The Washington times., 1918-04-26
MsSHeLenC an1pbeRs
Engagement TO Army
Officer Is A,1nounced

Announcement was made yesterday
by DR.. and Mrs. Clarence G. Camp
bell, OF New York and Glen Eilidh,
Cold Spring. n. Y, OF the engagement
OF their daughter, Miss Helen Gordon
Campbell. to Capt. Clarence G. Micha-
lis, 104th field artillery, L. S. N. A.,
now stationed at Camp wadsworth,
Spsrtsnburg. S. c. Miss Campbell is
causin OF Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, jr.,
formerly Miss Margaret Fahnestock,
and was bridesmaid at her marriage.
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John Henry Purdy has gone to
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va, from
Washington to join Mrs. Purdy.
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Henry H. Armstead, Of New York,
entertained informally at luncheon
yesterday at the Shorehsm in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Holbrook Blinn.
Congressman Thomas B. Dunn and
Mrs. Dunn will give dinner on Mon
day evening.
Girls VIII Usher.
At the special matinee to be given
at the Knickerbocker Theater Tues
day at 2:3O p. m. for the beneft of the
Interstate Commerce Commission Red
Cross Auxiliary. at which will be
shown for the first time in Washing
ton the war film MY Own United
States" the following young ladies
will act as ushers: Miss Marguerite
T. Woolley. Miss Mary Duncan Gibson,
Miss Halle Davis, Miss Jean Rayner,
Miss Elizabeth koones, Miss Abigail
Harvey, Miss Phoebe Walker, Miss
Cecilia McCallum, Miss Margaret
futile, Miss Adelaide futile, Miss
Claudia Johnson, and Miss Nina
Blair.
Private cable messages from Paris
brought the news yesterday that Miss
Janetta Alexander, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles B. Alexander, of
New York, and Capt. Arnold Whit
ridge, OF the Fifth field artillery, u.
5. A, in France, son OF the late Fred
erick w. Whitridge and Mrs. Whit
ridge. OF New York, had been married
In the French capital. Their engage.
ment was announced month ago.
The ceremony was performed yes
terday in the presence Of few friends
in the American Church in Paris,
Brent, OF the Philippines. Of
hciatinE. There was a reception at
the home OF Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
jr.. in Paris. Captain Whitridge and
his bride will pass his short furlough
in Fontainebleau.
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Col. and Mrs. Edward NJ. House
were at the matinee performance of
Cheer Up" at the Hippodrome in New
York yesterday as guests OF Capt
Charles B. Dillingham;.
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the Italian ambassador. heads the list
OF patronesses for the beneht to be-
given Sunday afternoon at o'clock
at the National Theater for the chill
dren Of italian refugees. A splendid
Italian war film. showing the move
ments of the Italian army in the
AIps and the defense Of the Adriatic.
will be shown. and Prof. Nittorio
Falorsl will lecture.
A group of young women will sell
flowers and programs, among them
Miss Olive Perkins. Miss Jean Per-
Ilins. Miss Orgenta Perkins. Nine.
Ouattrone, Nine. Calico. Nine. Ber-
nardi. Nine. Falorsi, Miss Joan Oil,
Miss Frances Sullivan, and Miss Mar
yaret Callahan.
The patronesses, in addition to
Countess di Cellere, are Mrs. James
Hamilton Lewis. Mrs. Aksel Wichfeld. |
Mrs. Edward NJ. Hurley Mrs Paul
Mrs. Richard Townsend.
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Henry
F. Dimock. Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh.
Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Mrs. Stephen
B. EllIins. Mrs. John Hays Hammond. |
Mrs. Delos A. BIodgett, Mrs. +. r. |
Moran. and Mrs. Thomas F. Logan.
The benefit is being arranged and
by the officials of the Acad-
envy OF the Holy Cross.
The Congressional Club will have a.
its guest OF honor this afternoon
Miss Hattie Belle Gresham. Of Rich
nond. Va. who viii give a program OF
stories. Miss Gresham is we'll
known storyteIIer OF great charm and
who comes to Washing
ton especially to give this program.
Mrs. Chandler Sloan, of Seattle, VIII |
give a group of songs. At the close
Of the program the usual reception |
will be held.