The Washington times., 1920-06-05
HE SECRETARY OF WAR AND
MRS. BAKER. who have been

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MRS. BAKER, who have been
making their home at Col. and
Mrs. william E. b. French's residences.
S0l7 N street. fos- several years, will
move within a week or ten days TO the
suburban home OF Canon and Mrs. j.
Townsend Russell, near the Cathedral
Close, which they will occupy during
| the summer months. Canon and
Mrs. Russell will spend the summer
abroad.
Secretary and Mrs. Baker attended
the hop at Camp Humphreys. Va.
last evening and were guests at the
buffet supper which Brig. Gen. Will
lam ID. connor. commandant OF the
post. and Mrs. connor gave before the
| dance.
| The Assistant Secretary Of War and
Mrs. Benedict Crowell will entertain
a distinguished company at dinner
tonight. their guests being asked to
meet the Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Colby. The British Ambassador and
Lady Geddes and the Secretary Of
War and Mrs. Baker will also be
present.
To Entertain at Enbessy.
| The Spanish Ambassador and Nine.
|
pany at dinner at the embassy to-
night. They also had guests lunch
ing with them yesterday.
The Argentine ambassador, DR..
Tomas A. lie Breton. who. with the
| first secretary of the embassy, Felipe
A. Espil. will leave tomorrow for
| Chicago. expects to spend q busy
week there. Besides witnessing the
| selection OF the Presidential candi-
| date, the ambassador will visit a num-
| Der of agricultural, industrial and
| commercial plants In and around Chi
! cago. The Chicago Association Is
planning a luncheon in honor OF Am
bassador lie Breton during his stay it,
Chicago, and he will be entertained
by some other leading organizations.
The Ambassador OF Peru and Nine.
Pezet entertained informally at din
ner last evening at Wardman Park
Hotel in compliment to Mr.. Gibson,
of Peru and his daughter, Nine. de
Yriberry, who are visiting his son
| and daughter-inlaw, DR.. Carlos Glib
son, secretary of the Peruvian en-
| bassy, and Mme Gibson. Later the
party attended the small reception
given at the Pan-American Building
! by John Barrett and Col. William Eric
Fowler.
Mr.. Pezet left Washington this
afternoon for Chicago to attend the
Republican National Convention, and
afterward will 60 to San Francisco
| for the Democratic convention. Nine.
Pezet will go to San Francisco with
him, leaving Washington about
June Is.
Baroness Romano Avezzana. wife
| of the Italian ambassador, will en-
! tertain a small company of ladies at
| tea at the embassy this afternoon in
compliment to the Very Rev. Ether
Semeria, who will speak in behalf OF
, the children OF Italian soldiers killed
| in the war. The ladies' of the en-
bassy stan will assist Baroness Ro-
mano. Father Semeria was chaplain
! general OF the Italian army during
the war, and has been identified with
many philanthropic projects.
Sir Auckland Geddes, British AM
bassador to the United States, has
accepted an invitation to attend
Princeton's commencement Tuesday.
June 15. when the university will
confer upon him the honorary degree
| of Doctor of Laws.
| The Ambassador and Lady Geddes
will be the guests of honor at din
! ner to be given at the Belvadore in
Baltimore June II under the auspices
! Of the Maryland branch Of the Eng
| lish Speaking Union. William H.
Taft, president of the American
branch of the union, will be among
Nthe guests, who will number 400.
The Minister Of Uruguay. DR.. ia
cobo Varela, and Nine. Varela enter
| tanned at luncheon at the legation
| Yesterday in compliment to the men,
bers of the Uruguayan military mis-
sion.
DR.. Grouitch on To Buffalo.
The minister Of the Serbs, Croats,
and Slovenes. DR.. Grouitch. will leave
| Washington today for Buffalo. to join
Nine. Grouitch and to be the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. George b. Matthews s
| for a week or ten days. Nine.
| Grouitch went to New York last
| evening to meet Mr.. and Mrs Corde-
MO Severance, who are expected to
arrive there today from Serbia On
the completion of their visit in Buff
| falo the Minister and Nine. Grouitch
will go to Cleveland to be the guests
| of Mr.. and>Mrs. John l.. Severance for
| a short time
Delightful Reception.
| Owing to the inclement weather,
the small reception given last even
| ing by John Barrett and Col. William
Eric Fowler was held in the Pan
| American Union building instead of