The Washington herald., 1918-03-06

Mrs. Ira Nelson Morris, wife of the
United States Minister to Sweden.
was the guest of Mrs. Wilson at tea
at the White House yesterday at 5
o'clock Mrs. Morris left Washington
last night for New York and will
sail next week for Sweden.
The Bulgarian Minister and Nine
Panaretoff are at the Alcazar Hotel.
St Augustine, Fla, for fortnight 3
visit.
NJ. Lubomir MichaiIovitch, Serbian
Minister. has gone to Palm Beach.
NJ Mlchailovitch, who has been feel
ing the strain of the work imposed
on him during the recent visit Of the
royal Serbian mission. intends to pass
about two or three weeks in Florida.
During his absence the affairs Of the
legation will be in the hands OF the
secretaries.
DR.. constantin Angelascu, Minister
of Rumania, and members OF his STAN,
have gone to New York and are
stopping at the Plaza Hotel
Mrs William A Slater, Jr., has
leased the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
GirVin Peters in Edgemoor. She will
take possession about the first OF June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill P. Galloway have
had the house this winter. Last sum-
mer It was leased by Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul NJ. Warburg, who are now re-
siding at the residence Of DR.. and Mrs.
Ryan Devereux, in Chevy Chase.
John W. Prentiss, Of New York, has
rented the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hamilton Wright. 151 New Hamp-
shire avenue.
Capt Lomberto Vannutelli, naval
attache OF the Italian Embassy, will
entertain at dinner Monday evening
at the Washington Club.
Mrs. Arthur Lee, who passed the
weekend in Elkins. W. Va. has re-
turned TO Washington. Mrs. Thayer
who visited Mr.. and Mrs Lee last
week, has returned to her home in
Charleston, W. Va
Mrs. Beverly Robinson who was
the guest of Mrs. T A. Baldwin,
has returned to her home in New
York
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DOugheTty entertained informally
at dinner last evening at the Service
Club, in compliment to Brig. Gen.
Frederic V. 4 bbott, commandant at
the Washington Barracks. and Mrs.
Abbott. There were covers for
twenty.
Mrs. Charles T. Ward. wife of
Representative Ward, of New York,
entertained at a luncheon of sixteen
covers Monday afternoon. Bridge
followed later in the afternoon.
William Coffin, consul general at
stockholm. who il in Washington
on leave and is at the Lafayette
Hotel, dined informally Monday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
J. Carr. Mrs Coffin is in Connecti-
cut. She has been In this country
two years. Mr. Coffin was consul
general at Budapest when the
United States broke relations with
Austria Because of the unsettled
conditions in Budapest, Mrs. Coffin
returned to this country when the
great war was in its early stages.
Mr.. Coffin was only in Stockholm
= short time. having been stationed
in Christiania before that. Before
he was assigned to Budapest he
was at the consulate in Jerusalem.
so has had many and unusual ex-
periences.
Albert Halstead formerly consul
general at Vienna, and who was on
temporary duty at the State De-
paTtment early in tho winter, has
gone to Stockholm to take Mr.. Cof-
fins place. George Nicholas Int is
temporarily assigned to the con-
sulate in Christiania. Mrs. Halstead
did not accompany her husband, but
is IN Atlantic City.
Ralph Totten, of the State Depart
ment, formerly consul general at
large in Europe. who spent several
months visiting the consuIates in
Mexico. has returned to Washing
ton. His brother. Lieut.. Joseph Tot
ten. L. 5. r., who was stationed
at Camp Meade. has been transfer
red to Spartanburg.
P. ]. Valkiapaa. special representa-
tive OF Finland. arrived in Washing
ton Monday for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Frederick L. Chaplin has Ieas-
ed the apartment at 1Tl2 II street.
which she occupied this winter. for
another year
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman will en-
tertain the Woman's Club OF Bethes-
da on Tuesday afternoon. March 10.
Justice Siddons will make an ad-
dress during the afternoon on Tax
alton in Relation to the War"
Charles L Hoover. consul at Sac
Paulo. Brazil. who is in the country
on leave, is in Washington for a
few days en- route to his home in
Monticello, Ark. to visit his family.
Mrs Newton ID. Baker will sing
a group Of songs at Camp Meigs
on Friday evening.
Mrs. Champ Clark, wife Of the
Speaker. has gone to New York, where
she spoke last evening on food con-
servation at the Gamut Club. Mrs.
Clark will return within a few DAYS.
Miss Mary Brooke. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brooke, who
is the guest of the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Daniels, Will return to
her home in Philadelphia this week.
She will be accompanied by Miss
Mary Cleaves Daniels, who is also
visiting Secretary and Mrs. Daniels.
OF interest to Washington Is the
announcement Of the engagement of
Lieut.. Rogers Toy. u. S. r. c., of At
Ianta. to Miss Emma Jordan, of Mon
ticello, Ala. Lieut.. Toy is a brother
OF Mrs. William Bailey Lamar. of this
city. Mrs. Lamar was Miss Ethel
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