The Washington herald., 1911-05-25

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luncheon at her home. in Green Valley,
Va. and Saturday evening all will at
tend the last spring hop at Fort Myer.
Miss Margaretta Brooke, daughter OF
Mrs. z. II. Brooke. returned to Wash
ington from New York yesterday She
attended her class reunion at the Spence
School, from which she graduated last
year The class was entertained at
luncheon Tuesday at Sherrys. Mrs.
Brooke and Miss Brooke will close their
apartment in the Highlands next week
and spend the month of June at West
| Point. N. Y. They will go from there
to Lake George and Lake Champlain
for the remainder of the season.
Gen. John P. Story. U. g. A.. is spend
ing some time with his daughter.
| Countess de Buisseret, at the legation.
The countess will send her children to
| White Hall. the summer home of Gen.
and Mrs. Story. near Annapolis, and will
| join them there the first of next month,
| where she will remain with her parents
until July s. She will then sail for Eu-
rope to join her husband. Gen. Story
| will spend the summer in California
Gen. and Mrs. George L. Gillespie, U.
s. A, will close their residence in New
| Hampshire avenue to-day and go over to
New York for a week before going to
| their summer home at Saratoga Springs,
| n. Y, for the season.
Mrs. D. P. Mccartney and Miss Annie
Irwin have returned to Washington after
! spending the winter abroad. They were
| Joined upon their return to New York by
i Mrs. William Manning Irwin. They will
| ha ",
to their summer home The Anchorage" !"
| at Osterville, for the season.
Mrs. Stephen B. EIkins and Miss Elkins
will sail from New York to-day for
Europe and will spend the summer
| abroad. as usual.
Mrs. Sankey Bacon, wife Of DR.. Bacon.
| L. S. N. will go to Annapolis on Sat
urday. where she will be the guest Of
| Mrs. Edward Parker. wife Of DR.. Parker.
| U. S. N. for June week.
Mr. and Mrs. E NJ Douglas Of Ia
koma Park. announce the engagement Of
| their daughter. Helen, to Mr.. Alvin W.
King, OF New York. The wedding will
take place in the fall.
An evening OF song anu story was given
| in the auditorium of Chevy Chase Sem
| mary last evening at Sis o'clock for the
| benefit of the homeless waits Of the
Florence Crittenton Home. The artists
| for the occasion were Miss Gretchen
Hood. soprano: Miss Goff, contralto: Miss
Jean Wilson. reader; Joseph Matthew.
tenor, and Louis Potter, pianist, and
after the programme refreshments were
| served by a bevy OF the seminary girls.
Through the courtesy of Lieut.. Santel-
mann the Marine Band played through
| out the evening.
Miss Eleanore Ridgely will go to New
| York tomorrow, where she will spend
several days before going to Springfield,
, Mass. She will then go TO Springfield,
Ill, where she will join her aunt, Mrs.
Franklin Ridgely. for an automobile tour
! through Canada. Later they will go TO
New York and will sail for Europe for
! the remainder OF the summer. They will
have a house in England for several
months.
The new Secretary OF War. Henry L.
Stimson will be among those assisting
Maj. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, T. s. A..
and Mrs. Grant when they receive this
afternoon at the garden party which is
Of the New York branch of the Army
| Relief Society.
Miss II. Swanson, of this city, sails to-
day for Europe on the steamer Barba-
roSSa.
Miss Mabel Nelson Thurston's Bible
class, which has been studying the
course this year on Jesus Christ and
everyday problems" celebrated its fifth
birthday Tuesday evening with a ban
quet at the Young Women's Christian
Association. Mrs Mabel Handy Evans
! is president and Miss Annette Mills. Sec
retary of the class, which has recently
organized for social service work The
table was beautifully decorated in green
| and white. and plates were laid for twen-
ty-nine. DR.. Ada r. Thomas. Miss Flor
ence NJ Brown, Miss Della NJ Grover, and
Miss Neva A. Chappell of Los Angeles,
Cal. were guests of the class. Greetings
| from absent members were read, and
| the following programme Of talks given:
old girls Miss Baurman; New girls, -
Miss Taylor; THE girls who are to
come Miss Leeds; Things done and
undone." Miss McKeever: Religious con-
ditions in the city Miss Florence NJ.
Brown: THE big sister movement" Miss
Cnappel ana Dreams tpat are coming
true Miss Thurston.
A pretty garden fete, with an un-
usually pretty setting. was given last even
ing by the Ladies' Society of the Evan
gelical Christian Church, In the grounds
Of the presiding elder, Bishop Thomas
Sabin, 1899 NJ street, which open out
toward Thomas Circle and overlook the
yard Of the Wylie home. Japanese Ian
terms adorned the grounds. and ice cream
in charge Of Miss Bessie Davis, lemonade
in charge of Mr.. c. E. Lynch. and other
good things prettily arranged were on
sale.