The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
President and Mrs. Wilson Attend
Church and Take Motor Ride

The President and Mrs. Wilson at.
tended services yesterday morning at the
Central Presbyterian Church and spent
the afternoon motoring.
An engagement of unusual interest &c
Washington. recently announced Is thai
of Miss Nathalie Holmes Bishop. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. James Cunningham Bishop, to
Mr.. Charles r. Choate. Sd. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles +. Choate. jr., OF
scarborough. Mass. Miss Bishop. who
Is now living In Torresdale. Philadelphia,
Is related to many families prominent
in New York and washington. Her
mother was Miss Abby Hancock. of st
Paul, Mimi, a sister of Mrs. Robert H.
Merriam. wife OF former governor OF
that State. She Is niece OF Mrs
Eugene Griffin, of New York. and o.
Mrs. Frank p. Mitchell. OF Washington
and on her mothers side she Is grand
niece of the late Gen. Winfield Scott
Hancock. U. S. A.
Mr.. Choate is a grandnephew of Mr..
Joseph II. Choate, of New York. He
was graduated from Harvard in 1915.
and on the Mexican border last summer
served with his regiment. the Second
Massachusetts, Field Artillery. NNo date
has been set for the wedding.
OnleSS InIeTndGOHdi COInpaiOabhOhS W
come more serious before June ., the
wedding Of Miss Constance Fairchild to
Lieut.. Byron A. Long. u. s. N, viii take
place on that date in St Thomas Church,
IN New York. Lieut.. Long is in command
of the United States destroyer Nichol-
e son. now stationed at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. In the event Of his being called
into service before that date the wed
ding plans will be hastened. .
Mrs Eugene Carr had as her guest
Mrs. Prince, of New Mexico. wife OF for
mer Gov. Prince. Mrs. Prince is a menu
ber of a commission delegated by the
present governor of New Mexico to pur-
chase the silver for the battleship New
Mexico, and viii have with her at the
launching. at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Mrs. Eugene Carr and Miss Virginia
Carr.
Robert z. Lee Chapter. No. sA, U. d.
C., will give its regular monthly dance
Tuesday evening at Confederate Me-
mortal Home Those who will be in
charge of the dance are; Mrs. George
Covington. chairman Of entertainment,
assisted by Mrs. Horace Whitaker. Mrs.
Wallace Streater, Mrs. George Horning.
Mrs. Porter Barrett, Mrs. Hunter Laugh
ton and Mrs. Stephen H. Ford.
An interesting wedding to take place
in New York in May will be that Of Miss
Alice Liebert, younger daughter of Mr..
CASTOR Liebert, consul general for
France in New York. and Mr.. Cedric C.
Boyd. a son by her first marriage of
Lady Francis Bufdett, OF London. The
young couples engagement has Just been
announced. Mr.. Boyd resides In Shang-
hal and will arrive in New York early in
May. Late in the month they will sail
for China.
Mrs. Classic. OF Chevy Chase. has gone
TO New Orleans on account of the illness
of her mother. Mrs. Caffery. widow of
Senator Caffery. of Louisiana.
Miss Mary Key Compton entertained
the members of the Winnie Davis Chap
ter. L. D. C.. at a handkerchief shower
Wednesday evening in compliment to
Miss Nell Rose Baggett, whose marriage
TO Mr.. George Frederick Mitchell will
take place Wednesday. Miss Baggett is
president of the chapter.
The wedding of Miss Eliza beth Davies
Coke. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Crane Coke. to Chaplain Truman Post
Riddle. L. 5. N, is to be celebrated on