The Washington herald., 1914-05-17
School Member to Wed

Cards have been issued for the mar
rage of Miss Jessie Dubois FAINT. men,
Der Of the faculty of the Wilson Normal
School. and Joshua Evans. jr. The wed
ding Is to take place at st. Marks
Church Monday evening. May Is. at
o'clock.
The bride will be attended by her sister,
Evelyn. as maid of honor with Misses
Grace and Ida Lind, Genevieve Ryan,
and Elda Sandmeyer as bridesmaids.
Henry w. Father. a near relative of
the bridegroom. will be best man, and
the ushers include Henry p. Blair, presi-
dent Of the Board Of Education; George
vass. Louis A. Fischer. F. G. Goyce. of
Baltimore, and Howard Wolf, of Phila-
delphia-
The bride will be given In marriage by
Henry ]. wylie. a lifetime friend. and
the ceremony will be performed by DR..
C. r. stetson, rector Of st. Marks.
II will be a pink-and-white wedding.
the attendants gowns being peony shades
Of chiffon and taffeta, and the decorations
will be masses of pink and white peonies.
The wedding trip includes a tour of the
Mediterranean. interesting out-of-the-way
places In Bohemia and Denmark. and a
visit to the Land OF the Midnight Sun.
Col. c. II. Heyl announces the en-
gagement of his daughter. Miss Helen
Heyl, and Lieut.. Milo p. Fox. U. s. A..
Engineer Corps. The marriage will take
place in the autumn. Lieut.. Fox is sta
toned at Washington Barracks.
Maj. and Mrs. Fitzgerald entertained
at a small dinner Friday night at the
Sloy. Of New York. and Miss Elsie Mel
May. of this city.
The German Ambassador is receiving
congratulations on the birth of his sec
ond grandchild. a daughter, born to
Count and Countess RAYMOND PouTtales.
in Germany. The wedding of Count and
Countess Pourtales took place in Wash
ington and was a brilliant event. The
baby born on Friday Is their second
child. Countess Won Rernstorf. who
sailed several months ago. is with her
daughter.
The laying Of the corner stone of the
Congressional Club will take place
Thursday morning. May q. at 1880. at
New Hampshire avenue and U street
northwest. Members will wear a small
silk nag for Identification.
Col Robert NJ. Thompson, accompanied
by DIR. Graeme N Hammond, of New
York. will sail on June 4 for Europe to
attend a conference of those in charge
Of the Olympic games at Berlin in 1915
On June 3 he will give a dinner at New
York for his classmates of 1853 at the
United States Naval Academy. OF the
original 80 members of the class. sixty
seven surviye- From this number Col
Thompson has already received forty ac-
ceptances. the guests coming from all
over the world, A.
Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett enter
tained a box party last evening at the
Greek pageant. '"The Fire Regained," in
honor of Mrs. Barnett's brother-in-law
and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Philip
Hill, of Pittsburgh. who are their house
guests
Mrs. Barnett will be at home informally
at the Marine Barracks tomorrow after
noon. The Marine Band will play. and
Mr.. Turnbull, of Baltimore, a composer
of note, will come over to conduct some
Of his own compositions. number of
Baltimoreans will come to Washington
for the occasion.
Mrs Caroline wyville Robertson. of
the Cairo, has issued invitations for the
wedding breakfast OF her daughter.
Louise Fairfax. and Mr.. George Twyman
Wood. jr, Wednesday June g. at 1890
o'clock. The invitations are limited to
the relatives and most intimate friends
Mrs. Walter Gordon entertained at
luncheon yesterday at Chevy Chase Club
in honor Of Mrs. Houston. the wife OF
the Secretary of Agriculture.
Mr.. Herman Richard, of Cincinnati.
visited friends here during the past week.
The Montessori Educational Associa-
ton will be at home at 1910 Kalorama
road on Wednesday afternoon, May 20
from until Z o'clock. and on Thursday
evening. May p, from until 10 o'clock.
Members of the association and d.
rectors of Montessori work will take
pleasure in showing the children's house
and the material used in teaching young
children. Photographs and views OF
experimental schools in America will be
exhibited and the association will be
glad to explain, to those interested, the
work of its demonstration school ar
Friendship House, and the relation of
the Montessori ideals to social service