The Washington times., 1919-08-23

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Mrs. Lane-and Mrs. Rolfe Boiling,
and Miss Benham, received about 500
of the wounded men from Walter
Reed and the Naval Hospital in the
/ White House gardens yesterday af
ternoon. The President was with her
for about an hour, both of them
, after the formality Of reception was
over mingling freely with their
guests, and personally attending to
their wants, and chatting informally
with them.
The men, who arrived in army
trucks, Red Cross ambuIances, limou-
sines, and jitneys, loaned for the oc-
casion-and some. alas! in wheeled
chairs PROPELLED by nurses-were
/ presented by L H. Hoover. A section
Of the Marine Band furnished music,
tand light refreshments were served,
and they were all given flowers from
the White House eonservatories be-
fore their return tired but happy to
their hospitals.
This morning the President and
Mrs. Wilson went off for an early
round of golf.
Mrs. Marshall, wife of the Vice
President, met the ladies Of the Sem
ate in the Senate office building yes
terday at a sort of indoor picnic, to
which each one brought a lunch, all
Of which were pooled for the party.
The organization which did splendid
work during the last two years. has
decided not to disband, but to con-
tinued to meet for sociability and
service, and to sew for the needy,
If not for the soldiers.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Boris Bakhmeteff, who have been in
New York for a few days are due
back at the embassy today.
Chilean Counselor Gets New Post.
Senor Don Gustave Munizaga Va
rela, counselor Of the Chilean embassy
here, has been appointed consul gem
eral of Chile at Liverpool Senor Don
Jose Luis Riesco is at present acting
as counselor and Senor Don Luis Ill
anes has been appointed to succeed
Senior Varela.
A. de F. Moreira, charge d'affaires
of the Brazilian embassy. which is es-
tablished at Southampton for the sum-
mer, Is spendig several days at the
Hotel Chatham in New York.
the British embassy, and Mrs. Sey-
mour, are receiving congratulations
on the birth Of a daughter last Tues
day at their home in Twenty-fourth
street This is their second child. the
other also being a daughter. Mrs.
| Seymour was Miss Violet Erskine.
also connected with the embassy be-
/ fore her marriage here while the late
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice was ambassador.
Major. Gen George Barnett, COM
mandant Of the Marine Corps, will
! spend the end Of the week at Wake
| held Manor, their country place in
virginia The Misses Gordon, and
Capt Basil Gordon, children Of Mrs.
Barnett, who were in WashinKton for
! field. ~ wake
Mrs. George Barnett, wife Of the
major general commandaut Of The
MaElne corps was the guest Of honor
/ az dinner last evening of Mrs. Irvine
Chase at her summer home at Nara
! gansett Pier. Mrs Barnett went +o
I Narragansett on Thursday. and viii
spend week or ten days as the guest
( Of Mrs. Chase.
Miss Edith Hoyt Of Washington,
! who has been in France for some
time, and who lately has been in the
Carlsbad district organizing local
committees, and supervising the dis
tribution Of supplies, establishing
public kitchens, etc, in more than
twenty towns, Is back in Paris, and
expects soon to sail for home.
Edwards-BIddIe NuptiaIa.
Mr.. Norton Biddle and Mrs. Alice
Biddle Grey announce the wedding
Of their sister, Miss Minnie Frances
Biddle, to Hugh Edwards, at St.
Johns Church, this city, on Au-
gust 8.
Commander David Worth Bagley,
brother of Mrs. Josephus Daniels,
who has been on duty at the Bureau
OF Navigation. has been detached
from that office. and is assigned to
duty as naval attache at the Hague.
Mrs. T. Q. Donaldson returned to
Washington yesterday and joined
General Donaldson at their Washing
ton home. They have both been pay
ing a series of visits in the South
General Donaldson having returned
to Washington early in the week.
Chief Justice and Mrs. Walter Nc
Coy are in Paris for a few days, and
were recently entertained informal
ly at dinner at the Hotel Crillon, by
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown Scott, also
OF Washington.
Maj. Gen. W. c. Gorgas, former
surgeon general of the army, who left
Washington several weeks ago for
San Salvador in the republic of Sal
vador, has just reached his destina-
tion. He Is a member of a party Of
representatives Of the Rockefeller
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