The Washington times., 1918-10-31
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Mrs Wilson and Party Attend Embassy
Celebrates Birthday Anniversary of EmperOr-Or Notes of Interest


TuE PRESIDENT AND, MRS
/ WILSON enjoyed their usus
game Of golf this morning.
Mrs. Wilson was the CUES
yesterday of Mrs. Houston, wife OF tn,
Secretary OF Agriculture, when sh,
was given a private showing OF tbs
fall chrysanthemum exhibit OF the
, department and included In the party
I were Miss Benham, Mrs. Adolpf
/ Casper Miller, and her guest. Mrs
West One OF the features of the ex-
/ hibitiOn is the Mrs. Woodrow vii.
son." which is 4 most beautiful white
| chrysanthemum, stately and graceful
named for the First Lady of the
and, and among the others who have
| been honored by having one OF the
gorgeous blossoms named for them
( ire Nine Jusserand, wife Of the
French ambassador; Mrs. Asbury i,
7 Lever, wife CT Congressman Lever;
! General Pershing, Cen. Hunter Llg'
sett. and others. The President called
I later in the afternoon in his motor fo-
Mrs. Wilson.
There Is formal celebration at
the Japanese embassy today in honor
OF the birthday OF the Emperor or
Japan, in which Viscount Ishii, JRpa-
nese ambassador: the members OF the
embassy, stan and a number OF the
prominent Japanese residents are
taking part. The. exercises began
early in the day with the worship
before the Emperor's picture.
The dinner party, which has always
marked the close of the days festiyi-
ties, viii be omitted tomorrow even
ing.
Tho a.. - A.. r-z--.-z--, r...,. !, -.
IS August 81, but for some reason
the Japanese government has set
aside octoSer 81 os TIE day on which
1T is to be. celebrated. ~
General ireland Home.
Mrs. Merritt w. ireland has beer
Joined at her apartment by her hps-
band. Major General ireland. Z. S. A,
newly appointed surgeon general of
the army, who has recently returned
from France to succeed Major Cen
eral Gofgss. Mrs. Ireland has been
made head OF the medical section OF
the army emergency committee, OF
which Mrs. Gorgas has been head
since the entrance OF America into
the war until her husband retired,
from the office of surgeon general.
Mrs. Horatio N. Slater. who with
her husband, Lieutenant Slater. Mas
recently taken a home in washing
ton, is spending a few days in New
York at the St Regis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond T. Baker
have closed their house at Lenox.
and will spend a short time in New
York before coming to Washington
for the winter.
Mrs. Bradford. wife of DR.. Fenton |
Bradford, returned yesterday ana |
Joined her husband at the Rocham- |
beau. She spent the summer and
early fall in California with her
mother, having gone there in June |
because OF the illness which result /
ed in the death OF her sister, Miss
Margaret Golden.
BandbOx To Open
AIRS. Robert Lansing's war shop, !
Known as The Bandbox, VIII be open
afternoon and Saturday at
he committee headquarters 1928 II
street. The little shop is conducted
by the State Department war relief
committee. of-which Mrs. Lansing is
he head.
Mrs. Henry T. Dimock entertained
It dinner on Tuesday in honor of her
rouse guests, Major and Mrs. Arthur
Train. OF New York
This is one of a series of informal
timers which Mrs, Dimock Is giving
or her guests during their stay here.
Mrs. John W. Davis, wife Of the
United States ambassador to Great
Britain, was the guest of honor on
z Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
hur Graham GLASGOW. when they en-
ertained q distinguished company at
Inner.
Mrs. Nicholas Lonsworth, who went
Up to Oyster Bay for the weekend. (
Tor the celebration of her fathers
birthday on last Sunday. and spent q
couple of days in New York, at the
has now gone on to Gin
:innati to stay until after the election
New Ambassador Coming.
AIr. and Mrs. o. Fessenden Meserve