The Washington times., 1918-08-06


N Mrs. Wilson will entertain
for the wedding of their
niece, Miss Alice Wilson, and the
Rev. Isaac Stuart McElroy, tomorrow
evening. are arriving at the White
House today. and it Is probable that
they will all be assembled in time
for the family dinner party which Is
on the program for this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph r. Wilson. the
Presidents brother and sister-in-law.
with their daughter. the Brtde. VIII
come from their home in Baltimore
this afternoon.
Other guests at the White HoRse
for the wedding will be the Rev. DR.:
II. s. McElroy, of Columbus, Ga, and
Mrs. McElroy, Mrs. Martin Crook. of
SpartanbuE. s. c. and Mrs. c. c.
Crowell, of Columbus. Ga, sisters OF
the bridegroom: and Miss Elizabeth
Perkins. Of Muncie, Ind.
Miss Perkins, who was Miss VIII
sons roommate at the Ward-Belmont
College at Nashville. Tenn. and Is her
most intimate friend, will share with
Mr.. McElroy's best man, Prof. r. VI.
Turnbull, of the Union Theological
Seminary, the distinction OF being the
only guests save members of the two
families at the wedding. The bride
will be given in marriage by her
father and will have Mrs. Crook as
matron of honor. The Rev. Dr. Nc
President Receives Mission.
President Wilson this afternoon re-
ceived Albert Metin. minister OF labor
in the cabinet OF President Poincare
of France. Gen. Paul Gerald Pau and
the other members OF the French mis-
sion to Australia, who are in WASH
ington for a few days en- route to
their distant destination. N. Metin
is chief of the mission and General
Pau its military representative.
Members OF the mission are being
much feted during their brief visit
in Washington. This evening the
French Ambassador and Nine. Jusse-
rand will give a dinner in compli-
ment TO NJ. Metin and General Pau.
and Yesterday they lunched infor-
malIy at the embassy, the Ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand having small
company. including membeSs of the
embassy staff. to meet them.
Edouard de Billy. deputy high COM
missioner of France, entertained at
dinner last evening at his residence
in S street in honor of NJ Metin
and General Pau. The guests in
cIuded the other members of the mis-
sion TO Australia and members OF the
French civil and military missions
in Washington
Raymond T. Baker, director OF the
mint, and his bride, who was Mrs
Mrs. McAdoo are still in the West.
ceiyed informally at the White House
Yesterday afternoon and had tea with
the President and Mrs. Wilson. The
little festivity took place Immediately
after the return of the President and
Mrs. Wilson from Hog Island, where
she stood sponsor for the first ahip
launched at the great new shipya-d
there.
Secretary Lansing On Meteor Trip.
The Secretary of State and Mrs
Lansing, accompanied by the Solicitor
General and Mrs. John w. Davis. who
have been their guests for a week or
ten DAYS, left watertown, n. Y, to-
day for a motor trip through the
Adirondacks and New England. They
will go through the mountains over
the Mohawk trail and will stop at
Manchester, VT, and other places.
reaching New York the latter part of
this week. Mr.. Lansing will return
to his desk at the State Department
on August Is.
Secretary and Mrs. Lansing have
been spending a three weeks vaca-
tion at their home in Watertown and
with Mrs. Lansing's mother, Mrs.
John w. Foster, at Henderson Har-
Dor, n. Y.
His Excellency. Tang Hua Ling. the
distinguished Chinese statesman. who
| has been the guest of the Chinese
Minister, DR.. Wellington Koo. for a
week or ten days, will leave town
this afternoon for a short stay In
Philadelphia. after which he will go
on to New York. The minister win