Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24

New York, where he went to assist at
the inaugural meeting of the Inter-
American Round Table, new organi-
cation of women which will have as
Its purpose the development of better
acquaintance and closer cooperation
| among the women of the American re-
publics. Its headquarters will be at
| New York with branches in other
cities of the United States and South
| America. The first president general
| is Miss c. E. Mason of Tarrytown, n. Y.
| Mrs. E. NJ. Hester of Geneva. N Y.
announces the engagement of her
daughter Elsa Marie Hester to Will
| liam Barton Greenwood OF Washington.
AIR. Greenwood. who is a son Of Mr.. and
| Mrs. William b. Greenwood of Wash
ington, is major in the cadet corps at
Cornell.
Mr.. and Mrs, Frank Griswold Wild
OF Brooklyn. n, Y. announce the en-
E;verset wild, to Mr Merrell Edward
| Clark of Flushing. n. y, formerly of
! Washington. Miss Wild is a graduate
of Smith College, year 1916. Mr.. Clark
graduated from Cornell in 1911 from
F, George Washington in 1914. and is a
member of the University Club. He
formerly belonged to the 9Th Regimeat
/ OF New York, and received his commits
F. sion as first lieutenant at Plattsburg in
+. August. He is now with the 307th In
fantry at Camp Upton.
/ Mr. and Mrs Daniel {. Mcclure an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter Dorothy Helen to Lieut.. Herbert
Francis Weser, L. $. A. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles H. Weser of this city
Fort Myer, is now stationed at Camp
Meigs. The date of the wedding has
not as yet been set.
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been visiting her mother. Mrs. E. II,
Du Hamel at the Olympia, has gone to
Manhattan, Kan. in order to be near
her husband, Lieut.. Boyle. who is sta
toned at Camp Funston.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A Vanderlip, who
are in the south. We're guests of honor
at a dinner of fifty entertained at At
lanta by the Atlanta clearing house last
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Won l.. Meyer
have closed their place a Hamilton and
returned to Boston for the winter
Mrs. Mary Magruder Wade announces
the engagement and approaching mar
I riage of her daughter Ruth Elizabet h
| to Lieut.. Henry Graham Martin, L. S.
r. Lieut.. Martin is stationed at Camp
Meade.
Senator and Mrs Bankhead are en-
the holidays. Lieut.. Col. II. NJ. Bank
| head, wife and daughter, who recently
returned from the Philippines, and are
| now stationed at Columbia, S. C., until
Mrs. Lund, from New York. and Mrs.
Holiday from Montgomery. Ala.
! Representative \. E. Bankhead and
! Mrs. Banl<head are entertaining Miss
| Ola Davis and their daughter Tallulah,
from New York, during the holidays.
| Mrs. Charles NJ. Pyne, having been in
the Walter Reed Hospital for the past
month. has gone for the holidays to
Elizabeth \. J.
| Mrs. John Allen Hart, who recently
returned from a visit to her husband,
Mr.. John Allen Hart, who is at the Of
| fcers' training camp at Fort Leaven
worth. Kan. was hostess on the night
| of December >. at miscellaneous
shower in honor of Miss Josephine
Hart. at Hyattsville, Md. Miss Hart
received a great number of beautiful
| gifts. Her marriage to Mr. Harry
| Waite Fristoe takes place December %.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Scott f. WeIker have
rented their place Woodlands. in Pierce
! Mill road, and taken an apartment at
2i0o 10Th street for the winter.
| Miss Helen Swormstedt is spending
! the holidays with her parents. DR.. and
| Robert Z. Lee Chapter. No 644, United
! Daughters of the Confederacy. has COM
| pleted arrangements for it's Christmas
| dance. which is to be given at the
| Cairo Friday evening. December IS.
| Christmas favors will be furnished the
! guests and the ballroom will have the
| Yuletide atmosphere in its decorations
| of evergreens. The floor committee is
! composed of Mr. William S. Stamper
| chairman; Col. Robert E. Lee. Mr.. A. S.
! Parry, Mr.. Hunter Laughton, Mr.. H G.
/ clay. Gen. II Oden Lake. Mr.. Theodore
| Judd. Mr.. j. Lee Webb Mr.. Walter E
Hutton and Mr.. j. William Kyle.
| Capt b. Allison Colonna. Company b,
I 2i1th Infantry, L. S. n. A.. and Miss
| Frances L. Seaman of New York city
We're married there on December 30 In
/ the Little Church Around The Corner.
! They VIII be pleased to see their
/ friends informally on Christmas day at
I 40 street northeast from to I
O'Clock.
| The Congressional Club viii be at
! home Informally on Friday afternoon.
December Is, at o'clock.
| Representative and Mrs Ira c. copley
entertained at dinner last evening for
/ their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick r.
| Babcock of Chicago. There were COW
ers for sixteen.
/ Corte and Countess Jean de la Greze
| have gone to Westhury. L. J., to pass
! Christmas with the Iatter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Steele.
! Cadet Nevins d. Young, L. S. NJ. A.
! West Point, \. Y, will spend part of the
holidays with his father after which
! he will visit friends at Montclair, y. j.
!
! Mrs L. c. Mead, wife of Capt Mead,
IL. S. A, has arrived at Boston and Is