Evening star., 1918-01-11


| the French high commission. Sir
Charles Gordon, vice chairman Of the
British war mission; Col Henderson.
military secretary. and Capt. Bulkeley
johnson. aid-de-camp to the governor
general. and the following members Of
Crawford, commercial adviser: Commo-
dore Gaunt. naval liaison officer; Mr.
Ter. counselors. and Col. Murray. as
sistant military attache.
The Russian ambassador was to have
attended. but was called away from
Washington by urgent business.
| The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire
will leave Washington today for New
York, where the former will attend the
| New York State Bar Association ban
quet.
| The charity ball to be given at the
Willard tomorrow evening for the
benefit of the Chidren's Hospital.
promises to be the most successful in
| its history.
The President and Mrs Wilson will
attend. and thirty boxes have been
taken. more than at any previous ball
| Those entertaining box parties will
| include the Brazilian minister and
Nine. da Cana. Senator and Mrs. James
Wadsworth, the third assistant secre-
| tary of state and Mrs. Breckfnridge
Long, Senator Phelan. Mrs Thomas F.
Walsh, Mr.. and Mrs. Aksel p. Wich-
feld. Mrs. Edward c. Walker. Mrs.
George Vanderbilt. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Willard Brownson. Mrs. Elkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Stotesbury. Mime.
Christian Hauge, Mrs. Delos A. Blod-
Eett. Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs. James
Mcdonald, Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Brad
ley, Mrs William McC. Ritter. Mrs. e.
T. Thorne, Miss Maths. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Baruch Col. and Mrs. Robert
NJ. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F.
r. audi
Mrs. Richard Crane. Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
tayus T. Kirby, Mr.. c. w. Morse. Mr..
and Mrs. judah H. Sears, Miss Rosalie
Spang and Mrs. T. Septimus Austin.
Mrs. Carl vrooman, Mrs. Richard
Crane. Mrs. Charles A. Mum and Mrs.
A. w. Shaw have been added to the list
Of patronesses.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Lam
sing will go to New York today. where
they will spend the week end at the
tend the annual dinner of the New
York State Bar Association. Others
who are going over for the dinner in
clude the French ambassador and the
retiring British ambassador. Sir Cecil |
Spring-Rice.
Miss Margaret Wilson will be the
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Logan will |
give tomorrow evening at the Willard. |
Senator and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry |
will be hosts at dinner this evening at |
their residence. in Crescent place.
The Minister of the Netherlands and !;
Nine. van Rappard will entertain in i
legation, in 18th street. |
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Marye will !
entertain dinner party this evening
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert H. !
Gary Of New York. who are here for |,
a few days as the guests Of the Bra |
zilian ambassador and Nine. da Cana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont gave a |
luncheon today for Mr.. and Mrs.
Gary.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Mar1att will
entertain at dinner this evening.
Mrs Sherman McCallum will enter
tain q small dinner party Sunday even
ing at her residence, in Massachusetts,
avenue. in honor OF Mrs. John P. Jones.
vada, who is visiting Mrs. Stephen 3.
Eikins for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. Jeffords will
leave Washington this evening to pass
the week end at their estate near
Media. Pa.
Miss Margaret Carry is entertaining
at box party this afternoon at the
National. Her guests include Miss Bur
Lesson, Miss Sidney Burleson. Miss Ce-
ella McCallum. Miss Elizabeth Stephen
son and Miss Ellen Bruce Lee.
| Mrs. Medill Mccormick, who has been
the guest Of Mrs. C. Morse Ely at Chi
cago for a few days, has returned to
w Washington and Joined Representative
Mccormick.
| Mrs. Cunningham Hall was hostess at
box party this afternoon at keith's in
honor of Mrs. John e. Osborne. The,
other guests were Mrs. Claude Swan
| son, Mrs. Ollie James, Mrs. Hubert Dent,
Mrs. Schieuter, Mrs. Joseph Folk, Mrs.
Joseph Noel and Mrs. Charles Taft. Fol-
lowing the theater Mrs. Swanson enter
| tained at tea for Mrs. Osborne.
| Secretary of War and Mrs. Baker
! were guests at dinner last evening of
Mrs. Edward C. Walker.
| The Japanese ambassador, Aimaro
| Sato, will leave Washington this even-
| ing for Chicago. From there he will go
| to Seattle, Wash, from which place he
| will sail for Japan.
| The Russian ambassador. Boris Bak
| meten. went to New York yesterday TO
/ remain over the week end.
| The Belgian minister, Mr.. de Cartier.
| left Warrington this morning for New
| York, where he will remain until Mon
| day. He will attend the meetings of
! the New York Bar Association and the
| banquet which it will give tomorrow
evening.
| Mr.. Gustavus T. Kirby of New York.
who is here on the war board, and Mrs.
1 Kirby will have as their guests for a
| few days the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs John Claflin. who will arrive from
/, New York tomorrow evening.
| Miss Christabel Hill Is entertaining at
a theater party at Keith's this after
noon in compliment to her sister. Miss
Mary Hill, a dehutante of the season.
The guests were Miss Elizabeth koones,
Miss Margaret Devereux. Miss Jean
Rayner. Miss Bessie Edwards. Miss
Lucy Flather. Miss Florence weems,
Miss pelphine Heyl. Miss Daviette
| Ficklen. Miss Mary Duncan Gibson, Miss
Agnes Messick and Miss Abigail Har-
lvey.
Miss Lydia Chaplin entertained at lunch
| con today. her guests including num-
ber of this and last seasons debutantes.