The Washington herald., 1918-11-18

ing a few days IN Washington with
her nephew and niece. Capt. and Mrs.
Houghtellng, will go early this week
to the White Sulphur Springs for an
Indefinite stay. She will spend much
time in Washington this season with
her uncle and her niece. but will not
take q house. y
Mrs. Henry Arnold Peckham an
nounced the engagement of her
daughter, Harriet, to Mai. Henry c.
Mclean, u. s. A. The marriage will
take place shortly. Miss Peckham
was a debutante OF last season.
Count BIOLOGIST. Italian consul gem
eraI at Chicago, who has been a guest
at the Italian Embassy for several
days, will return TO his post today.
The Spanish Ambassador and Nine.
de Riano will entertain an informal
dinner party at the Embassy on
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E. Perkins
of New York and Genoa, Italy, now
residing in Washington, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Olive
Elizabeth, to Marchese Stefano An
tonic D'Amico, of Milan, a lieutenant
of the Italian aviation mission. Miss
Perkins is a granddaughter OF the
late Col. Oliver Thomas Beard, and
niece of Mr.. Anson McCook Beard
Of Tuxedo and New York
Mai. Gen. James d. McLachlan.
ID S. O.. military attache OF the Brit
ish Embassy. who has been the guest
of the governor general of Canada
and the Duchess OF Devonshire at
Government House, ottawa, for sew
eral days, returned to Washington
yesterday. During his stay at Otta-
wa Gen. McLachlan stood as one of
the godfathers at the christening OF
the infant daughter of Lady Maud
Macintosh and the late Capt. Angus
Macintosh of the British Embassy.
Mr.. Yih. second secretary of the
Chinese Legation, will leave Wash
ington on Tuesday to take up his
new duties as consul at Vancouver.
The former consul at Vancouver. Mr..
Lingoh Wong, will succeed Mr.. Yih,
having arrived here several days ago.
Mr.. Wu Chang, the third secretary,
accompanied by his son. Mr.. WI Sen,
who has been studying at New York,
and Mr. Yates Wang, the chancellor
of the legation, will also leave Wash
ington this week on a leave of alb
sence for China.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Hewson are
at their residence, 1888 New Hamp-
shire avenue, for the winter. Mrs.
Hewson's daughter. Mrs. Donald
Washburn. has Joined Lieut.. Wash
burn at New London where he is
now stationed.
The marriage is announced of Mrs.
Clara Sullivan Hilton, of Washington
and Mr.. Adolph Francis Springer, of
Springfield, Mass. The ceremony was
performed Thursday evening. Novem-
her Il, in the rectory of the Sacred
Heart Church by the pastor. the Rev.
p. c. Gavan. Mr.. and Mrs. Springer
will be at home after December Is.
The postponed meeting Of the Sis
terhood OF the Temple, will be held
this afternoon at 2:30 in the vestry
rooms of the Eighth Street Temple,
when Maj. B. T. Baldwin. s. C., U. S.
A. Walter Reed Hospital. will speak
on The Rehabilitation of the
Wounded Soldiers" Capt. Julius I.
Peyser will also address the meet
ing, and a letter from Dr. Abran
Simon, now with the Red Cross in
France, will be read.
Senator and Mrs. John B. Kend-
rick are occupying their apartment
at 240O Sixteenth street. Their
daughter is attending Goucher COL
lege in Baltimore this winter.
Maj. and Mrs. Caspar wister Mil
Ter, of Philadelphia, who have been
at Washington for the last year
doing war work. have taken an
apartment at the Ontario for the
winter.
Mrs. Joseph Letter has gone South
to join Mr.. Letter at their hunting
lodge for a considerable stay. They
win probably. not return to Wash
ington until after Christmas
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Bennett have re-
turned to their home in Nineteenth
street after an absence Of about a
fortnight, which Mrs. Bennett spent
in New York visiting Mrs. Robert
Patchin, and Mr.. Bennett having a
little holiday in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Shepherd havv
returned from their camp in Berke-
ley Springs and will be at home in
Washington until Christmas. The first
of the new year they will leave for
New York, where they will remain
at the Waldorf for the rest OF the
winter.
The night of New Year eve has been