Evening star., 1918-08-24

DR.. Brum ana his party were taken
to Fort Myer in automobiles this morn
ing, returning. in time for iancneon
at the residence in Pennsylvania ave.
nue. occupied by the mission. Early
In the afternoon DR.. Brum, State De
partment officials and members OF tine
party accompanying him from Sru-
quay, motored to Mount Vernon. wnere
held. and DR.. Brum placed a wreath
on the tomb of George Washington.
Secretary and Mrs. Lansing Hosts.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs
evening in honor of DR.. Battasai
Brum, minister Of foreign AFFAIRS oi
Uruguay, and the members OF the
mission. of which he IL the head. who
are DR.. Cesar Miranda, first vice pres
ident Of the house OF representatives
DR.. Javier Montdivil, member Of the
senate: d. Addrubal Delegado. imam
cial delegate; DR.. Justo Jose Mendoza
| secretary. and Lieut.. Juan Canosa Of
the Uruguayan navy. adtutant. The
other guests were Secretary Lane
Secretary Redfeld. Senator salisbury
Flood, the charge de'aifaires OF uru.
quay. Mr.. Hugo de Pena; Gen. Mcln.
tyre. Paymaster General of the Navy
! McGowan. Mr.. william Phillips. Mr.
Breckinridge Long. Mr.. John Barrett
| Mr.. Herbert Stabler, Mr.. julius Lay
Col Ridley. Capt. John Foster Dulles
and Lieut. Commander Beauregard.
The Secretary of State and Mrs
Lansing will entertain twenty ON
GERS stationed in and near Washing.
| ton at luncheon at their home. IL
| 18th street, tomorrow.
| The Church OF the Covenant arraneet
for the entertainme mt Of number oi
! military men every Sunday.
Daniels left Washington Friday fol
an official cruise on the Sylph. anc
will return on Monday.
The Belgian minister, Mr. E. Cartier
| de Marchienne. and Prince de Ligne
to aid in the campaign to raise funds
on Belgian day. which is being cele-
brated there today. Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt is chairman of the COM
mittee, which has arranged for the
city to be divided into districts for
the sale Of Belgian flowers and dolls
by young women of society. Fall
River and Providence are to be invad-
ed for the same purpose by the same
committee.
Lady Lester Kaye of London. who
spent last winter in Washington, fs
at the Ritx-Carlton, in New York,
preparatory to leaving shortly for
France.
Lady Grant. who is visiting Mrs.
William H. Sims at Newport. was the
honor guest at luncheon given
there yesterday by her hostess.
Mr. Henry White OF Washington is
visiting Mrs. Joseph H. Choate in
Stockbridge.
Col. Robert r. Mccormick, U. S. A..
on furlough from France. left New
York yesterday for Chicago, accom-
panied by Mrs. Mccormick. who has
been doing war relief work in Paris.
Mr. Ira Nelson Morris, American
minister to Sweden. who has been in
Washington, has gone to New York
to Join Mrs. Norris at the Ritz-Carl.
ton Hotel.
Lieut.. Cesario Berisso. a member of
the party who accompanied DR.. Bal
tasAr Brum, foreign affairs minister
main here as military attache Of the
legation Of Uruguay.
The naval committee Of Congress,
which IL visiting the Italian front, had
dinner on Thursday with King Victor
Emmanuel. who afterward conversed
at length with the visitors and in
vited them to be present at the cere-
mony Of presenting battle flags to as
saulting italian troops and confer
ring medals upon various officers and
men.
The visitors were much impressed
with the splendid bearing and dash
Of the troops.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Nelson Miles OF Bos-
ton will be christened tomorrow aft
ernoon at St. Johns Church, the Rev.
E. 8. Dunlap officiating.
The sponsors will be Col. Robert e.
Lee. Miss Mary Laurence Of Spring
Lake, N. j., and Mrs. Harriet s. Her
bert.
In the absence from the city of Miss
Laurence, the babys aunt, Miss Nam
ME Randolph Heth, will be proxy for
her.
The baby. who is a sreat-grand-
daughter of Gen. Harry Heth Of the
Confederate army, will be named
Virginia Heth Miles.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. corbett
left today for two-week stay at
Atlantic City.
DR.. M. Louise sgobel. who has
been at Mountain Lake Park. Nd,
tho past two weeks, has returned.
Mr.. George Amory Maddox has
Joined Mrs. Maddox and the children