The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-06
s.cretarr BAKER Returns.


turned today from Chicago, where he
went to make an address on the
Fourth of July.
Mrs. Baker sang last evening for
the wayfarers' Club in the Thomson
School organized some months age
for the purpose OF entertaining SOL
diers stationed in and about Washing
ton. Mrs. Baker was accompanied by
her gifted brother, Ralph Leopold
who Is visiting her for a short time
She sang a number of new, as well as
old, patriotic songs, which were en-
Enthusiastically received.
Secretary and Mrs. Baker will have
as their guest next week. Mrs. James
shipton, wife OF Brigadier General
Shipton, U. S. A, now on duty In
France. Mrs Baker will be at home
on wednesday in honor of Mrs. Ship
ton. General and Mrs. Shipton were
stationed in Washington for year
or more before the general went to
France. Mrs. Shipton has been stay
ing with her mother at Little Rock.
Ark. and IL en- route TO a resort on
the coast
Picnic Aids War Fund.
Members Of Delta Delta Delta fra
= supper at Bannockburn Golf and
Country Club last week At this meet
ing more than 800 was pledged toward
the fraternity's war fund to send a
group OF Tri-Deltas to France to help
in reconstruction work The grand pres
ident Of Delta Delta Delta. Miss R
Louise Fitch, writer and humorist, Is in
France, where she Is gathering material
for a series OF magazine articles she Is
to write for the Y. w. c. A relative TO
the work women are doing there, par
ticularIy In munition factories.
Mrs. Agnes McGrew wickersham. who
has spent the past year in Philadelphia,
has been the guest for the last ten days
OF her sister. Mrs Bulloch. Mrs Wick
ersham and Mrs. BuIloch left yesterday
to spend some weeks in Virginia They
will not open their cottage in Maine
this season
Former President and Mrs. william
Howard Taft have opened their summer
homo at Murray Bay, Canada, which
they have improved and enlarged con-
since last season Mrs Taft
has been there for a few weeks and will
be Joined shortly by Miss Helen Taft,
lean Of Bryn Mawr College
Mrs George Barnett Is stin III in Co
umbia Hospital, where she will probably
have to remain for the next two or three
weeks
The Japanese Ambassador and Wis
Ishii, who have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson at their
place at Brookline, Mass, since return
ng from Fair Haven, Conn, where they
.pent the Fourth, viii return to WASH
ngton this evening.
The Countess di CeIlere and her
children, who came down from Blue
Ridge Summit, Pa, to spend the Fourth
at the embassy here with the Italian
have returned to their
summer residence. The ambassador.
by Mr.. and Mrs. Falorsi,
II the embassy staff. and also Count
2. Observation-Disclosures, counselor OF
he embassy, will leave today to pass
he week end with the Countess AT
Slue Ridge Summit, returning TO
Monday. Mrs. Falorsi
5pent a week with Countess di Cellere.
to Washington with her
to pass the Fourth here.
Miss Sullivan Married.
In honor OF Miss Leta Livingston
sullivan. who was married at noon to-
lay in Philadelphia to Lieut. Lincoln
United States army, a din
Ter was given last night at the Rad
Tor Hunt Club by the brides brother,
lieut.. Livingston Sullivan. U. S. a.
The guests included Miss Frances L.
sullivan and Miss Elaine S. Sullivan.
listers OF the bride; Nine. Ferdinand
le Mohrenschildt, Mrs. ogden Hoff-
nan. OF New York. Miss Gladys Hinck-
ey, Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, Miss
Margaret Berwind. Miss Mary Brown
Mrs. William Paul OScill,
Hiss Gretchen CLAY. and Capt. William
s.. Hoffman and Lieut.. Murray Hoff-
nan, brothers OF the bridegroom:
apt. Birch Helms, Capt Thomas
'ook. Lieut.. william Grosvcnor. Ormc
Z ilson. Percy Il. Pyne, I'd, and George
;. Wasstaff
Gcnator and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry.
Who spent the Fourth OF July in New
FORK. reached Philadelphia yesterday
0 be present at the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover, who !
PASSED tho winter at the residence a.
TO1 Massachusetts, avenue. have |
aiken possession OF the residence Of !