The Washington herald., 1917-08-15

charge Of munitions at watertown.
Miss Viola Myer entertained infor-
mally at luncheon yesterday at the
Shoreham. her guests including Mrs.
Francois Berger Moran, who will go
to Blue Ridge Summit, Pa, for q
stay Of several weeks, and her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Horace G. MacfarIand. Miss
Myer is soon TO leave for the Eastern
Coast for a time before going to the
White Mountains to spend the
autumn.
A number of diplomats from the
countries allied against Germany have
been invited TO attend banquet to
be given by the Southern CONNER
cial Congress at the Hotel Astor,
New York, October 1s, during the an
nual convention of the congress. The
President will be invited to be pres
ent and also former President Taft.
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, of Flor
ida, president of the Southern Com
mercial Congress. is assisting other
members of the committee in ex-
! tending Invitations to the diplomats.
The Duke di saugro, of the Italian
Mission. and Mr.. Andrea Geisser Ce-
lesia di Vegliasco. third secretary of
the Italian Embassy, have returned
to Washington from Newport. where
they have been staying as guests OF
Capt. and Mrs. Perry Belmont
The home of Capt. and Mrs. Bel
mont in New Hampshire avenue Will
be put in readiness for the arrival in
Washington OF Viscount IshIi, head
Of the japanese Mission and his suite,
who arrived somewhere on the West
ern coast yesterday. Viscount Ishii
was met by Mr.. Breckinridge Long,
third assistant Secretary of State, ana
will be escorted to the Capital by
him.
| Representative and Mrs Lincoln
Dixon left Washington last evening
to motor to their home at North Yer
non, Ind. Mrs. Dixon and her two
daughters, and her son and daugh-
ter-in-law arrived here by motor sew
eral days ago. and rested at Con-
gress Hall while waiting to start on
their trip.
Mr.. George Howard will leave Wash
ington at the end OF this week to
join Mrs. Howard. who is making a
series Of visits in the North.
The Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith,
rector of st. Johns Church, and Mrs.
Smith, left Washington yesterday for
their summer home at Ipswich, Mass.
where they will remain until October.
Their families have been residents of
that part OF Massachusetts for gen.
erations.
The members of the 5th Company
Of Infantry OF the training camp at
Fort Myer were the hosts at a beau
tiful dance Monday evening at the
Willard. The walls OF the ballroom
were festooned with the regimental
colors and flags. and a string orches-
ira played for the dancing.
The committee in charge consisted
of Capt. Wellstood White, chairman;
Capt. c. C. Rossire, jr.; Lieut.. ]. P
Cromwell, Capt. H. C. Stuart and
! Lieut.. Richard Oulahan.
[ The receiving party included Col
| Charles W. Fenton. commandant of
\ Fort Myer and of the training camp,
and Mrs. Fenton. Col. and Mrs Glas-
| gov, Lieut.. and Mrs Bennett. Miss
Dorothy Bertholf and Capt Wellstood
White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry N. Clarke, OF
| Clarendon. Va. announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Edythe Alma,
to Lieut. Lawrence A Quinn. OF the
Third District of Columbia Infantry.
The Third Infantry is expected to
leave for the South sometime this
month.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Williams,
| jI.. of Norfolk. are receiving congrat-
lations on the birth Of a daughter.
their third child. on August 10. at
their home in Norfolk. Mrs. Will
! liams was formerly Miss Marthena
Harrison. and is granddaughter of
| former President Benjamin Harrison.
| Her mother. Mrs. Russell Harrison,
is spending the summer with Mrs.
Williams
Capt Earl North. Corps of Engi-
neers, T.. s. A, who has been serving
| as instructor at the engineer camp
| at the American University, has gone
\ to Michigan to visit his family. He
| will return on the expiration of a
short leave and expects to be de-
! tailed as Instructor at the second
| camp. Mrs. North Is visiting her
mother, Mrs. James Duncsn Gate
wood.
Louis Brownlow. District Commits
sioner. left Washington yesterday to
join Mrs. Brownlow, who has been
at Ocean City. Md. since August 7.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Angus Gar
rett, who left Washington last week
to Join Mrs. CARROTS parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Vandergrift, at their
summer home in the Thousand Is
lands. are stopping en- route at the
Plaza in New York for severa! DAYS.
They will return to Washington the
end of next week. Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
rett have passed the greater part of
the summer in WASHINGTON, making
occasional weekend visits.
Lieut.. Roger w. Paine and
wife are receiving congratulations
on the birth of a son. Monday, Au-
gust 18th.
Mrs. Paine is with her mother,
Mrs Malone. In Austin. Texas, while
Lieut. Paine is at sea.
Mrs. Richardson Glover. Of wash
ington. wife of Rear Admiral
Clover .. s. n, Is spending the
week at The Breakers. Mrs. Clover
Is accompanied by her son-in-law.
Mai T. Holcomb and Mrs. Holcomb,
Of Washington.
The marriage of Miss Lucy Ma
derra and Mr.. David LaForest Wing
took place at noon yesterday at
Bangor, Ne. the Rev. DR.. Robert
Talbot. of st. Paurs Church, Wash