The Washington herald., 1915-10-17

able report which has been translated
INTO several languages.
At the close of the meeting reCep-
ton will be rendered Mrs. SchoT. when
tea will be served.
y cordial invitation is extended TO ev-
cry one interested in child welfare work.
particularly parents and educators
Mr. and Mrs. .. ]. Desmond If San
Francisco. are among the visitors TO
Washington stopping at the New Will
lard. Mr.. and Mrs. Desmond are well
known on the Pacific Coast and are in
the East on a tour of its principal cities
From Washington they will go to New
York. from there 10 Boston, and thence
home
Both are natives Of California. Their
ancestors We're among the hardy argo-
nauts who crossed the great plains and
the snow-capped Rockies in the early
days and settled on the Pacific slope.
Mrs. Desmond is not yet out of her
twenties and is Of the blonde type of
beauty. with expressive dark eyes and
an animated Countenance. She is. of
course. progressive in all the questions
of the day that confront the feminine
sex and is an ardent advocate of the
MontesSori system of education for chill
dren.
Mr.. Desmond. besides being active in
the big business circles of the Pacific
Coast metropolis. is remembered for the
wonderful work he did at the time of
! the San Francisco earthquake He acted
as chief of the conlmissary forces and
under his direction the multtudes OF
people, made temporarily destitute by
that terrible catastrophe were fed and
clothed until the work OF rcha bilitation
was begun and the city in ruins was
resurrected from the ashes He is
member of the famous Bohemian Club.
among others. and is interested IL sew
eral large business enterprises
In Washington the Desmonds have
been entertained at several luncheons
and dinner parties by Mr. and Mrs. Gil
bert H. Grosvenor. Mr.. and Mrs Frank
lin Pierce Adams. and Mr. John Oliver
La Gorce, who was the recipient of their
hospitality during his recent visit to the
Panama Pacific Exposition.
Among the arrivals at the Shoreham
are DR.. and Mrs. Charles McChord. of
Lebanon. Ky: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Breese. Mr.. John Russell Pope Mr.. and
Mrs. Hamilton Hadden. Mrs. William
Alexander. Mr.. P. A. Morosoff. Mr.. B.
A. Bakhmateff and Mr.. H. C. Lewis. all
of New York City: Mr G. Wilenkin. of
London. England: Mrs. P NJ Powell. of
Newport. r. l.; Mr.. and Mrs. H. L.
Cheston. of Bethlehem. Pa, and Mr.. H
w. Bentley, of Newport. R. l.
Miss Margaret Wentworth has leased
her home at Cleveland and taken an
apartment at the Marlborough Her
niece. Miss Margaret Moorhouse. who
graduated from Wellesley College last
June. after a summer in the Catskills
has returned to Washington to spend the
winter with her aunt.
Simplicity lent charm and beauty to the
marriage on the evening of October IA. at
Mt. Martins Church. of Miss Mabel Mar
guerite Hellman. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clement NJ. Hellman, to Mr.. F.
Gwynn Gardiner. Only members of the
immediate families were present Rev
FIR. Maurice B. Alexander officiated.
The bride wore a blue broadcloth trav-
cling suit. trimmed in Hudson seal, with
blue velvet hat to match. and a corsage
bouquet Of lilies Of the valley.
The couple left Immediately after the
ceremony for a wedding tour. including
Boston. New York and Philadelphia.
They will be at home to their friends
after November at l5S w street north
west.
Mrs. o. L. Putnam. Mrs. Shaw and
Mrs. Tazzam. Of New Orleans. who are
motoring through the Middle Atlantic
States. reached Washington yesterday
and registered at the New Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene H. Outerbridre,
of New York. are stopping at the New
Richmond.