Evening star., 1927-10-19

Meade in the Botanic Car
den this afternoon. President Cool
idge received the memorial, gif
of the State of Pennsylvania TO tn
Nation, from Gov. John S. Fisher o
Pennsylvania.
The Secretary of the Navy, Mr.. VII
bur. attended the luncheon today giveI
BIZ Admiral Sir Walter Cowan, BIT.
X. e. Is. S o., NJ. V. o., aboart
ii. NJ. S. Calcutta. Others in the
company were the Ambassador oi
Great Britain, Sir Esme Howard
the Minister of the Irish Free State
Mr.. Timothy A. Smiddy; the Minis
fer of Canada, Mr.. Vincent Massey;
Admiral Edward w. Eberle, chief OF
naval operations; Rear Admira
Arthur L. Willard, commandant OF
the navy yard; Rear Admiral Louis
n. Mutton, superintendent OF the
u. S. Naval Academy; Rear AdmiraI
Hugh Rodman, U. S. n, retired
Capt. David McDougal LIE Breton. as
sistant director of naval intelligence
the counselor of the embassy, Mr.
Henry Getty Chiffon; the naval at
tache, Capt. the Hon. A. Stopford, and
the military attache, Col. Il. II. n
pe-Hennessy.
Admiral Cowan will be the guest
of honor at dinner this evening OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James +. Curtis, the
company going later to the dance
which the commercial secretary OF the
the embassy, Mr.. Leander McCorm1ck
Goodhart, will give at the Mayfiower
for the admiral and his staff.
The Secretary of Commerce, Mr.
Herbert Hoover, was among the
guests at luncheon today Of Signor
Giuseppe Gnome, chief of the Italian
delegation to the radiotelegraph con
ference, who entertained in honor of
Senator Marconi and Donna Cristina
Marconi, in the palm court OF the
Hotel Mayflower. Others in the COM
pany were the Minister of Uruguay,
Al. Varela; Representative wallace II.
White, jr., of Maine, Judge Stephen
b. Davis, the Italian delegates to the
radio conference, including DR.. Gia-
come Barbera Signor Gino Gerbi, Prof.
Giuseppe Vanni and Signora Vanni,
Capt. Gino Montefinale, Maj. Paela
Zonta. Signor Settimio Aurini, Cal.
Cesare Bardelloni, Capt. Valerie della
Campana, and Signor Giuseppe An
selini: members of the Italian EN-
bassy staff, the counselor, Count Al
berto Marchetti: the military attache,
Gen. Augusta villa, and the naval at
tache, Comdr. Alberto Lais; Herr o.
Arendt and Herr n. Giess. Ger
man delegates to the conference; M.
L. Boulanger and Gen. Ferrie OF the
French delegation; DR.. Chin-Chun
Wang, director of the Chinese delega'
ton; Col. T. F. Purves, Mr.. F. W.
Phillips of the British delegation, the
counselor of the japanese embassy,
A
art, director Of Belgian delegation;
Mr.. H. L. Etienne, director Of the In
ternational TeIegraphic Bureau; Lieut..
Col. E. D. Peek, United States Army,
and Mr.. Roger Cortesi.
The Secretary Of Labor and Mrs.
James J. Davis will have as their
guests for a few days Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Davis Jones, who are on their
wedding trip, and will arrive tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, the former
nephew of the Secretary. will go to
Pittsburgh after their visit her, 10
make thier home.
Chief Justice William Howard Taft
heads the list of distinguished guests
to attend the banquet in honor OF
Mr.. Henry Wickham Steed. at the
Willard Tuesday, November /.
Belgian Envoy and Family
Feted Yesterday In New York.
The newly appointed Ambassador of
Belgium and Princess de Ligne and
their daughter, Princess Elizabeth de
Ligne, were the guests in whose honor
Miss Margaret Dorothy Kane enter
tained at luncheon yesterday at
Pierre's in New York. Others in the
company were Mrs. Henry H. Rogers,
Mrs. George F. Baker, jr., Viconte de
Lantsheere, first secretary Of the EN-
bassy, and Mr.. John w. Cross.
The Minister of Denmark, Mr.. Con-
stantin Prun, is expected to return
tomorrow from New York, where he
is staying for few days at the Hotel
ambassador. The Minister is accom-
panied by Mr.. Krarup, Danish dele
gate to the radiotelegraph conference,
who will return later in the week.
The Minister of Haiti, Mr.. Hannibal
Price, has returned to Washington
after passing a few days In New York.
He will return to New York Thurs.
day for a weeks visit.
Inc cIldTRo u dHd1EC0 OI IcTItldHy, +,
Herr o. G. Kiep, entertained at lunch
con today at the Mayfiower Hotel. in
honor Of Gen. Wilhelm Heye, chief OF
guests in the company, including high.
ranking officers OF the United States
Army.
Herr Kiep and Frau Kiep will be
hosts at tea this afternoon in their
apartment at Wardman Park, when
they have asked a notable company
to meet the distinguished visitor. This
evening they will entertain informally
at dinner for Gen. Heye.
Gen. Heys will leave Washington
tomorrow for the West. Last eve-
ming he attended the ball at the Brit
ish embassy.
Representative and Mrs. Fred Brit.
ten have returned to their apartment
at Wardman Park Hotel after spend.
ing the Summer abroad. They ar.
rived in New York yesterday on the
Lev.athan.
The Assistant Secretary Of War for
Aviation, Mr.. F. Trubee Dawson, will
be host at dinner this evening at the
Willard Hotel in honor Of Sir Philip
Sassoon. undersecretary Of state for
air OF Great Britain.
The air attache of the British EN-.
bassy and Mrs. Hetherington enter.
fained at dinner last evening in honor
of Sir Philip Sassoon. The guests in.
cluded the Assistant Secretary Of War
Tor Aviation and Mrs. F. Trubee Davi.
son, the Assistant Secretary of Com.
merce for Aviation and Mrs. William
p. MacCracken, jr.; Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Mason NJ. Patrick, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. William A. Moffett, Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. James Fechet and Mrs
William Boyce Thompson.
The commissioner general of immi
grafton and Mrs. Harry +. Hull have
as their guests at the Wardman Park
Hotel for a brief visit their nephew