The Washington times., 1918-08-10

THE President and Mrs. Wilson
attended the performance at
the National Theater last
evening. They had no guests
with them.
George Creel, chairman of the COM
mI:tce On public information. enter
;atned a box party at the play. hav-
Ing as guests the Secretary OF the
Navy and Airs. Daniels, Mrs. Cha1-
bourne and DR.. and Mrs. Creel.
brother and sister-in-law of the host.
Others in the audience were Mrs.
DeIos Blodgett and the Misses Blod-
gett, Mrs. Charles Graves Matthews,
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. James w. Walsh,
Miss Myrtis Porcher and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Robert Elmore.
Frank L Polk, counselor of the
state Department, who is acting Sec
retary of State in the absence of Sec
retary Lansing. will leave town on
Monday for his vacation and will join
Mrs. Polk at their cottage at Bar
Harborr Me.
Leave Washington
The Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. William Phillips left Wash
ington yesterday for their summer
home, Highover. at North Beverly
Mass, where Mr.. Phillips will spend
the week end.
Gone to Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Campbell Wal
lace have gone to Newport to stay
with Mr.. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones.
gone to Norfolk for a weekend visit
to Mr.. Browns brother, who is sta
toned there
Announcement has been made in
Paris of the engagement OF Mile.
Therese Clemenceau, daughter of the
French premier, Georges Clemeneeau,
to Jules Jung, a member of the Paris
legal fraternity. who is now serving
as a sergeant in the French army.
Mrs. Grafton winthrop Minot Of
Boston, is visiting Mrs. Walter r.
Cherardi. at Newport Mrs Gherardi
is the wife of Commander Gherardt,
u. S. N, who was naval attache OF
the American embassy at Berlin at
the time the United States entered
the war, and her "reminiscences of
a current periodical. Commander and
Mrs. Gherardi were stationed In
washington before going to Germany.
EntertaIn Mrs. Mcdonald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Burial HON.
man, who are entertaining Mrs. James
Mcdonald, of Washington, at their
cottage at Southampton. L. L, gave q
dinner for their guest last evening.
Miss Elaine Sullivan, Of Radnor, Pa.
is also visiting at the Hoffman cot
tege. Her sister. Miss Leta Sullivan.
was recently married to Lieut. Albert
Lincoln Hoffman.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Richard Leach
Davisson, Of Washington, are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth OF
son recently at the country home OF
MIS-. DaYisson,s parents, Mr.and Mrs.
William H. Porter. at Glen Cove. L.
/ The boy has been named Richard
Leach Davidson, jr.
Miss Lota Robinson has completed
a visit with Mrs. Francis Carolan at
the Crossways, her place at Burlin-
game, Cal, and is now with friends in
san tTdnClSCO-
Paul N. warburg, whose term as
member of the Federal Reserve Board
las just expired. has gone to New
York to spend the week end.
CONGRESSMAN and hrs. George w.
Edmonds, of Pennsylvania. are in At
lantic City for the rest OF August and
are staying at the Traymore hotel
Among those dining on the roof OF
the Army and Navy Club last evening
were Senator and Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry, Carl Vrooman, Assistant Secre-
tary of Agriculture; Major Livius
Teiusanu, acting military attache of
the Roumanian legation, and Colonel
Jordon, U. S. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Gravener were
hosts at dinner on the roof on Thurs
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