The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-08
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
President Receives Distinguished Foreigners
of the Diplomats and Official Folk.

IDEESIDENT WILSON win re-
| r Ceive MonsiEnOr Maurice Car
ton de Wharf. distinguished
Belgian prelate. at the white
House this afternoon. He will be
accompanied by the Belgian minister.
Mr.. de Cartier de Marchienne. Mon
| siEnor Carton de Wharf came to this
country as Cardinal Mercier's envoy
! to Cardinal Gibbons on the occasion
OF his golden jubilee.
Marnus l. Yde, who Is here on 4
mission for the government Of Den
| mark. viii also he received at tn.
| White House This afternoon.
The President and Mrs. Wilson
spent this morning on the go!f links
Colonel House Feted.
Cables frcm Paris announce that the
| President OF France and Nine. POin-
care entertained at luncheon yester-
! day, having as guests Col. f. II.
/ House. President Wilson's representa-
| tive to the allied conference. Mrs:
/ House, and the allied ambassadors anu
| ministers.
| Besides Colonel and Mrs. House, the
guests included the japanese Ambas-
! sadOr and Nine. Mstsui, the Italian
/ Ambassador and Countess Bcnin-Lon-
I
| Sharp, Miss Margaret Wilson, the
Earl OF Derby, the British ambGsss-
dor, Premier Venizelos, the Serbian
Minister and Nine. Nesritch, the Bel
gian Minister and Baroness de Gainier
d'Hestroy. the ministers fro mGreec=
and Portugal, Eduard Benes, the
CzechO-Slovall foreign minister; Min
listers Pichon. ElOtz, Leagues, and
Loucheur. OF the French cabinet, Mar
shall and Nine. Jofrre, and Henry
Bergson.
On Wednesday Miss Wilson was re-
ceived by Premier Clemenceau. who
asked IL she would sing for the Poilus
in the French camps. To this she
agreed enthusiastically.
Andre Tardieu. French high com
missioner TO America. has gone to
New York to attend a reception given
by the Association OF Foreign Press
Correspondents at the Plaza this even
ing to mark his elevation to the post
OF minister or Franco-Nmerican war
affairs in the French cabinet
1t is expected that Captain TGrdieu
will. make an important pronounce
ment at the gathering concerning the
latest war developments and Frances
appreciation OF Americas part IN the |
member. Mr.. Tardieu is one OF the five
members OF the French war council. |
which includes Premier Clemenceau |
and Marshal Foch.
Before his departure for New york. |
NJ. Tardieu was entertained at lunch |
con yesterday at the University Club. 1
The other guests were Edouerd dc /
Billy, deputy high commissioner: |,
Louis Aubert. o. GuerIae. Francois
Monod, George CreeI. Charles Michael
son. William f. Brigham, Albert W.
Fox. and George H. Peet
The luncheon was arranged as q
farewell TO NJ. Tardieu, who is return
ing shortly to Paris.
Envoy Expected Here.
NJ. F. Delaney. French ambassador
to japan, has arrived at Victoria. B.
C. en- route to Paris on a hurried mis-
sion. Before crossing the Atlantic ne
will come to Washington to confer
with officials of the United States. He
made the trip across the Pacific on
japanese passenger vessel, the Kamo
Maru, which flew the French tricoIor
in his honor.
NJ. Delaney visited Washington on
his way to his post at Tokyo several
months ago. and was entertained by
the French Ambassador and Nine
Jusserand and by official and diplo.
matte society.
Signor Francesca Nitti. minister Of
The treasury of, Italy. who during the
absence in Versailles of Premier Or
ando and Foreign Minister Sonnino
las been acting head of the govern
nent, has named a parliamentary mis-
sion to proceed Immediately to the
United States. The mission is COM
posed OF Senator William Marconi. I
Senator Ruffini. president OF the Italio-
American Union: Senator General
Dallolio. who was for a time minister ,
II munitions. and Prince LAMA di I
Scalea. formerly under secretary foT
'oreign affairs.
Wishing to show the appreciation :
IF Italy for the part the United ,
states is taking in the war. the mis- ,
ZION will be the bearers OF gifts for {
President Wilson, the American Con- ,
yress and the city Of New York. con.
listing OF rare and original codices 0;
Columbus, Amerigo Yes !
,ucci and Giovanni da NerrazzauO. =
Senator Kellogg Returns.
Senator and Mrs. Frank b. Kellogg
eturned to town this morning after a !
'rief visit to their home in ST. Pau!
linn.
Mrs. Cordenio Severance. Of St
'aul. who has been in Washington }
or several days on Liberty loan bust
less. has been staying al the home of \
erstor and Mrs. Kellogg. She will
cave tonight for Minnesota.
Rear Admiral Benjamin Tappan. L y
:. ". and Mrs. Tappan are passing b
heir honeymoon in New Orleans I
where Admiral Tappan has recently
zen ordered for duty. They are at
he 81. Charles Hotel. and will make
heir home there this winter. Mrs \