The Washington herald., 1918-11-12

prominent officials. acted as hostesses
for their own States. Mrs. Lansing,
Miss Mabel Boardman and Mrs. Nc
Adoo were hostesses at the District
OF Columbia campfire; Mrs. James
| Wadsworth, jr.. and Mrs. Frank
| Lyon Polk were among the New York
state hostesses; Mrs, Matthew Scott,
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis, and
| Mrs. Bromwell were receiving for
Illinois; Mrs. Kenyon and Mrs. Town
er for Iowa; Mrs. Lane for Califor-
mia; Mrs. Hitchcock and Mrs. Nor
ris for Nebraska; Mrs. Salisbury for
Delaware; Mrs. Poindexter for WASH
ington; Mrs. Pomerene and Mrs.
Crowen for Ohio; Mrs. Gore for
Oklahoma; Mrs. Sheppard and Mrs.
Gregory for Texas; Mrs. Phillips and
Mrs. Garfield for Massachusetts;
Mrs. Sutherland and Mrs. EIkins for
West Virginia; Mrs. Bertha Boiling,
Mrs. Flood and Mrs. Grayson for
Virginia; Mrs. Strawbridge and Miss
| Agnes Hart Wilson, for Pennsylva-
MIA; Mrs. Watson. for Indiana, etc.
Mrs. George Barnett, wife of the
major general commandant of the
q, Marine Corps, has sailed for France
to be with Gen. Barnett, who has been
seriously i'll with pnuemonia following
an attack of influenza. He Is now in
a hospital in France.
A French mission of particular in
terest will arrive in Washington in a
day or two, headed by Col. Theodore
Reinach. member of the French war
cabinet, and editor of the Gazette des
Beaux Arts. Other noted men of let
ters, including NJ. Charles Cazamian.
professor of English literature at the
University of Paris: DR.. Etienne
Burnet, OF the Pasteur Institute of
Paris, who is a surgeon in the French
army; DR.. Charles Koechlin, a COM
poser and musical critic. and Sey-
fnour de Dicchi, art critic and secre-
tary of the Gazette des Beaux Arts,
will be with him.
They will speak in English at the
/ principal universities and before scien-
tific societies in an effort to promote
a clearer understanding of France,
her ideals and aspirations among the
American people.
Quite an interesting program is be-
ing arranged for the entertainment of
the members of the mission. and it
will include a reception by the Presi-
/ OSll dN NuS " Hllt I1OuSt.
The Minister of Ecuador and Nine
Elizalde, who have been at the Van
! derbilt Hotel, New York. for several
| days. have returned to town.
Capt. Peiro Tozzi of the Italian
army. who recently arrived in this
! country, spent the week end in Wash
| ington. He was a special representa-
! tive of the Italian government at the
! American embassy in Rome for the
! past year. where he personally con-
! Quoted several parties of American
! congressman over the Italian battle
/ front.
The commission of which Capt.
! Tozzi is at the head is here to place
! before the American public the con-
! ditions of Italy with respect to the
war and to promote a warmer feeling
| of friendship between the two coun-
tries.
Gen. Claudon of the French high
commission. accompanied by his
/ daughter. Mile. Claudon. will leave
| Washington shortly for France.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome n. Bonaparte
| entertained at luncheon yesterday in
honor OF Engineer Cerruti, head OF
/ the Italian military mission.
Maj. and Mrs. Nevil Monroe Hopkins
| will present their debutante daughter.
| Miss Frances Hopkins at a tea on
! Thanksgi day at their residence,
/! in Bancroft place. Miss Hopkins has
! selected the same day on which her
! sister, Mrs. John Gregory Hope, as
| Miss Anne Hopkins, made her formal
bow to society. Capt. and Mrs. Hope
are making their home with Mai. and
Mrs. Hopkins this winter.
Mrs. Richard Harlow and her daugh-
ter, Miss Catherine Harlow, whose en-
| gagement to Lieut.. Commander VIII
kinson was announced last week, will
go to New York today to spend sew
eTal days.
Lieut.. John Terry Remey. L. 5. n.
and Mrs. Remey. who have been away
for a fortnight's holiday. have re-
turned to Washington, and are at the
residence of Mrs. Remey's aunt, Miss
May Adams, where they expect to
make their home for the duration of
their stay in Washington.
Miss Adams and her sister Mrs
Beale r. Howard. are at White Sui
phur Springs, W. Va, for an extended
visit.
The Tuesday mornings of the Wash
ington Club will be resumed this