Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16

ence Crtttenton Mission is giving a
card party benefit at Rauscher's on
TUESDAY afternoon, February 20, at 2:30
p.m.- The following ladies are acting
as patronesses for it.: Mrs. William
Gibbs McAdoo, Mrs. Albert Sydney Bur-
lesson. Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory, Mrs.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, Mrs James W.
Wadsworth, Mrs. Frederick Britton,
Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Mrs. Edison Brad
ley. Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood. Mrs.
J: Williamson, Mrs. Sol Lansburgh, Mrs.
Harold p. Walker. Mrs. Hennen Jen-
nings. Mrs. Francois B. Moran. Mrs.
James NJ Green, Mrs. Abraham Lisner,
Countess Gizycka. Mrs. NJ. Barry Mo-
hun. Mrs: J. Borden Hartman. Mrs.
Harrie Craig Ansley, Mrs. William
Payne Meredith. Mrs John Joy Edison,
Mrs. Elisa Meredith. Mrs. Byron New
ton. Mrs: Orrin G. Staples. Mrs. Harry
Newcomb. Mrs. Ryan Devereux. Mrs.
Chester Wells and Mrs. Ralph CALM
ger.
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter. D. A.
r.. held its annual dance last evening
in the ballroom Of the Raleigh. The
chapter was assisted in receiving the
guests by the officers of the National
Society. d. A. r. Mrs. Wilfred G. Bur-
gan, Mrs. Benjamin B. Dowell, Mrs.
Charles w. Flora and Mrs. Harry Boyle
Gauss constituted the committee on ar
rangements. The floor committee in
cluded Mr.. Burgan. Mr.. Alva' Briggs,
Mr.. Benjamin B. Dowell, Mr.. John l..
De Mayo. Mr.. Charles Howard, Mr..
Herbert 2. Leeman. Mr.. Roland Mac
| Schad. Mr.. Lloyd F. Slack, Mr.. Walter
Wheeler. Mr.. Daniel w. Kellar and Mr..
Harry B. Gauss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Thrasher of New
port, Vt, are stopping at the Olympia
| for one month.
Private cable dispatches from Switzer-
| land received here yesterday announce
the marriage of Miss Delphine Marie de
| teau de Thiuset Thuon les Bains, on
Lake Geneva, to Baron Humbert de Viry
| an officer of the French army. The bride
is granddaughter of the late Gen. Mere
dith Read. Y. S. A. of New York. and a
niece of Mrs. Edwards Spencer, with
whom she passed some time.
| Miss de Foras is a daughter Of Comte
and Comtesse Max de Foras. Her sister
Miss Hugette de Foras. was married last
| June to Mr.. Charles Campbell, an attache
| OF the American legation at Bern, Switz-
eriand Hers is war romance. Comte
| de Viry, who had served several months
before Verdun. became i'll of pneumonia
and was nursed back to health by Miss
| de Foras. He has been summoned to re-
| join his regiment at Verdun in April.
Mrs. Robert Ho1lister Chapman will
be at home tomorrow afternoon at her
home in Q street.
The meetings for Red Cross work in
the Cairo will begin Tuesday. February
20, at $3.50 am. This committee of the
army section Is under Mrs. Devol, and
she invites not only army women, but
all who are interested in this work, to
join.
On Tuesday afternoon, February 20.
card party will be given in the Cairo
for the benefit of the army section of
the lay woman's Red Cross service.
Following the cards, a recitation will
be given by Mr.. r. d. Mclean, the well
known Shakespearean actor.
Mrs. Frederick Young, wife of Capt.
Young, has as her house guests Mrs.
August Weber, Mrs Eugene Baer and
Mrs. Frank Martin of Baltimore, Mrs.
Jerome Waldron of New York and Mrs.
Lee Davis of Virginia, whom she enter
tanned at the Dolly Madison breakfast
Wednesday.
Mrs. George Dudley Fiske also enter
tanned at a tea in their honor yester-
day, among the other guests being Mrs
Charles Douglas. Mrs. E. Lester Jones,
Mrs. Allen Fox. Mrs. Homer Ritter Mrs.
James X. Jones, Mrs. James hampton,
Mrs. Franklin Caughy, Mrs George
Carter and Mrs. Robert Tracy.