The Washington herald., 1918-05-18


entertain at dinner at the Chevy
Chase Club on Saturday evening.
May Is.
The French government has ase-
lected a. successor to Marquis de
Polignac, who has been q member OF
1.-THE French High Commission since
Its establishment in this country, q
very interesting man In the person
lof N. Jean Guiffrey. Mr.. Guiffrey Is
already well known here, having been
LOANED by the Louvre. OF which he is
one Of the directors, to the Boston
Art Gallery to aid In the selection
Of paintings. He Is Q recognized
authority in the world of art. as was
his father, who was a director Of the
Gobelin tapestries.
Mrs. william G. Sharp. wife Of the
American Ambassador to France, left
Washington last night for her home
in Illyria, Ohio, to remain until
August, when she will return to
France. She is accompanied by her
young daughters, whom she will
place In school.
Mrs. Sharp was the guest of honor
at q luncheon given yesterday at
Congress Hall by q number OF the
ladies Of the Ohio delegation in Con-
gress. The party numbered fourteen.
and included Mrs. Champ Clark, Mrs.
Atlee Pomerene, Mrs. William A.
Ashbrook, Mrs. William Gordon, Mrs.
Warren Gard. Mrs. Horatio C. Clay
pool. Mrs. John A. Key, Mrs. Lenore
Sherwood, Mrs. Arthur W. Overmyer,
Mrs. Robert N. Switzer, Mrs. Benja-
min F. Welty, Mrs. Charles C.
Kearns, and Mrs. James NJ. Thom-
son, daughter of the Speaker and
Mrs. Clark.
The table was charmingly decorated.
red and white peonies and blue iris
being combined to suggest the tri-
color of France and our own red.
white, and blue nag. There was a
small tricoIor corsage bouquet for
each Of the guests. and wee French
and American flags were used as
place cards.
Mrs. Borden Hartman returned
~ esterday afternoon from a short
stay in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Elaine Elkins expects to &c
to Middleburg, Va. early next month
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. William Hit
Mr.. and Mrs. Hit are in Washington
just now. Mrs. Hit has been quite
sick for several weeks. Later in
the summer Mrs. Elkins will 60 to
White Sulphur Springs for an ex-
tended stay.
Mrs. Ira Bennett has returned
from q visit with Mrs. r. II. Patch.
/ in, in New York.
Mrs. Edmund Pendleton will spend
the early part of the summer at
Monterey. Pa, going later to heI
summer home at Bar Harbor. Maine
Mrs. Pendleton has spent part OF
every summer for thirty-seven con.
secutive years at Bar Harbor. Every
month of September in all that
period, without a single exception,
has been passed by her at that re-
sort.
The officers stationed at ouantico
entertained at a reception last even
ing as a farewell to Brig. Gen.
John Lejeune. u. S. N. c.. who is
to go to France shortly to take com
mand of the marines there. reliev-
ing Brig. Gen. Charles Doyen, u
s. NJ. C.
Mrs. Lejeune will return today
from a short stay at Quantico. She
attended the reception last evening.
Mai. Gen. George Barnett was also
present.
Gen. and Mrs. Lejeune went to York.
town. Va. last week for the christ
ening last Sunday Of their grand
child, James Glennen, 3rd, infant
son of Lieut.. and Mrs. James B.
Glennen, U. s. A; the latter was
formerly Miss Ellie Lejeune. Bott
Rear Admiral James Glennon, u
s. A, and Lieut.. Glennon were
present at the ceremonies.
Mrs. George Roosevelt entertained
at q luncheon at the Shoreham
Thursday, in compliment to Mrs
i lO'Shaughnessy, and Mrs. Tible de
Machado, OF Brussells. The guests
numbered eighteen and included the
wives of several members of the
diplomatic corps.
Col. and Mrs. Robert N. Thompson
and Miss Hilda Sykes will leave
Washington the first week in June
for Ticonderoga, where Mrs. Stephen
Pell, daughter Of Col and Mrs
Thompson, has q country place. They
viii pass the months of July and
August at Southampton. L. 1.
Miss Daviette Ficklen will return
to Washington the first of the week
from a visit in North Carolina with
her uncle, DR.. Corbell. She was also
the guest for a short time Of Miss
Lindsay, In Norfolk. Her brother
Cadet Holmes Ficklen, who IN a stu.
dent at the New Mexico Military
Institute, viii return today for his
summer vacation. He expects to en-
ter the U. 8. Military Academy next
spring.
Miss Mary Duncan Gibson. debu-
tante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ardson Gibson, II making an extended
stay 1t Engieside, near Lexington.
Ky. Before her return she win visit
at springhill. In Kentucky. also m
Louisville and at White Sulphur
Springs. W. Va
Mrs. Thomas Hutchinson IN max.
ing an extended stay in Philadelphia.
where she is under the doctors care.
The Assistant Secretary of Arri-
culture and Mrs. Carl vrooman spent
yesterday at Sandy Springs, Nd,
where Mr.. vrcoman made an address
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