The age-herald., 1898-03-20

of Philadelphia, is announced. The mar riage will take place about Easter week. Miss Belknap is one Of the handsomest girls in Washington The recent breaking of her engagement to MT. Paul Male, of the Belgian legation caused a sensation. To have carried out her engagement Mss Belknap was to have renounced her religion and become member of tho Jewish church. Mir. Males mother opposed the wedding and was not satisfied even with the contemplated sacrifice on the part Of Miss Belknap. It was decided that the couple should be separated for a year and then if they still wished to marry the moth- CT promised to withdraw her opposition and make a settlement upon the otherwise penniless diplomat.
 Accordingly MT. Male was, at the in stance of his mother, transferred from Washington to Japan during the year of probation. This expired last summer, when the engagement was renewed. Early this winter, however, 1t was broken, no reason being given.
 Saturday afternoon, the 26th inst, at o'clock, at the opera house, the pupils of the Henley grammar school will give a delightful entertainment for the benefit of the public library. The children will present in complete and elegant style the charming operetta Little Red Riding Hood" Of course there will be the fam ous wolf, the no less renowned grand mother" mother, and woodsman, not to speak of Red Riding Hood herself.
 Into the operetta will be introduced sev- eral beautiful choruses and drills, Blue Bells Chorus," Pony Song," quaint con- ceit, and the doll drill in which a large number of children about years of age will participate. There will also be dumb bell drills, wand drills and many other features, which will make the entertain ment particularly pretty and attractive.
 
 Dr. J. D. s. Davis has been quite i'll for several days with an attack of appendicitis. He was somewhat better yesterday
 Mrs. L. Whaley. who does such pretty lace work. can be found at her residence at the terminus of the car line on the North Highlands.
 Miss Dian Holzer will leave Tuesday for Pensacola Montgomery and Greenville, Ala, to visit friends.
 At the First Baptist church this after noon, at o'clock, memorial services in honor of Miss Frances E. Willard will be held by the Women's Christian Temper ance Union. Mrs. c. B. Spencer will pre- side and the following will be the pro- gramme of the exercises:
 Music-"Lead Kindly Light"
 Scripture lesson.
 Prayer-Rev. B. D. Gray.
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 Biographical Sketch-Mrs. w. H. Jef- fries.
 Tributes to Miss Willard-Rev. A. B. Cur ry and Rev. G. c. Kelly. Solo, '"The Holy City'-Miss Fallon.
 Testimonials-Mrs. William Redd.
 Poem, ''We Follow That Way"-Mrs. T. A. Hamilton.
 Music.
 Benediction.
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 MT. Smith Cullom of St. Louis Is visiting his brother, MT. E. N. Cullom, on the South Highlands
 Mrs M. Feibleman and Mrs. Belle Gus dorf of Selma the guests of Mrs. L. G. Joseph, 517 North Seventeenth street.
 After the beautiful rendition of Judas Maccabaeus' at Temple Emanuel, Rabbi Morris NeWfleld entertained a few friends at a handsome supper at the Morris hotel. The appointments were artistic and the menu elaborate. Rabbi Newfield's guests were Prof. and Mrs. Guckenberger, MT. and Mrs. M. V. Joseph, Mir. and Mrs. Bar nard, MT. and Mrs. Sam Adler Misses Blanca Randle, Leah Ullman, Prof. Ehr- gott and MT. Ezekiel.
 Yesterday afternoon little Miss Kettle Camille Sibley celebrated her fourth birth day with beautiful party from to 6 Oclock at the home or her parents, MT. and Mrs. John Sibley, on the South Highlands. The decorations were in green and white tints, in honor of St. Patrick's recent birth day. The table in the dining room was very pretty with its green appointments; green satin ribbon depended from the chan delier to the four corners of the table, where it was caught in position by grace full bows. The large birthday cake held four burning candles, indicative of the few brief years of thelovely little hostess life. Miss Hettie Sibley wore a charming gown of crimson silk, trimmed with lace, and she received many handsome presents. Pretty photographs were presented the young guests as souvenirs of the happy occa- sion-
 Mss Bertha Lewis went to Tuscaloosa yesterday afternoon to visit her cousin, Miss Julia Smith, at the State university.
 The members of the Thursday Euchre club were delightfully."- entertained in Thurs day evening by Miss Emma Leedy and Misses Stratton and Phillips at the home of Miss Leedy. The young lady's prize was won by Miss Zemma Webb, while the genteman's was carried off by MT. Webb Ellis.
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 The Lotus Whist Club is a recent addi-