The Washington times., 1918-01-05
THE CITY'S SOCIAL SIDE
Wee President
And WfeHosts
To Serblans

~ OHULHLS
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
entertained at luncheon today at the
Capitol in honor OF the Serbian Mission,
having a distinguished company TO meet
them. The luncheon followed the address,
which DR.. Milenko Vesnitch, chief Of the
mission, made this morning before the
Senate Tho luncheon which Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Herbert Stabler were to have
given for General Rachiteh and Colonel
Nenadovitch was Cancelled in order that
all the members Of the mission might
he guests Of the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall
Tonight the French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand will entertain at din.
ner in honor Of DR.. Vesnitch and all
the members Of the mission, their guests
including the minister Of Serbia, Mr..
Michailovitch. and Alexandra V. George
witch. secretary OF the Serbian legation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer, IT., who
entertained the military members Of the
mis- ion at diner last evening. hao a
musicale afterward to which additional
guests were asked.
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The French ambassador. NJ Jusserand.
will go to New York next week to at
tend the dinner to be given by the New
York Bar Association next Saturday
evening.
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A Theater Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Legare, Mrs.
Peter Goelet Gerry, Miss Margaret
Perrin, George Howard and Kent
Legare were members OF an inter
estinE box party at the Belasco
Theater last evening.
The Persian minister. Mehdi Khan,
was also in a box party, and guests
I'm another box were two members OF
the Serbian mission, their striking
uniforms attracting q good deal Ok
attention.
Miss Elizabeth Stevenson. debutante
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Stevenson, is entertaining at a box
party this afternoon at the Belasco
Theater.. Her guests are Miss Louise
Theron, Miss Halle Davis, Miss c.
ella McCaIlum, Miss Margarita Zaldi-
var, Miss Sidney Burleson. Miss Eliza
beth Burnett. Miss Ellen Bruce Lee,
. Miss Mildred Bromwell, Miss Anna
Hamlin. Miss Roberta Brooke Rus
sell, and Miss Janet Harlan
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Mrs. Edmund PendIeton entertain
ed eight guests informally at lunch
con today at her home at Stoneleigh
Court. Mrs. Burton Harrison was the
/ honor guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott, Of Cleve-
land. who spent the summer and early
autumn In Washington. and who leased
the Massachusetts avenue residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs James A. Drain for the
season, are now in Santa Barbara, Cal
Mr.. Scott is convalescing from a break
down caused by overwork which forced
him to give up his position as chair
man Of the general munitions board
Baron MeEata EntertaIns.
Baron Megata, head Of the Japanese
finance commission, was host at dinner
last evening at the Shoreham. He will
leave Washington In a few days. Among
the guests were the japanese ambassa-
dor, Almaro Sato; the Secretary OF the
Treasury. William Gibbs MCAdoo; the
Counselor or the State Department.
Frank l. Polk: the counselor Of the
Japanese embassy, Mr.. Tanaka the con-
sui general at New York, Mr.. Yata;
. John SHELTON Williams. Charles $. Ham
( lin, ". L. q. Harding, other officials OF
/ the Treasury Department, and members
| Of the japanese nnancial mission. Baron
! Megata's guests numbered thirty-eight.
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. Major and Mrs. Ian Hay Beth, who
! have been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Slater. left last evening for
New York 10 fulfill an engagement. but
Carrying on" that Major Beth will
give tomorrow evening at the Belasco
at $50 for the benefit OF the British
! American war relief fund.
Miss Patten had number OF guests
lunChIng with her yesterday.
Here From Hawaii.
Mrs. Dcvers. wife OF Major Jacob
L. Drvers, L. ). Field Artillery. has
arrived from Schodeld Barracks,
Hawaii and is visiting her parents,
AR and Nirs. Frank Lyon, at Lyon
hurst Major Devers is stationed al
the school 81 Fire, Fort sill. Okla
homa-
Mis- l.o'a Robinson. who was the
guest o. Mrs. Poe Whit. has return
ed TO New York. She will come to
Washington about the middle OF the
month for another visit with Mrs.
White.
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Tho Secretary Of Commerce and
Mrs Kedfeld have gone to Cincinnati
for the marriage of their son, Assist
ant Paymaster Humphrey Fuller Red
mold. L. :. N, and Miss Army Louise
C"wiug. which will be solemnized
tHis evening. The ceremony will take
place at the home OF the brides pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Alan Cow