The Washington herald., 1918-02-09

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Mr.. and Mrs. William Walker Smith,
Of Cincinnati, who are at the Willard.
dined informally last evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Wade H. Ellis.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Smith recently re-
| turned from Copenhagen. Denmark.
4 where the former was attached to the
legation.
They have been making a short stay
, at the Shoreham, and will leave to-
morrow for New York en- route to
Lima, Peru, where Mr.. Smith has been
appointed secretary to the American
legation.
Cleveland, the former a member of the
Shipping Board, also dined with Mr..
and Mrs. Ellis last evening.
Mrs. Chester Barnett is the guest OF
Mrs. John Baldwin Cochran. Mrs. Bar
nett. who was formerly Miss Kath-
crime Brown. has a house at Bryn
Mawr this season. Her husband, Capt
Barnett. is in France.
Capt. and Mrs. Edward H. Tillman
were hosts at dinner last evening en-
tertaining for their daughter, Miss
iMargheritta Tillman, and Miss Slea-
nor Darlington, who is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Dunbar B. Adams.
Mrs. F. ]. H. Won Engelken. for
merly of this city, who has been the
guest of her brother-in-law and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson Gibson, for
several days, will leave Washington
| this evening for her home N Columbia,
| . Mr ETpoa1lraRa hn oil
| in Washington for a short stay, went
on to New York, but will pass through
here today en- route home. He was
formerly director of the mint and Is
now president Of the Farm Loan Bank
in Columbia
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lind and Miss
Lind, OF Minneapolis, will pass the
next two months in Washington and
have taken apartments at the Nor
thumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Ellis, of New
York, who were in Washington for
the early winter. have gone to Cam
den. S. c.. where they have a home,
to spend the remainder OF the season
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis have been occupy
ing the X street residence of Mrs.
Ellis mother. Mrs B. H. Warder
Mrs. warder has an apartment at 1l55
Sixteenth street which she has occu-
pied for several winters.
Miss Helen Welsh will leave WASH
ington Tuesday for Petersburg, Va, to
spend a week with her father, Col.
Robert Welsh. 3l4th Field Artillery,
L. S. IA, who is stationed at Camp
Lee. Tuesday evening Capt. Welsh
will give a dance for the officers of his
| regiment.
Mrs. Daniel Webster Prentiss enter
tanned at a tea yesterday afternoon
in honor of Mrs. Emily c. Topping,
of California, and her daughter. Mrs.
Orville Graham Brown. Assisting at
the tea table were Mrs. Edmund Bar
ry. Mrs. William Alexander Jack,
Mrs. William ]. Mallory. Mrs. Her
bert Martyr. Mrs. John B. Nichols.
Mrs. Reginald Pollock, Mrs. Spencer
Prentiss, Mrs. William Prentiss, Mrs.
Harry Roome. Mrs. William B. Tur-
pin, Mrs. Theodore Palmer. Miss Ger
trude Davis, Mrs. A. B. Hooe, Mrs.
J. Bartlett Hills and Mrs. Ella Giben.
One of the most interesting events
auction sale to be given at the home
Of Mrs. Joseph E. Thropp for the inn
mediate relief of the families of sail
ors lost on the Jacob Jones. Mrs.
JOsephus Daniels will preside at the
tea table, assisted by Mrs. w. s. Ben
son. Mrs. William c. Braisted and
Mrs. Albert l.. Mills.
The entertainment will be given
under auspices of Mrs. Brinton Stone.
The patronesses are Nine Jusserand,
Nine. Riano, Mime. Naon, Mrs. Burle-
son. Mrs. Gregory. Mrs. Daniels. Mrs.
Lane, Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. A.
w. BaGley. Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins.
Mrs Henry F. Dimock, Mrs. Edison
Bradley. Mrs. Joseph Z. Thropp,. Mrs.
Archibald Oracle, Mrs. Robinson
Downey. Miss Mamie Randolph
Heth. Mrs. S. r. Harris, Mrs. Dill
worth Hibbard. Mrs. John Wilson
Brown, Mrs. A. l. Willard. Mrs. F.
B. Moran, Mrs. Thomas Sim Lee,
Mrs. Medoren Crawford and Mrs.
John Walker Holcombe.
Mrs. John Newton Culbertsoh. presi-
dent of the Woman's Iinterdenomi-
national Missionary Union, with her
daughter. Mrs. Arthur Mountford
Baker. OF Cincinnati, is spending the
weekend with her cousin, Mrs. Eu-
gene Prayer. of 323 West 104th street,
New York City.
Mrs. Culbertson will not be at home
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Baehr, wife of Mai. Carl A.
Baehr. Field Artillery. U. S. A., gave
n tea yesterday afternoon in honor of
her sister. Mrs. Barton Sibold, who rs
her guest for a short time. Mrs. Rob-
-ert Welsh presided at the tea table,
and assisting Mrs. Baehr were Mrs.
John Milliken. . Miss Marsh. Miss
Vivien Marsh and Miss Helen Welsh.
Miss Edith NJ Clark will be at home
today.
France in the War" will be tse
subject of the lecture to be given this
evening by S. Richard Fuller for the
benefit of the French ladies driven
from their homes in the war zone. al
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen
Jennings
Thomas !. O'Brien. former United
states Ambassador to Italy, will in
troduce Mr.. Fuller with a few SYM
pathetic remarks on the fortitude OF
tnese WONDERFUL French women,
Miss Penelope King. Miss Denys.
Miss Louise Inches and Miss Rather
inc Hill will be the young ladies with
baskets, receiving voluntary contri-
buttons.
There will not be any more wool
dances for the present. as the last of
the series of four given at washinr-
ton Barracks took place January a6'