Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-02

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small dinner company at the
legation tonight in honor OF
Mr.. Lingoh Wang, China's
consul at Vancouver, B. c., who is
staying at the Washington Hotel fol
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Koo returned to the
legation today, and tomorrow night
will entertain at dinner for the am
bassador of Japan and Viscountess
1shii and for Mr.. Hioki, the minister
of Japan to Sweden, who is en- route
to his new post.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the
Secretary of the Navy, returned to
Washington this morning after an abb
sence of ten days spent at Little ROCK.
Ark; New Orleans and Raleigh, N. e.
Ceremonies for Italian Troops.
Capt. Giuseppe Bevioni. head of the
Italian bureau of information in this
country, who went to New York yes
terday. will return here tomorrow
with the detachment of troops of the
Italian army who are to make an
official visit to this country.
The troops are Italy's contribution
to the fourth liberty loan campaign,
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and the Royal Grenadiers' Band OF
Italy, composed of 100 pieces. accom-
panieS them.
A committee headed by the Secre-
tary of State. and composed of the
entire cabinet, is sending out cards
for celebration in their honor to
he held at Continental Memorial Hail,
Thursday evening.
There will be concert by the
Royal Grenadiers' Band-as famous in
music-loving Italy as is the Marine
Band here-and a discussion of 1talo-
American war aims, with addresses
by the Italian amba ssador. Capt. Glu-
seppe BeWoni of the italian parlia-
ment, Gen. Guglielmotti of the 1tal-
ian embassy. Mr.. George Creel and
Lieut.. D. A. Costantini.
This will be the first considerable
representation of the Italian army to
visit the United States. and is analo-
Eous to the visit of the French BLUE
Devils and more lately the famous
Foreign Legion. The troops. 200
strong, will visit various cities in the
interest of the liberty loan.
Lieut.. Grafton Winthrop Minot. L.
s. A. who was member of AmbaSsa-
dor Gerard's secretarial staff in Ber-
lingo Beach, Prides Crossing, where
Mrs. Minot and their two children
spent the summer.
Mrs. Augustus P. Gardner. the
mother of Mrs. Minot, will spend the
winter in Washington at her home in
H street.
Mrs. Victor Kaufman has returned
to her home, 110S New Hampshire
avenue. after spending time at At
1antic City, and later going to Brook
line, Mass, to be near her son. Mr..
y-hn iS the
training school at Cambridge.
Judge and Mrs. William H. Hunt
announce the engagement of their
daughter. Gertrude Livingston. and
Mr.. Rulison Knox, son of MIR. and Mrs.
Griswold Knox of Boston and San
Rafael. Cal Miss Hunt is now the
guest of her sister. Mrs. Hunt Thomp-
son, at 1929 jefferson place, and Mr..
Knox is at the Harvard training
camp.
Mr.. Griswold Knox is now in Rome
as a representative of the scientific
department of the war board.
Announcement is made by Mrs.
Richard Esterbrook of 545 West 111th
of her daughter. Miss Caryll n. Ester
brook. and Lieut.. Robert Earll Nc
Connell. U. S. N, of Los Angeles, Cal.
now stationed in Washington. He
was graduated from the Columbia
School of Mines. The wedding will
take place next winter.
Miss Edith Livingston Fryer. whose
engagement to Lieut.. Col. Frederick
Coleman Test. L. S. A, now stationed
in Washington. has just been an
nounced. will visit her brother-in-law
and sister. Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Spencer Wood. in Boston. after COM
pleting series of visits in Balti-
more and Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.
Miss Margaretta Wood. daughter of
Admiral and Mrs. Wood. will prob
ably make her debut in Boston this
winter. though plans for her formal
presentation are not yet completed.
Miss Caroline Ogden Jones. who is
in Maine. will join her mother, Mrs.
Paul Bartlett. in Washington on
Saturday. Mrs. Bartlett expects to
spend part of the winter in Wash
ington and part in New York, where
Mr.. Bartlett is engaged in important
work.