The Washington herald., 1918-02-28

on timely subjects every Wednesday
afternoon during Lent at Mrs. Lees
residence.
Mrs. Henry Arnold Peckham will in
troduce her daughter. Miss Harriet
Peckham, to society at a tea on Sat-
urday afternoon.
Mrs. Willard 50 Isbury, wife OF
Senator salisbury, will not receive
today.
Mrs. julius C. Lay has returned
from a fortnight's visit in New York
and has Joined Mr.. Lay at the Shore
ham, where they have an apart
meut for the winter. They have
leased for the summer months the
bungalow OF DR.. Richard Prince, in
Primrose street. Chevy Chase.
I Mrs orville D. oliphant, Of Tren-
ton. n. j., will come to Washing
ton tomorrow to make a short stay.
She will be at the Shoreham Hotel
Mrs. Philip Schuyler Doane, OF Chi
cago. is in Washington, where she
is visiting her husband. who is here
| on government business. On her re-
, turn she will take with her the chill
dren, who have been with their
father for the last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hit. who
are visiting Mrs Shephen B. Elkins,
will leave Washington the end of
the week.
Commander Roscoe c. Bulmer, who
was in Washington for a few days,
has returned to New York. Mrs. Bull
mer, who is still in Columbia Hos
pital following an operation, Is i'm
proving rapidly.
Miss Emmy wehlen. OF New York.
arrived in Washington yesterday and
will be at the Grafton for a few
days.
The officer3 Of the Washington Bar
racks have planned a series of sub
scription hops to be given bi-monthly
at the Officers Club at the barracks.
Owing to present conditions these
hops will be informal in nature. The
attendance will be limited to those
invited by officers stationed on the
post and all guests will be required
to present their invitations at the
Goor. The first of these hops will
be given on Saturday evening, March
2, at 9 o'clock.
Henri Pierre Beauregard, a young
French officer assisting in the train
ing of military singers in the camps,
will be heard at the Arts Club on
Sunday evening. He will talk on
the work and will sing French songs.
A mixed quartet under the direc-
ton Of Claude Robson will also be
heard.
Senator and Mrs. Howard Suther-
land entertained a small number of
young people at dinner last evening
In compliment to their daughter, Miss
Virginia Sutherland, and her guest,
Miss Ruth Merritt, Of Chicago. The
party later in the evening attended
the "Over There" card party and
dance at the Washington Club.
Senator and Mrs. Sutherland will
give a dinner Saturday evening at
the Chevy Chase Club for Miss Suth-
erland and Miss Merritt.
Brig. Gen. William ]. Nicholson, U.
S. A, second in command of the Sew
enty-ninth Division national army at
Camp Meade and Mrs. Nicholson were
the honor guests at the dinner which
Mrs. Delos Blodgett gave last even
ing. Mrs. Blodgett and her daugh-
ters, the Misses Helen and Mona
Blodgett will be the guests in whose
honor Judge John H. Batten, Of Chi
cago. will entertain at a theater par
ty this evening.
Mrs. Herbert H. Brown have gone to
Pittsburgh, Pa, for an extended stay.
A cable from London announces the
engagement of Miss Louise Hume
well, daughter Of Hollis H Hume
well, of Wellesley, Mass, and Of Mrs.
j. S. Tooker. of Faxwarren Park,
Surrey. to Franklin Mott Gunther.
first secretary of the American EN-
basy in London.
Mr.. Gunther is 3s years old and has
been in the diplomatic service for ten
years. He served at Managua, LIS
bon, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, and Chris
tiania before going to London. He
was graduated from Harvard in 1907.
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