Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-18
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Ing for Philadelphia, and
i this afternoon will sing
before the food admins
tration, In conference there. and be-
fore the women's Council. OF National
Defense this evening.
Phya Prabha Karavongse. the min
lister Of Siam, accompanied by mem
, bers Of tho legation stan. returned to
the legation In 18th street this morn
ing from Bass Rocks. Gloucester,
Mass. where they were established
for the summer.
DR.. Egan Receives Decoration.
King Christian OF Denmark has be-
slowed the grand cross Of the order
Of Dannebrog on sDr. Maurice ~.
Egan, former American minister 70
Denmark. This II the highest deco
ration which can be awarded . COM
moner. Both DR.. and Mrs. EgAn were
favorites with the royal family dur
Ing their residence in Denmark.
Mr.. William Phillips, assistant Soc
rotary Of state. has returned to wash.
ington after a short absence 5pene
Ing a long motor trip through the
mountains. Mrs. Phillips 10 still al
her summer home, and VIII not come
to the capital until later In the month.
Mrs. Richard Townsend has returned
to her Massachusetts, avenue nome
from the White Sulphur Springs, and
will open it for the winter.
Representative and Mrs. John Jay
Rogers are entertaining company at
dinner tonight at the Purple Iris Tea
house. and among their guests Will De
Admiral and Lady Grant.
American Ambassador Leaving.
Mr.. Frederick Jesup stinson. Ameri-
can ambassador to Argentina, VINO ar
rived in Washington yesterday, ac-
companied by Mrs. Stinson. is leaving
Washington today.
Mrs French Vanderbilt Is chairman
of the children's caterpillar crusade
in Newport, and Is having the ASSIST
ance of many of the villa colony, who
are paying for supervision Of the
school children and providing treats
for them after cleaning their places OF
the pests and their eggs: Among
those who have offered their services
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Henry Bar
ton Jacobs, and Rear Admiral French
E. Chadwick.
Mrs. Robert Reynolds Hit, who
spent some days in New York, at the
Ritz-Carlton. has arrived In wash
ington.
Presided over by the ambassador OF
Mexico, Senior Bonillas, the Spanish
American Club. recently ORGANIZED
and which has already considera-
Latin-American peoples. celebrated
concert Monday night at the Hotel
Dewey, in mmentoration of the
10sth anniversary Of the independence
of Mexico.
The musical program was well Sc
lected, and speeches were made BY
DR.. Juan B. Rojo. counselor OF the
Mexican embassy. Senior Oscar F. Du-
plan, second secretary, and DR.. Ben1to
J. Perez Verdia Of the Pan-American
Union. A dance followed the formal
ceremonies.
Among those present were DR.. Bel
iscario Porras, president of Panama,
and Sonora de Porras, Senior j. Anton
10 Lopez Gutierrez, minister of Hon
duras; DR.. Marcial Prem OF the Qua
tamalan Commission; DR.. Antonio
Reyes Guerra, charge d'affairs of
Salvador; Senior Francisco J. Yanes of
the Pan-American Union. and several
other members Of the Latfn-American
Legations:
The hall was decorated with the
flags of all the Latin-American coun-
tries.
Mrs. Breckenridge Long. wife of the
Third Assistant Secretary of state.
and their children will return to their
Washington home on Friday from
York Harbor, Maine. where they have
had cottage for the season.
Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale returned
last night from Easthampton, l.. l.,
where she spent the weekend with
her sister, Mrs. Damrosch. Mrs. Eeale
spent the summer at the White Sui
phur, returning from there last week.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Albert L. Hoffman
entertained at tea yesterday after
noon in their bungalow on Macomb
street, in honor Of Lieut.. Hoffman's
mother, Mrs. Francis Burrell Hoff-
man of New York, who is spending
the week with them. She Is attend
ing the national conference Of Cath
Ollie Charities at the Catholic Univer-
sity Mrs. Hoffman. who 10 a former
resident Of Washington, ts president
of the National Catholic Womens Or
ganization OF America. and Is chair
man Of the New York Auxiliary of
the National Catholic War Council.
Mrs. Olive s. McGrew announces the
marriage Of her daughter. Gladys
Eleanor McGrew, to Mr.. Raymond