.
Their guests Of honor will be the Sec
retary Of State and Mrs. Lansing.
An interesting audience filed the ball
room at the residence Of Mrs. Henry F.
Dimock last evening for the brilliant lee
ture. America In Arms" given by Mr.. S.
Richard Fuller. in aid of the worsted fund
for the committee Of women who are
knitting for the engineer soldiers. Mr..
Fuller. who has been heard here num-
ber of times in lectures on classic sub
jects and who has recently returned from
a lecture course to the Pacific coast for
the benefit Of the French ladies' who have
been driven from their homes in the
devastated portions Of France. addresses
his audience on high plane OF patriotism
and was frequently interrupted with ap-
plause. In illusions to the awakening OF
the American people and to all they have
done and have yet to do adequately to
meet the emergencies Of the present war.
Mr.. Fuller dwelt with special emphasis on
the need for ships at once. the link which
is to make all our efforts effective. Gen.
William NJ. Black. chief OF engineers in
troduced Mr.. Fuller to the audience. -Four
Corps. Lieut.. Allen. Lieut.. Adams, Lieut..
Hill and Lieut.. Crane. acted as ushers.
Among those in the audience were:
Gen. and Mrs. William NJ. Black. Gen.
Col and Mrs Charles, Keller. Gen. and
Mrs. Eveleth E. Winslow. Mrs. Matthew
7. Scott. Mrs. Carl vrooman. Mrs. James
Mcdonald. Mrs. George T: Marye. Miss
Laura Harlan. Mrs. ". W: Harts: Mrs
Miss Sally Fowler. Mrs. T. De Witt Tai
mage. Charles B. Howry. Miss Anne
Squire, Mr.. George Bond Cochran. Mrs.
s: Richard Fuller. Dr.. and Mrs. Walter
Turner and Miss Clare Kirby.
| Representative and Mrs. Aivan Tufts
Fuller Of Maiden, Mass. Will reach Wash
inEton shortly before the opening Of Con
gress accompanied by their two interest
| ing little daughters. when they will take
possession of the residence Of Mrs Alex
nue., which they have leased for the win
ter Mrs. Stewart will pass the winter
at Santa Barbara, Cal
| Mrs H. Campbell Graef entertained at
luncheon today in compliment to her sis
! ter. Mrs. H. Whitney Treat Of Seattle,
| who is here to spend the winter. and Mrs
| Armstead Davis who is Mrs Graefs
Il
| apartment for the winter at 1902 18th
| street.
4 The Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs
| McAdoo left yesterday afternoon for a
weeks visit at White Sulphur Springs.
i The ambassador Of Russia, Mr.. Boris
Bakhmeten. accompanied by Mr. John
| Sookfne, first secretary Of the temporary
| Russian legation. went to Baltimore las,
evening to deliver an address at the ban
| uuet given by Mr. Daniel Willard. They
| will return today.
4 Gen. and Mrs. Frederic Y. Abbo,
and Miss Abbot have reached Washing
their furniture from New York the!
will take possession Of their quarter
at the Washington barracks. Gen
Abbot will be in command, succeeding
Col. W. ". Harts.
I Medical Director w. G. Farwell, L. S
IN, and Mrs. FarweN have taken an apart
ment at the Northumberland for th
winter.
Il Mrs. Paul Z. Johnson, with he
daughter, Miss Nellie johnson. and tn,
younger members of the family, VIII
spent the summer at Blue Ridge Sum
init, have returned to Washington an,
joined Mr.. Johnson at the residenc
1881 Massachusetts, avenue, which the,
recently leased.
Col. and Mrs Robert NJ. Thompson
are receiving the sympathy Of man,
of their friends on the death of Mrs
John N. Garrison. Col. Thompson's sis
ter. who. in passing through Washing
ton on her way to her winter home
in Florida. was stricken suddenly ant
died after days illness.
II Gen. and Mrs. Ernest A. Darlington
have as their house guest Mrs. W. Y
. Fair of Newbury. S. c.
The National Society of Colonial Dame
, OF the District has arranged to give al
auction bridge party at Rauschers on No
vember 81, at 8 o'clock, to raise funds t,
continnu its war work for enlisted men
Mrs. Albert S. Barker. widow of Admira
Barker. U. S. N, Is chairman Of the wa
work committee Of the District Society o
Colonial Danes, and Miss Alma Ruggle
Is chairman OF the committee for tn,
card party.