The Washington herald., 1918-04-11
,OCleEN
IN WAsAINoTON

A goodly representation of oficial
Washington IL In Chicago attending
the meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce OF the United States. Among
yesterdays speakers were Secretary
Daniels and Secretary Lane at the
evening session; Charles G. Hamlin
OF the Federal Reserve Board, and
George n. Peek OF the War Indus
tries Board of the Counsel of Ma
tional Defense. at the afternoon ses-
sion
The British Ambassador, who with
Lady Reading left Washington late
Monday night, Is to be the principal
speaker at the meeting this evening.
Mr.. John Barrett Is also in attend
ance, and will make an address
later on.
Mrs. Lane has her cousin, Mrs.
Peter ID. CreraF, of Hamilton. Ont,
as her house guest. Mrs. Crerar
spoke yesterday afternoon before a
meeting Of the Red Cross. There will
be quite q little informal entertaining
for Mrs. Crerar while she is in Wash
ington-
The Secretary Of Agriculture and
Mrs. Houston, who have been in New
York for several days, have returned
TO Washington.
Mrs. Newton D. Baker has gone to
Cleveland for the rest of the week.
She will sing there on Saturday night
for the woman's CiJy Club, and eX-
poets to return early next week.
The Archbishop of York, who is at
present the guest of J. Pierpont Nor
gan in New NNpTk. was the honor guest
a. a reception and dinner OF the
Church Club at the Waldorf Astoria
yesterday afternoon and evening. HE
Will today receive a degree from Col
umbia University. Tomorrow he is to
visit West Point
Miss Halle Davis. who has been
spending a few days in Atlantic City,
with Mrs. Vinton Pierce while her
mother was in New York. has returned
10 Washington.
Mrs. Armstead Davis has returned
from New York where she went to
meet her mother and brother, Mrs.
Armstead and Mr.. Henry II. Arm
cad. who arrived there last week
rom Idaho. They will probably come
To Washington late this week. Mrs.
NrmStead spent the winter IN Idaho
with her son.
Mrs. Willard salisbury will not re-
CeI,e this afternoon.
Mrs. Cooke, wife Of he Rev. Thomas
W. Cooke. of 81. Andrews Church, in
Dayton, Ohio, is the guest OF her
mother. Mrs. Frank Hume, at her
home. 12S5 Massachusetts avenue. Mrs.
Cooke is a delegate to the u. \. r.
Congress, which will be held tere next
week.
Yesterday was Marine Corps Day,
at the Liberty Loan Cantonment
over There being held at the
Fifth Regiment Armory in BaIti-
more. and Mai. Gen. George Barnett,
head, of the fighting Marines who
can smell a scrap six months before
it happens" was the star speaker
last night.
Tuesday SENS to have been Dip
lomatic Day, with the Italian Am
bdssadOr, Count di CeIlere, as the
chief speaker. and short addresses
by Mr.. de Cartier de Marchienne,
the Belgian Minister. and by Mr.
GcOrgeyitCh, secretary of the Ser
bian Legation. Others in the dip
lOmatic party included the Colom-
Dian Minister and Sonora Urueta. the
Minister of Ecuador and Sonora
Elizalde. Georges ROussos, the
Grcek Minister, the Bolivian Min
.st"- and Sonora CaIderon, Eishiro
Nuida. third secretary of the Jap
ancse Embassy. and Senior Don Bell
sGriO Purras, jr.. and Senor J. E.
S,pteOre, of the Legation of Pana-
ma.
senator and Mrs. William NJ CAL
der have announced the engagement
OF their daughter. Miss Elsie Fran
Ccs Calder. to Lieut.. Robert Corwin
Lee, L. S. n, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William \. Lee, of Blackfoot, Idaho.
Miss Calder was graduated from
Packer Institute. Brooklyn. and
since the outbreak OF the war has
been so much engaged in war work
that she has had little time for
Washington society, though SEN
stoT and Mrs. Calder have given a
series Of young peoples dinners for
her at the Willard, where they
have spent the winter. She has
tcen particularly active in supply
ing comforts for the crew of the
New York, the Dreadnought which