The Washington herald., 1917-03-22

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Mr. and Mrs. G. e. Barnard. of Bos-
ton. are In washington for a few days
and are at the Shoreham.
Mrs. c. H. T. Lowndes entertained at a
bridge party followed by tea yesterday
afternoon at her residence in R street.
Mrs. d. r. Anthony and Mrs. ]. B. Den
mis- presided at the tea table, which was
adorned with spring flowers.
Mrs. Waddy Wood entertained in
formally at luncheon in the rose room
at the Shoreham yesterday.
Mrs. Sidney C. Neale was hostess at
luncheon yesterday at her residence in
Sixteenth street.
Lieut.. and Mrs. John Howard Hoover
entertained informally at a dinner at
their quarters in the navy yard last even
ing.
Miss T. L. Morrison. of Boston, dur
ing a brief visit in Washington, will
stay at the Shoreham.
The marriage of Miss Nell Rose Bag
gett. daughter of Mrs. William T. Bag
gett, and Mr.. George Frederick Mitchell
will take place on the evening of March
2S at $50 o'clock at ST. Johns Church.
The ceremony, which will be performed
by the Rev Roland Cotton Smith, rector
of st. Johns Church. assisted by Mr..
Mitchelrs uncle, Archdeacon Alexander
Mitchell. of South Carolina, will be fol-
lowed by a reception at the Rochambeau
at o'clock.
Miss Baggett will be attended by her
cousins, Miss Eloise Rose. of San Fran
cisco, maid of honor, and Mrs. Eugene
johnson. of Charleston, S. c., sister of
the bridegroom, will be matron of honor
The Misses Julietta and Mary Elizabeth
Mitchell. also sisters of Mr.. Mitchell, ex-
pect to come to Washington from their
home in Charleston. S. C.. to be in the
wedding party, and Miss Alice Theobald
will also be bridesmaid.
Immediately after the wedding Mr..
Mitchell and his bride will leave for a
trip to the Orient. sailing April from
San Francisco. Mr.. Mitchell is supervis-
ing tea examiner for the government
and is being sent on an inspection tour
They expect to be gone about six months.
and on their return will make their home
in Washington.
Mrs. Horace W. Bailey has announced
the engagement OF her daughter. Marie
Blackford. to the Rev. Floyd Stephen
Cartwright. of Richburg, N Y Miss
Bailey Is from prominent Virginia fam
lily of-Bailey's Crossroads, Fairfax Coun-
ty. The Rev. Mr.. Cartwright was grad
uated in 1915 from the Episcopal Theologl-
cal Seminary of Virginia. and is now in
charge of a church in Beaufort, N e.
The marriage will take place in April
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis NJ. Brooke, of
Bryn Mawr, Pa. are here for a visit
and are stopping at the Shoreham.
Dr. Frits Holm who has been several
days at the Shoreham on his way North
from Palm Beach. left yesterday for New
York.
The Arts Clubs exhibition Of rare
Japanese prints which opened yesterday
will continue until the last of the month.
The prints were loaned by Miss Mary
P. Shipman. Miss Ellen Day Hale, Miss
Gabrielle Clements. Miss Clara Saunders,
Miss Bertha E. Perrie. Mrs. NJ. L. Tuttle,
Mrs. A. P. Fahnestock, Mr.. A. B. Many
and Mr. R. D. Engel
Mr.. Edwin W. Deming, the we1-known
illustrator. mural painter and sculptor,
viii give talk this evening on The In
dian as Subject for Art"
Mr.. Robert Gould Shaw. I'd, of New
suburbs of Boston. while in Washing
ton. is stopping at the Shoreham Hotel.
Mrs. Isabel Garvin Shelley, vocal in
structor at the Washington Conservatory
of Music, was heard last evening in
song recital at the conservatory. 1872 Con-
neCticut avenue before the faculty and
pupils of the institution. with Mrs Mil
dred Echo!s. head of the piano depart
ment as accompanist. Her selections
were: "Chanson Provencale," by Dell
Acqua; slave Song" by Del Riego:
Sing On" Denza; Come Sweet Morn
Ing" by A. l.; The Blackbird," by
Meyer Helmund. and the Birth of
Morn,' by Leoni; all of which were very
pleasantly rendered and she was COM
PEELED to respond to encores. Mrs Echols
played The Butterfly Chase" by Ketten,
and Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven.
These concerts will be a feature of the
conservatory.
Mrs. Frank c. Baldwin has come up
to Washington from her home in
Fredericksburg. Va, and is at the
Shoreham.
Mr.. William H. Gale. United States
Consul at Dresden. and Mrs Gale have
arrived in New York from South America
and are stopping at the Wolcott Hotel
The Reunion Benefit Ball to be given
by Washington Camp No. 3O5. Sons of
Confederate Veterans, this evening at the
Raleigh Hotel promises TO be a brilliant
and enjoyable occasion. Owing to the
fact that this dance will be the last of
the series planned by the camp this seas
on. large attendance is expected.
Mrs. Maud Howell Smith. past division
president Of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, will ocupy the position of
matron Of honor on this occasion. Miss
Suzanne Chase, the camps charming
sponsor, has just returned from a visit
to Baltimore and is expected to be pres
ent in her official capacity. Miss Olive
Plant, the maid Of honor. however. is on
an extended trip to the west and will not
he present this evening. Miss Mary Boyd,
daughter Of Mr.. S. H. Boyd, chief Of the
income tax division of the Treasury De-
partment, and Mrs. Boyd, has been
chosen maid of honor for the evening.
The patronesses include Mrs. Duncan
U. Fletcher Mrs. J. Willard Ragsdale,
Mrs. William c. Gorgas, Mrs. Samuel
Spencer, Mrs. Francis Nash Mrs, Leigh
Robinson, Miss Mamie Randolph Heth,
Mrs. John l.. Warren Mrs. Hughes OIL
phant. Mrs. Gibbs Baker srs. A. H..
Plant, Mrs. Philander P. Claxton, Mrs.