The Washington herald., 1918-03-30

The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall returned yesterday from New
York. where they made q short stay.
following a trip to Madison, Wis.
Chevalier W. L F. c. van Rappard,
formerly the Minister Of the Neither
lands. accompanied by Nine. van Rap
pard and Nile. Ernestine van Rap
pard, sailed Wednesday FROM New
York for Rotterdam They have been
In New York since the arrival OF
Chevalier van Rappard's successor
Dr. August Phillips.
DR.. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes,
Minister Of Cuba, who was at the
Willard for a fortnight. has returned
TO New York and Joined Nine. de
Cespedes, who has been seriously ill
for several months. The Minister
will return here May l, but does not
expect to take possession of the new
legation on sixteenth street for an
other month or more.
Mai. Leon Osterreith, chief Of the
tic City. accompanied by Lieut.. Philip
Barber, attache of the Belgian lega-
tiOn. and Nine. Barber. Today MAJ.
Osterreith will formally open the Bel
gian official war exhibit, which will
be shown in Atlantic City for several
days and later taken to New York.
The war relics were shown In WASH
ington recently for a week.
In connection with the formal open
ing OF the exhibit, forget-me-nots, Sc
leGted by the Queen OF the Belgians
for an appeal to American generosity,
will be sold for the benefit Of Belgian
babies.
Commodore Guy Gaunt. of the Brit
ish Embassy staff, and Mrs. Gaunt
are spending a few days at the Bilt-
more. in New York.
Commander de Blanpre. naval at
tache Of the French Embassy, is
in New York for a few days.
Mrs. Champ Clark attended the ses-
sion OF the House OF Representatives
yesterday morning, accompanied by
Mrs. Carl Vrooman, and her guest,
Mrs. Ernest Burnett Smith.
Later the Speaker and Mrs. Clark
had an impromptu luncheon for Mrs.
NroOman and Mrs Burnett Smith at
the Capitol, several women Of the
Congressional set being among the
guests asked to meet them.
Countess de Hollance will leave
here today for Aiken. S. c.. to stay
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hitch
cock.
Capt. Eyeleth Whiting. L. S. R.. of
this city, who has been stationed at
Madison Barracks. N Y, all win
ter. has been ordered to Washing
ton He Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller Kenyon for a while. His wife
and daughter. Miss Frances Whit
ing, who were with him at Madi-
shortly. They will take possession
OF their apartment at 1894 street,
which was leased during their abb
sence. about the first Of May.
Mr. and Mrs. George Humphrey.
Of EnglewOOd. y. j.. have come to
Washington TO pass the Easter hoIi-
days with their daughter. Miss Mar
cia Humphrey.
Mrs. John Finney. who made an ex-
tended stay in New York, has return
ed to Washington and is staying with
Mai. Finney's mother. They have
heard from Mai. Finney of his safe
arrival abroad.
Mrs. Robert s A. Dougherty. wife
Of Col Dougherty. who Is making a
short stay in Atlantic City. will re-
turn to Washington Monday.
Representative and Mrs. Jouett
shouse entertained in formally at din
ner last evening.
The patronesses for the two per-
formances to be given by Jacques
COpeau. founder and director of the
Theatre du VIeux Colombier, and his
french players. at Polls Theater on
Monday. April g. under the auspices Of
4 Andre Tardieu, are: Mrs. VIM. G. Nc
AdOo. Mrs. Franklin K. Lane. Mrs.
Frank Lyon Polk, Mrs. Cary Travers
Grayson, Mrs. Richard Crane, Mrs. Jo-
seph Clark Grew, Mrs. George Wander
biIt. Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. Adolph
Miller. Mrs. Henry De la Ware Flood,
Mrs Ferdinand de Mohrenschildt, Mrs.
Arthur Graham Glasgow. Mrs. ]. 3.
Hartman. Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mrs.
Paul Bartlett. Mrs. H. c. Corbin, Mrs.
Robert Strawbridge. Mrs. Albert B.
Ruddock and Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones.
The patronesses are arranged by the
Marquise de Polignac.
VI. Copeau will be the guest Of hon.
or at a reception which Mai Gen
and Mrs. George Barnett win give at
the Marine Barracks on Sunday after
noon. April II, and that evening will
dine with Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt.
who will have a distinguished COM
pany. including Capt. Andre Tardisu,
High commissioner of France, to meet
him. Other guests will come after
dinner to hear NJ. Copeau explain the
purpose and ideals OF the movement
he has inaugurated for the rejuven-
alton of the French theater.
Mrs. Ernest Burnett Smith, who
has been the guest OF Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
carl Vrooman for a. few days, left
last evening for New York. Later
she will visit Philadelphia, Chicago.