The Washington herald., 1918-03-22
rocleE1j
IN WASHINGTON
By E. c. DRUM.HUNT.

Mrs. Wilson. Miss Boiling. Mrs.
Boiling. Miss Benham and Mrs Ben
edict Cole attended the Philadelphia
Orchestra concert yesterday after
noon at the National Theater.
large number OF interesting din
ner parties were given last evening,
notable among them being that which
the Brazilian Ambassador and Nine.
da Cana gave in compliment to AL
berto de Ipanema Moreira, former
counsellor OF the Embassy, who will
leave here shortly for Mexico, where
he will represent Brazil as Minister;
and that given in honor OF the Brit
ish Ambassador and Lady Reading
by Mrs. Richard II. Townsend, who
asked a large and distinguished COM
pany to meet them
The Persian Minister. 'Mehdi Khan.
had a large company to dine with
him at the legation in celebration
Of the Persian New Year Benedict
CrOwell. the acting Secretary of War.
entertained at dinner at the Army
and Navy Club in honor Of Lieut..
Gen. Chikushi and the other MEM
hers OF the Imperial Japanese Mill
taFy Mission Mai. Gen. and Mrs.
George Barnett entertained a brilliant
company at dinner at the command
ants house. Marine Barracks. to
meet Capt. A. j. DreXeI BIddle. u.
:. N. C.. aud Mrs. Biddle, of Phil
adelphia- who are making short
stay with Gen. and Mrs. Barnett.
Capt A. l. Willard. commandant at
the nav ward. and Mrs. Willard had
guests dining with them last evening.
Benedict CroweII, acting Secretary
OF War. entertained at dinner last
evening at the Army and Navy Club,
with Lieut.. Gen. Chikushi and the
other members OF the Imperial Japan
ese Military Mission as the honor
guests. The Marine Band played
throughout the evening Interesting
after-dinncr speeches were made by
Mai CTowell. Lieut.. Gen. Chikushi
and TOkichi Tanaka. charge DAFT
faires of the EMBASSY The other
guests were Mai. Gen. Peyton c.
March. Breckinridge Long. Assistant
Secretary of State: TOkichi Tanaka,
charge d'afTaires of the japanese
Embassy; Akira Den. Capt. X. No
muTa, Lieut.. Col. TakezO Mibemachi,
MinOTu Full, SeliChirO YOkOta Eli
shirO Nuida and TOshiO Shiratori, all
OF the Embassy staff: Col T. Yo-
shida, Mai. X. Andoo. Mai s. Fukui,
Capt s. I-chida. Capt. NJ. Suzuki and
n MOteRi. all members OF the mis-
sion: Mai. Gen. George w. Goethals.
Mai. Gen. Henry ?. Mccain, Mai.
Gen. George o. Squier. Mai. Gen
John l. Chamberlain. Brig. Gen. Will
lam = Graves. Brig. Gen. Fred w.
D.
col. Clarence Ridley. Col Harry II.
>. 5. Young. Mai L. B. Gasser and
Mai. J. VI. Swing
The Italian Ambassador and Count
esS Macchi di Ceuere have leased
DunbTaCk, the country home OF Mr.
aud Mrs. Eugene O'Dunne, of Balt-
more. of Blue Ridge Summit. Pa, for
the summer months. Dunbrack is Just
north VI the Monterey golf Course in
a hemloCk grave. Last summer the
Ambassador and Countess di CelIere
were members of the Washington COL
ony at Blue Ridge Summit
There are a number Of additions 10
the diplomatic corps at Washington.
according to the list just sent out
from the State Department for the
current month.
The names OF the new British Am
hassador. the Earl of Reading. and
the Countess Of Reading appear for
the first time. the Ambassador also
being designated hign commissioner.
Sir Henry BabinEton Smith has
been appointed assistant commls-
siOner with the rank Of Minister PIen-
ipOtentiaTy. and Mr.. Hubert Mont
gomeTy. private secretary. is another
addition TO the large staff at the Brit
ish Embassy.
The new Minister Of The Neither
lands. DR.. August Philips. and Nine
Philips are listed for the first timv
as is Mr.. William F. Gobius. attache
OF The Netherlands Legation.
Mr.. TOkuji AmaGi has been added
to the list of attaches at the Japanese
Embassy.
The names Of Mr. Hersleh Birke-
land, second secretary and Nine.
Birkeland have been added to the
members of the staff at the Nor
wegian Legation. and there are a
number of additions at the Swedish
Lesation, among them Baron Knur
Bcnde, secretary of legation. with
Baroness Bonde. Baroness Inga Bonde
and Baroness Brita BOnde: Count
GOran Won ROsen, second secretary,
and Mr.. J. p. Jeansson, honorary at
taChe
Mr.. Hans Henning Schroeder is A