The sun., 1919-05-04

probable that she and her husband
and the japanese Ambassador and
Viscountess Ishii will be the bright
particular stars of n series Of farewell
dinners throughout the next few
weeks. The Ishiis will delay their de-
parture until some time In June and
the Suffers are in a general way sup
posed to be returning homo about the
first OF July.
Another rather interesting dinner
was ]. K. Lefevre's for Mrs. Chase
Kennedy at the Chevy Chase Club on
Wednesday night Mr.. Lefevre 10
Charge d'Affaires from Panama, and
Gen Kennedy has been detailed in
command Of tho Panama Canal, reliev-
ing Gen. Blatchford. Among the guests
invited to meet her were the Walter
Penflelds, just back from a month in
Paris, where Mr.. Penfleld went as the
legal adviser Of Panama's representa-
tive at the Peace Conference. Mrs.
Baker and Miss Lowe were also at
that party.
They were both at the Fairy Lane
spectacle at the Belasco Tuesday
afternoon, for one Of the stars was
little Betty Baker, who took part
prominently and gracefully In the
Danube danca Mrs. Baker In smil :
ingiy resigned to being known in cer-
tain juvenile circles simply as Betty
Bakers mother"
Other children who took part in the
spectacle were Mrs. Goring BLISS lit
tie daughter. Laura Palmer, the At
torney-Generars little daughter; the
two little Ekengren girls. daughters of
the Swedish Minister; Edith Harlan.
granddaughter Of the late Justice OF
the Supreme Court; Magdalena Fialho
of the italian Embassy contingent.
and other children OF local celebrities.
Secretary Baker II not bringing lit
tie Warren Pershing back with him.
Tho boy win stay q little longer with
his father, to come back later with
some returning oficer. perhaps even
who knows7-with the President and
Mrs. Wilson.
The stories from the other side Of
Gen. Pershing's Joy at having his little
son with him are most appealing. Dr.
Walsh OF Chicago, a secretary OF the
knights OF Columbus, who has re-
turned, witnessed tho meeting. He
says that the General was all daddy"
in a minute. forgetting all about the
war and Secretary Baker and realizing
only that he had his little son with
him once more.
Secretary Bakers short stay rather
calls attention TO the dallying by Sec
rotary and Mrs. Daniels, but II Is their
first trip. and Secretary Baker crossed
twice while the subs were still max
ing the crossing interesting. The Dan
ielses certainly are having the time Of
their lives. And this last week must
have been one OF the most interesting
Of their trip.
They reached London on Thursday
% last week This week they were to
be received by the King at Windsor.
After that they were TO be entertained
by the Government, the Anglo Ameri
can Society. the American Luncheon
Club, the American Ambassador and
others.
May He . Surprise Wedding.
One perfectly lovely romantic ru-
NOR floating around here has every
body on the qui vive-and that is that
Francis Burton Harrison is going to
have a surprise wedding. OF course
he has announced his engagement to
little Miss Elizabeth Wrentmore, aged
IS. And Elizabeth confirms the an
nouncement-from somewhere out on
the Pacific coast. But her parents
Dean Wrentmore Of the University of
Manila and his wife-make no secret
OF their disapproval.
But youth is headstrong, and Miss
Elizabeth insists that she is old
enough TO know her own mind and
have her own way. And they do say
that there's going 10 be a wedding at
Mrs. Burton Harrison's dignified old
home on l street within the next ten
days; that Miss Elizabeth, who was
to have come on about now and with