Evening star., 1919-04-13

The Girl Scouts of Washington are
instituting their drive and Mrs Charles
Sumner Hamlin heads the executive
committee as commissioner. The work
of the 500 Girl Scouts during the cpl
demic of influenza and the various phases
of their useful activities make chapters
quite as thrilling as any that Louise
Alcott penned. and these little women
deserve all the aid they ask Associated
with Mrs. Hamlin on the COMMITTEES are
Mrs Newton D. Baker; Mrs Robert A.
Taft. Mrs. William c. Heron. Mrs. Wal
ter Tuckerman, Mrs. Montgomery Blair.
Mrs Adolph Miller. Mrs. William NJ.
Scadder, Mrs. Edith Smalley, Mrs
Frederick Brooke, Mrs. Beverley Ran
doiph Mason, Mrs Clarence NJ. Woolley,
Mrs. William Church. Mrs Edward Root,
Mrs Myron Whitney, Mrs Frederick
Athertcn and Mrs. Charles Roger Lind
say. Jr.
The Japanese dances presented at the
New Willard on Friday evening. with
viscountess Ishii as chief sponsor, like
the Mccormick recital. threw together
the entire world of society last week as
well as lovers Of the artistic. while a
few diplomatic dinners, company ask
ed to meet the former President and
Mrs Taft and minor events paved the
way to holy week.
The now famous japanese Cherry
the Taft administration, called thou
sands of pedestrians and those rid
ing and driving to the fiower-trim- =
med way on the Potomac Park drive
last week. Hundreds parked their
automobiles on the edge of the road
of beautiful blossoms. 1t seeme ed
quite fitting that the former President
and Mrs. Taft should return to Wash
ington from the south in time to see
the flowers in their prime, for the
trees were sent to this country by
the Japanese government as gift
to Mrs. Taft, and it was she who
selected the planting ground for
them: Other spring blossoms add to
the glory of a drive along the Poto-
mac just now. and it is hard to be-
lieve any other city in America holds
q choicer beauty spot.
The United States amba ssador to
Mexico. Mr.. Henry P. Fletcher. enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday in honor
sion to the United States. which ar
rived in Washington Friday from
New Orleans. where it landed Tues
day The members of the mission are
Senior Eleodoro Yanez. senator and
former minister Of the interior. who.
accompanied by Sonora Yanez and
their daughters. is staying at the
Shoreham; Senior Enrique Tocornal,
former minister of foreign affairs.
who is guest at the embassy, and
director of the Bank of Chile and for
merly superintendent of commerce.
who is staying at the Willard.
The mission. after a short stay In
other leading commercial cities of the
United States
Mrs. Albert Sidney BurIeson. wife of
the Postmaster General, will entertain
at luncheon tomorrow.
The Mexican ambassador and Nine.
Honillas will have as their guests
ftsir son-in-law and daughter, Lieut.
Giuseppe Coppola of the royal Italian
army and Nine. Coppola. who will
come TO Washington from New York
the last of the week for a short visit
before sailing for Italy. The marriage
of Lieut.. and Nine. Coppola was SOL
emnize" at :hs Mexican embassy on
March - and was one of the most
beautiful of the international we'd
dings which have taken place in Wash
ington recently.
Mr. Francesca Quattrone. the Italian
York for a visit of several days. Dur
Ing Mr.. Quattrone's visit to Italy in
the winter he was raised to the rank
OF high commissioner. and but a few
udyS dEo Hdu dnOtner nOnOr con-
ferred upon him by receiving the
commentators, a decoration of the
crown Of Italy. in recognition of his
invaluable services to his country.
Marquis and Marchesa d'Amico are
leaving Washington this week for New
York, where they will remain until
April %, when they will sail for Italy,
accompanied by the latter's sister.
Miss Jeanne Marie Perkins. who is go
ing over to open her mothers home in
Italy.
Mrs. Perkins expects to sail some
time during the summer.
Mrs. Larz Anderson has cards out
for dance ip honor of Miss Story
Wednesday. April 80. at 10 O'Clock at
her residence, 211S Massachusetts, ave-
nue..
Mr.. Louis Fahnestock of this city
announces the engagement of his
daughter. Bessie Marie to Mr. Fred
erick s. Dickson. I'd, of New York
The wedding will be an event of early
June Mr.. Dickson is head of the export
bureau of the War Trade Board
Mrs. Harold s. Hetrick. wife of the
Commandant Of the Washington bar
racks, and Mrs. John H. Carruth, wife
of Col Carruth,. received the guests al
= the informal hop which tho officers gave
. at the barracks last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs william Miller Collier
. are in New York, where they will. re-