The Washington herald., 1918-04-01

been her aunt's first aid In the war
relief work she has been doing with
the state Department war relief com
mittee. She has made scores of
friends here, where her mother. as
Miss Edith Foster. was q popular
belle in society.
Moncure Robinson. a former Bal
! timorean, formerly well known in
Washington, who has been acting as
volunteer secretary to Commander
Sayles. naval attache OF the Ameri-
can Embassy In Paris, has been COM
missioned a lieutenant in the United
States Navy in appreciation Of his
work for the government.
| Former commercial attache al the
! United States Embassy in London.
I Mr.. Pierce c. Williams, has been ap-
pointed by Secretary Redfield COM
mercial attache at the United States
, Embassy in Paris, where he will sue
ceed DR.. c. w. A. Veditz.
Mrs. Williams, formerly 1Iary Isa-
bel Brush, is a well known Newspaper
and magazine writer They closed
their apartment in the Ethelhurst at
! Fifteenth and L streets and sailed
for France in the end Of January.
Boxes for washington's nrst COM
bined horse show and military and
amateur race. meet to be held at the
new Arlington Park course. near the
south end Of Highway bridge, April
3 to q. are being rapidly disposed Of
| TO representatives OF the Capitals dip
lomatic. military and social circles.
! The association which is to conduct
the meeting is the successor to the old
National Capital Horse Show. which
held Washington's annual spring horse
show at the exhibition grounds at
Eighteenth and d streets northwest
| The new plant across the river Is
much larger, comprising twenty-five
acres, and besides having a large show
ring is equipped with a half-mile race
| track and quarter-Tiile chute and a
steeplechase course. Fifteen races will
be run and s. horse show numbers will
be contested during the five-day meet.
and the entire net proceeds viii be
donated to the Red Cross. Gen. James
A. Buchanan. u. s. A., retired. is pres
ident of the association. and Melvin G.
/ Hazen is manager. The following have
subscribed for boxes:
DR.. F. s. Nash, Nine. Ekengren.
| Thomas F. Logan. Mrs. P. G. Gerry.
Admiral Brownson, Mrs. James Parm-
alec. William P. Emo. Mrs. Charles b.
| Wood. Mrs. William Cary Sanger.
Mrs. B. NJ. Baruch. Mrs. Townsend.
Mrs. Loren Johnson, Herman HoIler-
J ith. Mrs. Hinkle. Mrs. Z. c. Walker,
Joseph Letter, D. A. Upson, William
/ Dupont, Gen. James a. Buchanan,
: Mrs. l. T. Mann. Larz Anderson and
{ CunO II RudoIDb
! Mrs. Thomas L. Chadbourne, jr.
OF 1885 Massachusetts, avenue, is
entertaining Miss Maxine Elliott as
her house guest this week. Miss
Elliott is filling an engagement
with the all-star company at the
! Belasco.
Farragut street. has Miss Edith
Barker. of Brooklyn. as her guest.
J Mr.. George Julian Zolnay gave an
, illustrated lecture at the Arts Club
last night on Art and the World
, Crisis"
| The dinner on Thursday night
will be presided over by Mr.. H X
, Bush Brown and the hostesses will
be Mrs. Sawtelle and Miss Kelly.
Mrs. Kenneth Brown CDemetra
! Vaka), will speak on Greece in the
War" There will be dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Glover
have closed their town house on K
street. and have moved out to their
+ country residence on Nebraska ave-
! nue.. American University park.
Miss Janet Richards. at her week
ly review this morning of the
Great Public Questions of the
Hour" will speak especially of
"FOch. the Great Generalissimo:
Can the Huns Reach Paris or the
Sea"' A large war map will be
used. The talk Is given at the
Knickerbocker Theater and begins
at 1o:45.
Jacob L. Lapidus announces the
engagement of his daughter,
Blanche, and Harry o. sandberg, of
| Boston. Mr.. Sandberg, who is at
tached to the Boston office of the
Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, is temporarily located in
this city in the interests of the
Zionist movement
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Beatrice Collette Cor
man. youngest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Terrence James German, and
Lieut. John Joseph Mulligan, U. S.
A. March 18th. at Charlotte, n. C.
The ceremony was performed by the
chaplain of the bridegroom's regi-
ment and was witnessed only by the
attendants of the young couple.
Mrs. Samuel Spencer. chairman of
| the committee of arrangements for
the war work bridge to be given by
the Club of Colonial Danes, has
! charge Of the sale OF tickets, which !
may be had Of her at 2012 Massachu- |
setts avenue
Mrs Henry F. Dimock has given !
her house in Scott circle for this serv- !
ice and play will begin there at 3 !
O'CLOCK Thursday. April 4. There will |
be no prizes.
Tea will be served at S O'Clock to
which is asked all the members and |
friends OF the club who do not play |
orldge yet may wish to help in the !
patriotic work.
Tables have been reserved bv Mrs
willard Salisbury, Mrs Goddard. !
Mrs. F B. Moran, Mrs Matthew
Scott. Mrs. Sutherland. Mrs. Thropp.
Mrs. Van Reypen. Mrs. Charles Da-
Wis. Mrs. Gorgas. Mrs. Frank Stuart.
Mrs. Calvert. Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. Ar /
thur Lee. Mrs. James w. wadswortb. |
Mrs. Henry T. oxnard and other well |
known women.
Among the patronesses of a fashion |
fete and entertainment which opens
at the Ritz-Carlton in New York to- !