The Washington herald., 1916-03-29

daughter Margaret to Lieut. H. g. Au-
rand, U. 8. A. Miss Decker comes from
a distinguished family of Texas her
grandfather being Gen. Sam Houston
Lieut.. Aurand Is from Shamokin, Pa.
He Is graduate of the United States
Military Academy of the class of 1916
and is stationed at Fort Monroe. Miss
Decker is visiting her brother, lieut.
! stiles Decker, at Fort Monroe.
representative audience Of Washing
ton society is promised for the two re-
citals by Estella Neuhaus, pianist and
j. Howe Clifford, Shakespearean reader.
| at the New Willard, on the mornings of
April Il and q. Miss Neuhaus is one
OF the foremost pianists of the day, and
| this season she is giving one-third of
| the proceeds from all her concerts to
| Edith Wharton's work OF rescuing chill
dren in Flanders, and along French and
| Belgian refugees
| Inc committee on American hostels for
| refugees In Paris and children OF Flsn-
| ders rescue committee include: Mrs.
| Cadwalader Jones, Mr.. Henry w. Nun
roe, Mrs. ]. Lloyd Derby. Miss Janetta
| Alexander, Mrs. Cortlandt Field Bishop,
| Mrs. William II. Bliss, Mrs. William
Bayard Cutting, Mrs. William Adams
! Delano. Mrs Richard Derby, Mrs. Ar
| thur Murray Dodge, Mrs William Pier
son Hamilton, Mrs. McDougall Hawkes..
| MISS Lusita Leland, Mr.. Clement March
Mr.. Walter E. Maynard. Mrs Walter F.
| Maynard, Mrs. Henry W. Munroe Mr.
Philip ]. Roosevelt. Mrs. Charles Scrib-
ner. Miss Robinson Smith, Mr.. George
Palen Snow. Mrs. Willard d. Straight,
Mrs. George Whitney, Mrs Fred w
| Whitridge, Mrs. Linsly R. Williams, and
Mr.. Egerton Leigh Winthrop.
Mrs Wharton writes: eff Americans
understood how happy it makes us here
| to feel that what the Americans In
Paris are trying to do Is followed with
interest and sympathy by their COM
patriots at home, and how far we make
every penny go, I am sure that helm
,, would continue to pour in.
Mrs. Joseph Van Week, jr.. Josenb var
Week. Sd, and Howard Van VIeck ~
Montclair, N. j., arrived in Washington
Yesterday and are stopping at the VIII
lard. Other arrivals there of yesterday
include Mrs. Elbert "A. Brlnckerhorr Mrs
W. B. Chaplin and Miss Sarah Chapin- Of
Englewood, N. J., who are returning
from the South; - and Mrs. Edgar
Palmer, OF Rye, N. Y. and Mr.. and Mrs
| n. b. Mervtn and Mr.. and Mrs u n
Pierce, jr., all of Bridgeport, Conn. and
Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Hennessey and the
Misses Alma. Eleanor and Marcia Hem
nessey, OF Greenwich. Conn, all of whom,
are on their way home from the South.
Mr.. w. Gordon Crawford is a e1Iest
Of the Wolcott Hotel in New York CITY,
Mrs. ]. Willis Dalzell. Miss Virginia
Dalzell and Miss Bertha R. Patterson, OF
pitts6urg' are spending few days at
the Willard.
Alpha Eta Chapter of Kappa Sigma
Fraternity entertained at a delightful
| reception Sunday afternoon. The pa
tronesses were Mrs. AISLE J. Gronna, wife
OF Senator Gronna. of North Dakota,
and Mrs. Elmon A. Miller; assisting
were Miss Itaby Carter, Miss Sereta
Taylor and Miss Minnie Let's. Music
was furnished by BoernsteIn's orches-
ira The floral decorations were unusual
ly attractive. This reception was one of
the largest and most enjoyable affairs
given at the Chapter House during the
season.
Miss Marion Parker, daughter of the
late Capt William Fl. Parker, u S, N,
left Washington and sailed for Porto
Rico recently. She will visit Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Lippitt on their plantation
and will not return home until June.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Macy, Miss
Kathleen Macy and Miss Hetty Toomes,
of New York. who are returning from
Hot Springs, Va, arrived here yesterday
and are stopping at the Willard.