The Washington herald., 1917-05-09

presented by r. D. MacIean and Mrs
Maude Howell Smith at the Casino
Theater on May IS announces that one
of the most attractive features OF the
evening will be the corps of Washington
society bellies, who will usher during the
evening. They will be gowned in
costumes of the early sixties. Miss z.
Alice Theobald, is chairman, and Mrs
Edwin Halsey, is vice chairman Of the
committee. assisted by Miss Mary Key
Compton, Miss Virginia Hereford, Miss
Margaret Young, Miss Anne Selden
Miss Virginia Griffith, Miss Helen Hop
kins. Miss Linda Coburn, Miss Helen
Griffith. Miss Louise Mattingly Miss
Janet Murray. Miss Olive Plant and
Miss Hattie Bowie.
Miss Mary Roberts Rhinehart. Of Pitts
burgh. is stopping for a few days at the
Shoreham.
Miss Katherine wimmack, Mrs. DeIos
Blodgett and Miss Carolene Smith will
have the fancy tabe at the House Of
Mercy garden party to be held Thursday
at the Cathedral Close. A most attrac-
tive and inexpensive lot of cretonne arti-
cles will be on sale.
Mrs. Francis Warren and Mrs. Henry
(, Fitch will have charge Of the ice cream
table. Those assisting will be the Misses
Downing, Miss Alexandrine Fitch and
Mrs. Stephen Rowen.
The Friends School May fete for the
benefit of the Baby Hospital Camp. which
was announced as being postponed until
today. if fair and warmer. has been post
poned until Thursday. and will be held
! at 4:30 o'clock at the Friends School
Country Club, 1901 Wisconsin avenue.
Mrs. Henry Wells. Of New York. ar
rived at the ShOreham yesterday for a
few days in Washington.
Miss Alice Hutchins Drake will repeat
her program of poems, developing the
theme Love in Search OF a Word" at
the Y. w. c. A. on Wednesday evening
at s o'clock. This booklovers' hour is
a membership privilege extended to all
Y. w. c. A. members In the afternoon
the class which is studying points Of
interest will have its second session,
studying the exhibits In the Corcoran
, Gallery under Miss brakes direction.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Kennedy, Jr,
will arrive in Washington today from
Worcester, Mass. to visit Mrs, Ken
nedy's parents. Capt. and Mrs. William
Strother Smith, U. S. A.
OF interest to Washington is the we'd
ding of Miss Grace Horney, daughter of
Col and Mrs OdUs c. Horney. of South
Orange, y. J.. and Lieut. E Louis Ford.
jr.. of Milford, Conn, which took place
yesterday at the home of the brides
parents. Lieut.. Ford was graduated
from West Point fortnight ago. The
( engagement was not TO have been an
nounced until June, to be followed by the
wedding in the fall, but the date was
advanced because of the war
Col. and Mrs. Horney resided in Chevy
Chase few years ago.
Mrs. Mitchell Harrison entertained at
luncheon in the red room of the Shore
ham, yesterday.
| Mrs. Morgan Hill was hostess at lunch
con at the Shoreham yesterday Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Hudson and Mr.. and Mrs. D.
{. Sands, of Middleburg, Va. who are
stopping at the Shoreham, entertained at
luncheon there yesterday.
Mrs. H. L. Rust is chairman of a COM
mittee which is arranging to honor
] Mothers Day by the sale Of flowers for
| the benefit of destitute mothers of
France. The sale will take place ON
Saturday of this week, as Mothers Day
falls on Sunday this year Debutantes,
future debutantes, Boy Scouts, and rep
resentative Washington woman will
assist in the sale. Among those who
are helping Mrs. Rust with arrangements
are Mrs. Thomas H, Carter Mrs. Ralph
Gallinger, Mrs. William Burr Harrison,
Mrs. John Katz, Miss Dorothy Mason,
and Miss Ruth Hitchcock,
I Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Nixon entertained
at luncheon and at dinner last evening
at the Shoreham.
I
! The marriage of Miss Mary Katharine
aver, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Frede-
TICK Aver, of Boston and Prides Cross
J lhg; 70 Lieut.. Keith Merrill, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Merrill, Of Minneapolis,