The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
The British Ambassador and
Lady Spring-Rice Guests
at Government House,
Ottawa, Canada Am
bassador Of Japan and
Embassy Staff to Cele-
brate Emperor's Birth
day.

Tho Ambassador of Mexico and Sc
nora Dona Maria Borton de Bonillas
entertained a dinner company last
evening in honor of the Secretary
of State and Mrs Lansing, it being
the first time in several years that
an official entertainment OF that ma
ture was given there.
The embassy was gay with flowers,
the drawing rooms where in years
past so many brilliant companies
were entertained. having palms and
huge chrysanthemums artistically ar
ranged, while in the dining room,
red roses furnished a handsome table
decoration. There was music through
out the evening.
To meet the Secretary and Mrs.
Lansing were: The Ambassador of
Chile and Sonora Aldunate, the Sec
retary of the Interior and Mrs.
Franklin K. Lane, Mr.. John Barrett,
Director General of the Pan-Amer-
lean Union; Mrs. Albert S. Burle-
son, Gen. Obregon, DR.. Rowe, Col.
Harvey Miller. SenoF DR.. Juan B.
Rojo. first secretary. and Senior Oscar
z. Duplan, second secretary of the
Mexican embassy staff. and Senorita
Dolores Cecilia Bonillas and Senorita
Maria Bonillas. daughters of the Am
bassador and Sonora de Bonillas.
The Ambassador of Great Britain
and Lady Spring Rice, who recently
left Washington for Canada. are
guests of the Duke and Duchess Of
Devonshire at Government House.
They will attend the marriage on
Saturday OF Lady Maud Cavendish
and Capt Angus Macintosh. A.
D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Garrison Nc
Clintock announce the engagement
o. their daughter. Katherine, to Capt.
Franklin H. Ellis, Twenty-third
Engineers, U. 8. R., and son of Mrs.
Gist Blair, and the late Mr.. Frank
lin Ellis, who for some years made
his home in Washington
The engagement was announced to
Capt. Ellis friends in Cincinnati. on
Monday, Miss McClintock telegraph
ing the news herself The marriage
viii take place at the Bethlehem
Chapel of the Cathedral Of st. Peter
and st. Paul. Wednesday. November
:, and as both families are in deep
mourning, the arrangements will be
quite simple. No invitations Will be
issued for the ceremony which will be
witnessed by only a small family
rarty, and a few intimate friends of
the bride and bridegroom
Capt. Ellis is stationed at Camp
Meade, and army orders give him an
uncertain residence. He has been
known to Washington society since
he graduated from Harvard in 1906,
and came to Washington to join his
parents. Miss McClintock made her
debut several seasons ago and has
assidUously devoted herself to Red
Cross and war work since the war in
Europe came on. She has also been
a students at the Service School
and with her mother has spent much
time in work at the Mason House
on Connecticut avenue.
Chief Justice and Mrs. c. j. Smyth,
were the guests of honor at a dinner
party entertained last evening by Mr..
and Mrs Walter S. Penfield. The
same hosts Will give a larger and
more formal dinner party for Judge
and Mrs. Smyth later in the season.
The Ambassador Of Japan. Mr..
n lAlle-lO cdlOs VIII NAlANA AoAIl llNAllOCl .
OF the embassy staff and a few other
guests, especially Japanese, at din
ner tonight, to celebrate the birth an
niversary of the Emperor of Japan.
Exercises viii be held at the en-
bassy this morning. and members of
the special Japanese mission now in
Washington will be guests on both
occasions.
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones has re-
turned to the White House from a
visit OF more than a week in New
York.
A bower of palms and white chrys-
anthemums and roses formed a back
ground for Miss Hortense Jeanette
Zeh and her bridal attendants when
her marriage to Mr.. William Edward
fost took place at $50 o'clock last
evening at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Zeh, in Har-
ward street. An aisle was formed for
the bridal procession with ropes of
white satin and strands of smilax
spanning satin covered pedestals
placed at intervals through the draw
ing room The reception hall was
aglow with large yellow chrysanthe=
NUNS, and pink flowers predominated
In the dining room where the wedding