The Washington herald., 1917-11-11
News and Personal Items of Events Washington Homes and the

Van de Sande Bakhuysen, Mrs. Archi.
oald oracle. Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Stew.
art. Cord van de Linten, Mr.. Helder-
ing. Mr.. Van Eelde and Mr.. Taylor.
The table decorations were of yellow
chrysanthemums.
Mr.. Joseph c. Grew, formerly coun-
| selor Of the United States Embassy
| at Berlin, but now connected with
the legal department of the State De-
partment, has, with Mrs. Grew, taken
the residence 22l Wyoming avenue.
They are comfortably settled there
| for the winter.
Lieut.. o. c. Badger and his bride
will arrive at the Greenbrier on We'd
| nesday from Washington to pass their
| honeymoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry White, of
Brookline, and Miss Priscilla Ridgely
White have come to Washington for
the winter. and have taken the resi-
dence 2l62 Florida avenue, formerly
| occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. p. Bryson
Wood, who will spend the season in
Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Ridgley an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter. Miss Elizabeth H. Ridgley, to
Sergt. Rodney ]. Houck, u. s. A.
| Sergt. Houck came from Minnesota.
Fla. about three days ago in order
that the ceremony might be held
prior to his departure for France.
Mr.. and Mrs. John z. Hampton, of
1446 Central avenue. Indianapolis.
Ind, announce the engagement of
their daughter, Marguerite c., to
Lieut.. Cleon ]. Gentzkow. Medical
Corps, u. S. A, of Minneiska, Mimi,
is to take place the latter part of
November.
Mrs. Benjamin H. Fuller. wife of
Capt Fuller, OF the navy yard, at
Philadelphia, has as her house guests
for a few weeks her mother, Mrs
H. E. Onley, of Virginia, and her
aunt, Mrs. Richard Worthington of
Shenandoah, Pa.
Mrs. Ashmead Fuller is spending
several weeks here as the guest of
her mother, Mrs. Clarence Norment.
Mr.. Fuller is with the Royal Flying
Corps. near Toronto.
Princess Andrea Boncompagni.
formerly Miss Margaret Draper. OF
Washington. and her mother. Mrs.
William F. Draper. are at the Hotel
Excelsior. in Rome, after spending a
month in Paris. Prince Andrea Bon
compagni is in active service with
the Cross of Malta. the Italian re-
lief organization, which corresponds
to the American Red Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gallatin, of
New York. have leased the home Of
\ Mrs. w. S. Carroll, at 1900 Massa-
chusetts avenue for the winter. Mrs.
Carroll and Miss Grace Carroll have
a smaller house at ,5l7 Connecticut
avenue, after passing the summer at
! Monterey. Mrs. CAROLS mother,
4 Mrs. Bremen, is at the Shoreham for
the season.
| Mrs. Albert L. Mills will spend
( Thanksgiving with her aunt. Mrs.
/ Robert S. Tanning. at Flushing. l..
| |. She will go to West Point before
returning to Washington.
The regular meeting of the Washing
! ton %. c. Section, Council of Jewish
/ Women, which is always held the first
! Tuesday in each month, is postponed
until Tuesday, November 20, on ac-
count OF the triennial convention OF
| the National Council OF Jewish Wom-
| en-. which is being held in Chicago.
The next meeting of the Columbian
J Women will be held next Tuesday,
from 1 to o'clock, at 20H G street
northwest. Mrs. George p. Merrill,
the retiring president, will be hostess
. After the business meeting, two in
teresting talks will be given. Miss
4 Jane A. Delano, chairman of the ma
tional committee on Red Cross nurs-
| ing service, will speak about her
work. She will be followed by Charles
| J.. Brand, chief OF United States Bu-
reau OF Markets and Supplies. He
will talk on Food Distribution"
| American women in Yokohama
! Japan. have organized a chapter of
the Woman's Naval Service, Inc, with
Mrs. Alice Payne chairman. This
chapter is to make knitted garments
and comfort kits for the men OF the
, navy ana Marine corps.
Already a trunk containing hun
dreds of knitted garments has been
received from the Yokohama Chapter
at the headquarters of the Woman s
Naval Service. Inc. 1906 twentieth
street northwest. and another trunk
full is on the way.
An auction bridge and tea dance FOR
the free wool fund of the comforts
committee OF the Navy League, Of
which Mrs. Theodore Boyntcn is
chairman, will be given on Wednes-
day afternoon. December 5, in the
ballroom of Mrs. Henry F. DimoCk,
who has loaned 1t for this benefit. The
wool purchased from the proceeds will
be put in the hands Of those able to
knit but unable to purchase the ma
terials to be made into garments for
soldiers.
The auction bridge will begin at 3
o'clock and the tea dance will follow.
The marriage of Miss Ruth Manley,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert n.
Manley, of Maplewood, n. j., and En-