Evening star., 1923-07-24
" HE ambassador of France

HE ambassador of France and
Nine. Jusserand are leaving
Washington today for New
York, and will sail tomorrow
on La France for Europe.
The newly appointed counselor of
the embassy, NJ. Charles de Labou-
laye, who will be charge d'affaires
during the bassador's absence. has
arrived in Washington and is stop
ping temporarily at Wardman Park
Hotel.
The director general of the Pan
American Union, DIR. Leo 5. Rowe
was host at luncheon today at the
Pan-American annex. entertaining in
honor of the third assistant secretary
OF state, Mr.. J. Butler Wright. The
other guests included the acting Sec
retary of the Treasury Mr. S Parker
Gilbert; the acting Secretary of War.
Mr.. Dwight +. Davis: the acting Sec
retary Of Commerce, Mr.. j. Walter
Drake; the director OF the Federal
Reserve Board, Mr.. ID. r. Crissinger;
the assistant secretary of state. Mr..
Leland Harrison: the assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury, Mr.. Eliot
Wadsworth; the director of the con-
sular service. Mr.. Wilbur J. Carr; the
solicitor of the State Department, Mr..
Charles c. Hyde; Gen. Frank McIn-
tyre, Mr.. Charles s. Hamlin. Col. Err
nest 7. Bicknell. Mr.. Chandler Ander-
son: Mr.; Robert Brookinss and Mr..
Miss Conrad Weds
Mr.. Gibson I'm Buffalo.
Word has been received in Wash
ington of the marriage Saturday of
Miss Clara Mcclure Conrad of this
city to Mr.. Harold Hough Gibson in
the home of the latters mother, Mrs.
Henry F. Gibson, in Buffalo. The
ceremony was performed at 4 o'clock
by Rev. Murray Shipley Rowland in
the presence of small company and
was followed by reception. The
her brother. DR.. Charles T. Conrad
or Washington. wore gown of white
chiffon with crystal trimming and a
tulle veil. which was caught with a
bandeau of pearls. and she carried
bride roses and gypSophelia. Mrs.
honor and wore orchid chiffon trim
med with silver and carried sweet
heart roses and gypsophelia. Mr..
Alan Gibson. brother of the bride
groom. was best man. buffet sup
per followed the ceremony. The
bridal table was decorated with pink
and white and the house with palms.
ferns and gladioli. Among the guests
from Washington were DIR. and Mrs
Charles r. Conrad. Mrs. Mae 5. Nor
Ethel Rhune. After August Mr.. and
Mrs. Gibson will be at home at 1853
Delaware avenue, Buffalo.
British embassy, Mr.. John Joyce
Broderick. was host to a small COM
pany at dinner last evening on the
Willard roof garden.
Mrs. Russell B. Harrison spent the
week end in Washington on her way
from Norfolk to her home in Omaha,
where she will join her mother. Mrs.
Alvin Saunders, and make the ac
Quaintance of her only grandson,
William Henry Harrison, 4th. Mrs.
Harrison recently spent a week as
the guest of Mr.. Harrison's brother
in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Robert Mckee. in the country home
which they recently purchased at
Greenwich. Conn. On her return
met here by her son-in-law and
daughter. Mrs. Harry A. Williams, jr.,
of Norfolk, with whom she made the
trip to Norfolk by motor
Mr.. and Mrs Basil Gordon, who are
visiting the formers mother, Mrs.
George Barnett, at Wakefield Manor,
Va. will go to Philadelphia the first
week in August, to pass some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick l.. Eng
lish, parents of Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. /.
Freeman RaiSin is also visiting Mrs.
Barnett at Wakefield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philander c. Knox, son
and daughter Law of late Senator P.
C. Knox of Pennsylvania, have gone to
New York from their home at kaston.
Pa, and are at the Hotel Ambassador
for a few days.
DIR. and Mrs. Walter S. Harlan have
closed their house and gone to Poland
Springs, Me-, where they will be through
the remainder of the season at the
Poland Spring House.
Mrs. Charles H. LeFevre and her
daughter, Hester Ann and Sally Mitchell,
who have been spending June and July
In their cottage at Beach Haven. N. j..
will Join Mr.. LeFevre in New York and
sail Thursday for Europe.
Capt. C. c. Calhoun has returned to
Washington from Kentucky, where he
was recently elected president of the
alumni association of the University of
Kentucky, of which he is a graduate.
He Is chairman of the national drive
for the stadium of the university, which
will reach its quota August /.
The Secretary of War, Mr.. Weeks,
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