The Washington herald., 1912-12-08

Harvey W. Wiley, president Of the alIi-
ance: Mrs. \. P. Clark, jr.. Miss Ellen
| Ninton, Mrs. W. D. Bigelow, and other
members of the organization.
Mrs H. Goldstein and son, who spent
| week in the city. have returned to
their home in Philadelphia.
Washingtonians are taking a deep in
terest in the concert which Mrs. Edison
Bradley is giving at her residence on
Thursday evening for the benefit of the
Associated Works of Mercy. From pres
ent appearances il promises TO be a great
success IN every way. as the demand for
seats is very large. The Eneisel Quartet
will render selections and the soloist will
be Mile. NvOnnc de Trevlle. Tickets
can be obtained at Mrs. Bradley's resi-
dencc, 1925 Connecticut Avenue.
DR.. Abram Simons returned Friday to
the city after a short visit TO cities in
the South.
Representative and Mrs Towner of
Iowa have reached Washington and have
taken an apartment at the Farragut for
the winter.
Every effort is being made to assure
a success for the Edward Everett Hale
Memorial benefit. which will take place
tomorrow evening at Sis o'clock at the
New Willard. The programme is both
varied and interesting. Mrs. Dorothy
Johnstone-Baseler, the famous harpste
of Philadelphia, will be heard, and Mrs
Jean Wilson will give for the first time
in her inimitable fashion monologue
written especially for her by Mrs. Albert
S. Burleson, entitled. An Afternoon Tea
in Washington" Mrs Reed. the popular
cOntralto of the Ninth Baptist Church,
will sing to harp accompaniment MIR.
Louis Potter will play a solo. And later
in the evening Mrs. Wilson. out OF COM
pliment to President Taft. will give an
other monolOgue called THE Boat Race
Between Yale and Harvard"
Among the box holders are Mrs. Charles
BrOughtOn Wood. Mrs Thomas Gale.
Mrs. Whitman Cross, Mrs. Ernest Rob
erts. Mrs Kent, of California, and Mrs
Woodward. And some of those on the
committee are Mrs. Thomas Gale, Mrs.
Whitman Cross, the Rev n. B. Pierce.
The patrOnesses are: Secretary and
Mrs. Knox, the German Ambassador and
Countess Won Bernstorff. Mrs Wicker
sham, Mrs. Charles J. Bell. Col. and Mrs
Blount, Mrs. Edison Bradley. Senator
Burton, Mrs. Charles H. Butler, Mrs.
Murray Crane, Mrs. Whitman Cross, Mrs.
IL
u Fletcher. Thomas NJ. Gale. Mrs. Mar
guerita Spalding Gerry, Mrs. NJ c.
Hanna, Mrs. Justice Hughes, Mrs.
William A. Hammond. Mrs. Cabot
Lodge, Mrs. George A. Loud. Mrs. James
Mcmillan. Mednl Mccormick, Rev. and
Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Myron Parker Mrs.
Ernest Roberts, Prof. and Mrs Spanhoff.
Mrs Charles Spalding. Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood, Mrs. Henry White, Gen.
Woodruff, and Miss Woodruff
Miss Kathryn Z. Schmitz announces
the marriage of her sister, Miss Ger
trude Marguerite Schmitz, to Mr.. Her |
bert Wells Kidwell. The ceremony took
place in Baltimore, Md, on November |
20, the Rev. David L. Neely officiating. |
Only the immediate relatives of the |
bride and bridegroom were present.
The bride wore a handsome tailored |
costume and a becoming picture hat. |
She carried a bouquet Of Bride roses. |
A reception followed the ceremony at |
the home Of the uncle OF the bridegroom.
After January a the bride and BRIDE
groom will reside at Ballston, Va.
Capt. E. G. Schermerhorn, of New
York, military secretary to Gov. ELECT |
Sulzer, is spending few days in wash
fngtoh at the Hotel Powhatan.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Calisher returned dur
ing the week to the city after a two
weeks visit to Jacksonville, Fla, and
cities.
DR.. and Mrs. W. E. Walker. of Nc
heesport. Pa. formally announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss Lena
RANGES Walker, to Dr. David Pollock
McCune, also Of McKeesport. The we'd
ling will take place in January. Miss
alker attended Washington College, at
D. C., and DR.. Mccune is a
graduate OF the University of Penn
'ylvania.
Capt. John r. Edie, U. S. N, and Mrs.
Sdie have taken an apartment at the
Hotel Powhatan.
Miss Beatrice Kalmus,, of New York,
s the guest OF friends in the city. /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bendheim have
eft the city to make an extended trip
hroughout the South. TO be gone about
our weeks.
The alumni of the Theta Kappa Phi
society Of Central High School held
heir annual banquet mad reunion in the
white room OF the Hotel. Powhatan
Hiss Anita Swingle was toastmistress.
ne toasts were rendered by Misses
NortfA Pepper, Audrey johnson, Mar