The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28

Vice President in New York to Make Address Tonight
For Fourth Liberty Loan.


this evening in behalf OF the
fourth Liberty loan campaign,
was accompanied by Mrs. Marshall
They will return to town tonight,
leaving New York as soon as the big
rally which the Vice President is to
address Is over.
Before starting on their journey at
midnight last evening, the Vice Presi-
dent made a stirring speech at the
mammoth meeting of newspaper men
held in the auditorium OF Central High
School as a prelude to the Liberty Joan
drive. Geraldine Farrar sang and
there were several other addresses on
the program
Col. and Mrs. Edward T. Brown, who
accompanied the President and Mrs.
Wilson to New York, will return with
them and will be guests at the White
House until Monday. when they will
start South.
Editor Ii AmbasxadoFes Guest
The Ambassador of Argentina and
embassy in New Hampshire avenue
Jorge Mitre, editor-in-chief OF La
Nacion. and Mrs. Mitre. Mr.. Mitre
ACAN CSoACIhdg AOA . oASAN NAoAN ~
Philadelphia and New York. and will
rejoin Mrs. Mitre at the embassy in a
few days.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Spencer
Shepard Wood announce the engage
ment OF their sister, Miss Edith Liv-
ingston Fryer, daughter of the late
Alexander Livingston Fryer, to
Lieut. Col Frederick Coleman Test.
United States infantry, general staff
corps, stationed in this city.
British Counselor Promoted.
Thomas Beaumont Hohler, second
counselor of the British embassy, has
been promoted to the rank OF minister.
Mr.. Hohler, IL is announced, VIII
shortly be sent to Montevideo, Uru-
quay, but for the moment the British
embassy staff at Washington includes
four ministers plenipotentiary In ad-
dition to an ambassador, Lord Read
ing. The other ministers are ColVille
Barclay, counselor OF the embassy and
charge d'affaires IN the absence Of
Lord Reading, who. was recently pro-
NOTED: Sir Richard Crawford, COM
mercial commissioner. and Sir Henry
Darlington Smith, assistant high COM
missioner.
Rear Admiral Eugene II. C. Leutze,
o. S. N, retired. and Mrs. Leutze an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Marion Leutze, to Command
er Gilbert J. Rowcliff, u. S. N. now
on temporary duty in Warrington
The wedding, which, according to the
fashion OF the time, was arranged on
very short notice and without previous
announcement OF the engagement,
took place at noon today at the home
of Admiral and Mrs. Leutze. in Nine
teenth street The Rev. DR.. Roland
Cotton Smith, rector OF St Johns
Church, officiated-
Commander Rowcliff was in com
mand OF the Mayflower during the
Roosevelt Administration, and his
bride made her debut here while her
father was commandant OF the Wash
ington Navy Yard
Entertafn Minister To Norway.
The United States Minister to Nor
way and Mrs. Albert G. Schmede-
man were entertained at dinner last
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E.
Davies, who had a small informal
company to meet them. Mr.. and Mrs.
Davies took their guests afterward to
the Belasco Theater, where they &C.
cupied two boxes.
The marriage OF Miss Mildred
Adams. daughter OF DR.. and Mrs.
Samuel S. Adams, to Capt Fairfax
Davis Downey, Twelfth Field Artil-
lery. U. S. A, will take place here
October 10. DR.. and Mrs. Adams
and Miss Adams returned to Wash
ington last evening from their sum-
mer home Adamsfort. at West
Springfield, N. H.
Don Belisario, Porras, retiring min
lister of Panama TO the United States.
who Is returning to his own country
to assume the presidency, will leave
Washington today. He called at the
White House on Thursday and made
his farewells to the President and
then on Secretary Lansing, being
cordially greeted by both.
Yesterday he was host at a highly
official farewell luncheon at the
Shoreham, his guests being Mr.. Naon,
ambassador OF Argentina; Senior DR.. |
Don Santos A. Dominica. minister OF |
Venezuela; Senior Gondra, minister Of
Paraguay and former President o.
that country: Senior DR.. Luis GaIvan.
minister of the Dominican Republic; |
Senator Duncan u. Fletcher, Assis- |
tant Secretary L S. Rowe, of the |
Treasury: Mr.. Myers, OF the Stats |
Department; Ira Bennett, DR.. James |