Evening star., 1921-10-05

Thomas II. Larkin Snils
for His Post In Japan.
The new military attache of the
United States embassy in Toxic and
Mrs Thomas Is. Larkin will sail to-
day from San Francisco. So
The third secretary of the British
embassy. Mr.. Arthur Yencken. who Is
spending this week at Hot Springs,
ment there. Mr.. Yencken is one OF
the champion players of Australia,
and played hero in the tournament
last week.
Former United States minister to
China. Mr.. Charles r. Crane of Chi
cago. was the guest OF honor at
Writer'S.
Miss Julia Lathrop. retiring chief
Of the children's bureau Of the De-
of honor at dinner this evening of
the members of the bureau. who will
have seventy guests at the WomanS
National Foundation.
Miss Heloise Meyer entertained at
tea yesterday at Merrywood. her Len
OK home, when MIR. Thomas White
more Of New York gave a talk on
Russia Miss Gertrude Ely of Bryn
Mawr. Pa, house guest Of Miss Meyer.
and Miss Gertrude Parsons presided
at the tea table.
DR.. Roland Cotton Smith will off,
ciate at the christening in St. Johns
Church. at $3.50 O'Clock Sunday after
noon, Of the infant son of Mr.. and
be named for his grandfather, the late
Franklin X: Lane. Secretary of the In
terror in the Wilson administrations.
A very small and informal tea at the
apartment of Mr.. and Mrs. Kaufman
in the Somerset will follow the cere-
mia and Miss Sidney Webb. debu-
tante of this season, will be god
mothers, and Mr.. Noel Symons and
Mr.. George Jarvis of Boston will
stand as godfathers.
Mr.. Alfred Harding, Jr..
to Wed Miss Smith Today.
A wedding of unusual interest in
Washington. where the bridegroom
was born and reared. is that taking
place this afternoon in Bethlehem
Chapel of the Washington Cathedral,
when the Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding.
Bishop Of Washington. will perform
Alfred Harding. jr.. to Miss Lucy
Sarah Smith, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Davis Smith of La Grande, Ore.
The engagement was announced
September II. and as the bridegroom,
who Is in business In Cuba, could OBJ
tain but ten days leave. the bride
and her family came to Washington,
that the ceremony might take place
here.
Arrangements for the ceremony are
simply carried out, and only the MEM
bers of the. two families and the
cathedral family are present for the
ceremony. Mr.. Harding and his bride
are leaving for Cuba Immediately fol-
lowing the ceremony.
Mrs. Smith. wife Of Maj. Julian c.
! Smith, U. s. NJ. c., now on duty with
the Atlantic feet. has Joined Mai.
Smith in New York, where they are
being extensively entertained. They
were guests Saturday evening aboard
| the Brazilian battleship Mineas Ger
,a raes for the reception and dance. and
tEey are now guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
t3Tilliam B. Thompson in their home,
Alders-on- Hudson. for a house party
Last evening Mr., and Mrs7 Thompson
entertained a large company at din.
ner. followed by dancing, In honor OF
| their house guests. =
Treasurer and Mrs. Frank White
have been entertaining a house party
| which included Mrs. Frank Bachman
| Mrs. H. S. Roberts of Richmond, Ind
Mrs. John E. Hale. Mrs. WILDER West
and Mr.. Fred Hale, all of Whining
ton. Ohio.
Mr.. George D. Hope returned last
evening to her apartment at Ward
nan Park Hotel from Chicago. where
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