Evening star., 1917-09-28

engagement of their daughter. Mary
Tigner. to Lieut.. John Thornton Knight,
jr.. Goth Field Artillery, U. S. A. Lieut.
knight is a son of Col. John T. knight,
L. S. A, and grandson of Lieut.. Gen.
S. B. NJ Young L. $. A" retired
Mrs. Benjamin +. Pilson announces
the engagement of her daughteH Mar
guerite to Mr.. Edward Stellwagen
Dove son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Maury
Dove
No date has been set for the wedding.
The District auxiliary of the Navy
Relief Society will. as usual. give its
annual ball on Thanksgiving night
November %.
Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory and Miss
Jane Gregory. wife and daughter OF the
Attorney General. Will return W edheS-
day to Washington from Texas. where
they have been visiting since early IN
July.
Mrs. Rurleson. accompanied by her
daughters, Miss Lucy Burleson and
Miss sydney Burleson. have joined the
Postmaster General at their residence
in f street, after passing the summer
months in Charles county. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter, who are
occupying their residence IN New
Hampshire avenue, have as Their guest l..s
Mrs. Letters sister Mrs. Dorothy Will
liamS McCombs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Billings Ruddock
are moving today from Edgemoor.
where they occupied the residence OF
Judge and Mrs. Charles Robb. to 10y
Nassa chusetts avenue, which they have
leased for the winter months.
Mr.. Francesca Quattrone, c. E. spe-
cial delegate attached to the Italian
embassy. and Mrs. Quattrone are tax
ing possession today of their new resi-
dence, 17l0-1712 X street
Nine. de Billy has gone to New York
and is staying at the Vanderbilt.
Nine Za,divar. wife of the minister
of Salvador, returned yesterday from
Monterey where she spent the summer
and joined the minister at l122 Massa-
chusetts avenue. the residence whlch
| they recently leased for the coming
year.
Mr. Andre Tardieu. head of the
| French high commission. Will entertain
at dinner tonight at the Montgomery
Country Club.
| Mr. E w. Parker. a member of the
! fuel administration board, and Mrs
| Parker have leased an apartment at
| 2139 Wyoming avenue Mrs. Parker
| will reach Washington today from
Wilkes-B Barre, Pa, where they have
| lived since Mr.. Parker severed his cor
nections with the geological survey.
| Mrs Carpenter, wife Of Maj. Edward
! Carpenter L. S. A. has taken an apart
ment at the Wyoming, where she is set
| tied for the winter months.
Mai Carpenter is stationed at Camp
| Meade.
| Mrs. William L. F'rierson. wife of the
new assistant attorney general, and their
| young daughter Miss Susiebelle Frier-
son will come to Washington next week
| from their home at Chattanooga, Tenn,
and join Mr.. Frierson at the Cochran.
Miss Frierson will attend one of the
| fashionable schools here this winter.
| Lieut.. Robert Frierson. u. S. r., only
son of the assistant attorney general and
| Mrs Frierson, is stationed at Camp
| Wheeler Macon, Ca.
| Mr.. George Oakley Totten. jr.. will en-
tertain few friends informally this even
| ing in honor of Mr.. Ralph ]. Totten, coun-
| sei general-at-large to Europe, who is
| here on leave of absence The affair will
| be in the nature of a house warming of
| Mr. Totten's new house, 2633 18th street.
| Mrs Frederick S. Coolidge closed her
| house in Pittsfield yesterday and started
for Washington for visit to her son
and daughter in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
| Sprague Coolidge, before returning to