Evening star., 1917-04-04
Senator and Mrs. McCumber An.
nounce Engagement of Daughter
to Army Officer.
Young People Arriving for Easter
Holidays From College and
Boarding School.

Senator and Mrs. Porter J. McCumber
announce the engagement of their
daughter Helen to Lieut. Harrison
Brand jr, Corps of Engineers, L. 5. A.
Miss McCumber has been a leader
among the young people of the Senate
circle since her debut. She takes a
prominent part in social activities and is
one of the most popular girls in Wash
ington society.
Lieut.. Brand is stationed at the Wash
| ington barracks.
| The Secretary and Mrs Daniels will be
| Joined on Sunday by their son. Mr.
! Worth EaSley Daniels, who will be with
| them for the Easter holidays.
| Sergt. Maj. Middlemiss of the British
army was the star OF the entertainment
given a the BelaSco yesterday AFTERNOON
under the patronage OF number of
prominent Washington women IN aid of
the a. b. +. b. permanent blind relief
| iund. He gave an account OF the at
tempt to take the Dardaneiles, which
thrilled his audience and made elo-
quent appeal tor help in the work OF re-
educating the men who nave lost their
sight in the war. Sergt. MlQalemiSs.
VINO was blinded at Galllpoli. IS accom-
panied by ms wife. who assisted nm on
and off the stage yesterday. DR.. Nevil
audience. Mime. Alys Lorreyne, American
prima uonna soprano OF the grand opera
OF Paris, concluded the program with the
national hymns III France. Great BritaIa
and America. Mr.. Harry Wnnd on How
ard, who gave series OF piano seleC-
tIons during the showing OF the Elm
pictures, contributed mucn to the inter-
est of the program.
Nine. Jusserand was among the guests
in the box of Coz, and Mrs. cary Sanger,
whose party included Mrs. Robert l.an-
sing, Mrs. Newton Baker and Mr.
Thomas Sprins-Rice.
| The Belgian minister and Nine Haven
| ith and Mr. and Mrs Perry Johnson
were guests of DIR. and Mrs Nevil Mon
| roe Hopkins in their box. Mr. and
Mrs John Hewson had in their box the
| Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Lane
| and Col. and Mrs. George Duncan. Mrs.
stephen B. Elklns had among her guests
Mrs. T. De Witt Talmage and Mrs. John
| Temple Graves. Mrs. Charles Bougnton
Wood had guests i'll her box. including
| Mr.. and Mrs. Graves of New York and
Miss Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
rhropp and Gen. and Mrs. William j..
| Marshall We're another box party.
| Among the guests i'll Dr. and MIS-. VIII
| liam c. Riyes' box party We're Mrs.
1 MarlnuS Wlllett and Miss Margaret Vii
lett
Among others in the audience We're
| Mrs. Samuel spencer. A.rs. Fraaklih
Roosevelt. Mrs. Hen. CleN Gland Per
| klns, MIS-. Robert Chew. Capt and Mrs.
John Gibbons, MIS-. George Barnett,
| Mr.. and MRS. Aiyron Whitney. MI $.
James HARLAN, Miss Laura Harlan, Mrs.
John Biddle. Miss kibbey, Mrs. robert
Fleming. Mrs. Lee Phillips. Miss Cod
.nan, Miss Georgine Campbell, Mrs. Hen
aen Jennings, Mrs Charles ]. Bell, Mr..
and Mrs. George f. Mecker, Mrs Theo-
dore +. Jewell, Mrs. John Jacob Rogers,
| Mrs. n. S. Lincoln, Mrs. Mary Stewart,
Mrs. Goldsborough Adams, Mrs. Curtis
| w. Lampson, Mr. and Mrs. John Lyon.
| Mrs. Armstead Davis. Rev. DR.. and
| Mrs. Randolph II. AIckim, Miss Jane
! Riggs. the Misses Cullen, Admiral and
! Mrs. SelfridSe. Or. and Mrs. Ralph
| Jenkins. Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. Mr..
| and Mrs. Charles Henry Eutler. Mrs.
| Hugh l.. Scott and Mr.. LarZ Ander
son.