Evening star., 1918-05-18
tertained the men at dinner at the
Willard, the party being chaperoned
by Mrs. Charles C. McChord.

back panniers and a pointed bodice
| with a neck and little pun sleeves.
with orange blossoms. and she will
carry a shower Of lilies Of the valley
and bride roses. She will have no at
tendants. the arrangements for the
ceremony having been hurriedly made
| owing to war conditions. Upon her
departure she will wear a dress of
| dark blue taffeta and georgette, with
| large white hat, the crown appli-
qued in black daisies. Mrs. Plant.
mother of the bride. will wear a
velvet trimmed with dark blue Sc
quins.
Upon the conclusion Of their we'd
ding trip Ensign Billingsley will re-
turn to Annapolis. where he is now
Miss Thacker May Brown OF New
York. who came to Washington for
the wedding. is a house guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Plant.
Miss Eleanor L. r. Lawrence has re-
turned to New York from this city.
where she was guest Of Miss Isabel
Stettinius, daughter of the assistant
secretary Of war and Mrs. Edward r.
Stettinius.
Mrs. Barker Gummere left Washing
ton last evening for a week end visit
to New York and her summer home
at Princeton.
Mrs. Gummere entertained a large
company at luncheon yesterday at her
home in New Hampshire avenue.
Mrs. Stanley Snyder of Danville,
ILL.,. has arrived at Washington to
spend a week with her sister. Miss
Julia Maths.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen T. Reeves, jr.,
and daughter. HELEN. of Chicago are
stopping at the Hotel Powhatan for
few days.
NJ. Francois Monod of the French
high commission entertained at
luncheon at the Metropolitan Club
today in compliment to NJ. Andre
Cheradame. NJ. Monod was host at
dinner last evening
Capt. Ting Chai Chen Of the Chinese
army and one of the first Chinese
students to be graduated from West
Point is spending a few days at
Washington. Capt. Chen is en- route
to France on a tour Of inspection.
There are a number of additional
patronesses announced for the tea
Donald Washburn and Miss Carolyn
Nash have arranged for the days on
which the Marine Band concerts are
given. and the proceeds of which are
% be turned over to the Red Cross.
They include: Mrs. Stephen B. Ell
kins. Mrs. Frederick Giilett, Mrs. Ed
ward Mitchell, Mrs. Charles C. Glover,
sr.: Mrs. Mackay Smith, Mrs Charles
Boughton Wood, Mrs. Julian James.
Nine. Lacombe. Baroness Reille, Nine
Ekengren. Mrs. Ffoulke. Mrs. Franklin
y. Roosevelt. Mrs Henry.C. Perkins,
Mrs. Carl Vrooman. Mrs. John Hays
Hammond. Mrs. Janin, Mrs. David
Franklin Houston. Mrs. Horace West
cott, Mrs. Montgomery Blair and Mrs.
Richard Crane.
Nine. Ekengren will pour tea this
afternoon.
Lady Ross will leave tomorrow for
New York en- route to Canada, where
she will join Sir Charles Ross.
They will give up their house m
Massachusetts avenue as they do not
expect to return to Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ellis Scull of
Philadelphia. who are leaving today
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Biddle. jr.. at the st. Nicholas. were
the honor guests at q dinner given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Biddle last evening.
Miss Alice Shepard. who spent the
past week at Philadelphia, left there
today for New York. She will return
to washington about the middle of
next week.
ings company of the Red Cross help
ers who will lead the Red Cross pa
rade today are: Captain, Mrs Fair
banks: first lieutenant, Mrs Clarence
Wilson; second lieutenant. Miss
Brush; Mrs. Hamilton Wright, Mrs.
T; E.. Harwood. Mrs. Estabrook. Mrs.
Frank B. Noyes, Mrs. Charles r. Shep-
ara, Miss Alice Wilson, Miss Harriet
James, Mrs: Edison Bostin. Miss Mary
SAWYER; Miss Florence Gheen. Miss
Helen Jones. Mrs. Congdon. Mrs. My
ron Whitney. Mrs, William Martin,
Mrs Myer Coheh. Mrs. Hiram Bing-
ham. Mrs. Miller, Miss Mary Morgan
and Mrs. Henry Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm 9. Mcconihe
have returned to their apartment at
2029 Connecticut avenue, which they
leased last winter to Representative
Joseph Cannon and Miss Cannon. Mrs.
McConihe recently returned, after
her young son, Master Malcolm s. Nc
Confhe, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lippincott of
New York will 10 the honor guests at
2 dinner which Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm
s. McConihe will give this evening at
the Chevy Chase Club. Mr.. and Mrs,
Lippincott, the latter formerly Miss
Henrietta Porter of New York, whose
marriage took place about q month
ago. are spending some time here at
the Shoreham.
Reception at ouantico.
The officers stationed at Quantico
entertained at reception last even
ing as farewell to Brig. Gen. John
Lejeune. U. 8. NJ. c., who is to 20 to
France shortly to take command of
the marines there. relieving Brig. Gen.
Charles Doyen. U, s. NJ. C.
Mrs. Lejeune will return today from
a short stay at Quantico. She attend
ed the reception last evening. Maj.
Gen. George Barnett was also present
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward N. Hurley
went to Atlantic City yesterday to
spend the week end.
Mrs. Borden Hartman returned yes
terday afternoon from short stay in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Robert William Strong of
Washington is at the Hotel Curzon.
London.
Mr.. Wilfred H. Pope of Washington
has arrived at the Vandyke Hotel, |
London.
The Washington City Alumnae and
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