Evening star., 1919-03-02

W ar, VIII sing tnlS afternoon IOI the
hoys at St. Elizabeth Hospital.
The ambassador of Japan and Vis-
countess IShii were the guests for
whom Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E.
Chapip entertained, a disting uished
dinner company last evening.
Some interesting sidelights on the
life of the Secretary of State and
Mrs Lansing are shown through the
press of Europe. the Representatives
of papers printed IN English especial
iy giving much attention to them.
Mrs Lansing has particularly
interested the women who have de-
voted their entire lives to philan-
thropic work since the war came on
in her trip to visit the Y. NJ c. A.
canteens. On one visit she was
accompanied by Mrs. w. G. Sharp,
wife Of the ambassador, when she
compared the work done in Europe
with that undertaken by the women
on this side of the water.
The work in Paris has helped
thousands of refugees since the early
DAYS of the war, and with the sup
port of the Women's War Relief
Corps. which Mrs. Sharp organized
for the Red Cross Mrs. Shurtlef.
head of the movement, was enabled
to greatly increase her work and the
number of women it employed Both
Mrs. Lansing and Mrs. Sharp were
highly pleased with their tour OF
inspection.
The, American ambassador and Mrs.
John w Davis were present in the
diplomatic pews at noon on Thurs
day for the marriage OF Princess
Patricia of Connaught and Com
mander Alexander r. NJ Ramsay,
Royal Navy, in Westminster abbey:
Three thousand guests were present
in the abbey, among them many
Americans and diplomats who were
formerly stationed in Washington
The minister of Siam, Phya Prabha
Karavongse, has changed the address
of the legation from 3145 18th street,
to 2308 Wyoming avenue, and with
his household is settled there
The new ambassador to France and
Mrs. Hugh Wallace Will go to New
York today for a short stay.
They will return to Washington to
remain a week or more before sailing
for Europe.
Brig. Gen. Charlton. c. B.. c. NJ. G..
D. S. o. who comes to Washington as
air attache of the British embassy,
arrived yesterday with the ambassa-
dor and Countess Reading. He has
been an aviator since 1912.
Mrs. s. Wallace Dempsey. wife of
Representative Dempsey of New York,
returned to Washington yesterday
from New York, where she went to
meet their daughter. Mrs. Moseley,
wife of Maj. Moseley of the British
army, who just arrived on the steamer
Lapland from an English port
Representative and Mrs. Dempsey
are making their home at the Hotel
Lafayette for the winter. @
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lombard have
of the formers daughter, Miss Judith
Pomeroy Atwater. to Mr.. Allen Ray
Menhard, TO take place in the chantry
of St. Thomas Church, New York, on
! Tuesday. March 4. Miss Atwater Is
well remembered here. as with her Sis
ter, Miss Lorna Atwater, she was the
recipient of much hospitality winter
before last, when Mr.. and Mrs. Lom-
bard occupied the house. nov the home
of the French high. commissioner.
Occasional word comes back to
Washington of the busy life in an
official and social way of the Ameri-
can diplomatic agent and consul
general at Cairo. Egypt. Mr.. Hamp-
| son Gary and Mrs Gary. who for long
were prominent nguFeS In society mere.
In a single week Mr.. and Mrs. Gary
found time to entertain at dinner at
their home, in Kasr-eI-Doubara, in
! honor Of his highness the sultan, men,
bers OF the cabinet. palace officials, dip
lomats and prominent Americans,
soiree following with a midnight
buffet supper; a luncheon in honor
of the Grand Duke Dimitriy help to
carry out the program for the an
nual meeting Of tha Anglo American
Hospital. Mr.. Gary serving as vice
chairman. with Gen, Sir Reginals
Wingate as chairman, and Mrs, Gary
as vice president of the woman's COM
mittee, and again they took part in
the distribution of prizes in the Eng
Iish school at Cairo, as well as at
| tending innumerable social affairs of
more or less importance.
Lieut.. Col, Lewis C. Lucas. q. g. N. c.,
and Mrs, Lucas have taken the resi-
dence 1913 Biltmore street, and are
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