The Washington herald., 1918-08-06
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IN WASHINGTON

The President and Mrs. Wilson.
accompanied by Miss Margaret will
soP Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson.
and Mr.. Julian Boiling. went up to
Philadelphia yesterday to witness
tne launching Of the hrst big
lretghter built at the Shipping
Boards Big Hog Island yards. A
iarge ofnctal party was assembled
Tor the ceremony which included the
christening Of the great vessel as II
slipped from the ways. Mrs. Wilson
elected to name II for the island on
which it was built, but she wisely
chose "Quistconck" the Indian name
Tor it rather than that by which It
mas been known of late.
The party left the White House for
= special train at o'clock. and re-
turned quite early in the evening.
Edward N. Hurley. head of, the
shipping Board. and Charles NJ.
Schwab. head of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. who spent the
week end together at the Traymore
az Atlantic City. returned to Phi1a-
aelphia to do the honors at Hog
Island where Mr.. Hurley made the
eeNA Coo VI any CONSEQUENCES IN
connection with the ceremonies, as
suring the assembled company that
uncle Sam was building faster than
the U-boats could sink. Incidental
~ IL Is reported that within two
minutes after the Quistconck took
the water, keel No. 80 had been laid
on the ways she had vacated.
There were, by the way, several
other representatives of oficial
Washington at the Traymore, at At
lantic City for the weekend, among
them Sir Charles Gordon. director
or supplies for the British govern
ment in America: Col. A. Fagaldo,
OF the French High Commission; ana
senor Antonio Reyes-Guerra, charge
danaires for San Salvador.
Mr.. Breckenridge Long. Third AS
sistant Secretary of State, entertained
AT dinner last night in honor of the
chinese minister, DIR. wellington Koo.
ana Mr.. Tang Hua Lung, former
speaker OF China The other guests
were: Speaker Champ Clark, Mai.
Gen. George Barnett. Vance McCor-
nick, Mr. Thomas Beaumont-Hohler,
sot the British Embassy; Mr.. z. T.
Williams, Of the State Department;
Mr. John Gardner Coolidge, Mr.. Cor
don Auchincloss, Mr.. Jerome D.
Landsneld and Maj. H. seaver Jones.
NJ. de Billy. deputy high commits
sioner Of France. entertained at din
Eer In his apartment on S street last
night in honor of Mr.. Albert Metin,
head of the French commission en-
T01ltA IN Anafralfa
Gerald Pau. the military representa-
tive Of France with the mission. Cow
ers were laid for twenty-four.
Earlier in the day the French Am
oassador and Nine. Jusserand had en-
tertained informally at luncheon for
the same distinguished guests, the
guests including several OF the en-
bassy stan. Tonight they will have a
large comapny to meet them at din
ner at the embassy.
NJ Metin is a French deputy and
former minister of labor Gen. Pau.
IS veteran Of the Franco-Prussian
war as well as one of the heroes OF
the present great war.
Sonora de Riano, wife Of the Span
ish Ambassador. is leaving Washing
ton tomorrow to spend some, time with
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chandler Anderson. at York Har-
Dor. She expects to stop at Newport
flor day or two on her way Norlb.
The ambassador does not at present
expect to be able to get away at all
this summer.
The Minister Of Cuba and Nine. de
Cespedes have as their guest at the
legation, Countess Castelli Salina. who
has come from New York for a stay
Of several weeks.
The Belgian Minister. Mr.. de Car
tier de Marchienne. who has been
making a series of visits at Provi-
dence and Newport, r. l., having
been the guest at the latter place of
Capt. and Mrs. Perry Belmont is ex-
pected back in Washington today.
The Prince de Ligne. recently at
tached to the Belgian Legation
here. has also been the geust of the
Perry Beluonts, as has Mai. Crau-
ford Stuart, Lord Readings secre-
tary.
Miss Frances Sullivan, of Radnor,
Pa. is the guest of her brother-in-
law and sister. Lieut. and Mrs. AL
bert Lincoln Hoffman. at THAR home
in Cleveland Park.
I Capt Angus Macintosh. honorary
attache of the British Embassy,
spent the weekend in New York,
being registered at the Biltmore. He
and Lady Maud Macintosh. who is