The Washington times., 1927-05-18
JEAN ELIOT'S NEWS OF SOCIETY
Three POUers Represented at
Luncheon Party at Metropolitan Club
Japanese Delegate to
Geneva Conference Is
Honor Guest
By JEAN ELIOT

WHE Underaecretary of state,
Joseph c. Grew, entertained at
luncheon today at the Metropolitan
Club III honor of sadao saburi.
Japanese delegate to the disarma.
nnent conference In Geneva.
This had an especial interest,
since It brought together for the
Girst time representatives Of the
three great powers Great Britain,
Japan and the United states-which
are to meet to discuss the Limitation
OF naval armament. In order to
semphasize the unofficial and friend
~ aspects Of the meeting, lunch
con party was arranged on the
neutral ground Of the Metropolitan
Club.
Japanese Envoy . Guest
The Japanese Ambassador, Mr..
Matsudaira was q guest. with the
Secretary Of State. Mr.. Kellogg.
and Henry Getty Chiffon. Charge
a'Affaires Of Great Britain, while
the Ambassador is on q ''sight-
seeing tour" Of the United States.
Others In the company were Set.
nuzo Sawada, counselor Of the Japa-
nese embassy; Charles MacVeagh,
American Ambassador to Japan;
Rear Admiral Jones, Rear Admirst
Frank Schofield, William r. Castle.
jr., Assistant Secretary Of State;
Capt. Isoroku Yamamoto, naval at
tache Of the japanese embassy;
Nelson T. Johnson, chief of the
Far Eastern Division Of the State
Department; Theodore Mariner,
chief OF the western European divi.
sion Of the State Department; Capt.
Arthur ]. Hepburn, u. s.. NJ;
Dallas D. L. McGrew, John K.
Caldwell and Frederic d. X. Lee
GlercQ, both Of the State Depart.
ment.
An Old Friend
Rear Admiral Jones, who was
among the guests, has just returned
from Geneva, where he has been en-
gagged In making preliminary ar
engagements for the conferences.
Mr.. Saburi Is well known and well
liked In Washington, having long
served as counselor Of the embassy
here. He Is enjoying the renewal Of
old friendships during his brief visit
70 the Capital
HONORs MRS. TAFT
Ar LUNCHEON
Mrs Taft, wife Of the Chief
Justice, was the honor guest at
luncheon today Of Mrs. william De.
Witt Mitchell, wife OF the Solicitor
General, and her mother, Mrs.
Frank L. Bancroft, who enter
tanned in the home Of Mrs. Mitchell
on Kalorama Circle. Other guests
were Mrs. George Sutherland,
wife Of Associate Justice Suther-
land; Mrs. Kellogg, wife Of the.
Secretary Of State; Mrs. Edward
Eberle. Mrs. Edward Douglas
White, Mrs. David Taylor. Mrs,
Frank w. Stearns, Mrs. Mahlon
Pitney, Mrs. Henry l.. Staples, Mrs.
w. r. Merriam, Mrs. Wilton ],
Lambert, and Mrs. Locke.
The Solicitor General and Mrs.
Mitchell have as their guest the
formers sister, Mrs. Henry L.
Staples, Of Minneapolis.
DINNER TONIGHT
IN BISHOPS HOUSE
The Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Kellogg win be the honor guests
ct dinner this evening Of the Bishop
Of Washington and Mrs. James e.
Freeman, who will entertain in the
Bishops House, Cathedral Close.
y 4
The Secretary Of the Netherlands
Legation and Baroness van Boetze.
laer, will entertain at a farewell
dinner this evening for the coun.
seIor Of the legation. Jonkheer DR..
van Asch van Wyck.
Mrs. Eugene r. Householder, wife
Of Major Householder, entertained
1t luncheon today in the Palm
Court Of the Mayflower in compli.
Inent to Mrs. Charles P. Summerall.
wife Of Major General Summerall.
Covers were laid for twenty-one.
\ Il
Senator David I. Walsh, Of Mass.
achusetta, Is guest at the May.
flower
Mrs. Mary Stewart has postponed
the luncheon planned for today be-
cause Of illness.
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