Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-15

The ambassad of Great Britain.
Sir Auckland Geddes, entertained at
ulnner IaSI evening IN nonor OF the
delegates VINO are attending the
international commentators Con-
gress, now in session here. The
guests included the ambassador OF
Japan, Baron Shidehara; the ambas-
sauor OF Italy. Baron Romano Avez-
ZanA; the postmaster General, Mr..
burleson, Admiral William 5. Ben
son, MAJ. Gen. 1nouye. Mag. Gen. ii. X.
DelneiI, MAJ. Gen. u. y. Squler. Gen.
Ferrie, Admiral Bullard, the under
secretary OIL state, 1Mr. Norman II. Da-
Wis; the third secretary OF state. MT.
Merle-Smith; Sir John Henry, sir
Koderick Jones. Capt. C. J. Henry,
Capt. Franck. Capt. Echaverria, Capt.
Godfrey Blake. Capt. kayomaKu.
Mackworth. Commander Bicia. Col.
Barbeloni, Count de Sails. Lieut..
Robin, Signor Brambilla. counselor
of the Itallan embassy; slgnor MARI
ami, DIR. Andreae. Mr.. J. J. Brod-
erick. MI. X H. cn Graisie. Mr.. "a a..
wards. Mr.. Lanel MIR. de Lapradeila.
Mr.. broin, Mar. roulaine, Mr.. Brown,
Mr. Philips, Mr.. Sporting. Mr.. Kali
yama and Mr.. w. w. Andrews.
The ambassador, accompanied by
Mr.. A =. Graves of the stan, leit
delphia, where they will attend a
meeting of the Philadelphia Medical
Society, at which Sir Auckland will
be the guest OF honor. They Will
return to Washington tomorrow.
The Secretary of the Interior. Judge
John Barton Payne, is leaving WASH
ington to spend the week end with
former Senator Willard Salisbury and
Mrs. Salisbury at their home at Will
mington, Del.
Mrs. Meredith, wife of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. entertained over
hundred wounded men from Walter
Reed Hospital yesterday afternoon, in
her apartment at 1855 massachusetts,
tertainment was arranged, when
readings were given by Mr.. Thomas
G. Shearman; songs and dances by
Miss Margaret Gormon and Miss
Elizabeth Gormon. and darkey dialect
jokes and songs by Mr.. Arthur b.
dulged in, and there was dancing.
The affair was entirely informal. and
the spacious rooms made a charming
setting for such party. Mrs. Mere
dith was assisted by Mrs. Baker, wife
of the Secretary Of War, who sang
mer, wife of the Attorney General:
Mrs. C. c. McChord. Mrs. Louise Har-
tie, Mrs Philip c. Kaufman. Mrs.
Howard Hume. Mrs. George L. Boyle.
Miss Frances Hampson and Miss Bar
rine Drake.
The Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of War joined the party for
a few moments in the late afternoon,
and other distinguished guests in
cluded Mr.. William Jennings Bryan.
the assistant secretary of war. Mr..
William r. Williams; Judge c. c. Nc
Chord and Col. John s. Fair. jr. The
rooms were adorned with chrysanthe-
NUNS and autumn foliage. and small
tables were placed about, where the
men could play checkers and other ia
BILE games. and they were supplied
with plenty of smoking material. In
the evening dinner was served. the
guests being seated at small tables,
each adorned with a centerpiece of
gay-colored flowers.
Lady Geddes was the guest for whom
Mrs. Charles ]. Bell entertained at
luncheon yesterday at her suburban
home, Twin Oaks
Mr.. Lioubomir Mihailovitch, former
Serbian minister to the United States,
has arrived in the capital to spend a
month, and is at the Hotel Washing
ton.
Mr.. Charles Halla. counselor of the
Czechoslovakia legation. has leased
the residence. 2347 Ashmead place
northwest. and, with Nine. Halla and