The Washington herald., 1917-07-12

as best man. The ushers will in
clude Capt. Thomas H. Barner. U. 8.
A.; Lieuts. Steel wotkyns and Muir
ray Taylor, u. 8. A.; Mr.. r. U. Pier
son, Mr.. Charles H. Mallory. and Mr..
W. NJ. Shedden.
Miss Hollister was a debutante Of
last winter. Lieut.. Smith is a son
of the late Capt. Edmund D. Smith, u.
S. A., who was killed in action in
the Philippines.
Mrs, Leila Jarrett Speer has sent
out cards announcing the marriage of
her elder daughter, Miss Leila Louise
Speer, to Lieut.. Sidney Guthrie Brady.
U. S. A., Friday, June q. in El Paso.
Tex. The bride was visiting her
brother-in-law and sister. Lieut.. and
Mrs. Roy Cunningham. whea she met
Lieut.. Brady.
An interesting dinner party was
given at the Powhatan Tuesday even
ing by the Minister of Panama, Dr.
Porras. Owing to the inclement
weather, the dinner. which was to
have been given on the roof, was
served in the main dining room and an
elaborate program OF Spanish music
was givsn by the stringed orchestra
which usually plays on the roof The
table was charmingly decorated with
pink roses. carnations. and snapdrag-
ons. The guests included the Ar
gentine Ambassador. Mr.. Naon; the
Minister of Bolivia and Nine. CAL
deron. Miss Calderon, and the Cuban
Minister and Nine. de Cespedes.
The service was arranged by Claude
Becker, late of Sberry's, who is the
new maitre d'hotel at the Powhatan.
Mrs. Newton D. Baker, wife of Sec
retary of War. will sing at the enter
tainment to. be given this evening at
the engineers camp at American Uni
versity. The program Is one of a
series arranged by the committee for
the entertainment of soldiers camps
under auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A. Miss
Elizabeth Howry is chairman OF the
committee. and Mrs. William NJ.
Black, wife of the chief of engineers,
is vice chairman and treasurer.
The committee hopes to provide one
entertainment a week at each of the
| camps in the vicinity of Washington.
| Among the artists who will appear
on the program with Mrs. Baker are
the Shubert Trio, vocalists; Mr.. w. c.
/ Stumpf, of the Forestry Bureau, who
Is famous for his coon songs; the
Chase Company. dancers; Mr.. r. w.
Gates, baritone; Miss Grace Meyer,
who will give recitations, and Mr..
/ Mason Wright, whose contribution
will be an original monologue. The
men at the camp will also contribute
an act.
Last evening the committee gave an
I fAs, g.. -
| Regiment at Fort Myer. Mrs. David
| kincheloe sang comic songs, Mr..
! Robert Bell read some of Kipling' a
verses. Mr.. r. w. Gates sang. Mr..
! Mason Wright gave a monoIogue,
/ The Jewish Senator. and Miss Mar
| garet Gates sang a number OF Ha-
waiian songs, accompanying herself
on the ukelele.
| Miss Elizabeth Hasbrouch, Of King
| ston. Long Island, who will be maid OF
honor at the marriage of Miss Eliz-
abeth Harding. daughter of w. P.
| G. Harding, governor of the Federal
| Reserve Board, and Mr.. Frederick
| Henry Prince, jr.. on Saturday, will
arrive at Washington today to be the
! guest of Miss Harding until after the
| wedding.
! WI. llhSC Will nave slA usHeTs, L.
F. Skiddy Won Stade, OF New York;
| Mr.. Charles Morgan. Mr.. Ambrose
| Clark. Mr.. Lawrence Rumsey, Mr..
Tweed and Mr.. Bowdin. Mr.. Sidney
W. Fish, of New York. will be best
| man.
The engagement of Miss Grace Olcott
Rathbone. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
| Albert Rathbone. of New York, to
! Charles F. Neave, son of MT. and
Mrs. Charles Neave. also of New York,
| has been announced. Miss Rathbone
| is in France with the American Am
| bulance Hospital. Mr.. Neave, who
| was graduated from Yale in June. is
at the officers Reserve Training
| Camp.
Miss Helen Virginia Wallis, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wallis,
! whose engagement was recently an