Interesting EvSociety folk paid court to Vis

evening, when the Secretary of Sception in his honor, to Fridayguest at a dinner given at the MeiSaulsbury, president pro tempore <

visit of the mission ends entertain'bers of his suite will be informal

Dinner parties, luncheons andformal, were had for members ofimposing of which was the lunchiat the New Willard on Wednesdaattache of the Italian Embassy, a

craft mission to America, as ho:sharing place as guests of mon<the Italian Ambassador.

The reception at the Pan-Amilarly successful, most of the bore:with, and at least having the effeof chairs in which guests of horThe vari-colored ropes, too, playcgreater dignity was never observ4Not even in midwinter with the fun'

social blast sweeping Washingtonwere more handsomely gowned wom-

en seen than at the three large re-

ceptions. that given by the Secretaryand Mrs. Lansing, the one at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Anderson,and the still larger party with tieAmbassador of Japan. Mr. Sato as

host. For the most they were theself-same gowns. to be sure, but likea beautiful picture or poem. or any-thing else with artistic value, theybore the scrutiny of the three even-

ings with undwindled admiration.While all the world was agape over

the President's answer to the Pope.on Wednesday evening. he sat in abox at Keith's Vaudeville Theaterand enjoyed a varied program suchas Wilbur Mack and Nella Wal'e'in "A Pair of Tickets." and a hinfull of "pep" There was a littlefamily dinner party at the WhiteHouse before they went to Keith-.Mrs. McAdoo. the Presidents seconddaughter being of the number. Ason Monday night when the Presidentand Mrs. Wilson went to the NewNational to s'e "The Country Cousin."the work of Booth Tarkington andJulian Street. Mrs. Bolling, MissBertha Bolling and Mr. John Ran-dolph Bolling, the mother, sister andbrother of Mrs. Wilson, went alons.The Secretary of the Treasury and

Mrs. McAdoo. who have taken a

house in Sixteenth street. one alreadymade memorable in society by anotherCabinet member, the former AttorneyGeneral. Mr. George W. Wickersham,have put in many pleasant hours dur-ing the summer in motoring betweenWashington and Buena Vista Springswhere they kept a cottage for theirlittle family. Mrs. McAdoo possessesall the President-s love of historic re-

search, and many small Virginiatowns were surprised to find they hadentertained soch dignitaries as theSecretary and Mrs. McAdoo. un-awares. They were in Leesburg. Va..on Monday and while there, visitedthe court where the draft board was

in session. and then went to the1county clerk's office where Mrs. Mc-Mdoo looked over historic documents,of great age and value-perhaps aboutJhe Randolphs of Virginia. who,knows. They also visited Oak Hill,,the home of President Monroe andmow the home of Mrs. Henry Fair-fax.* The Secretary of Interior and Mrs'Lane returned to the Capital after

absence of several weeks. dur-ing part of which time they were,fairly lost to the world in a tourof inspection over one of the newenational parks. They missed all the'formalities in honor of the Japa-nese specia! imhassdor but the din-'ner and re..ption given by Mr. Sato.'the Ambassador of Japan.

Every woman who can hold nee-

plies is knitting to meet the big de-

,nand recently made by the RedCross, for several hundred thousandadditional pieces for the soldiers in'Frrance. Women knit, and knit, andthen knit more. As they stop besidethe Potomac when motoring aboutthe speedway. or resting in Rock'Creek Park. they knit. they knitas they sit in their automobilesdown in the shopping district wait-4ng for some member of the family%who could not resist the lure of'omfortable shopping in big stores

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3nts in Society:ount Ishii all week from Tuesday,ate and Mrs. Lansing held a re-

night, when he was the honoredropolitan Club by Senator Willardif the Senate. From now until thenent for Viscount Ishii and mcm-

other entertainment, all quite in-the Italian Aviation Mission, most:on party in the Presidential suitey with Gen. Guglielmotti, militarynd Maj. Perfetti, head of the air-*ts and the eight Italian aviatorsr with Count Macchi di Cellere,

rican Union Building was particu-ome court form being done away:t of leaving no long empty rowsor were to sit but never arrived.d a less conspicuous part, thoughd at an official reception.

instead of waiting until the autumnrush is on. They knit in the theaters,and in fact just any place at all,where they chance to be. Nurses whoonce sat by in gossip while theirlittle charges played about them,now knit for the soldiers, and eventhe park benches hold these indus-trious producers of comfortabi,wearables. Almost every woman nowboasts a complete outfit of the con-veniences that go with the work,and instead of the plain old-fash-ioned goose quill which countrywomen wore pinned to their breaststo hold the obstreperous end of theknitting needle, they have solid sil-ver or gold holders to match thesort of piny-wheel effect which isthrust into the ball of yarn to keepit from rolling away.The White House has been one of

the busiest places for Red Cross worksnce the war came on. and Mrs. Wil-son and Miss Helen Woodrow Boneshave made and presented five dozensuits of pajamas-enough to keepthirty soldiers in comfort-in the pastmonth or six weeks. Four dozensheets and pillow cases were alsomade by them, and the entire lot havebeen distributed for hospital use tothe Red Cross societies of Canada.England. France and Italy. The,maids of the house lend a hand in'sewing and knitting for the soldiers.and the great menage looked uponwith such awe by the outer world isthe simplest, busiest home in Americatoday.Some weddings will fill the early

autumn days, but society must waituntil near the close of the secondtraining camp for officers before thetreat enjoyed in August is realized.Lieut. Thomas Garner. U. S. A..

whose marriage to Miss Holland Fittswas an event of Saturday a week ago.struck consternation to the hearts ofhis superstitious brother officers wholike himself, had become bridegrooms.by refusing to allow his bride to posefor the camera in her bridal robes be-fore the marriage took place, claim-ing that it was "bad luck." The bride'aughingly submitted. but the younglieutenant was indeed serious over thematter. Now his brother officerswhose brides posed for the camera intheir bridal robes several hours be-fore the ceremony are asking "Whatwill we gety*

In Executive Society.President Wilson's executive family

which has been held together ratherlclosely all season, there never being.a time w hen the majority of the Cabi-net was not in town. will he scatteredover Labor Day, and most of themembers are enoaged to make Labor:Day addresses at some distant point.The Secretary of the Treasury and

Nirs. McAdoo are at Buena VistaSprings with their family, and willnot return to Washington until Tues-day.

The Secretary of War, Mr. NewtonD. Raker, is scheduled for an ad-dress at Norfolk. and because heneeds a rest from his office, will use agovernment boat for the trip. Mrs.Baker and the children of the familywill accompany him, leaving Wash-

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MRS. JOSEPH T. ROBINSON. wifwho before ;eturning to her homactively engaged in Red Cross anc

ington today, and returning for theduties of his office on Tuesday.Miss Elizabeth Freas. who was the

guest of the Secretary and Mrs. Bakerfor some time. left Washington Fri-day for her home in North Carolina.

Postmaster General and Mrs. Burle-son went to their summer home inMaryland Friday. and will be absentover Labor Day. Mr. Negley. theirson-in-law, Vaa come up from Texasand joined Mrs. Negley and their chil-dren at the Burleson summer home.He and Mrs. Negley will make a tripto New i ork and remain there forseveral days.Miss Burleson and Miss Sydney

Burleson who are visiting Mrs. Wil-liem Wheeler at her summer home inVermont. will return to town thisweek. They visited the Misses Ar-nold at Kennebunkport. Me., beforeloinlng MrF. Wheeler. The PostmasterGeneral and Mrs. Burleson will prob-ably keep the country place in Mary-land open for some time yet. Mrs.Negley and her children remainingthere and being joined by other mem-bers of the family from time to time.

The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.Daniels will be joined this week bytheir son, Mr. Worth Bagley Dahiels.who is on his way to Washingtonfrom the West. after making a tripto Alaska, visiting the YellowstonePark. and many other points of in-terest. He was the companion onthe trip of Mr. Walter W. Boyd. andhis parents. Medical Director andMrs. John C. Boyd, U. S. N.Mr. Josephus Daniels, Jr., who en-

listed in the navy, is recovering froman operation which he recently un-derwent at the Naval Hospital. Heis now able to leave the hospital andis with the Secretary and Mrs. Dan-lop1 at their home in Wyoming ave-nue, returning to the hospital for oc-casional treatment.

The Secretary of Interior and Mrs.Lane will spend Labor Day out oftown. Miss Nancy Lane will join hcrparents here at the end nf this week,after spending the summer at a Vir-ginia resort with her governess. Shewill be a student at the Sweet BriarSchool for girls in Virginia. and willleave here in time to be present atthe opening of the session.

The Secretary of Commerce andMrs. Redfield left Washington yester-day for a vacation of probably threeseeks. They have gone to New York,and will visit Boston. where theirson, Mr. Humphrey Fuller Redfeld.who has gone into the navy. is sta-tioned. They will also visit SecretaryRedfield's family at their old homeat Pittsfield., Mas. The vacatIon isthe first the' Secretary has taken ina year. and Mrs. Redfield has beenin town with him all summer.

Mr. William B. Wilson, Secretaryof. Labor, will leave Washington to-day for New York. and tomorrowwill deliver a Labor Day address inBrooklyn.-

Mrs. Gregory and Miss Jane Gre-gory wfll return to Washington In aweelE or two after spending the great-er part of the summer with Mrs.Nalle, the mother of Mrs. Gregory, atAustin, Texas.

I Weddings. ,Of much more than usual' interest

was the wedtding at the Marlboroughat 8:30 o'clock last evening of MissCathatine Lewis Pace, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Iriws Delaware Pace.and Lieut. Wajker GIbson WhIte. Thebridegroom is the grandson of Gen.Horatio Gates Gibson. who graduatedfrom West Point. In. 1847, and whopresented the bridegroom with hisdiploma at his graduation from Weste'QInt Academy on Thursday. Udeut.W'hite is the son of Mrs. Kath-arine Gibson White and the late FrankHollia White, of Nevr Yor'k, and agreat nephew of the late Maj. Gen.George Sykes, U. S. A.The wedding took place in the apart-

ment of Maj. and Mrs. William A.Mitchell, cousins of the bride, in theMarlborough. where a charming decor-atin of late summer flowers androes, in pInk and white btained.

'Iher, was a special arrangement ofwhIte powers forming an altar beforewhfth the bridal party stood and the

Rev. Dr. Robert Talbot, rector of St.Paul's Episcopal Church, ofmelated.The bride was lovhly in her robe of

white tulle built over soft white satin.the long train of tulje failing in withthe bridal veil in graceful folds. Acoronet of @suesa lace gave becom-ing fonn, to the vell, and tiny ele-ters oraminge blemsme were on either,weeogna et erehide,

Iof Senator Robinson,of Arkansas,at Lonoke for the summer, WSs

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bride roses and lilies of the valley.Mr. Pa"e escorted his daughterthrough the flower-lined aisle, andgave her away.Mrs. Laurence Clarke, wag the

bride's matron of honor, and worea gown of laedraped oVer pink sa-tLn and quite ouffant in effect. Shecarried_ a nosegay of pink roses andfor-get-me-nots 1n an old-fashionedlace holder.

Lieut. Wilson Bingham. U. S. A., whowas grautated from West Point withLieut. Whilte, was his best man. Onlymembers of the two families witness-ed the ceremrony, but many addition-al guests were Invited for the recep-tion which followed. Mrs. Pace re-ceived with the bride and bridegroom,and wore a charming gown of yellowsatin draped with yellow tulle, and acorsage ornament of yellow orchids.When. LIeut. and Mrs. White left

for their tw weeks' honeymoon InNew York the latter wore a gown ofdark blue kitten-ear cloth and a hatof blue velvet. Until Lieut. white re-ceives his orders his future destinationwill not be known.

Another beautifully arranged sewa-e wedding was that of Miss Marie

Eugenia Smith. daughter of Mr.andMrs. Georite R. Smith, and Lieut.Commander Hollis Taylor Winston.l. S. N.. at the home of Mr. and Mrs.Smith. in Nineteenth street., ato'clock last evening. The Rev. Fath-er Jaue F. Mackin officiated.The bride was escorted and iven

away by her fathet, and wore a lovelygown of old ivory satin made alongsimple Ines, an edgingof pearl readsfinishing the bodie and draperies. andappearing in the design of silver lacewhich formed the apron effectInfront and the loose panels at thesides. The long train of satin waslined with chiffon and finishedwithfan-shaped ornaments of silverlaceand pearls. The long verl was arrang-ed with a coronet of pes which wasmore than passingly becomingwandsome tiny orange blossoms nestled Inthe tulle. Her bouquet was of whiteorchids, roses and valley lilies.tiMiss Lucille Clare Smith was mad

of honor for her sister, and her gownwas of pale blue taffeta draped highover a petticoat of cloth of silver.,the bodice being formed of both ma-terials. Her arm houquet was of twotones of pink roses with a showereffect of Sweetheart roses.Lieut. Commander Hayne Ellis was

the decorations of the house werecarried out In navy colors. blue andyellow. in compliment to both. Thearranged altar before which the brid-al company stood was of white roses,

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frontpand the lnoote patloa thetnwi.cheloned trai.o sti asiseine recivthe guist and nise witfan-shaedon amef silver lace docisan ptearls.ice longdei waf ratug-ad wihadoon ofsile.a which Johnmowre thnovssnr,thecminer ofnth

brode, tirnayw orag blom of tierwth tulle.perybouchet wsudde whiteorchids roe/ n ale iisCMsLuile Wlinsto Smih wae ad

and hnfr her sister,. Wandstonleftwashiof for lu tafertl draeddhigjoverney setiore oneot of thero.tein bodicbeih foredoumnt ma-lstoe sof blick broawoth sapl aoer-edand fommadedrit Hajet Ellios. was

heat a for hisc felvet, owier aomdofthedeccesors of tet houch werhaed goet indnv oloesha bltuch ofd

alcmpnhtitwae.wht rssferng and pamsoutothwisgestolderrod wedingthereo fomers ledthn

coveor schme MsOur the tabehn theO'Mlear wit yello Lorsr and tiedGOnly aRsmllhartySmfthlat.,esfwit-neus; the ceousWno, but andrgwhichGeorged trs. Smith asssertWinriingstonuets and Mr rni.Wno,amoif North a irolacDr and rhiWsaith bodce Porter of rchd;l

adnsof sarrlvbrgP. Mrs.rnl JhIowar Hoor the sser, of te,

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drwig drrm richl stuek wthedethommanerl Winey, wil beosta-anduwen orheuandersand Winnlnd,Washingtondfyr.theirnlitte weddingwaou~rrneere nea of thenmoa

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1r5ns6 e eW ry while eta-eari trs trot visit.to Wea-nton WasP the guest of the late

M. ad Mrs. George Westugebse.wheo they oecupied their residence Ien Dupont cirdle. formerly thehome of the late James 0. Blaine. IThe Earl. who was always notedfor his democracy. as all greatstatesmen ad philanthroplsi mustbe. was amused at the attitude ofWshiaVo society conceral ghis

nots.. and Mrs. Westiaghousenever stayed is Washington longenough to exchange many formali-ties, their guests and their Visitsbeing conamed to greqt scientists ofthis and the old World.When the Earl came to visit them

in Washington he was sought foras a guest by certain members of'the smart set who had affiliationasthrough marriage with the titled'families of England. In Inviting himto dine with them, he clould neverksiderstand why his. hosts were not:included, and he refused a nurn-:ber of Invitations when he foundthey were not asked. Earl Grey wasa great friend of Mr. and Mrs. West-inghouse. as he *was of the formerPresidents. Mr. Roosevelt and Mr.Taft, and was particularly intimatewith Mr. Joseph Choate. one-timeAmerican Ambassador tp England.frequently visiting them in Wash-ington and elsewhere.

Mrs. Wilson was very regal andhandsome at the Pan-American Build-ing Tuesday evening, wearing a won-derful gown of black tulle embrold-ered in large detached figures in silverbeads. The lines of tha gown werefaultless, and on the bodice wherethe most silver beads were employed,was a diagonal scarf of apricot tulleso arranged as to form a half rucheat the nape of the neck, while a largefeather fan of the same color carriedout the scheme. She wore only oneor two small corsage ornaments ofdiamonds, an .orchild of yellow hueadding a greater charm to a toiletwhich already fairly scintillated withlight. Mrs. Wilson's wraps are par-ticularly handsome and over this cos-

tume she wore a rich purple and blackbrocade lined with white, and madewith great loose sleeves so it wouldquickly slip on. The wrap she wearsat theaters and over the gown inwhich she dines before going, Is along, cape-like garment of soft blacksatin lined with white. Miss Boiling.her sister, wears quite gay colors.rose pinks and various shades of rootbeing her faXorites.Mrs. Gerry was one of the most- at-

tractive figures at the Pan-AmericanUnion Building Tuesday night, andeven In the blaze of jewels and bestgowns gotten out in honor of ViscountIshii. was a picture long to be remem-bered. Her gown was of ivory char-meuse with a drapery of silver lacefalling from the shoulders and form-

ing a train. She wore her famousstrong of pearls and a bandeau ofdiamonds. She Is tall and regal look-ing. and the wonderful whiteness andluster of her neck and arms and hergracefully shaped shoulders is like ala-baster.

In Soc.The Swiss Minister and Madame

Sulzer, have leased as their legationhome, the residence 1915 Massachu-setts avenue, and will take possessionabout the middle of September. The

ofices of the legation will be kept inthe old legation building in Hillyerplace, the work of the staff havingso increased as to demand the entirebuilding. IMrs. Frederick H. Gillett has gone

to Worcester, Mass., and will visitthere and at Boston and other placesIn New England for a month. TheMisses Frances Hoar and Louise Hoarare also In and near Boston, visitingrelatives and friends. RepresentativeGillett. who accompanied Mrs. Gil-lett East, has returned to Washing-ton.

Mrs. Charles Warren returned toWashington Friday. from a visit ofsix weeks in Boston with the familyof Mr. Warren. She will remain herefor a short time and leave again tobe absent for perhaps a month.

Mrs. William J. Boardman and herdaughter, Mrs. Frederic A. Keep arevisiting former Senator and Mrs.Winthrop Murray Crane. at theirbeautiful place at Dalton, Maes. Mrs.Crane was formerly Miss JosephineBoardman, and was married to Mr.Crane while he was In the Senate.

Mrs. Francois Berger Moran en-tertained a large and interestingcompany at the Chevy Chase Club atdinner last evening to meet ViscountIshii. and other members of the Jap-anese Mission. Tuesday the Ameri-can Ambassador-designate to Japan.Mr. Roland F. Morris. will give aluncheon at the Shoreham in theirhonor. and on Wednesday. Mr. Wil-liam Phillips, First Assistant Secre-tary of State. will give a dinner atWoodley in honor of Viscount Ishiiand several members of the mission.

In the Service.Col. Charles DeL. Hine, who has

been placed in command of the 165th

U. S. N. G. (Sixty-ninth New York),is a Washington man, though born atVienna. Va. He graduated from theCentral High School, and was ap-pointed to the Military Academy in1896, from Washington. Col. Hino isnow at Camp Mills.

Capt. John Marstn , U. S. M. C.,* andMrs. Marston, have named their In-fant son, who arrived at the AcademyJuly 24. John Marston, 8th, rather aunique distinction, hIs seventh imme-diately preceeding forbears bearingthe name. - It has been the customto give the name to the oldest sonan the family since ihe arrival of theMarstons in America In 1642.Four of the John Marstons have

held commissions in a branch of theAmerican military service; one a cap-tain of artillery in the MassachusettsColonial Artillery, who took part Inthe capture of Louisburg; one a colo-nel in the Continental army during theWar of Independence; one a rear ad-miral of the navy, who took part Inthe War of l8l2 and the civil war,and one a captain of marines, who isnow In service. Mrs. Marston's fam--ily is as Illustrious as that of herhusband, as she was a Worthington ofAnnapolis.

Mr. Hugh Legare, who has spentthe summer at his country place atSuffield, Conn.. has had as guests thereMaj. Gen. and Mrs. Clarence R. Ed-wards and Capt. Jlohn W. Hyatt. U.S. A. Mr. Legare will return to Wash-ington In September.

Capt. Paul T. Hayne, U. S. A.. and

Mrs. Hayne, who sublet Admiral and

Mrs. Beatty's apartment In Florence

Court for a few weeks, will leaveWashington within a day or two forCbicago, where Capt. Hayne has beenassigned to duty. They came to Wash-

ington from Fort Sam Houston, Tex..

and have only been in, town about amonth.

Maj. and Mrs. Joseph U. Earle.

Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., who wereexpecting to lease Admiral and Mrs.

bsety's apartment after September!1,

have changed their plans and have

taken a house in Bittmore street.

Rear Admiral re . Beatty, U.S. N., and Mrs. Neatty are maknge

their home in Chartesten, I. C,., Ad-

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bilipsbrn-OLTER, GARPIENT SIOP608 TO 614 ELEVENTh STREET.Closed at 1 O'Clock Tomorrow, Labor Day

We Are ShowingAn Extensive

Assortment of

New Fall

Coats, Suits, Dresses,Skirts and Waists

Also Millinery.

Tomorrow we will close out the remain-ing garments from summer stock. Suits,coats and skirts at ridiculously low prices.Not many left, come early. Most of themsuitable for fall wear.

Announcement

Our 38' AnnualSeptember

Furniture SaleBEGINSMONDA Y

Ecry Article in Stock Reduced.9 Big Floors to Select from.Make Your Visit Early.

Open Monday Until 1 o'Clock.

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