The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-19

Nj Nllildn I. smith, or 'Nilmette, - IN
II Princeton, H., suburb Of Chicago, left
for her home yesterday. after the close
H OF her school, the Chevy Chase College
and Seminary She was accompanied by
Miss Gladys Layton, of Denver, who viii
assist her at recital in Chicago during
II the first week in June Miss Layton
II graduated from Chevy Chase College last
H spring but returned here TO continue her
H only student OF vocal music but is a
4 brilliant pianist. and has acted as ac-
companist at the concerts at the col
leSe. and played in that capacity at the
commencement. Miss Layton is a charm
ing singer. and gives promise Of bril-
liant career as a society artist
Announcement is made Of the engage
ment of Miss Florence Paschal Webster.
\ daughter of Mrs NJ. L. Webster and the
late Col Webster. and Mr. John Hunte,
of New York formerly OF British Guiana
South America, and Barbados, British
\ West Indies.
Il The programme Of the Ancient Greek
\ Festival to be held at the Oaks" next
I Monday at 4.30 o'clock opens with the
\ impressive rite of the priestcsses Of the
temple marching 10 the altar al dawn 10
light the sacred fire of Apollo.
Among the priestesses viii be Mrs.
Becker. Miss Gladys Hmckley. Miss Nor
gan, Miss Stevens. Miss Davis. Mrs
! Short WINS, Mrs. Krogstadt. Miss Heyle.
Mrs Brodie. Mrs. Ward Brown. Miss
Dunkhorst Miss Hill. Miss Patterson.
Miss Edison. Mrs Chaplin. Mrs Campbell.
Miss Goodwin. Mrs Connor, Mrs. Nc
Dermott. and Mrs. Barber.
Mrs. Barber, as high prIestess. will give
a sacred sun and fire dance. The singers
will be Mrs. Hugh Miss Hill. Miss Finck-
ell, Miss Nettleson. Miss Downey. Miss
Harlan, Miss McFan, Miss Hartman
Miss Walker, Mrs. Warren Gibbs, Mrs
Charles Conner. and the graces, the
Misses Downing
Apollo, with his Tyre calls forth the
muses., who perform "A beautiful dance i'm
his honor and in which he joins The
muses. will be Mrs Ward Brown. Mrs
Coolidge, Mrs Common. Miss Stevens.
Miss Patterson, Miss Hin. Miss Edison
and Miss Dunkhorst. The tenth muse,
AlnemOsyne will sing an ode 10 Apollo
The Staying Of Niobes children by
Apollo and Diana and her nymphs will
form one Of the most dramatic parts OF
the programme. The part Of Diana is
taken by Miss Jane Sands. that of Niobe
by Mrs Barber Some Of the nymphs
are Miss Walker. Miss Kirby. Miss Hill,
Miss Brodie. Miss Hail. Miss Dorottya
Fremont-Smith Miss Caroline Jones.
Miss Katherine Foss. and Miss Phoebe
\ Gales.
one Of the most attractive numbers on
the programme will be the Dionysan
dance. The Dionysian dancers are Miss
Ward Brown. Mrs. Charles Connor. Miss
Barbara BrCdie, Miss Myra Ball. Miss
n Olga Roosevelt, Miss Sophy Johnston.
Miss Harriet Conger. Miss Elsie Hill. Sir
Robert Fleming Mr. Edward Quintard.
Mr.. Alex. Quintard, Mr.. PercivaI Walters.
Mr.. Ward Brown, and Mr.. Carl Racka-
man
/ The Greek dancers are Mrs. Brown.
/ Miss Hin Miss Dunkhorst Miss Patter-
son. Mrs. Chaplin. Miss Grosvenor. Miss
katherine Harlan. Miss Dorottya Free
mCnt-Smith. Miss Caroline Jones. Miss
! Katharine FOss, Miss Phoebe Gales, Miss
| Agnes Owsley. Miss Ruth Scott Miss
Elizabeth Campbell, Miss Helen Coolidge
Miss Eustacia Hardesty. and Miss Mar
garet Coolidge.
Probably the most beautiful spectacle
Of the day will be Galatea as Flora. the
flower goddess. driven by twenty little
children in white tunics. and flower gar
lands. Mrs. Short Willis has charge Of
] these children.
Mrs John Hoover has as her guest her
sister. Miss Alice Gautier Of New York.
Lieut. w. F. Mcmillan. L. S. A.. and
Mrs Mcmillan are the guests Of Col. and
| Mrs Stidman.
Mrs. Charles Grayson Dulin and her
1 daughter Miss Beatrice Dulin. will sail
on Saturday from New York. where they
will go to-day. and viii travel in Europe
during the summer months.
/ Senator and Mrs. Depew returned TO
/ Washington yesterday afternoon from
/ New York, where they made a short visit.
Invitations are out for the wedding OF
Miss Mary Remey daughter Of Rear Ad-
/ miral and Mrs. Remey and Capt. John
| Winthrop Wadleigh. L. s. NJ. C. The cere-
mony will be performed in St Shomas'
/ Church on Wednesday. June l. at 5
O'Clock in the afternoon Following the
ceremony there will be a small reception.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul $. PearsaH will leave
Washington to-day fer their country place
I near Bridgeport, Conn. They will have
with them Mrs Pearsalrs mother. Mrs
Hichborn. widow of Rear Admiral HIGH. |
born. who will visit them during the sum- /
mer.
Gen. and Mrs. J. Franklin Bell left
yesterday morning for Great Neck Long
Island, where they will visit for several
weeks
Col. and Mrs. Archibald Oracle and Miss
Oracle have returned to this city from
New York. They will be here until about
the middle Of June, and will then leave |
for the Northern resorts for the summer
months
Miss Henrietta Fitch. daughter Of Chief
Engineer Henry w Fitch, left Tuesday /
for Philadelphia TO be the guest Of her
brother-in-law and sister, NJ. and Mrs.