The Washington herald., 1919-06-12
By E. c. DRUM-HUNT

The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shah were the distinguished guests In
whose honor the Minister of the
Serbs. croats and slovenes entertain
ed at dinner last evening. The other
guests were Admiral and Mrs. II. II.
Rousseau. Judge Martin A. Knapp.
Mrs. A. Gordon Cummings. r. n.
Hadow, third secretary of the British
Embassy; Mrs. Sherman Miles and
Mr.. and Mrs George Mathews. Of
Buffalo. This IL the last Of the long
series OF dinners which the Minister
and Mrs Grouitch have planned for
some time.
Next week the Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall will make hurried
"Trip to Reading. Pa. where the Vice
President will make an address on
June 20.
The japanese Ambassador and Wis
countess Ishii will leave Washing
ton this afternoon at o'clock for
Seattle. Wash. from which port they
will sail June 10. aboard the S. s.
Suaamaru. for Japan. Very genuine
regret is felt over the departure OF
the Ambassador and viscopntess
1shii who have made many friends
during their stay here.
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tertained at farewell dinner q night
or two ago. when their guests were
the members of the Embassy staf.
Unofficial advices from Tokyo In
dicated that Vlscount Cchida, who is
the japanese foreign minister. is
most likely to succeed Viscount Ishii
as japanese Ambassador to the United
States, in the event that Ambassador
Ishii does not return According to
the same advices Viscount Ishii has
resisted all efforts to induce him to
remain here
The Information received credits
the Kokumin of Toxic with having
published the statement that Wis.,
count Ishii is very firm in his res
olution to resign. and that his res
ignation would be accepted when
q competent successor is chosen.
The United States ambassador to
Mexico. Mr.. Henry P. Fletcher. and
Mrs Fletcher entertained at lunch
con yesterday at their residence in
honor OF Gen. Caudido Aguilar. who
is at the head of the Mexican mis-
sion now visiting Washington
The guests included the Mexican
ambassador. Senior Bonillas: the
United States minister to Salvador.
Boaz Long; the counselor of the
Mexican embassy and Nine. Rojo.
DR.. Manuel A. Chavez. secretary of
the mission. and DR.. Jose Torres
Later Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher took
their guests to Mount Vernon. for
a sight seeing trip.
The acting Secretary of State. Mr.
Frank L. Polk. will entertain a dis
tinguished company at luncheon to-
morrow to meet Gen. Candido Agui-
lar.
Miss Susan Brandeis will accom-
pany her father. Justice Louis D.
Brandeis of the Supreme Court Of
the United States. when he sails for
Europe this week. Mr.. Brandeis and
Miss Brandeis will leave town today
for New York. whence they will
sail on Saturday abroad the the
Mauretania-
Mrs. Brandeis and Miss Elizabeth
Brandeis will close their apartment
in Stoneleigh Court this week and
will go to their summer home at
Dedham. Mass, to remain until au-
tumn-
Mrs. William Phillips arrived in
Washington yesterday from Highover.
her summer home at North Beverly.
Mass. to spend week with Mr.. Phil
lips, Assistant Secretary of State. at
their apartments at the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Mrs. Delos Blodgett entertained
about seventy-five young people at a
dance last evening for her son and
daughter-in-law. Lieut.. and Mrs. De-
los Blodgett. jr., who will leave today
for the Blodgett summer place at
Mackinaw Island. Mich. They will
be accompanied by Miss Mona Blod-
gett, while Mrs. Blodgett, sr., Miss
Helen Blodgett and Mrs. Charles Grey
Matthews will join them there later in
the month
The house was adorned with daisies.
Easter lilies and roses in great pro-
fusion and the garden was lighted
with gay lanterns.