The Washington herald., 1919-03-17

The British Ambassador and Coun-
tess of Reading will go to New York
next week to attend che Mary Garden
festival for France at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House March Is, when they
Mrs. Edison Bradley. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Mclean have also taken a
box for that evening and Edouard de
Billy, Acting French High Commits
sioner, M. Ernest Guy and other MEM
oers OF the French High Commission
have taken a box. The opera will be
given in aid Of the devastated regions
OF the Somme and the Ardennes. will
be almost as brilliant as on the night
OF the opening OF the opera season.
Nearly all the boxes have been taken
by prominent men and women and
most Of the orchestra seats have been
sold. The performance will be given
under the auspices OF the Secours
Franco-Americain in New York. head
ed by Mrs. John A Logan, jr., and
Mrs. Hamilton wfles Cary, working
In cooperation with Miss Garden.
Baron and Baroness Bonde, of the
Swedish legation, will entertain a
large company at dinner this evening
In honor Of the British Ambassador
and the Countess OF Reading. The
dinner will be followed by a musicale
when Miss Thelma Given, vielinist,
will play. assisted by DR.. Hageman.
conductor at the Metropolitan In New
York. Miss Given is a pupil OF Auer,
and was to have appeared here as So
Of he
Gently, but could not, owing to illness.
The Japanese Ambassador and Wis
countess Ishii. who have been guests
OF Judge and Mrs. E H. Gary, in New
York. for several days. will return to
Washington this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gary gave a dinner
party for the Ambassador and Wis.,
countess Ishii last night and enter
tained them at a luncheon on Satur-
day.
Baron Goto, one Of Japan's most
distinguished statesmen and for
merly Minister for Foreign Affairs,
will arrive in San Francisco We'd
nesday for an extended tour OF the
United States. and will come to
Washington shortly. He is ac-
-eompanied by DR.. Inazo Nitobe. OF
the law faculty of the University
of Toxic, who is widely known in
the United States as a man of let
ters.
In this country Baron Goto will
meet his son-in-law. who is now
making study OF transportation
conditions with the japanese COM
mission sent to this country for that
purpose. Mrs. Nitobe. who was Miss
Elkinton. OF Philadelphia, Is also in
the United States.
Baron Goto is making his trip en-
tirely in an unofficial capacity. He
is no longer actively connected with
the government. although he retains
a place upon the Diplomatic Coun-
Gil. From the United States he will
20 to Europe.
Nine. Grouitch, wife Of the Min
lister from Serbia. will give talk
at the Thsodorus Bailey Myers
Mason House. at 1906 Twentieth
street, this afternoon at o'clock.
This series of talks has been ar
ranged by the womsn's Naval Sery-
ice. Incorporated, for Monday after
moons in Lent. The first was given
last Monday By DR.. Frantz, of St
Elizabeth's Hospital
Mrs. Glass. wife of the Secretary
OF the Treasury. returned yesterday
from Roanoke, Va. where she was
the guest for several days OF her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Carter Glass,
jr.
Mrs. Newton Baker will not ac-
company the Secretary OF War when
he goes abroad in a few weeks time.
as she feels it is not compatible
when the wives Of the United States
army officers are not permitted to
Join their husbands abroad.
The Secretary Of Commerce, will
lam c. Redfeld, left Washington
yesterday for speaking tour
through the West. Mrs. Redheld
left yesterday for her home in
Brooklyn, N. Y, where she will re-
main during the Secretary's absence.
Mrs. William Howard Taft will be
the honor guest at the luncheon
which Mrs. NJ. C. c. Calhoun will
give today.
When the Secretary OF the Navy
and Mrs. Josephus Daniels sailed for
Europe Saturday they were accom-
panied by Admirals Earl, Taylor and
Griffin and Commander Foote.
Another passenger was Henry Nor
genthau. former Ambassador to Tur-
key. who is going to Paris to assist
Henry P. Dawson in arranging for
the International Red Cross confer
ence to be held in Geneva, Switzer-
land. thirty days after the signing OF
the peace treaty. He was appointed
by President Wilson as one Of the
twenty-four members of the Finance
Committee Of the American Red
Cross.
There was also a Congressional par
ty OF fourteen on board, which in
cluded Senators Thomas 5. Martin, OF
Virginia: Charles B. Henderson, OF
Nevada, and Representatives William
R. Green, c. W. Ramseyer, Ladislas
Lazaro. John z. Raker, Walter NJ.
Chanler. Nation W. Summers. VIII
liam A. Ashbrook, W. w. Hastings,
Thomas Connolly. James T. Glynn,
Addison Smith and Burton French.
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney gave a
theater party in New York Saturday
for her daughter. Miss Flora Payne
Whitney. who has just returned there
from a visit in Washington.
Mrs. Alfred S. Gillett, Of this city,
Is at the Hotel Ponce de Leon in st.
Augustine, Fla, where she will re-
main several weeks.
Rear Admiral W. H. z. BuIlard,