The Washington times., 1919-11-13

Carter, Mrs. Hampson Gary. Mrs. Jo-
seph Hampson, Miss Frances Hanip-
son. Congressman Joseph G.. Cannon,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Mc0hord, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Leroy Boyle, Brigadier
General Squier, Surgeon General and
Mrs. Merritte w. Ireland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian Boiling, Mrs. william II. Boil
ing, and Miss Bertha Boiling; Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Kaufman, DR.. and Mrs. G..
Brown Miller, Mrs. Poe White, Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes. Miss
Bessie Hickey Mrs. Dilworth Hib-
bard, Harry Hickey, Herbert Hengst-
ler, Tracy Lay. and James Barclay
Young.
One noted also Mrs. sherman Miles,
Mrs. Delos Blodget, and the Misses
Blodgett, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl. Goodwin,
Miss Ruth Wilson, Miss Mildred
Bromwell Miss Margaret Harding,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Bennett, Miss Louise
Delauo. NJ. and Mmei Claude Langlais,
Miss Carolyn Nash, Miss Edith Ben
ham. Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, John
Mcclure Wiley. recently retufped
from The Hague: Mrs. James Pryor
Tarvin and a host of other prominent
persons.
MINER Precedea Reception.
The reception last evening was pre-
ceded by a very delightful dinner
given in honor of his royal highn ess
by the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing. The guests numbered only
twenty-four, and/included the prince.
the Vice President, the ambassador of
Great Britain, Viscount Grey; Rear
Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey. Maj. Gen.
Sir Henry Burstall, Lieut.. Col. F. w.
NJ. Grigg. Sir William Tyrrell, the
Assistant Secretary Of State and Mrs.
William Phillips, the Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy and Mrs. Franklin
Roosevelt, Mrs. Benedict Crowell Miss
Margaret Wilson, the American am
bassador to Spain, Joseph Z. Willard /;
John Hays Hammond, Herbert c. Put
nam, Librarian of Congress-; Mr.. and
Mrs. Irwin Laughlin, Mrs. Thomas r.
Bayard, Mrs. Hampson Gary. Miss
Cornelia Basel. and Miss Helen
Crocker, of San Francisco.----.-
Secretary and Mrs. Lansing re-
ceived the prince in the drawing room,
where the guests were presented to
him, Rather les formality was OBJ
served than at the Vice Presidents
dinner the night before, the prince
teing seated at the right of HIS host
ess, with Miss Wilson on his other
hand. The Vice President was placed
on Mrs. Lansing's left, with Mrs.
FRANKLIN ID. Roosevelt beside him and
Secretary Lansing had Mrs. Phillips
IN his right and Mrs. Crowell on his
left.
The house was undecorated save for
4 few clusters of great white chrys-
anthemums effectively placed. The
table was singularly lovely. with its
low plats of snowy chrysanthemums
and its crystal-shsded candles in
handsome silver candelabra. The
ieavy damask cloth was sprayed with
1sparagus vine and single chrysan-
themums. and a slender silver vase
contained a few particularly lovely
blossoms marked each corner of the
table. Handsome silver service plates
were used, and fine old cut glass re-
hected pack the light from the crystal
chandelier above.
Picture Interests Prince.
In the library of the Lansing resi-
dence hangs a large sketch in oils bv
Johansen which shows Secretary
Lansing at the peace conference: and
IN this the Prince displayed consid-
cradle interest. The royal standard
OF Great Britain hung over the door
the Prince was within and he made
his way from the curb to the doorway
over a bit of red carpet.
The festivities of last eyening
brought to a close a memorable daY.
After devoting the morning to visit
ing the Red Cross headquarters. the
Lincoln Memorial and Walter Reed
Hospital, the prince was entertained
II luncheon by the French Ambassa-
dor and Nine: Jusserand. The other
guests were Vice President Marshall.
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Ian
sing, the British Ambassador. Wis
count Grey: Mrs. Frederick H. GilIett.
Miss Margaret Wilson, Congressman
and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Assis-
tant Secretary of State and Mrs. Will
liam Phillips. Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Cary 4, Grayson, Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Col. Piatt An
drews, Sir Godfrey Thomas, Miss
Nancy Lane, Miss Louise Hoar. Count
de Sartiges, and Major and Nine.
Langlois.
Coming out OF the embassy after
luncheon, the prince found a number
of school girls assembled to watch
him go by. With the gracious impul-
siveness which contributts so much
to his popularity he turned and shook
hands with each of them. holding an
impromptu reception on the sidewalk.
Calls Upon Mrs. Dewey.
In the afternoon the prince. with
several of his suite, called upon Mrs
George Dewey. widow of the admiral
of the navy, and had tea with her. In
the little party were the Secretary of
the Navy and Mrs. Daniels, Admiral
Sir Lionel Halsey. Rear Admiral Al
bert Niblack, Paymaster General Sam
nel NicGowan. and Comdr. Percy w.
Foote. Mrs. Dewey was especially in
tcrested IN meeting Admiral Halsey,
as he had known Admiral Dewey, hav-
ing been with the British fleet at Ma
Mia Bay at the time of the famous
battle there. Admiral Halsey was on
the staff of Admiral JeIlicoe at the
battle OF JutIand.
Another informal party took place