The Washington herald., 1918-11-19


about 900 convaIescents from Walter
Reec Hospital. and as the Red Cross
committee OF the Interior Depart
ment has undertaken to supply the
necessary automobiles to bring them
and take them back again. there will
be a small regiment of the boys en-
joying the perturbation of their
mates in France.
The boxholders for the afternoon
are Senator James d. Phelan, Sem
ator Frank b. Kellogg. Mrs. Will
lam Phillips, wife of the Assistant
Secretary of State; Mrs. Frank Lyon
Polk. Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs. Lo-
throp Brown, Mrs. Charles c. Glover.
Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mrs. Edward
l., Doheny. Mrs Herbert Hoover.
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt. Mrs Fred
eric A. Keep. Mrs. Everit Macy and
Mr.. Henry White. former Ambassa-
dor TO France. most of whom will
be present and entertain distinguish
ed box parties.
Last night the French Ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand entertained at
dinner in honor of the French Educa-
tional Mission. Their guests were the
six members of the mission and the
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
David Franklin Houston. DR.. and
Mrs. James Brown Scott. Mrs.
Charles d. walcOtt DR.. r. 5. Wood
ward Of the Canesie Institution, DR..
L. s. Rowe. Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury: Herbert Putnam, Miss
Ruth Putnam. and NJ. Sylvan Levi,
professor OF the College de France.
n - a.. Ill g-,t.
informal reception for the members Of
the mission at the Cosmos Club.
Yesterday morning the mission mo-
tored to Mount verun and paid their
devoirs at the tomb of washington
In the early afternoon II had an au-
dieuce with the President and later a
conference with the Educational COM
mittee OF the War Department.
Senator James Phelan of California,
entertained at dinner last evening in
honor of Mrs. Gertrude Atherton, the
distinguished novelist who is at pres
ent a house guest at the Phelan resi-
dence. Mrs. Atherton will sail shortly
for France. being commissioned to
cover" the peace conference for the
New York Times.
Cards were issued yesterday from
the State Department for Mrs. Rob-
ert Lansing for an at home on We'd
nesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, at the
home of the Secretary of State on
Eighteenth street, when members of
the Diplomatic Corps will be re-
ceived.
Mrs. Lansing established the GUS
tom of giving an at home for the
diplomats in the late autumn sew
eral years ago.
The Minister of Salvador. DR..
Zaldivar. who has been in New York
for several days has returned to
Washington.
The British army officers station
ed at Washington will be hosts at a
brilliant ball on Saturday evening.
entertaining at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Letter. where sew
eTaI of the officers OF the British
military mission are residing. Mr..
and Mrs. Letter are spending the
autumn in the South.
Mrs. John W. Davis, wife of the
newly appointed Ambassador to
Great Britain. is i'll at her home on
street. She had expected
TO meet Mr.. Davis in New York on
bis return from an important mis-
sion to Switzerland. at the end OF
the week, and still hopes to be able
TO do so.
Mrs. Richard 4. Harlow has re-
turned after spending several days in
New York. Miss Harlow. who accom-
panied her mother. viii return in a
day or two.
The marriage of Miss Harlow and
Lieut. Commander Theodore Stark
Wilkinson I'd will take place next
month and viii be a large church af-
fair.
\ number Of hospitalities are being
planned for the bride and bridegroom
elect. among the first being a small
dinner which Capt and Mrs. John
their honor.
Mrs. Walsh will entertain at a din
ner, followed by a theater party, in
compliment to Nine. Inozo Nitobe to-
morrow evening.
MFS- Frederic A. Delan0 and Miss
Louise DelanO, who are at their resi-
denCe. lbs Sixteenth street, during
the absence OF Mai. Delano in France.
entertained at dinner Sunday evening
in compliment to Miss Sara Price Col
lier and her fiance. Lieut. Charles FeI-
loves Gordon, r. n.
Mai. and Mrs. Nevil Monroe Hop
Eins will entertain at a dance for