The Washington times., 1919-10-15

yesterday afternoon. the former to be
gone several days and the latter
/ about ten.
They went to Cleveland where. the
/ Secretary will speak aud AIRS. Baker
i will sing at the State Federation OF
/ Women's Clubs. being held there
/ The Secretary. Wili return 90 Wash
ingtOn within q day or two. but Mrs
/ Baker will go to Pittsburgh. where she
/ viii sing for the meeting 70 be held
In that city to organize the Girl
Scouts.
From Pittsburgh Mrs. Baker viii 60
to West Point, where the Secretary
viii meet her. and together they will
attend the ceremonies In connection
with. the presentation Of a statue for
the Academy, brought 70 this country
by the French military mission.
Dinner Fer Labor Delegates.
The dinner which the Secretary. Of
the Interior and Mrs. Lane gave last
evening for the delegates to the in
dustrial conference Of which 1Ir.
Lane is chairman was q brilliant
function and marked BY a touch Of
informality which made Il especially
enjoyable.
Secretary and Mrs Lane entertain
ed at the Interior Department. they
received the guests IN the Secretary's
big room and dinner was served IN
a big airy room on the interior de-
Dartment roof. Flags were used as
decorations. with palms. ferns, great
masses OF autumn foliage, and each
OF the small tables. at which the
guests were seated, had its cluster
OF bright colored dahlias. The Inter
ior Department orchestra played
throughout the dinner and afterward
there was an informal reception in
the Secretary's room. the guests lin
gering In friendly converse until a
late hour.
William B. Wilson, Secretary OF
Labor, and his daughter, Miss Agnes
Hart Wilson. We're present and the
guests included Bernard NJ. Baruch,
John d. Rockefeller, Jr.; Judge e.
bert II. Gary, John Spargo, o. +.
Bradfute, Ward NJ. Burgess Henry
$. Dennison, II. 3. EndicOtt, Paul L.
Feiss, George r. James, Thomas -.
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. LandOn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gavin McNab, L. D.
Sweet. Louis Titus, Charles Edward
! Russell, Mr.. and Mrs. Forester, Miss
| Lillian D. Wald. Miss Gertrude Bar
mum, Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell, Ernest T.
Trigg, Herbert +. Perkins, John j.
| Raskob, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer L. Ferg-
usOn, ]. N. Tittemore, c. s. Barrett,
| Edgar L. Marston, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
| Morrison, Daniel J. TObin, T. A. Rick
| crt, Jacob Fischer, Matthew Vol, NJ.
| +. Tighe, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Lee, L.
] z. Sheppard, Frederick p. Fish, J. w.
OLeary, S. Pemberton Hutchinson,
/ Edwin Farnham Green, LeonOr Fres-
| mel Loree. Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Ashton,
/ and Carl r. Gray.
To the great regret OF the hosts.
| Samuel GOmpers, president OF the
! American Federation Of Labor, was
not able TO be present. as his wife is
| seriously III and yesterday was. more
| over the first anniversary OF his
daughters death.
| Announcement was made yesterday
that Mrs. Beatrice Benjamin Pratt,
of New York and Newport, will wed
/ Preston Gibson. OF this city The
wedding will take place in New York
within a few days.
Mr.. Gibson, prominent in society
here, was known in the literary ana
dramatic fields before the war. He
has made an enviable record for his
work in the ambulance corps I'm the
war before the United States entered
/ il, and afteAvard foE--bravery. He
returned in the spring from France.
The bride is also known in Wash
/ ingtOn society. She is a daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. William EvaTts Ben
| jamin, OF New York, a grand daugh-
| ter OF the late II. II. Rogers, of New
York, and the heiress to many mil
lions. She is young. a great favorite
! in New York and Newport society, IN
both Of which cities she has hand
some homes, and has two charming
children.
Mrs. Frederick n. GiIlett wife OF
| Speaker Gillett, returned last night
after passing a week In Boston.
Her daughter, Miss Louisa Hoar, has
returned to Washington after spend
ing several weeks in Boston. She
is one of the bridesmaids for the
Flynn-Tuttlo wedding, on Saturday.
Miss Frances Hoar, who left Wash
ington more than a week ago, Is still
absent.
The Minister OF the Dominican Re-
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