Evening star., 1918-04-05
Mrs. Dent Hostess at Tea.


Mrs. S. Hubert Dent will be hostess
at tea this afternoon. entertaining at
her apartment in the Rochambeau in
compliment to her sister. Mrs J. p
Castleman of Louisville. KY. who is
her guest for several weeks. Mrs. Riley
Gordon, who is visiting Mrs. Claude
Swanson. will assist in receiving, and
| Mrs. Victor Kaufman and Mrs.
Thomas b. Dunn will preside at the tea
table.
The ball to be held tomorrow evening
at the Willard for the permanent blind
h-French-Belgian fund
which Is organized to support the
schools already in successful operation
In France, promises to be most sue
cessful. owing to the many generous
subscriptions already received The
will be a net contribution to this work.
Rear Admiral MCGOWAN. who is chair
| man of the floor committee. will be
| assisted by large and representative
body of men.
| Mrs. Walter S. Penfeld is chairman
Of the hostess committee, the members
OF which will wear red, white and blue
badges. and will introduce the men III
uniform.
The other members of this committee
are Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. Mrs. Paul
Hudson, Mrs. Hollister Sturges, Mrs.
George Barnett, Mrs. Riley. Miss Gladys
Hinckley, Miss Ruth Hitchcock. Miss
Virginia LIE Seure, Miss Joan Obi, Mrs.
N. W. Thompson. Mrs. Wilbur Carr, Mrs.
Barbe. Mrs Hutchinson and Mrs. Dom
aid Washburn.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hewson, accom-
panied by the latter's daughter. Mrs.
Donald Washburn. who have been
spending the winter at ST. Augustine.
ing to attend the ball for the American
British -French-Belgian fund for blind
ed soldiers. to be held tomorrow even
ing. at the Willard. Mrs. Hewson is
for this fund. Mr.. and Mrs. Hewson
have taken an apartment at the Dres
den for the spring season.
Mrs. Julian Boiling. who spent Eas-
ter at Bridgeport. Conn. returned to
Washington last evening.
The, marriage of Miss Marguerite
Bispham, daughter OF Rev. and Mrs.
Clarence Rfspham OF New Orleans, and
Lieut.. Frederick William Pennoyer. jr,
upon the arrival of the bridegroom at
Washington this afternoon or tomor-
row. Mrs. Bispham and her daughter
arrived at noon today. and are the
guests Of the formers mother. Mrs.
The Rev Roland Cotton Smith. rec
tor of the church. will perform the
ceremony. Immediately following the
wedding supper for the members Of the
family and a few intimate friends in
Mrs. Casey's apartment in the Oak
lard.
Miss Elfnor Patterson and Miss Alicia
Patterson, daughters of Lieut.. Joseph
Medill Patterson. are the house guests
with Mrs. Robert w. Patterson, on
Dupont circle.
Representative and Mrs. Bankhead
entertained at dinner dance last
| evening for their daughter Miss Eu-
genia Bankhead. at their home in CO.
lumbia road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick S. Hardesty
were hosts at a dance last evening in
| the ballroom of 2400 18th street; when
2, they entertained in honor of their
daughter. Miss Eustacia Hardesty. her
house guest, Miss Marie Louise Lamo-
relle, and Mr.. Frederick Hardesty.
Mrs. Russell Harrison. accompanied
| by her mother, Mrs. Saunders. and her
| cousin and house guest, Mrs. George
| Moore of indianapolis, have gone to
Harrison's son-in-law and daughter.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Williams. jr.
Mrs Archibald Oracle will entertain
| INFORMALLY at TEA THIS AFTERNOON IN
honor of Miss Marie Louise Peckham
! Of New York. Mrs. Kane of Tuxedo
| Park, N. Y, and Mrs. Frederick r.
Harris will preside at the tea table.
i Mrs. Francis J.. Herman and Miss
| Katherine Herman will go to Quantico
this afternoon to pass the week end.
n Representative Isaac r. Sherwood
of Ohio will speak on "Statuary in
Washington at the home Of Mrs. Nan
nette d. Paul. 20O7 Columbia road, Sat
urday evening.
Mrs. T. Septimus Austin. Miss Made
leine Austin and Miss Cecile Cook have
returned to their apartment at the
Dresden after tiree-week stay at New
York.
Miss Ida Lockhart has returned to
Washington after visit Of several weeks
at New York.
l Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Davis announce
the marriage Of their daughter Dorothy r.
to Lieut.. Guy Chandberlin, u. 8. A.. al
Phtladelphia on Monday. March 20, 1918
Thh bride is the granddaughter Of the
late Chaplain T. b. McFaiis. U. s. A., and
great-granddaughter OF the late L. A.
Gobright. who was for many years CHIEF
Of the New York Associated Press in this
lefty.