The Washington times., 1918-11-21


the new minister of Uruguay.
to the United States, who las
arrived in Washington to take up his
new duties. He succeeds the late DIR.
Carlos Maria de Pena, who died at
his post some months ago.
This m1i ming the Presto emit and,
Mrs. Wilson played golf, mi asst
evening they attended the perform
ancs at the National Theater: Their
guests were the Secretary NJ the
Treasury and Mrs. McAdoo and Mr..
and Mrs. Rolf Boiling.
LansInEs 10 BE. Guests.
Mrs. Marshall Field will entertain
at dinner tonight in compliment to
the Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Lansing. Later in the evening Mr..
and Mrs. Lansing will leave Wash
inEton for WATERFOWL, n. Y. to spend
the weekend at their old home.
Mrs. Newton d. Baker. who has
been at her home in Georgetown
since her return from Cleveland.
where she was in a hospital for two
or three weeks. is not progressing
so well as she might, and today she
will enter n local hospital, where
she can be more easily treated thar
in her own home. she was to have
attended the meeting of the National
Consumers League, which opens at
wilmington, Del. today, as a dele
gate from the District of Columbia,
but will, of course. be unable to be
present.
The Secretary OF the Interior and
Mrs. Franklin X. Lane entertained
informally at dinner last evening in
compliment to Mrs. Randolph Miner
OF California, who is spending the
winter in Washington, and has an
apartment in the Connecticut
Cardinal Gibbons Guest.
His eminence, Cardinal Gibbons,
was the guest in whose honor the
Belgian Minister, Mr.. de cartier de
Marchienne entertained at dinner at
the legation last evening. The dis
company 20 meet him IN
cluded the French Ambassador. N.
Jusserand: Chief Justice Edward
Douglas White, Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, Senator James d. Phelan. Con-
gresham Frederick II. Gillett, Frank |
L. Polk, counselor OF the State De- !
partment: Monsignor Fay, Thomas I. |
Ryan, Bernard NJ. Baruch, 6nd James |
Gustavus Whitley, Belgian consul at
Baltimore, who is q guest at the le-
cation for a few days.
Boris Bakhmeteff, Russian ambas-
sador to the United States, Is at the |
St. Regis Hotel, New York, for a few
days.
The Minister Of Cuba. DR.. de Ces-
pedes, is in Washington for a few
days on important business. but will |
return shortly to New York to join |
Mime. de Cespedes They will be at
the st Regis Hotel for an extend |
ed visit.
The marriage OF Miss Harriet Peck
ham. daughter of Mrs. Henry Arnold |
Peckham, and Major Henry c. Nc
Lean, U. S. A., military aide to the |
will take place this after
noon at 8 o'clock at 1905 r street, the \
residence which Mrs. Peckham has /
purchased and into which
she has just moved. The wedding.
which follows hard upon the an
of the engagement, will !
be simple, and only a ANAL family /
party will witness the ceremony. The
bride will be unattended. Major Nc
Lean will have his brother, Lieut..
stafford Mclean, U. S. A, as best
man. The Rev. Father Edward L.
of st. Matthews Church, will
officiate.
The Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court and Mrs. Edward Douglas
White will be members OF the little
company to witness the marriage of
Miss Peckham, who is q grand
laughter. of the late Justice Rufus
and Major Mclean. and the
brides grandmother. Mrs. Anderson,
of Cincinnati, is here to attend the
Major McLean's mother
and sister, Mrs. A A. Mclean. and
Miss Anita Mclean. of New York, ar
rived this afternoon and are guests
1f Mrs. Peckham- Major Rosseter
Sixth infantry. U. S. A, an
other brother of the bridegroom,
-eached town today. having just ar