Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-04
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1 son are chief sponsors for
the great musical and social
| event Of the season in New
York, when, on Saturday
! evening, October IL. the greatest art
lists of the world will join the Royal
Grenadiers Band in giving concert.
The Queen Dowager Margherita of
Italy, and the ambassador to this
country from Italy. and Countess
Macchi di Cellere are also patrons
for the concert.
| The President and Mrs. Wilson at
tended the performance at the Belasco
last night, accompanied by Mrs. Boil
ling, Miss Boiling and Mr.. John Ran
dolph Boiling.
The Secretary of State and other
members of a committee, who were
to hold reception at Memorial Con-
tinental Hall tomorrow evening to
! welcome the large company Of vet
Grams from the Italian army the
Royal Grenadiers Band. have bst-
poned the reception until later date,
| in respect to the request of the Dis
! trict Commissioners and health de-
partment, who have asked that no
| large meetings be held until the cpl
demic of influenza is under better con-
| troll.
| Gen. Guglielmotti. military attache
of the Italian embassy. is in New
| York, where he met yesterday the
| company of Italian veterans and the
! Royal Grenadiers Band. who are COM
! ing to Washington. Gen. Gugliel-
motif was accompanied by his aid,
Capt. Count Luserna; Giuseppe Be
veoni. head of the Italian committee
! on public information in this country;
| Ci0nar Trafnni italian consul
| at New York, and Lieut.. Col. Serrati
| of the Italian army. Capt. Henry
Ayfes Vterhart Of the United States
Army general staff welcomed the vet
Grams in the name'of Secretary Baker.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels left Washington last even
| ing for Cincinnati, where the Secre-
tary goes to speak for the liberty
loan. They expect to return to
Washington Monday.
Mr.. Boris Bakhmeteff, the ambassa-
dor of Russia, and Nine. Bakhmeteff.
| who have spent several days in New
| York at the ST. Regis Hotel, are ex-
pected to return to Washington to-
| morrow.
| Mrs. John W. Davis. wife of the
| ambassador to Great Britain, spent
the morning at the State Department
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| entertained a few friends informally
at luncheon.
| Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins reached her
| home in X street last evening, motor
! ing from her country estate. Halle
| hurst, EIkins, W. Va, and is estab-
lished there for the winter. Mrs. FL
| kins left Washington late in the sea-
son and spent some time at the Fir-
| ginia Hot Springs in the early au-
! tumn, as is her annual custom.
! Mr.. Ira Nelson Morris. American
minister to Sweden, and Mrs. Morris.
! who have spent some time in New
York, since visiting Boston, will re-
turn here tomorrow or Sunday.
| Mr.. Koliang Yih, second secretary
| of the legation of China. will return
| to Washington next week, after a
| long absence spent in his own coun-
try.
Mrs. Marcus a. Hanna and Judge
and Mrs. John Barton Payne are stay
! ing for a time at the Plaza Hotel in
| New York, en- route to Washington.
| Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Coolidge have
| gone to the White Sulphur Springs.
| w. Va, and will stay for short time
at the Greenbrier Hotel.
! DR.. Merrill E. Gates. formerly presi-
| dent of Amherst College. and Mrs.
Gates, after three months spent in
| the White mountains, at Maplewood,
! \. H., have returned to Washington,
! and have opened their home at 1909
Rhode Island avenue.
| Miss Mercedes PheIan will entertain
at luncheon tomorrow for Miss Rose
Corbett, Miss Hugentuler and Miss
Charlett Hogan of Columbus, Ohio,
and Miss Josephine Phelan of Wyom-
| ing, all of whom are her classmates
at Trinity College.