The Washington times., 1919-05-16
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Brilliant Reception American Bungnister of Venezuela
Observation-Disclosures POwels Leave Town

entertainment given at the New York
Metropolitan Opera House last night
for the benefit Of the monument and
endowment fund of the Veteran Corps,
SiXtyninth Regiment.
Mrs. Baker went to Camp Hum
phreys yesterday morning to attend
a meeting Of the board OF the Hostess
House, which was followed By a
luncheon.
Guests On Households.
Baron Goto, former minister OF for
eign affairs of Japan, and members of
his party are guests of Col. Robert
Thompson aboard his hOuseboat, The
Everglades" today. and are making
pilgrimage TO Mt. Vernon 10 place a
wreath upon the tomb or George
Washington. Luncheon was served on
board en- route to Mt. Vernon. The
guests who are making the trip with
Colonel Thompson and the distin-
guished Japanese statesmen are the
Japanese ambassador. Niscount lshh;
the American ambassador to Mexico,
Henry Z. Fletcher; Senator Gilbert
NJ. Hitchcock, Thomas J. O'Brien, for
mer American ambassador to Japan;
DR.. Rutter, who was until recently
commercial attache to our embassy
at Tokyo; Mr.. Rabbit, Captain Bar
bour, Mr.. Eldridge, of the Depart
ment OF Commerce; Mr.. Nuida, OF the
Japanese embassy staff: Julius Lay
and Ransford Miller, of the State De-
partment; Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Moyle, and Colonel Thomp-
sons son-in-law, Stephen H. 2. Pell.
Tonight Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S.
Hamlin will entertain at dinner in
compliment to the Japanese Ambassa-
dor and Niscountess Ishii and Baron
Goto.
Off for Philadelphia.
Maj. Gen. Sir Robert Baden Powell
went 10 Philadelphia this morning to
meet Lady Baden Powell. She left
Washington yesterday for Baltimore,
going on to Philadelphia this morning.
They will make an inspection of the
Boy Scout and Girl Scout headquar-
tiers in the Quaker City, and will give
encouraging talks to the young people
of both organizations. The distin-
guished visitors were entertained at
luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton today.
Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low. head of the
Girl Scouts of America, is with their
party.
The two performances of the Japan
csc masque, The Sun Goddess" given
last evening in the wonderful old
garden of Halcyon House, 3400 Pros
pect avenue, for the benefit of the
House OF Mercy, brought out a fash
ionable audience. The entertainment
was one of the most picturesque given
in Washington this season, the work
of the little group of PLAYERS met
with enthusiastic applause, the stage
setting in the little outdoor theate r
J was most artistic. and the delightful
old terTaced garden, with its box
! hedges. its vine covered walls. its tine
old trees and shrubbery and the moon
playing hide and seek behind the
clouds, made a perfect background.
The masque will be repeated to-
morrow evening Baron Goto, the dis
distinguished Japanese statesman.
attended last evenings performance.
4 He was a guest in Col. and Mrs. Rob-
eTt VI. Thompsons box. and WAS &C
| companied by the counsellor of the
, Japanese embassy. Hatsuji Debuehi;
Mr.. Kawaksni. Mr.. Kassma and Mr..
I Taima. Mrs. Julian James entertain
/ ed a party for the second show, haT-
ing as guests her cousins. Mrs. Ma =
( son and Miss Mason, Of Philadelphia,
and Miss Jackson. With Mrs. Hen
/ ~ B. Brown were Mrs. Francis T..
! Warren, her mother. Mrs. Morgan,
and Mrs. Albeit l.. Mills. and Mrs.
4 William BeIden Noble entertained
I her niece Miss Read, Miss MeTricll
( and Miss Simpson.
Others in the audience were y.
| and Mrs. Albert Clemens, owners Of
! Halcyon House. through whose KIM
ness the entertainment was made pos
sible: Senator and Mrs. Charles l..
Henderson: Mrs Charles BoughtoI.
Wood. Miss Mary Morgan. Mrs. Eu-
ward Green. Mrs. William Levin, Ms
William Bell Watkins, Miss Virginia
Mackay-Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Waller
Tuckerman. Mrs. Richard Wainwright,
Mrs. GoIdsborough Adams. Mrs. Jun
Jus MacMurray. Miss Sophie Case.
Miss eta Evans, Ralph Snowden AID
Lieut. Frederick II. eyer.
Senator and MIS-. Medil McCor-
mick entertained al dinner last
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Walker will
close their house mere about June l,
when they will go to New York to
Hotel About the middle OF June
they Will go to Nonquitt Mass.
where they nave taken a cottage for
tn" summer.
Mrs. Walkers brojher-in-lsw and
sister. Capt. and Mrs. Edward r
FinkenStacdr. OF cleveland. VIII ..omc
to Washincto 10 pass the weekend
with Mr.. and Ms. Walker Mrs
Finkenstacdt was formerly Miss Lii
liam Brine, Of This city.
Mrs. Frank Moves entertained ~ tea
Yesterday afternoon at their summer
home near Silver Springs. Nd. Mr..
and Mrs.. Noyes viii soon take posses
sion Of their country place for tho
season.
Mrs. David y. Porter. wife of Lieu
tenant Colonel Porter. L. :. NJ. G.,
will be at home informally this after
noon at her home in Nineteenth street
Mrs. Porter will leave on Monday
for Long Island, where she will be
the guest for week of Mrs. Walter
Farrell
Col. Theodore Baldwin. air service.
L. =. A, has return to this country
after long service in France, and has
been detailed to duty in Washington.