Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
Lord and Lady Reading Tuesday even
ing, March 19.

Inc BRUSH dfnDdSSduOE anu I-duS
Reading were last evening the guests
of honor of Capt. Andre Tardieu,
French high commissioner. at dinner
The others in the company included the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs:
Lane, the third assistant secretary of
state and Mrs. Breckenridge Long, Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Baruch. Gen. Swinton.
Gen. Porter. Mr.. Colville Barclay. coun-
selor of the British embassy; the
Marquis and Marquise dc Poiignac,
Mai and Mrs. Draper, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Glasgow, Mrs. Mum. Mrs.
Emery. Miss Perrin, Mr.. George Howard
and Mr.. Casenaye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard a. Johnson of
Howard county, Md, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss Grace
Louise Johnson, to Mr. Braxton Bragg
Conner. jr.. of Birmin CHAM. Ala. Miss
Johnson is the granddaughter of the
late Senator Arthur >Pue German and
her father is state senator of How
ard county. Mr.. Conner is the son of
ex-Gov. Conner of Alabama and a
He is now in the aviation service.
Senator Salisbury has gone to Au
gusta. Ga, for a visit of several weeks,
and Mrs. Salisbury is making a short
visit at New York and Wilmington.
Mrs. Harold Norton was hostess at
luncheon and bridge party today, en-
ker of Boston.
Mrs Edward Rowland. Who has
leased her residence, 1112 Rhode Island
avenue. to capt. and Mrs Robert
Straw bridge of Philadelphia. is at the
Powhatan for a few weeks. Mrs. Row
land will go to her country home at
Radnor, Pa. early in April.
Mrs. Thomas F. Richardson VIII not
be at home tomorrow.
Miss Louise Delano entertained in
formally at dinner last evening in
compliment to Capt. and Mrs. Z. Bar
nett Goodspeed.
Miss Delano returned to Washington
Monday after spending the week end
at Middleburg, Va
| Senator and Mrs. Miles Poindexter
have as their guest Miss Welsh of Pas
; adena. Cal. who will be with them for
several days
/ Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis will be
at home informally tomorrow from i
| till at the Shoreham.
! Mrs. James NJ. Mitchell is chairman
Of the committee in charge. of arrange
nents for the tri-color ball to lie held
| on the eevning of March % under the
tauspices of the American Fund for
French Wounded. Mrs Mitchell is as
sisted by Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt
| Mrs Ormsby McCamnon NJ $ Frank
Evans Mrs. Louis $. Greene, Mrs. a Y
!P Garnett, Mrs. Clarke Waggaman,
Mrs. Fleming Newbold. Mrs. William
Payne Meredith. Mrs. Joseph Letter.
Mrs. William b. Mason, Mrs. Henry
| Spencer. Mrs. John Burke. Mrs. NJ NJ
| Parker, jr Mrs. r: II. Haener. Mrs IL.
| II. Kerr and Mrs Roscoe c. Bulmer
| The executive committee of the Wash
Iington Branch, American Fund for
| French Wounded, includes Viscountess
de Sibour chairman; Mrs. Blaine BeaIe.
| vice chairman; Mrs. A Garrison Nc
| CIintock, secretary; Mrs. Henry Leonard
treasurer; Mrs. James Mumford and
Mrs. II. b. Learned
! Owing to the success which attended
| the Christmas sale of cards for the
| French orphans. the Washington com
! mittee for the fatherless children OF
| France of which Mrs. Fl nnen Jen-
| nings is chairman and Miss Harriet
Winslow is treasurer, is making, ar
| rangements for an Easter card sale
| This sale will begin on Friday March
! Is. and will be held at 523 18th street
just below f. street, open daily from
| 10 to s.
| Special cards designed by Mrs George
| Vincent will be sent down from New
| York for the sale, and there will be
| also a card drawn for the sale by Mrs
McNamee, the artist whose speciality is
| childrens portraits.
| There will be some French cards as
| well. and various other designs, and all
receipts will go directly to the orphans