The Washington herald., 1918-02-03

that It was decided that no further al
lowance will be made for green house
orders. That means that some $780,
OO0 worth of rare plants will be ruined
in the greenhouses Of the larger es-
tates.
War has caused such a scarcity Of
young men to act as ushers at we'd
dings that last week in Glen Ridge,
n. j., eight friends of the bride took
the part of ushers at the wedding of
Miss Gertrude NJ. Hinrichs and Sam
uel G. King. The ushers wore frocks
of pastel shades and carried old fash
ioned round bouquets. Most Of the
bridegroom's friends were away on
government service.
Arthur Addison, chairman Of the
floor committee for the Southern Re
lief Society Ball tomorrow evening at
the Willard, will be assisted by Horace
Westcott, Col. Robert e. Lee, Hugh
Legare, William Bowie Clark, DR.. AL
fred Hopkins, William P. Meredith, R.
D. Shepherd, Charles Page Bryan.
Arthur Lee. A. B. Legare, DR.. Nevfll
Monroe Hopkins. Judge Barton Payne.
Capt. C. c. Calhoun and Maj. John
Finney. -
A Valentine card party will be given
by Robert z. Lee Chapter. United
Daughters OF the Confederacy. Thurs
day. February IA. at 8 o'clock. at Con-
federate Memorial Home, 1922 Yer
mont avenue. Mrs. Walter e. Hutton.
chairman, will be in charge OF the
tables.
Robert e. Lee Chapter will give a
George Washington dance at the Cairo
Saturday, February q. Appropriate
favors will be distributed among the
guests. This Is the fourth dance OF
the season and Is expected to be one
of the largest. The dance is under
the direction Of the entertainment
committee. Of which Mrs. Walter e.
Hutton is chairman. and Mrs. A. H.
Plant, vice chairman.
Mrs. Daniel Webster Prentiss will
entertain at tea Friday afternoon,
February s, in honor of Mrs. Emily
C. Topping. of California, and her
daughter, Mrs. Orville Graham Brown.
Mrs. Brown Is the wife of Col.
Brown, chief surgeon Of the Forty
first Infantry, who is now with the
American Army in France.
Assisting at the tea table will be
Mrs. Edmund Barry, Mrs. William
Alexander Jack. Mrs. William ]. NAL
lory, Mrs. Herbert Martyr, Mrs. John
B. Nichols. Mrs. Reginald Pollock.
Mrs. Spencer Prentiss. Mrs. William
Prentiss, Mrs. Harry Roome. and Mrs.
William B. Turpin.
-
council of the Daughters Of the Con-
federacy on January 30 1t was de-
cided that the first endowment to the
American hospital in France would
be in honor Of the distinguished
Southerner, Gen. Harry Heth. The
president-general Of the Confederacy,
Miss Mary B. Popinheim, has ordered
that none of the u. D. c. organiza-
tons do other than war relief work
and the care of veterans during the
duration of war.
The card party to be given by Mrs.
r. NJ. Shepherd on the evening OF
February for the benefit of war
relief work of the Daughters of the
Confederacy will be one of the social
events Of the week. Those reserving
tables are: Mrs. Alexander Hunter
Gait, Mrs Dean. Mrs. r. c. Ringold,
Miss Mamie Randolph Heth, Mrs.
Chisholm, Mrs. James E.. Mulcare,
Mrs. Marcus Wright, Mrs. Emma
Hamilton Bullock, Miss Kathryn
Pritcher, Mrs. Mccormick, Mrs. R. d.
Shepherd. Mrs. Kayle, Mrs. Norton
D. Whitley, Mrs. Frank Morrison,
Mrs. J. W. Rose, Mrs. Paul L. Joa-
chin, Mrs. William Lydings, Mrs. Al
bert Hughes, Mrs. Hugh Taggart,
Mrs. Fannie Weeks, Miss Alice Theo-
bold, Miss Helen Grifith. Mrs. B. c.
Riley, Mrs. Gustavus Werber, Mrs.
e. Hilton Jackson, Mrs. Kyle, Mrs.
Horace Whitaker, Miss Marie Nc
CURE. and Miss Blanche Cooksie.
Miss Daisy Hopwood. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin H. Hopwood. 1101
Florida avenue northeast, and Charles
e. Thour. of 7Ss Eleventh street north
east, were married on Friday at the
parsonage of the Douglas Memorial
Episcopal Church, the Rev. DR..
Charles c. Mclean officiating.
The patronesses for the benefit tea
to be given for the immediate relief OF
the families Of the seamen lost on
the Jacob Jones at the residence Of
Mrs. Joseph e. Thropp. 17m Twentieth
street, on Saturday, February 9, from
to z O'Clock, under the auspices Of
Mrs Brinton Stone, are Mrs. woodrow
Wilson, Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Mrs.
Adelaide Worth Bagley, Mrs. A. q.
Burleson, Mrs. r. L Lane, Mrs.
George Barnett, Mime. Jusserand,
Nine. Riano, Mime. Naon, Mrs. s. B.
Elkins. Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, Mrs.
Edison Bradley. Mrs. Joseph E. Thropp,
Mrs. Archibald Oracle, Mrs. Robinson
Downey. Miss Heth, Mrs. 8. r. Harris,
Mrs. Hibberd. Mrs. John Wilson
Brown. Mrs. Willard. Mrs. Gregory,
Mrs. +. B. Moran. Mrs. Thomas 8.
Lee, Mrs. Medorem Crawford and Mrs.
John Walker Holcombe. A number OF
interesting articles win be auctioned
ouTlng TIE sttsEpQona one q Which