The Washington herald., 1919-06-06
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newton BAKER Will motor 10 6dItlInoro
today. returning late tonight. Mr..
Baker will make an address at the
commencement exercises at a school
in the suburbs OF Baltimore this
afternoon, and this evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Baker will be entertained at din
ner by Mr.. and Mrs Calvin Chestnut
Tomorrow Mr.. and Mrs. Baker will
motor to Chambersburg. Pa. where
Mrs. Baker viii sing at the opening
Of the commencement exercises at
| Wilson College, Of which she IL a
graduate. They will return to wash
| ington tomorrow night Monday
afternoon Mrs. Baker will sing for
| the benefit OF the Armenian relief at
the Knickerbocker Theater. and that
evening she will sing again at a
/ sorority musicale at the Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker haven't any
plans for the summer, but they may
leave the city for a while later in the
season If Mr.. Baker can get away
from his duties. II he is not able
to get vacation. his family will
remain here with him all summer.
! John Barrett. director general of
the Pan American Union. entertained
yesterday in the Pan American An
mex the Latin American delegates to
=
/ conference.
Tonight a reception and garden
party will be given in the Hall of
the Americas and Aztec Gardens at
the Pan American Building and
grounds by the governing board of
the Pan American Union in honor
! Of those in attendance at the con-
I ference.
In the receiving line will be the
subcommittee OF the governing board
for the conference. composed Of the
Acting Secretary of State. the Am
bassador OF Mexico: the Minister of
dor.
Invitations for the reception are
confined 10 those attending the con-
ference and such other oficials and
unofncial persons as are interested
in Pan American relations.
The Secretary OF Labor. William X.
B. Wilson. who went west the middle
I Of the week to make a number of ad-
dresses. viii return to Washington to-
morrow.
Admiral William S Benson. chief
Of naval operations. who has been ia
Paris as naval adviser to the Ameri.
eEce. Is en- route home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aksel Chr. P. wfch.
field. accompanied by the younger
members of the family. will sail for
Europe Saturday. June Is. aboard the
Aquitania.
Tney will make visit to relatives
in IhI ': nd before going to Denmark,
wh're uIcy will be the .rc>ts of Mr.
W'chfeld's family. Later they will
60 to France. where Lieut.. and Nine.
Henri Marquisan. the latter formerly
Miss Frances Moore. a stepisughter
OF Mrs. Wichfeld. now make their
home.
Mr.. wichfeld was recently detached,
from the Danish legation in this city,
wher he had served for several years
as attache.
Mrs. william Howard Taft will
leave Washington the middle of
June for the Taft summer home at
Murray Bay. Canada. Mr.. Taft will
join her there early in July, after
completing a speaking tour Miss
Helen Taft. their daughter. who has
been a dean at Bryn Mawr for two
years. has the distinction Of having
been chosen by the board of direc-
tors to serve as acting president Of
the institution next year.
Miss Nancy Lane. daughter Of the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs
Lane. will entertain at tea tomor-
row afternoon in compliment to Miss
Frances Hampson, daughter of Mrs.
Joseph Hampson. Miss Hampson
will be graduated from Holton Arms
Seminary next week.
Miss Lane and Miss Hampson are
to be presented to society together
next season. and will make their
debut at a ball to be given in their
honor on December %. with Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Ira c. Copley as
hosts.
Mai. Gen. ]. D. McLachlan. British
military attache, has been recalled
from his post in Washington. and
will sail for England on June 90.
He will be succeeded by Gen Beth
ell. who was one of the youngest
British divisional commanders on
the Western front at the time the
armistice was signed.
Gen. McLachlan probably will be
given extended leave upon his ar
on duty in Washington since 1917
and has taken a prominent part in
bringing about the close co-opera-
ton between the British and Amer
lean armies.
Nine. Mercedes II. de Echaurre en-
tertained an interesting party at the
tea dance at the Cafe ST. Marks yes
terday afternoon -
Former Senator and Mrs. Weeks, of
Massachusetts,. are at the Powhatan.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Davidge. SON
in-law and daughter of the former
Senator and Mrs. Weeks. are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth of
son June 3, in Washington. This is
the former Senator's second grand
child. Mr.. Davidse's first child being
a daughter, now years old.
Mrs. Melville w. Fuller Wallace has
received word that her husband. Capt.
Wallace. has gone to Russia on a
mission Capt. wallace has been on
duty abroad for about a year.
Former Secretary OF Commerce and
labor Charles Nagel Is at the Shore
ham for a short visit
DR.. and Mrs. Blair Spencer enter.
tained a small Company at the SUM-
per dance at the Cafe st. Marks
last evening. DR.. Spencer has just
returned from extended sea duty In
foreign waters.
Col. w. T. Merry. U. s. A.. who