The Washington times., 1919-11-14

the Secretary OF Labor, the Chief JUS
tice of the United States Supreme
Court. Congressman Frederick II. Gil
lett, Speaker of the House; Rear Ad-
miral Sir Lionel Halsey. and Maj. Gen.
Sir Henry Burstal, of the Princes
suite; Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, General
Pershing, General March, William
Phillips. Assistant Secretary of State;
Franklin d. Roosevelt, Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy; Russell c. Lef-
fingwcll, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Brig. Gen. John Biddle, and
Rear Admiral Albert Niblack, who a re
attached to the staff of his royal
highness; jefferson Caffrey, George
Barnes, Mr.. Majoribanks, Stuart Bun
ming, Sir NJ. Delevingue, J. kershaw,
Hon. Mr., Rowell. Warrington Smythe,
Sir William Tyrrell, Maj. Gen. II. X.
Bethel, Commodore L. +. o. Charlton,
Hon. Ronald Lindsay and Henry Getty
Chiffon, of the embassy staff.
Brilliant Reception.
The reception was attended by
nearly 500 guests, representing diplo-
matte, official and resident society.
The guests were received by the am
bassador, who presented them to his
royal highness, the counselor of the
embassy, Ronald Lindsay, making the
presentations. The stately fash
toned embassy was in gala array,
quantities of American Beauty roses
being used in the ball room by way
of decorations, with splendid yellow
chrysanthemums in the drawing
rooms and hallway. The entire bal
ustrade of the fine stairway was hid
den under trailing smilaN and masses
OF yellow chrysanthemums and smi-
lax veiled the cream-colored walls of
the ball room.
The carriages did not drive into
the porte cochere. but deposited the
guests at the sidewalk. The drive
way to the doors was covered with
awnings, and at the steps and up the
steps red carpet was laid through
lane of tall white chrysenthemums,
giving a gala appearance to the SON.
Der but sturdy old building.
> Among the guests at the reception
were the Secretary of State and Mrs
Lansing, the latter wearing a lovely
gown OF jet on foundation of black
net; AIRS. Baker. wife OF the Secre-
tary of War. who wore old rose vel
vet; the Attorney General and Mrs.
a. Mitchell Palmer, the Postmaster
General and Mrs. Albert Sidney
Burleson; the Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Daniels, the Secretary, of
the Interior and Mrs. Lane, Miss
Nancy Lane, Miss Margaret Wilson,
and Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre.
Miss Wilson CARRIED I'm White.
Miss Wilson wore white satin and
pearls, Mrs. Sayre pink satin and
Mrs. Lane had on a handsome gown
of copper colored satin, brocaded in
lighter tone. Miss Nancy Lane was
gowned in gray chiffon and rose col
ored tulle. ....
others present were the Chief JUS
tice and Mrs. Edward Douglas White,
the Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Frederick II. GiIlett, with Miss Fran
ces Hoar and Miss Louisa Hoar; SEN
ator and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry
Congressman and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George
Barnett and her daughters, the Miss
es Leila and Anne Gordon, Mrs. Mar
shall Field, Miss Mabel Boardman
Mrs Frederick Keep. NJ. and Mme
George Bakhmeteff. Senator and Mrs
Joseph S. Fredinghuysen, Miss Bertha
Boiling, Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood
and her niece, Lady Johnstone, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman Con.
SIcSSLldn anu hTS. JULIUS mann, SlrS
Julian James. Mrs. Francis Adams
Halstead. and Sir Arthur and Lady
Willert.
The diplomatic corps was quite nu-
merously present One noted the
French Ambassador and Mime. Jusse
rand. the latter wearing amethyst
velvet; the Spanish Ambassador and
Nine. de Riano, the Minister of Bo-
livia and Nine. Calderor, the Nor.
wegian Minister and Nine. Bryn, and
the various members of the British
embassy staff, with their wives. Others
present were Mr.. and Mrs. William
r. Wheeler, Congressman and Mrs
Julius Kahn, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Bel
mont, Mr.. and Mrs. John 2. Story and
Miss Jane. Story, Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. William Phillips
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Roland Cotton
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Billings
Ruddock, Mrs. Charles S. Bromwell
Miss Mildred BromweII, Mrs. James
Mcdonald, Miss Marguerite Simons
and Miss Mary Morgan.
Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry wore one
of the loveliest gowns seen last even
ing, a regal model of crimson and
gold brocade. Miss Anne Gordon, who