The Washington herald., 1918-05-13
.OCleEY
In WASHINGTON
E. c. DRUM.HUNT.

. The President and Mrs. Wilson at
tended service at st. Johns Episcopal
Church yesterday morning and In the
afternoon took q long motor drive into
the suburbs.
Miss Margaret Wilson has reached
Camp Mcclellan. at Admission. Ala.
IN her concert tour Of the South and
West, during which she IL making q
point of singing for the soldiers at
all the cantonments within reach. She
the star OF a program Of vocal
instrumental music at the Y. n.
: 4. huts at Admission. appearing both
- he afternoon and evening. She in
sisted that her audiences should be
made up entirely Of soldiers. and the
30 iiers Of the entire division fiocked
to hear her.
Mrs. Newton D. Baker Is expected
home today. She has been away for
. week attending the meeting Of the
Federation of 'Women's Clubs at Hot
Springs. Ark. where at several ses-
sions she contributed vocally to the
program, and made a trip to Camp
Pike. at Little Rock. Ark. where as
tha guest Of General and Mrs. James
A. Shipton she sang for the soldiers.
The Secretary Of the Navy, who has
been in Atlanta for q few days attend
ing the general conference of the
Southern Methodist Church, is expect
ed In Washington today.
Representative and Mrs Henry u.
Flood will entertain at dinner this
evening in honor Of the British Am
bassador and the Countess Of Reading.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
and Mrs. Charles c. McChord an
nounce the engagement Of their
daughter Margaret to Lieut.. George
LIE Roy Boyle, Of the aviation section
of the United States Signal Corps. No
date for the wedding Is set
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing were among the visitors at
the Walter Reed Hospital Saturday af-
ternoon, calling on many of the sick
and convalescent soldiers.
Earlier in the day they had enter
tanned the japanese Ambassador and
Viscountess Ishii informally at lunch
con. the first time Mrs. Lansing has
entertained at all since her fathers
death last fall.
Mrs Sylyanus Stokes jr, formerly
Miss Margaret Fahnestock. was one
Of the attendants at the marriage Of
her cousin. Miss Helen Gordon Camp
bell. daughter OF Dr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Gordon Campbell. to Captain
Clarence 6. Michals, of the 104th
Field Artillery. U. s. A. which took
place at the Church Of the Heavenly
Rest in New York Saturday after
noon. Rev. DR.. Herbert Shipman,
chaplain. Of the 10th Field Artillery
and rector OF the Church of the
Heavenly Rest. came up from Scamp
Wadsworth at Spartansburg, where
he Is stationed. to perform the cere-
mony. DR.. Shipman is well known
In Washington as the son-in-law Of
the Edson Bradleys, and q frequent
visitor at their home here. Mrs
Michals. as Miss Helen Gordon Camp
bell, was one OF the bridesmaids at
the marriage of Miss Fahnestock and
Mr.. Stokes, which was one of Wash
ington's notable Easter week we'd
dings- Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock went
to New York with her daughter to
ftend the wedding. Captain and
-. Michals are not making plans
=" lond their short wedding trip, as
,ui .i lis likely to be called shortly for
!, ~ Tvice abroad.
An announcement in which many
Nashingtonians will be interested,
Hnasmuch as it concerns a recent
graduate Of the National Park Semi
nary at Forest Glen, who has nat
Iurally many friends here, is that of
rhe engagement of Miss Helen Whit
more, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. d.
W. Whitmore Of New York. to Eu-
gene Van valkenburgh Haynes of
atlanta. Ga. The wedding is to take
Under the direction Of Mrs. Donald
Washburn and Miss Carolyn Nash
and the patronage of a number of
other fashionable women, arrange
ments are making to serve tea in the
Potomac drive on Wednesday and
Saturday afternoons during the Ma
rtne Band concert. the proceeds to be
turned over to the Red Cross.
The drive during the Taft admins
tration on concert afternoons was the
rendezvous of the Washington world,
Mrs Taft leading the promenade a
voiture. and the President frequently
appearing in the bride path. The
serving Of tea during the concert aft
arnnnna vriII fap1 70 ra,tor. tA. art,,.