The Washington herald., 1908-05-14

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monthly social meeting of the Chresto
math Club Of the Sixth Presbyterian
Church, on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Perry Belmont are in New
York for a few days 10 attend the open
ing of the races at Belmont Park. Miss
Margaret Cameron is their guest in New
York.
The Secretary Of Commerce and Labor.
Hon Oscar Straus. is ia New York for a
few days.
The arrangements are rapidly being
perfected for the ball in the Arlington,
70 be given under the auspices OF the
StonewaH Jackson Chapter. Daughters
Of the Confederacy. Nay l9. for the ben
eft OF the Confederate Veterans Ne
mortal Home. The officers OF the chap
ter are Mrs. Magnus S. Thompson, pres
idents Mrs. DFury A. Ludlow. first vice
president: Mrs. Augustus Jackson, second
vice president. Mrs. II. c. Wilkins re-
cording secretary. Mrs. J. N. Webb. cor
responding secretary; AIRS. Samuel Sprigg
Belt, treasurer, Mrs, Stevenson, histo-
rian; Mrs. Gustave Werber, custodian;
Mrs Francis Lipscomb. chairman enter
tainment committee.
The opening feature will be. Butter
fly Spring Dance" led by q Queen OF
the May" Miss Louise LIDscomb. The
young ladies taking part In this fea-
ture are Miss Halfn English. Misses
Lena and Arma Mekins Miss Ruth
Bowie. Francis Lipscomb, Mildern Per-
RE, Miss Julia Williams Miss Gillespie,
Misses Mabel and Gladys Towers, Edna
Saunders, Katherine McDermont, Ethel
Shafer. Alma Fountleroy, Margaret
Young, Virginia Griffith, Camille Du
Bose, Rebecca Cumpston. Margaret
Cumpston, Helen Plant. Ethel SafTord,
Mildred Newman, Ferne Tinsley Miss
Brown, Of Missouri; Sarah Knight. Miss
de Smollanioff. and Elsie Williams.
Young ladies' reception committee will
be composed Of Miss anna Darlington,
Miss Katherin Howard. Miss Mary VIII
kins, Miss Katherine Du Bose, Miss Hat
tie Lyon, Miss Keathley Miss Matte
Thornton, Miss Ruth and Miss Helen
Griffith, Miss Elizabeth Gould. Mrs
George S. Derrick, Mrs. c, II. Fred, Mrs
Ogden, Mrs. II. l. Bishop Miss May
Gregg, OF Texas; Miss MeMeans, Miss
Polly Mason, Francis Youngblocd. Miss
ROsalie Briscoe, Miss Sue Riley Miss
Dell, Miss Mary S9iers. Miss Small. Miss
Myrtle Mitchell, Miss Alice Buckley. Miss
Frances Dodge, Miss Rosalie AIcDermont.
Miss Bessie Waters, Miss Crump. Miss
Mari Miss Lulu " Sims, Mrs. Mark At
kinson, and Miss Charlotte Lee.
The chapter officers will be assisted in
doing the honors by Mrs Archibald
Young, Mrs. Bankhead Mrs. John Sharp
Williams, Mrs. William Gillespie. Mrs.
Slayden, Mrs. Micou, Mrs. Kate Rear-
ney Henry, Miss Virginia Miller, Mrs.
Lee Lipscomb, Mrs. c. 3. Towers, Mrs.
D. S. Hendrick, and Mrs. Arthur RAM
sey.
The closing session OF the Capitol Hill
Literary Club met at the residence OF
Dir. and Mrs, A. II. Frear, 22S Eighth
street northeast. Monday evening. The
president. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Gordon, made her
farewell address as retiring president.
and was presented with an armful Of
carnations and roses by Miss A. Mel.
Smith In behalf Of the society.
Special music was presented by Mrs.
A. II. Frear. There was an address by
Maj. Lawrence.
4AE AOtlSW4AA6 bA44NEAS were EtCELE0 lOT
the ensuing year: President, Mr.. ]. W.
Davis; first vice president, Mrs. B. f.
Hoover; second vice president. Capt. ].
Z. Hart; recording secretary, Mr.. c. S.
Hardy: corresponding secretary, Mrs. S.
A. c. Bartlett; treasurer, DR.. James Nc
Kee, and chaplain. Maj. George Law
renee.
Miss Elizabeth Mercier Odenthal, of
Norfolk. was married Tuesday TO Mr..
Richard n. Barry. q journalist who is
known In many countries. The ceremony
took place in San Francisco, in Grace
Episcopal Church, at noon.
Rear Admiral Charles N. Thomas. who
is in command of the Atlantic feet, gave
the bride away in marriage, and Chap
lain Sydney Key Evans. Of the Minnesota,
officiated. The bride is well known here
and through Virginia, and has made
name in the literary world as Elizabeth
MercieT, as a writer Of short stories. Mr..
Barry and his bride have gone for a
three-months' stay in Southern Cali
fornia. after which they viii return to
the East and this part of the country
to make their future home.