Evening star., 1917-09-26


came over from Baltimore to dine and
spend the evening at the White House
| Mrs Lansing, wife of the Secretary
of State, will entertain informally at
tea this afternoon in honor of Wis
jcount Ishii and the members of the
Japanese mission. A number of Off
cials and their wives have been asked
to meet these guests of the nation
Maj. Alfredo Ewing, military attache
Of the Chilean embassy, and Nine.
Ewing have returned from New York
and are at their residence. 1884 ed
street.
Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk, wife of the
counselor of the State Department., who
with their children has been at Bar
Harbor since early in August, Will Ne-
turn to Washington Friday.
Mrs. Lyman Pratt will return this aft
ernoor TO New York, where she Will JOIN
paymaS Ster Pratt. L. s. N, who has been
Mrs Pratt, with her sisters and brother.
Mr. Marion Smith of Atlanta, Ga, was
called here last week by the serious ILL
ness of their mother. Mrs. Hoke Smith,
who is now improving.
| Mrs. Aston Simpson, wife of Lieut..
| Simpson. L. S. N. with her little son,
ftOke Snltn SIMPSON Will SpeuQ the WIN
ter in Washington with her parents. SEN
ator and Mrs. Smith, as Lieut. Simpson
! is on sea duty.
The marriage of Miss Dorothy Edna
MacElwee daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. MacElwee. and Mr.. James
| Coburn Gripp of New Britain. Conn.
| formerly of this city. will take place
| this evening at s o'clock at the home of
the brides parents. The ceremony
| w he cd q
| T. Kelly and a reception will follow.
| The bride will be attended by her
sisters. Miss Marjorie MacElwee acting
as maid of honor and Miss katherine
| MacElwee as bridesmaid. Mr.. Richard
Homer Edison of this city will be
| best man.
| The bridal party will pass through
an aisle of ribbon, which will be held
/ by Mrs. Richard Homer Edison, Miss
| Grace Middleton, Miss Mary England.
| Miss Caroline Perkins, Miss Anna
Joyce. Miss Elsie Small. Miss Anna
Blake and Miss Maud Burklin.
wedding marches. and Miss Elsie Small
will sing before the ceremony.
Rear Admiral Tappan. L. S. n. COM
mandant of the navy yard at Phila-
| delphia, and Col. Steele. the British re-
cruiting officer now in that city. will
| attend the horse show to be held at
Bryn Mawr. Pa, Friday and Saturday
!
| nival.
| The absence of many men who usu-
! ally exhibit at Eryn Mawr, but who
are in the federal service, will make
! the show largely woman's exhibition.
and women will predominant in all the
| ring doings. A feature of the exhibi-
| tion will be the hunting teams-three
horses going over the jumps together
all of which will be shown by noted
| horsewomen. There are nine entries In
this class, and one of the entries will
be the hunt team of Cottesmore hounds
from Oakham, England, of which Capt
| Robert Strawbridge was the NJ. F.
service at Portland. Ore, and Mrs
| Strawbridge, Mrs. David L. Sharp and
[ Miss Strawbridge are to make up the
team. Another hunt team will be COM
| posed of Mrs. Howard H. Henry, Mrs
Charles y. Mum and Mrs. A. j. Antero
DevereuX.
Mrs. David Stewart Hendrick has is
, sued itations for the marriage of he.
daughter, Miss Lillian Williston Hen
drick. and Mr.. Ross st. John McClelland
| Of New York. to take place Saturday,
October 13. at o'clock. in the Church
of the Covenant. A reception will fol-
| low at the home of Mrs. Hendrick in
/ Bancroft place.
| Mrs. Robert +. Peary and Miss Marie
| Peary have gone to New York for a
i short stay.
! Maj. and Mrs Alexander Williams
have returned to the city after visit
| of several weeks in North Carolina
, Mai Williams has been on an inspec-
ton trip for the past month. during
/, which time Mrs. Williams and their
| children attended q family reunion at
I her old home.
Miss Margaret Howard will go to
| New York today to join her mother,
Mrs. Beale r. Howard.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Howard. who have been
! IN the White mountains since leaving
the summer. are en- route to their home
in this city
Mrs. Robert L. owen and Miss Doro-
thea owen will go to New York at the
end of the week for brief stay.
Mrs. Josiah Kingsley Oil will enter
tain small dinner party this evening
in honor of her house guest Miss
Marian Mellen. of New York
Miss Joan Oil has returned from q
visit to Mrs. Frederick Hicks, wife of
Representative Hicks al their home on
Long Island
Mrs. Patch. wife of Lieut. Alexander
Patch, jr. L. $. A., returned to Wash
!ington last evening from Elizabeth
n. j.. where she has been the guest of
her brother, Mr.. Gregory Barrett Lit
tell.
DurlnR Lieut.. Patch'S absence in
France Mrs. Patch is making her home
with her parents. Col. and Mrs Isaac
W. Littell at their residence, 1872 La
mont street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Robert Pool
announce the marriage of their daugh-
ter Josephine to Mr.. Philander Chase
| Knox, jr, today al kanawha, W. Va
Mr.. and Mrs. George Richard Smith
will entertain at dinner this evening
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Muir
dock and Lieut.. Commander and Mrs.
Delano.
The Church Of Our Savior. Brookland
will be the scene of an interesting
wedding this evening at S O'Clock
| when Miss Emma Allen Washington
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bushrod c.
| Washington, Will become the bride OF
Mr.. Chester G. Baxter, formerly OF
Ohio. now of this city.
! Rev. DR.. Joseph Fletcher rector OF
the church. will perform the ceremony
The attendants will be Mrs Matthew
Hopkins of Reading, Pa. sister Of the
! bride. as matron of honor; Miss Eleanor
| Blackburn Washington. another sister
as maid of honor. and Miss Mary Lip.
pitt of Charles Town. W. Va, Miss
Mary Holden of Fauquier county, Va
! Miss Florence Anderson of New York
city and Miss Mary Tracy and Miss
| Gertrude Lane of this citv c bridac