The Washington herald., 1917-05-22

H. Russell and Mrs, Z. o. Merchant
The May dance Of the Robert E. Lee
Chapter. Y. d. C., will be given at
lowing ladies will act as chaperones:
Mrs. Alice De Maine, Mrs. Edwin Du
Bose Mrs; Hunter Laughton, Mrs, A.
Maude Howell smith, and Mrs. Elsie
Trigg Shields. The dancing will be
given under the supervision Of Mrs.
George S. Covington.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran Eustls
Will close Corcoran House shortly and
go to Oatlands, their country place near
Leesburg, Va.
Mrs. Henri Ami, of Washington, Is the
guest OF her cousin, Mrs. George Bull,
in Richmond, Va.
Col. Joseph Garrard, U. S. A., retired,
and Mrs. Garrard, OF Fort Bliss, Tex.
have announced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Valera lie Conte Gar
rard, to Lieut.. Lloyd Drollinger, Six
teenth United States Infantry Colonel
for several years, and his daughter has
many friends in Washington.
Mrs. Benjamin HELEN will leave Wash
ington in a few days for Westbury, L. L.
rwhere she will be with her cousin, Mrs.
Thomas Hitchcock, until she goes to her
cottage at Deer Park, Nd. Her daughter
Mrs. Thomas W. Bowers, will pass the
summer with her.
Miss Hazel Van Zandt Cox, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Van Zandt
Cox. has selected June 16 as the date OF
Parks. The ceremony will take place
in the garden Of Emery place, the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cox at Brightwood.
There will be a large bridal party in at
tendance.
Mr.. John B. Cary, Of Richmond. has
Joined the officers training camp at Fort
Myer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Peabody Eustis
will go to Newport for the season early
in June.
Mrs. Herman Edward Fischer will ar
rive at Washington today after visit
in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Marye, accom-
panied by their daughter, Miss Helen
Marye. and Mrs. Marye,s sister, MISS
Flora Doyle, VIII leave Washington the
first week in June for Burlingame, Cal,
to remain until autumn.
Gen Robert E. Lee. who has been in
Richmond for several months, and has
been extensively entertained, has arrived
in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John William Wheatley
have sent out invitations for the mar
riage Of their daughter, Mary Lillian and
evening" June s, at S o'clock, at the Oaks,
Clinton, Md. Mr.. Breckenstrater and his
bride will be at home after September l,
at Hyattsville, Nd.
Mrs. Thomas Boiling, who has been in
Washington and at Atlantic City for
several months, is now with relatives in
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall H. Hagner, who
went to Fortress Monroe Friday, Will re-
turn to Washington today.
The marriage of Miss Irene McNa-
mara and Mr.. Philip Dean Elkins, whose
will take place on the evening OF June 6
at the residence of Miss McNama ra's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs. Philip Henry Ward. jr., Of German
town, Pa, will be her sisters only at
tendant. The ceremony will be witnessed
by relatives and intimate friends and
Will be followed by a small reception.
Mrs. James Mcmillan will close her
house in Washington early in June and,
will take a short trip before going to
her summer place at Manchester, Mass.
Miss Guadalupe Sylventre, of Manila,
P. l., who has spent the winter in Wash
ington, will give a farewell recital Fri
day evening at the Washington Club,
assisted by Mrs. Ruth W. Simpson, So
prano. The patronesses are Mrs. Clar-
ence B. Miller Mrs. Atlee Pomerene,
Mrs. Isaac Littell, Mrs. Edward B. Stitt,
Mrs Fred A. Britten, and Miss Mary
\. Cryder.
Miss Sylvestre's program will include
compositions of Beethoven, Chopin, LsZt
and other composers, as well as trans
scriptions of Filipino airs. She will wear
Filipino costume. Mrs. Simpson will
sing two Filipino songs.
Miss Sylvestre. who was a pupil Of
Carreno, gave several recitals at the Con-
gressiOnal Club this winter. She will
sail shortly for the Philippines.