The Washington times., 1919-06-17
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Secretary Degee-Oters Similarly HonOreds
Baker Honor Guest-We Weddings and Engagements


~ EcRETARY OF WAR BAKER
~ viii start this evening for
~ Morgantown, Wa, to attend the
commencement exercises at West Vir-
ginia University tomorrow and next
day The degree Ii. d. will he con
ferred upon him and he will make a
brief address,
AIps. Baker will be the honor guest
at q dinner which Major william
Eric Fowler Is giving at the Dover
House tonight.
The Secretary Of Labor. William B.
Wilson. has returned from visit TO
New York.
The Minister OF Siam. Phyr Prabha
Karavongse, and the members of his
household win leave Washington
today for their summer home. at
Base Rocks, Gloucester. Mass, to be
absent the entire summer
Work on the new legation to be
erected on Kalorama road viii be
started al an early date.
The Hon. Ronald Lindsey. charge
d'affaires OF Great Britain. has taken
over the apartment in Wendell Man
sions. 1899 Massachusetts, avenue,
which was occupied by Lord North
cliffe during his visit in Washington
seyerai months ago. When he first
with Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh, his late
wife's sister.
Maurice Cazenave head OF the
French high commissions. Is IN Wash
ington for a visit after haNtng spent
some time in New YORK.
Mr. and Mrs. woodbury. Blair will
entertain at dinner at Grasslands to-
night. their guests being asked 20
meet Mrs. william Sterling. of Eng
land, formerly Miss Ethel Robson,
who is visiting them.
Jones-Duron.
News has reached washington ot
the marriage Of Thomas S. Jones,
American minister tc. Honduras. TO
Miss Julia Durony Duron. which took
place on saturday, June IA. in the
American legation at Tegucigalpa.
Honduras The President OF Hondu-
ras was among the guests at the cer-
emony. Mr.. Jones' home II in Baton
Rouge, La. He is a lawyer, educator.
and public speaker and has been
prominent In the Red Cross and other
wartime organizations.
Mrs. Frederic A. Keep. left town to-
day for New York. where she viii
spend some time before going to
Bay. Canada. TO join her
mother Mrs William j. Boardman. at
her summer home.
Miss Mabel Boardman has cards out
FOR a dinner On Friday evening at
Grasslands-
Mrs William A. Slater has re-
turned TO Washington to close her
residence in + street. after which she
viii so 70 York Harbor. Ne. for the
summer. Her country estate at Le-
nox, Mass, y repted Tor the season
Rear Adniral and Mrs. Albert G..
have closed their apart
ment IN Florence Court and gone to
the Pacific coast for a six weeks,
vacation.
Mrs. H. i. Rust, accompanied by
Lieut.. and AIRS. H. l. Rust. jr.. and
their baby daughter will leave town
on Friday for Silver Ledge her sum-
mer home al Christmas Cove, Ne
Lieutenant Rust viii remain but a
short time, but in August he and !
his father will join the family for
visit of several weeks.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Rust's daugh- i
ter was christened on Sunday. the
ceremony taking place in. ST. PauIs
Church. She was named Mary Jane
Rust after her grandmother and
Mrs. Lawrence
Baker and Miss Elizabeth Kingsbury
are the little girls godmothers, and
Lieutenant Rust's brother. Gwynn
Rust, stood godfather for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuekerman
wiz entertain at dinner at the Mont