The Washington herald., 1917-09-06

Gertrude, to Mr.. William Frederick
HOFFMAN, Sunday. at st. lgnatius'
Church, Baltimore. Mr.. and Mrs
Hoffman will make their home in
Washington at AZ Florida avenue.
Mr.. John Barrett. director general
OF the Pan-AmeriCan Union, has gone
to New York to attend a conference
on Pan-American trade matters as af-
fected by the war.
The Bishop of Rhode Island, the Rt.
Rev. James De Wolf Perry, will Of
ficiate at the ceremonies connected
with the visit OF the Japanese Mis-
sion TO Newport. when they will place
wreath on the grave Of Commodore
Matthew Calbraith Perry on Sunday
afternoon, September 16. On the day
Of their arrival at Newport the mem
bers of the mission will be the guests
of Capt. and Mrs. Perry Belmont.
Capt. 7. " Mishtout, naval attache
of the Russian Embassy, and Nine
Mishtout. have taken the residence
Of MIR. and Mrs. Ernest p. Bicknell
2slS Connecticut avenue, for the pres
cnt
Mrs. Bickuell and Miss Alberto
Bicknell sailed a few days ago for
France to join Mr. Bickner. who Is
working there with the Red Cross as
director Of social conditions and for
eign relief.
The French Ambassador, NJ. Jusse-
rand: the British Ambassador. Sir
Cecil Arthur Spring Rice: Baron Nom
cheUr chief of the Belgian War Mis-
sion; Andre Tardieu. high commits
sioner of the French republic, and
Lieut.. Gen. Roop, chief of the general
stan OF the Russian army. have ac-
cepted invitations for the dinner
which the Franco Society
VIII give this evening at the Waldorf
Astoria. in New York, to celebrate
the l6lth anniversary OF the birth of
Lafayette and the third anniversary
ot the battle OF the Marne. Nicholas
Murray Butler is the president of the
society. and the directors include Roh-
ert Bacon, Myron T. Herrick and
Henry White. Chauncey NJ. Denew
A. Barton Hepburn. !. Pierpont Nor
gan and W. X. Vanderbilt.
Judge and Mrs. William Bailey La
mar, who have leased their residence
In Massachusetts avenue to the Minis
ter of Switzerland, and Nine. Sulzer.
VIII go to the Lafayette Hotel on
September -, to remain until October
!. They will pass the greater mart
or the autumn in New York, and dur
ing the winter will visit Georgia.
Florida, and Southern California.
spending some time in Atlanta TO be
near Mrs. Lamar's brother, Rogers
b. Toy. who is in training at Camp
Gordon, near Atlanta. They expect
to return to Washington in the spring
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar MacCullen have
announced the engagement OF their
daughter, Miss Virginia MacCullen, to
Thomas p. Gary. The wedding will
take place on November 7.
Miss Julia Meyer and her fance,
Chevalier Giuseppe Brambilla. coun-
selor of the Italian embassy, have con-
cluded their visit with Capt. and Mrs
Perry Belmont, in Newport. and are
with Miss Meyers parents. former
Secretary of the Navy, and Mrs
George Won L. Meyer, at Hamilton,
Mass. Chevalier Brambilla will return
to Washington this week.
Mrs. Scott Thropp, with her baby
daughter, has been visiting her sister
in-law. Mrs. Richard Wilmer, in At
lanta. Ga. Mrs. Wilmer and Mrs
Thropp, accompanied by little Miss
Thropp, went to Signal Mountain Inn
on Saturday for a short stay Both
Mr.. Thropp and Mr.. Wilmer are at the
training camp at Fort Oglethorpe. Ga
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. SIocum,
of Pond street, Jamaica Plain, N.
Y. announce the engagement of
their daughter. Ruth. to Mr.. George
Hammond Tilghman, son of Mrs.
Henry A. Tilghman, of Cum
berland. Nd. Miss Slocum was a
debutante of last winter. Mr..
TilEhman is a member of the Har-
ward class of 1919.
Mrs. NJ. c. Gregory has returned
after spending the summer visiting
friends at Princeton and is the
house guest of Miss Irene JASPER on
Capitol Hill.
Miss Ada Brown and Miss Vir-
Ginia Brown, have gone to AshevTle.
n. C.. for visit, and are staying
at the Manor.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Ergood are at
the Hotel Boutwell,. Atlantic City,
N. j., for an indefinite time.