The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
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President and Mrs. Wilson at
tended the meeting Of the NATIONAL
woman's Council last night.
Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
McAdoo announces the engagement
of Secretary McAdoo's eldest daugn-
ter. Mrs. Tabor Martin. Of Chestnut
Hill, Pa. to Mr.. Clayton Piatt. tr.. of
PHILADELPHIA Mrs Martin has been
a resident Of Chestnut Hin for sew
eral years. The date Of the wedding
has not been announced
The Vice-PresIdent and Mrs. Mar
shall were the honor guests at the
dinner which Mrs. Frank Polk gave
last evening. Mr.. Polk. counselor Of
the state Department. who Is at At
lantic City eonyalescing from com
pIete breakdown from overwork, will
remain there until he has recovered.
Mrs. Polk accompanied her husband
to the seashore. returning to WASH
ington yesterday morning. Mr.. PolS's
parents, DR.. and Mrs. William NJ.
Polk. are with him at atlantic City.
The Brazilian Ambassador and
Nine. da Cana were the distinguished
guests in whose honor Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Bell Sweeney entertained at
dinner last evening. Miss Pattie May
Sweeney. of Wheeling. W. Va. sister
of Mr.. Sweeney. who Is visiting them.
was in the party.
Mrs. William G. Sharp. wife of the
American Ambassador to France. will
be entertained at luncheon today by
Mrs. James r. Mann at the Purple
Iris Tea House. when an interest,"
ing company has been asked to meet
her. Later in the afternoon Mrs.
Sharp will be the guest Of honor at a
reception at the Congressional Club.
Mrs. Horace Mann Towner. presi-
dent Of the club, will present the
guests to Mrs. Sharp. and the assist
ing hostesses will be Mrs. William G..
Rodenburg. Mrs Frank w. Mondell.
Mrs Joe Henry Eagle, Mrs. Irvine l..
Lenroot. Mrs. Thomas W. Hardwick,
Mrs. Julius Kahn. Mrs. LemCel P.
Padgett. Mrs. Luther W. Mott and
Mrs. Everis A. Hayes.
Four former presidents of the club.
Mrs. Atlee Pomerene. Mrs. Duncan u.
Fletcher. Mrs. Ernest W. Roberts.
and Mrs. Alexander w. Gregg, will
preside at the tea table.
Yesterday Mrs. Carl Joerissen gave
a luncheon for Mrs. Sharp at the
Shoreham- Her guests included sew
eral members of the French high
commission. Mrs. Charles Warren
will give a luncheon for Mrs. Sharp
tomorrow. and on Friday the women
of the Ohio delegation in Congress
will give a luncheon for her.
troit. Is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mason Rumney at their home in
Chevy Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward " Hurley
entertained at a dinner of twenty
four covers last evening.
Mrs. Hurley and their children
are planning to leave Washington
about May % for their suburban
home near Chicago. where they will
Bass the summer. Mrs. Hurley will
make frequent visits to Washington
To join Mr.. Hurley who will have
to remain here.
The surgical dressing corps. which
has been meeting during the winter
at the home of Mrs. Julian Harris
on Massachusetts avenue, will meet
h-ncefOrth at the residence of Mrs.
Kay. wife OF Lieut.. Kay, L. s. n. A..
1906 Twenty-third street, as Mrs.
Harris will leave Washington short
y to pass the summer at Pride's
Crossing, Mass.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover. who has been
in California for some time. is ex-
pected to arrive in Washington
Thursday or Friday.
Col Dan T. Moore, L. S. A, who
has been spending the last ten days
with Mrs. Moore at their home near
Silver Springs. Md, will return to-
morrow to Camp Dix, n. J., where
he is stationed.
Mrs. William Connell left Wash
inSton yesterday to go to Fort
Ethan Allen, to join her husband.
Gel. Connell, L. S. A. Col and Mrs.
ConneIl haYe been at Fort Myer for
some time.
Miss Marion Russell, Of Detroit,
who was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Deikema. has returned
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Alexandra, of
New York, have visiting them the sis
ter of the latter, Miss Elizabeth
Loomis.
Mrs. Charles DENLY left Washing
ton the end of last week for Evans
VILE, Ind. to pass several weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clifford
Senator and Mrs. William Alden
Smith will return at the end Of the
week from an extended stay in Cali