The Washington herald., 1919-11-12


honor of his royal highness. the
Prince of Waits. was given last
evening by the Vice President, of
the United States. the Hon. Thomas
r. Marshall. representing the Presi-
dent. 1t was given at the Belmont
home, which Is the headquarters of
the prince and his suite Mrs. Mar
shall was unable to attend because
of illness. so Mrs. Robert Lansing,
wife OF the Secretary OF State, acted
as hostess.
The table, which was arranged IN
the shape of a large VI was set in
the spacious dining room which was
fairly aglow with American Beauty
roses. intermingled with white roses
arranged in large silver bowls at
frequent intervals. The handsome
dark red tapestry covering the
walls, and the heavy red hangings
of the same color made a coIorful
background for the historic scene.
The dining room Is a very hand
some, artistic one. The doorways
and mantel are of a soft gray mar
BILE. A few large oil paintings are
the only ornaments on the red
walls, but in each of the four cor
ners of the room Is a huge bronze
standard. topped by a circle OF sim
pie electric candles.
Alternating with the groups of
red and white roses on the table
were silver bowls OF magnificent
looking fruits and silver candelabra
with red shades. Pale pink roses
and asparagus vines trailed along
the table between the vases In the
center of the table just In front OF
his royal highness was az large
plaque OF American Beauty roses,
white roses. white orchids. lilies Of
the valley and sweet peas. beauti-
fully combined.
| The prince sat in the middle Of
the table with the Vice Preside mt
on his left and Mrs. Lansing on his
right. The French Ambassador,
dean of the diplomatic corps. sat on
Mrs. Lansing's right, while his wife
was placed at Mr.. Marshalrs left.
Chief Justice White was at Nine.
Jusserand's left and next to him
was Baroness de Cartier de Marchi-
enne. wife of the Ambassador of
Belgium. Secretary Lansing was at
her left.
placed Mrs. White. with the British
| Ambassador on her left and the
Belgian Ambassador on her right.
A tiny place card. ornamented
only with the gold coat of arms OF
the President. and an elaborate
souvenir list of the guests were at
each plate.
The drawing room where the guests
/ assembled was decorated with huge
tall vases of white chrysanthemums
| Among those at the dinner were
Miss Margaret Wilson. Rear Admiral
/ Sir Lionel Halsey. X. c. B.. X. c. NJ.
G.. Chief of Stan: Mai. Gen. Sir
Henry Burstall, X. G. B.. N. c. NJ. q. :;
Lieut.. Col. F. w. NJ. Grigg. {. NJ. G..
d. S. O.. nj c.. Military Secretary:
| Sir Godfrey Thomas. baronet. private
secretary: Commander Dudley North.
C. NJ c.. r. N: Capt. Lord Claud
| Hamilton. d. s. o.: Captain the Hon
able Piers Leigh; His Excellency. the
Ambassador OF the French Republic
and Madame Jusserand, His Excel
lency. the Belgian Ambassador and
baroness de Cartier de Marchienne.
His EXcellency, the Ambassador OF
Great Britain ON Special Missiep. the
Right Honorable the Viscount Grey
Il Fallodon: His Excellency. the
japanese Ambassador KiJuro Shide-
hara: Sir William Tyrrell. the Honor
able Ronald C. Lindsay. the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Robert Lansing. the
Chief Justice and Mrs. White. the
Speaker and Mrs. Frederick GIIlett.
the President pro tempore Of the
Senate the Honorable Albert r. Cum
Minis. the Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Carter Glass. the Secretary
of War and Mrs. Newton d. Baker.
the Attorney General and Mrs. A.
Mitchell Palmer, the Postmaster
General and Mrs. A. s. Burleson. the
Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs
Josephus Daniels, the Secretary OF the
Interior and Mrs. r. X. Lane. the
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. D
F. Houston. the Secretary OF Labor
and Mrs. w. p. Wilson, the Acting
Secretary of Commerce and Mrs
Edwin +. Sweet. Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, Senator and Mrs. Gilbert
Hitchcock. Representative and Mrs.
John Jacob Rogers. Gen. John ]
| Pershing. commander of the Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces: the Chief
of Staff. Gen. Peyton c. March: the
Chief of Naval Operations and Mrs.
Coontz. Mai. Gen. George Barnett.
commandant of the United States
Marine Corps, and Mrs. Barnett. Mai
Gen. John Biddle. Rear Admiral
Albert p. Niblack. Rear Admiral Cary
| l. 1TdESOn, Alue 10 tne t'TeSiutnt.
and Mrs. Grayson. Col. Clarence 8.
Ridley. Aide to the President. and
Mrs. Ridley. Commander Newport.
Mrs. Francis r.. Sayre and Capt.
| Perry Belmont and Mrs. belmont.
After the dinner the Prince went to
the National Press Club for a while.
The board OF governors OF the Press
Club gave a dinner earlier in the
evening in compliment to the five
British newspaper men who are with
the Princes party.
The Prince paid a formal call upon
| Mrs. Wilson at the White House yes
terday afternoon at O'Clock He
was accompanied hy his suite. Cot.
| Clarence Ridley. the Presidents aide.
| met the party at the entrance Of the
Executive Mansion and led the Prince
to the Green room where Mrs. Will
son and Miss Margaret Wilson await
ed him. After shaking hands. they