Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-07
~ HE President and Mrs. Will
son entertained informally at
luncheon at the White House
foday the Right Honorable

To-Day the HlSlnt doToi doie
Sir Eric c. Geddes. G. B. E.
K. c. c., first lord Of the admiralty
Great Britain. who arrived IN WASH
ington this morning but a short time
before going to meet the President. A
few other distinguished guests were OF
the party.
Sir Eric and his suite will occupy Tor
the week they are in Washington the
residence of Capt and Mrs. Perry Bel
mont, on New Hampshire avenue
which was placed at the disposal OF
the Department of State for such pur-
poses. The distinguished visitors are
guests of the British high commission
Mrs Wilson will name and may
stand as sponsor for the steel cargo
ship to be launched at Newark pay
October IA, as a feature Of the noerty
loan drive. The name will be kept as
a surprise to enlist further interest In
the loan.
Dinner for British Admiral.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Josephus Daniels, who arrived In
Washington this morning. will enter
tain Sir Eric Geddes and his suite
and a number of other distinguished
guests at dinner tonight.
The Secretary and Mrs. Danieis have
made a trip to Cincinnati, where the
Secretary went to speak in the interest,"
of the fourth liberty loan.
Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo, who
was to have gone to Baltimore on
Saturday to lead the women In war
parade in the liberty loan campaign
was stopped as she was about 70
the Baltimore health authorities had
decided that the parade must be aoan
doned in view of the influenza SIT
uation.
Mrs. McAdoo was also to have been
the guest of honor at the iuncnep u,
Mrs. Sydney NJ. Cone. chairman OF
the women's committee. Mrs. Cones
guests were Mrs. Emerson {. Har-
rington, wife of Gov. Harrington MIS-
Alexander Charlton Nelson, MRS. VIII
liam Cabell Bruce. Mrs. Edward Snoe
maker, Mrs Robert Garrett Mrs: VII
liam Bladen Lowndes, Mrs. j. wafer
Lord, Mrs. Edward Guest Gibson. Mrs.
Ella Weber and Miss Kate McLane.
Mrs. Newton D. Baker. wife of the
Secretary of War, will leave WASH
ington tomorrow and, with Mrs. Gil.
ford Babcock of Evanston, Ill. Will
Saturday evening she will sing foI
the liberty loan. Mrs. Babcock's hus-
band is in France. and on account
of railroad regulations she is unapie
to ship her automobile back to chi
caeo, so Mrs. Baker will accompany
her as far as Cleveland on her liiue-
pendent journey west.
Senator James u. Phelan entertain
ed a distinguished company OF elsn-
teen guests at dinner last evening IN
honor of the ambassador of Brazil and
Nine. da Cana.
Capt. and Mrs. Perry Belmont: VINO
offered their house on New Hamp-
shire avenue to the State Department
for housing distinguished guests and
missions during the period OF the
war, have taken an apartment at the
Shoreham, where they will make their
visitors of state. They will again
take possession of the house after
the departure of Sir Eric Cantbell
Geddes and his suite. and will occupy
it during the winter when 1t is no'
being used by the State Department
Premier Of Canada Entertained.
Mrs. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte OF
washington, who is spending a fe"
DAYS at the Hot Springs. Va, gave
tea for Sir Robert Borden, premier
of Canada, and Lady Borden and sew.
eraI other guests on Saturday.
Justice and Mrs. Oliver Wendell
Holmes, who have been at Beverly
are expected at their Washington
home today.
Mrs. Sidney Baliou and her daugh-
ter, Miss Betty Bennett. have returned
from their visit to California. Judge
and Mrs. Ballou and Miss Bennett
will be at their residence here all
winter.
Mrs. Burton Harrison has returned
to her home in I.>street after a, sum-
mer spent in the mountain country
of PENNSYLVANIA, and later at White
Sulphur Springs. instead of, as usual
on the Maine coast.
Mrs. Robert Renati Tittoni, wife o.
Mai. Tittoni. United States Marine
Corps. now stationed at Paris Island
S. c.. is spending a few days in Wash
ington Mrs. Tittoni was formerly
Miss Marie McNeal of Baltimore, ant
has also been visiting her sister. Miss
Stella McNeal, at her home on Nc.
Culloh street, that city.
Among the well known woman
| members of the local liberty loar
committee who headed very busy
teams in yesterdays house-to-houst
canvass were Mrs. Garrison McClin
! took. Mrs. Augustus P. Gardner, Mrs
William Wright, Mrs. Becker ant