Evening star., 1918-06-18

~- HE President and Mrs. Will
son attended the perform
ance at the National Thea
ter last night
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall left Washington last evening for
Indianapolis, where the Vice President
will attend the state democratic con-
| vention. They will be absent until
the latter part of the week.
Former President and Mrs. Taft. who
for the fourth time will take up their
residence here in the autumn, have
concluded their search for suitable
quarters and have selected an apart
ment at 2029 Connecticut avenue, of
which they will take possession about
October /.
The French ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand entertained at dinner last
evening at the embassy, when their
guests were the Secretary of War, Mr.
Newton d. Baker; Gen. March, Gen.
Bridges. Gen. Berthelot, Gen. Crozier,
Gen. Kuhn, MIR. de Billy, Gen. yignal,
Gen. Clandon, Col. Martin. Col. RAY
mond, Col. Fagaldi, Maj. Requfn, Maj.
Teisanu, Capt. Staehlin, MIR. Lauzanne,
Mr.. Lacombe and Count de Chambrun.
counselor of the French embassy.
The Japanese ambassador and vis-
countess Ishii entertained at dinner
last evening at their embassy, in X
street. Their guests were:
The Italian ambassador, Count V
Macchi di Celere; Count Miniscalchi-
Erizzo, counselor of Italian embassy;
the assistant secretary of war and
Mrs. Stettinius. Miss Stettinius, Mr..
Clarence Woolley, Mrs. ]. B. Hender-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson, Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon Auchincloss, Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. White, Mrs. James Nc
Donald, Mr.. Tokichi Tanaka, coun-
sellor Of Japanese embassy; Mr.. Kat
suji Debuchi, first secretary; Com
mander Vtscount Hotta, assistant na-
val attache: Mr.. Minoru Fulfil, second
secretary; Lieut.. Col. Tanikawa. mill
tary attache; Mr.. Seiichiro Yokota,
third secretary; Capt Watari and MIR.
Countess di Cellere, wife of the
Italian ambassador. came to WASH
ington late last evening from Blue
Ridge Summit, where she is spending
tbe summer. and will return tomor-
row evening.
Mrs. Richard Townsend. who is at
New York. will return to Washington
the latter part of the week.
Miss Zeneida Merriam will enter
tain at a dance this evening in COM
pliment to Miss Katherine Coville,
whose marriage to Lieut.. Chester c.
Woodburn, U. s. r. C., will take place
tomorrow afternoon at the Church
of the Covenant.
Miss Linda Steuart. who will at
tend the bride as maid Of honor, will
give a luncheon in her honor to-
morrow.
The men of the wedding party will
include Lieut.. de Graffenreid Graves.
who will act as best man, and the
following ushers: Capt. Highland
Johns, Lieut.. John T. Graves. Lieut..
Martin Fisher and Mr.. Donald Hop
kins of Greenfield, N. H., all of the
United States Army. A reception will
follow the ceremony at the home CT
the brides parents.
The out-of-town guests here for
the wedding include DR.. Frances
Boynton of New Haven. Conn.,, aunt
of the bride, and Mr.. and Mrs. Stan
ley Coville Of Doylestown, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Francis Sulli-
van of Philadelphia have announced
the engagement Of their daughter.
Miss Leta Sullivan, to Lieut.. Albert
Lincoln Hoffman. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Burial Hoffman of New York.
The wedding will take place Saturday,
July 6. at the country home. Of Mr..