Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-30
Society VIII Dance at Reception
Following japanese Ambassadors
Dinner Tonight at New Willard.
Dinners to Diplomats the Order of
Present Events-Movements
Of the Gay World.

The President and Mrs Wilson at
tended the performance at Keith's last
evening, when they wore accompanied
by Mrs. McAdoo. Mrs William H. Boil
ing, Miss Boiling and Mr. John Ran
dolph Boiling.
Mr.. Aimaro Sato. Japanese ambassa-
dor, win be tho host tonight at a din
ner at tho New Willard. when the
eighty guests will assemble in honor of
viscount Ishii and the imperial Jap
anese mission. who already have a
large acquaintance with the notable
official and resident society OF Wash
ington.
For the reception which Is to follow
Invitations have been issued to 1000
guests, and dancing will be a feature
Of the occasion
Another delightful feature will be
the singing of the famous japanese
prima donna Mime. Miura, who has
come to the city for this occasion.
Mr.. Andre Tardieu, the French high
commissioner. will be the honor guest
at a dinner which Senator and Mrs.
Francis g. Newlands will give this
evening at their residence on Massa-
chusetts avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson welcomed
Viscount Ishii. Mr.. Aimaro Sato, the
ambassador of Japan. and members of
the special imperial Japanese mission
| to their Massachusetts, avenue resi-
dence last evening at dinner of thirty
guests.
Following the dinner the guests asked
to the reception enjoyed all the delights
Of garden party in what is one of the
finest formal private gardens in Wash
ington.
The special guests of honor of the
evening were by no means strangers to
Mr.. and Mrs Anderson, who resided in
Japan from 1912 to 1913. during which
time the former was ambassador ex-
traordinary and plenipotentiary to Ja-
| pan. where he was honored VITA the
decoration of the Order of the Rising
| Sun. which he wore last evening.
The italian ambassador. Count di
Cellere. and the American Aviation
Corps were entertained at luncheon
yesterday at the Willard by the rep
resentatives of the Italian Aviation
| Corps. The party was given in the
presidential suite, and the table deco
rations were of red, white and green,
the italian colors The guests were. IL,
addition to the ambassador, Gen George
Q. Squier. Gen. P. Tozzi, Gen. E. Gug-
lielmotti. Maj. Leslie MacDill. Maj r.
Perfetti. Admiral Taylor. Col. L. Tozzi.
Tappi. Capt. L. VannutellL Lieut.. F. H.
La Guardia, Lieut.. M. vallerini, Lieut..
Adamoli. Lieut.. Resnati. Lieut.. 3. Veg
zanf. Lieut.. A. Testani, Lieut.. S. Dam
Gable. Mr.. A. Baldioli. Mr. A Pomilie.
Mr. A. Pomilie. jr.. and Mr.. Diffen.
Mrs. William T. Baggett will leave
Memphis. Tenn. after which she will
make round of visits in the south
and go to Honolulu in the early winter
In order to meet her son-in-law and
/ a
erick Mitchell. whose marriage took
place In this city last March.
| MI and Mrs. Mitchell have been trav-
cling in the orient for their honey
moon and are now at Java on their
way to Ceylon and India. After join
ing Mrs. Baggett in Honolulu the party
Will return to this city.
Washington after spending the week
| end in New York.
| Miss Dorothea Owen, who has been
visiting on Lake Champlain and on
Long Island, has Joined her parents
here.
Col. and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins are
visiting Mr.. Thatcher NJ. Adams at
Lenox.
Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Candy. who have
been in the Philippines for the past
year. are spending q month at the
to Washington. where the colonel has
been ordered for duty.
| They have taken an apartment at tho
Westmoreland. California street, for
the winter.
lieut.. and Mrs. John Howard Hoover
IW1u entertain at dinner tonight In COM
plimsnt to Miss Marie EuEenia Smith
and Lieut. Commander Hollis Taylor
Winston. U. 8. N. whose marriage will
take place Saturday.
Mr.. Lawrence Townsend. ST., of WASH
ington, former minister to Portugal and
Belgium. left last night for q visit TO
New York. where Lieut.. Lawrence
Townsend. 5r.. u. 8. n. 10 spending q
short time. The engagement Of Lieut..
Townsend and Miss Ina Claire WAS an.
nounced In the spring.
Sir Richard Crawford. minister plsni-
potentiary commercial adviser OF the
British embassy and LAdy Crawford