The Washington herald., 1918-11-14

Lieut.. Philippe Barber of the Bel
gian Legation seems to have been
the instigator of the very brilliant
dinner of the allies at the Club de
Ningt's new quarters. 1871 Connecti-
cut avenue last night. Representa-
tives of the diplomatic staffs of all
the allied nations, and war missions
made up the company, numbering In
all between sixty and seventy. The
dinner was in the nature OF gem
eral jubilation, and flags were largely
in evidence in the decorations. Lieut.
Barber himself was the only Belgian
present Commander Uyeda, of the
Japanese Embassy, and Capt. More
ira OF the Brazilian Embassy, both
naval attaches; and Mai. Tabio, mill
tsry attache of the Cuban LECTION
were also sole representatives OF
their country. Great Britain had the
largest delegation-nearly thirty-in-
cluding Gen. Trotter, Gen. Headlam'
Gen. Lee, Col. Pakenham, Col Coke,
Col. Giles, Col Gilmore, Maj. Nutter,
Mai. Paige, Maj. Crawford Stewart,
Lieut.. Commander Hobbs, Capt. Glen,
Capt. Gibson, Capt. Hope, Capt.
Tryr, Lieutsl Eadie, Duthie, Macau-
lay, Pucher. and Piley. France had
about eighteen, among whom were
Gen. CoIlardet, military attache of
the Embassy. Col Martin, Comman-
dant Dubreuil, Commandant Rous-
seau, Commandant Dupont, Lieut..
Chovel, the naval attache OF the EN-
bassy, Capt. Courcelle, Capt. Blaize,
Lieut.. Labat, Lieut.. Coquelet, and
Lieut.. Grimpfel. Italy was repre-
sented by about a dozen. including
Gen. Guglielmotti. Col. Bitossi, Col
Gianfreda, Mai. Grimaldi, Mai. Jun
svo, Capt. Tozio. Capt. Luzerna,
Lieuts. Santini, d'Amica and Bigi.
And half a dozen army officers in
Guiding Brig. Gen. Henry Jervey of
the General Staff; Maj. Colby and
Capt. Wood.
Word comes from overseas that
Miss Margaret Wilson has started
upon a comprehensive tour of Amer
lean camps, extending from the base
ports to the rear areas, and up into
the zone of the fighting armies. With
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross David, the former
her teacher ana manager of her tours
which the latter chaperoned, and both
Of them Miss wilson's intimate per-
sonal friends. she plans to sing to
as many as possible of ''our boys
over there"
Mrs. Newton D. Baker. wife of the
Secretary of War. who has been ill
for several weeks in Cleveland, part
Of the time in a hospital. and latterly
convalescing at the home of her
cousin. Miss Lowe. is expected az her
Washington home today.
There is general regret at the news
OF the resignation of DR.. Romulo S.
Naon. the Argentine Ambassador in
this country since 1914 Dr. Naon
made a long visit home early in
the year, leaving Washington in jan
uary, and not returning until June.
when he came with added laurels
IS high commissioner as well as am
basssdor. Fortunately it will be two
or three months before he will be
able to get away from this coun-
try. He s, he says, retiring from
the diplomatic service altogether, and
while he may go abroad for a year
or two. and hopes to be an inter-
ested observer of the peace confer
ences, he says it will be only in
the capacity Of q private citizen,
with absolutely no official connec-
ton.
Mr.. Katsuji Debuchi. first secre-
-ssry Of the Japanese Embassy. is
being congratulated on his promo
tion to the grade of counselor
Mrs. Price Collier of wyoming ave
nue-also of New York and Tuxedo
announces the engagement of her
daughter. Miss Sara r. Price Collier,
to Lieut.. Charles Fellowes Gordon.
r N, stationed on the Warrior, flag
ship of Vice Admiral William Low
ther Grant, r. n. The wedding will
take place in December.
H. r. H. Prince AxeI of Denmark.
who came to this country as head of
a naval mission and was entertained
in Washington some two months ago
and has since then been across the
continent, having inspected the vari-