The Washington times., 1919-09-16

TODAY being the anniversary of
Mexican independence, the
| \ Mexican Ambassador and Nine.
BonilIas will give an informal dinner
/ at Wardman Park Inn for members
Of the embassy stan.
! Henry p. Fletcher, American Am
! bassador to Mexico, was host at lun-
cheon yesterday, entertaining for Is
mael Tocornal and Pedro lniguez'
both OF Mexico, who are spending a
| few days in Washington en- route to
England on a special mission. Don
Beltran Matthew, Ambassador TO Chlle'
headed the list OF guests asked to
meet them.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Baker are spending today at Fort
McHenry near Baltimore where the
Secretary will make an address and
Mrs. Baker will give a brief song
recital. They will return to town
this afternoon.
General John ]. Pershing dined in
formally at his apartment in the
Shoreham last, evening and after
ward occupied a box at Polls Thea
ter. He was accompanied by Sena-
TOT anu hTS. FEduCib Z. " a ASA S@--N
Colonel and Mrs. Marshall.
Cardinal Mercier, the prelate hero
of Belgium, will be rendered q public
reception in Washington after he has
officially called at the White House
and paid his respects to President
Wilson.
Cardinal Mercier expects to wait
until the King and Queen Of Belgium
have been received here by the Pres
ident before visiting at the White
House.
The Minister Of the Serbs. Croats
and Slovenes and Nine. Grouitch had
six guests dining with them inform
ally last evening at the Cafe St
Marks.
DR.. J. Stepanek has been named
Minister Of the Czecho-Slovak Re-
public to the United States. He was
formerly counselor and chief of the
Czecho- -Slovak Foreign Office in Paris
and was active i nthe revolutionary
organization.
Major Gen. H. X Bethel, military
attache OF the British embassy, has
gone to New York to remain week
and is staying at the Ritz-Carlton
Hotel
Miss Erhart to Wed.
Mr and Mrs. William Z. Erhart, OF
New York, have announced the en-
gagement Of their daughter, Miss
Margaret Huntington Erhart, to An
drea Geisser Celesia di Vegliasco, Of
Turin, Italy, third secretary OF the
Italian embassy. Mr.. and Mrs. En-
hart and their daughter are now at
their country place, Five Oaks, at
Cedarhurst, L. 1.
The engagement is indirectly a ro-
nance Of war work, as Miss ErharC
and Mr.. Celesia met at Palm
Beach. Fla, last January, when her
parents had taken her South for rest
and recuperation after two years Of
hard service as a nurse in Belgium
and France with the American Girls
Aid Unit. Mr.. Celesia, who had been
a captain in the Italian army before
he was sent to this country to do GER
tain work for the Italian war mis-
sion, was also at Palm Beach to re-
cuperate, and the two convalescents
soon became firm friends.
Miss Erhart was graduated from
Miss Spence's School for Girls just be-
fore this country entered the war.
She took part in several entertain
ments for war relief with the alum
nae OF that school and also the Amer
icsn Girls Aid and other organiza-
tions. Her brother, c. Huntington En- |
hart, enlisted and was at Camp Colt |
when the armistice was signed. Mr.. |
Celesia is a descendant of one of the |
Oldest families OF Turin. Miss En-
hart's father is vice president of a |
I oh
pany. The wedding will take place in |
New York in November.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burr Harri- |
son entertained a number of young /
people at an informal dance last |
evening, their guests being asked to |
meet their nephew, Midshipman John |
Vest, who is staying with them for a |
few days. Mr.. Vest is a grandson Of |
the late Senator Vest. The little |
numbered about thirty and |
included several Of Mr.. Vests class
mates at the Naval Academy
Mr.. Vests mother, Mrs. A. W. Vest, |
and Appleton Middleton. OF Maryland. |
are also guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
rison.
Miss Josephine Lee Saunders,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lee
Saunders. and Arthur Price Thompson !
were married this afternoon. the |
pretty ceremony taking place at Cabin
John Manor, the country home OF the
brides parents at Cabin John Bridge.
The Rev. DR.. Robert Talbot offici-
ated and the bride. who was given in
by her father, was attended !
by a group Of eight bridesmaids clad |
in dainty frOCks of rainbow tints.
two violet two blue two yellow and
two pink. The bridesmaids were
Miss Winifred Whaley. Miss T. Meid-
niger, Miss Ruth Scans. Miss Edna
Mallan, Miss Edna Winter, Miss
Leonore Winter, Miss Rachel Sisson,
and Miss Anna Crook. Miss Eleanor
Saunders. who was maid OF honor.
wore a becoming costume of pale