Evening star., 1918-04-10

Senator and Mrs. William NJ. Calder of
New York announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Elsie Frances. to Lieut.
Robert c. Lee of the U. S. S. Arizona
Mrs. Calder and Miss Calder are max
ing a short visit to their home at Brook
lyn. The engagement was announced
there at a luncheon yesterday. Lieut..
Lee was graduated from Annapolis in
the class Of 1910. Miss Calder. who
been actively engaged in war relief
work for some months, especially inter
esting herself in the welfare OF the
crew of the New York, to whom she
has supplied many comforts.
Chicago last night to be gone until the
end Of the week.
The Norwegian minister and Mime.
Bryn have taken again for this summer
the cottage at Blue Ridge Summit which
they occupied last summer. and Nine.
Bryn and their children will go there
as soon as school closes, the minister
making them visits whenever his official
duties permit.
Mrs. George Howard, Mrs. Woodbury.
Blair, Mrs. Guy Norman. Miss Helen
who have taken tables for the auction
bridge tournament to be held at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley,
1928 Connecticut avenue on the evening
Of Friday. April is, at o'clock. fortthe
iary. 1854 NJ street. Many men and
women bridge players prominent in
Washington society will take part In this
tournament, which will be under the
leadership Of Mr.. Milton Work. the well
known bridge player, who has so sue
cessfully conducted many tournaments
throughout the country this season for
the benefit Of war relief work.
| The committee in charge Of the ar
rangements includes Mrs. George How
ard, Mrs. Horace Westcott and Mrs. A.
Garrison McClintock.
| Mrs. William Phillips has gone to
New York for a short visit
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker Holcombe
have as their guest Mrs. Ovid Butler
! Jameson Of Indianapolis, who reached
/ Washington last evening for a week 8
| visit. Mr.. and Mrs. Holcombe will en-
| tertain dinner party in honor of Mrs.
Jameson, Saturday evening al the
Chevy Chase Club.
Mrs. Arthur Lee. president Of the
| Working Boys Home, is also chairman
of an entertainment to be given In aid
of the home on Thursday afternoon.
April IS, whom Lieut.. Patrick oBrien,
r. F. c.. for the first time will relate to
a Washington audience at the National
Theater the thrilling story Of his es-
cape from a German prison camp. Lieut..
O'Brien was received in audience by
King George before he left London,
giving him in an interview of nearly an
hour detailed account OF his expert
ences. Al film entitled TN tho Wake OF
ernment. will be shown for tho first
time in this country on tho Same oc-
casion. rounding out most unusual
program. Additional members Of the
mont are Mrs. Cary Langhorne. Mrs.
Walter Tuckerman. Mrs. Frederic
Atherton, Mrs. Armstead Davis. Mrs.
Randall Hagner. Mrs. Victor Cushman
and Mrs. Perkins Ruggles.
The date Of the lecture Of Mr.. 8.
Richard Fuller on Great Britain in
the War" at the Washington Club is to
and not THURSDAY, as previously an.
nounced. The public Is Invited.
4 Col. and Mrs. Clarence Ridley enter-
i tained at dinner last evening at the
i Brighton. Their guests were tho third
assistant secretary Of state and Mrs.
Breckinridge Long. Gen. and Mrs. Kel-
Mrs. Ramon. Col ' and 1a'i Mrs.. kei1ie. ne ooi. ooa
! lon. Mrs. Block, Miss Ruggies, Miss
Bliss: Maj; McHufty. Capt. Mclean and
Mr.. Geradin.
Mrs. Salisbury will not receive to-
morrow afternoon.
Mrs. 8. NJ. de Loire il entertaining a
box party at Keith's this afternoon, fol-
lowed by tea. Her guests include Mrs.
Peter Murray. Mrs. 7. Q. Donaldson.
| Mrs. W. p. Chamberlain, Mrs. q. n
lCrabtreel and Mrs. Robert e. Noble.
Nrs. Taylor I,erie v.s hest.s. ~ /.