Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
Members of the Imperial japanese
Military Mission to Dine at
Army and Navy Club.
French Ambassador and Mime. JUS
serand and British Ambassador and
Lady Reading to Attend Ball.

serand and British Ambassador and
Lady Reading to Attend Ball.
The President and Mrs. Wilson, with
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, attended the
performance at Keith's Theater last even
ing.
Mr.. Benedict Crowell. the acting Secre-
tary of War, will entertain at dinner TINS
evening at the Army and Navy Cluo IN
honor of Lieut.. Gen. Chikushi and the
other members of the imperial Japanese
military mission.
Mrs Richard Townsend will be hostess
at dinner this evening. entertaining IN
honor of the British ambassador and Lady
Reading.
Mrs. Frank B. Noyes was hostess at
luncheon today, entertaining in honor OF
Miss Stettinius, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Edward r. Stettinius of New York ana
Washington.
The minister of Persia will entertain
at dinner this evening at the legation
in celebration Of the PERSIAN ne" E 80
The guests will include the memBefS
of tn" legation staff. 4 number OF Ief-
sian residents and others
There are a number OF additions to
the diplomatic corps at Washington, &C
cordine to the list Just sent out ffofl
the State Department Tor the current
month.
bassador, the Earl of Reading, and the
Countess of Reading appear fCr me
first time the ambassador also pclHS
DESIGNATED high commissioner
Sir Henry BabingtCn SMITH has oeen
appointed assistant commissioner Win
the rank of minister pienipotentiary
and Mr. Hubert Montgomery, prlvate
secretary, is another addition TO the
large staff at the British embassy.
The new minister of the Netherlands,
DIR. August Philips. and Nine. Philips
are listed for the first time. as IS MI
William f Gobius, attache of the Meth
erIands legation.
Mr. Tokuji Amagi has been added 10
the list of attaches at the japanese
embassy. ,,
The names of Mr.. Hersleb Birkeland;
second secretary, and Nine. hirh os -, u u
have been added to the members OF the
staff at the Norwegian legation. and
there are a number of additions at the
Swedish legation, among them baron
knut Blonde, secretary of legation, With
Baroness Bonde. Baroness 1nga Bonde
and Baroness Brita Bonde: Count Goran
Won Rosen, second secretary. and Mr.. j.
8. Jeansson, honorary attache.
Mr. Hans Henning Schroeder is a new
attache at the legation of Denmark, and
the Serbian war mission. has been tenn
porarily attached at the Serbian lega-
ton.
The French ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand and the British ambassador
and Lady Reading viii occupy boxes at
the Tri-color ball to be given Satur-
day night. March IS, at the New VIII
lard, under the auspices of the Amerl-
can Fund for French Wounded.
n
rnittee of this organization include
Nine Henri de Sibour, chairman; Mrs.
Blaine Beale. vice chairman; Mrs. Hen
ry Leonard. treasurer; Mrs. Garrison
McClintock, secretary: Mrs. Learned,
Mrs Mumford and Nine. de Bianpre.
Others on the committee include Mrs.
Paul Bartlett. Mrs. Richard olneS. Mrs.
Gordon Bell. Mrs. Thomas Cook. Mrs
Charles Hamlin, Mrs. Charles Sheldon,
Mrs. John O'Donnell. Mrs. William Sla-
ter. Mrs. Frederick Delano. Mrs. Fred
erick Atherton, Mrs. Cleveland Per
kins, Miss Goldman, Miss Ecgeman.
Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mrs. Henry Mar
quand, Mrs. William Parker. Mrs Hen
ry Rea. Mrs. Charles Tracy. Mrs. George
Howard, Mrs. Thomas Chatard and Mrs.
Charles Warren.
The plans for the ball. which prom
ises to be one of the largest and most
brilliant of the season, are fast near
ing completion.
Mrs Letter, Mrs. Mitchell. Mrs. Leon
ard and Nine. de Blanpre viii be in the
receiving line.
Mrs. Hennen Jennings. who has been
visiting at New York and Boston for
several weeks, has returned to Wash
ington.
Miss Gladys Hinckley was hostess
at a dinner dance last evening at her
residence. in 10th street.
Dr. and Mrs. Ulysses G. r. Pierce
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Fay Eliza beth. to Lieut.. Karl
Hiding Reij, United States Signal
Corps. Radio Division.
Capt. and Mrs. Arthur L. Willard
entertaining at their quarters at the
navy yard. They also entertained a
dinner party last evening"
Mrs. stephen B. Elkins entertained a
company at dinner last evening. Mrs.
Elkins' guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Wjeder-
, seim of Philadelphia. who spent a part
of last week with her, have returned TO
their home.
Mrs. William 4. Burton. wife of Ca pit
| Burton of the British war mission, Will
return today to New York after short
| stay in this city.
| senator ana MIS- fiOke EoiilitIl nave rs
their guest their daughter-in-law, Mrs
Marion Smith, and her two children OF
Atlanta Ga.
! Miss Laurie Smith of Long Island has
arrived at Washington for Il stay OF
several weeks with her sister, Mrs
! Harry A Baldridge. wife of CoHman-
| der Baldridge, u. S. N, at the Park
| wood.
| Mrs. Irving c. Norwood. formerly OF
| Washington, is visiting her sister Mrs
| E. Perciva1 Wilson of Chevy Chase
In the Church of the TRANSPORTATION
I New York, yesterday afternoon Miss
Mienon Toby, daughter of Edward Toby
| of New Orleans, was married to VII
| liam Charles MenZies, L. S. " r
| The wedding was of special interest
| The brides mother was Miss Nancy
! Boiling of Virginia, a cousin of Mrs
| Woodrow Wilson.
| The ceremony was performed bv the
Rev. DIR. George Clarke Houghton. the
rector.
| The bridegroom and his brother En-
| sign John Menzies, now lecturing at
| Columbia University. come from a dis
| tinguished Scottish family. the head NJ
which is the Earl of Seafield. me
| left Yale to enter the government serv-
| ice.