The Washington herald., 1920-11-11
By EVELYN c. HUNT.

former commander-in-chief of the
French armies. guest OF the United
States and representative of France
at the Pilgrim Tercentenary cele-
bration. was host at a brilliant din
ner last night in the Cabinet Room
Of the New Willard Hotel. in compli-
ment to the members of the Cabinet
and Diplomatic Corps. There were
about eighteen guests. including the
Secretary of War. Newton d. Baker.
the Secretary Of the Navy. Josephus
Daniels, Col. c. NJ. Buckley, aide to
Gen. Nivefie, Col. Paul Azan and NJ
Andre Mened, members Of his per-
sonal staff; the Prince de Bearn.
charge of the French Embassy; Gen.
Louis ,Collardet, attache of the
French Embassy. and Gen. Jervey.
The general. who will leave wash
ington today for Chicago and San
Francisco. went to Annapolis early
yesterday, accompanied by the Sec
retary OF the Navy. After an In
spection Of the academy ana
a review of the midshipmen the
general and his staff were the guests
Of Real Admiral Scales, superintend-
ent Of the academy. at luncheon. IN
the party were the Prince de Bearn,
Gen. Collardet. Rear Admiral Long
and Col. Buckley.
Gen. Nivelle will attend the tea to
be given this afternoon by Nine. COL
lardet in celebration of the fiftieth
anniversary of the founding OF the
French Republic. Earlier in the AZ
ternoon he will attend a military re-
view.
His departure from the city today
will prevent the general from at
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given by the charge d'affaires OF the
French embassy, Prince de Bearn,
tonight to celebrate Armistice Day
and the national holiday of France.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Newton d. Baker have with them
again their cousin, Miss Elizabeth
Freas. who has been at Walter Reed
Hospital for several weeks.
Mrs. Edwin T Meredith, wife of
the Secretary of Agriculture, was
hostess at luncheon yesterday in
compliment to the Baroness Ro-
mano. The other guests were Nine
de Cespedes. Mime. Grouitch. Nine.
Peter, Mrs. Robert L. owen. Mrs.
Henry w. Keyes. Mrs. Gordon Wood
Wi III ShdEAc5 VI. 1lCShOAds -hAA -
Robert Lansing, Mrs Cary T. Gray
son. Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. Mrs.
Charles s. Bromweil, Mrs. Gist Blair,
Mrs. John H. Hewson, Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty. Mrs. James Car
roll Frazer and Mrs Cromwell
Brooks.
Mrs. Meredith will spend today IN
Philadelphia with friends. return
ing late tonight
Lady Auckland Geddes. wife of
the Ambassador of Great Britain,
will resume her Friday afternoons
at home on November 26 and will
receive on Friday afternoon there
after until the close of the season.
The Ambassador and Lady Geddes
will be hosts at a ball at the en-
bassy on the evening of Novem-
Der 19..
Nine. Pezet, wife of the Ambas-
sador of Peru, who was scheduled
to sail for the United States on No
vember 13. has postponed her sail
ing date until November II. She
will return on board the Olympic.
The Princess Casimir Lubomirska,
wife of the Minister of Poland. en-
tertained at a dinner. followed by
bridge, at the legation last eve
ming. Her guests included the
Charge d'Affaires of the italian EN-
'bassy and Madame Giuseppe Bram-
billa, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren B. Rob-
bins, the First Secretary of the
Italian Embassy and Nine. Andrea
Celesia, Princess Hohenlohe, Miss
Lippincott, Count John de Sails,
Emile Fontanel, attache of the
Swiss Legation, and Prince Henry
Lubomirski. =
The Minister of Poland is at pres
ent in New York on business.
The Minister of Siam. Phya Prabha
Karavongse. is in New York.
Doctor Emilio del Solar, of the
Peruvian Embassy, who left Wash
ington last week for a series of
visits in the Middle West prior to
sailing on November II from New
York for Peru, has received word
of his promotion from second sec
retary of the embassy in Washing
ton to first secretary in Buenos
Ayres. He will return to Peru,
however, before taking up the duties
of his new post, called home by the
death of his mother.
A. E. Labouchere, member of the
French High Commission to the
United States, and Mime. Labouchere
have arrived from Paris and are es-
tablished at the New Willard.
Capt. c. J. Henry, Of the British
Embassy, will go to New York on
Sunday to attend the opening OF
the opera, returning to Washington
on Tuesday.
Frederic Rohner, attache of the
Legation of Switzerland, and di-
rector of the legations purchasing
office in New York, is at the Hotel
Ambassador, Atlantic City, for an
indefinite stay.
The British delegates to the In
ternational Electrical Communica-
tions Conference will entertain at
an Armistice Day dinner and dance
at Wardman Park Hotel tonight.
John Barrett, former director of