The Washington herald., 1918-04-19


guest of Miss Duffy. Miss Emily
Thomason. of Richmond, Va, who
will also be among the bridesmaids.
will arrive on Saturday to visit
Miss Duffy.
Senator and Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth have as their house guest
Mrs. Russell Bryant, of New York,
wife Of Capt Bryant, Of the Avia-
ton Corps. Capt. Charles Apple
ton. who has been visiting them
for several days. has returned to
New York.
Georgetown University's annual
senior Prom" which is to take
place at the willard tonight. prom
ises to be one of the largest ever
given.
It has been decided to devote the
proceeds OF the affair to the Amer
lean Red Cross to aid it in carry
ing forward its wonderful humani-
tartan work, and 1t is hoped that
the sum realized will meet expec-
tations.
Among the patrons and patron
esses of the Prom" are the faculty
of the college, Chief Justice White
of the Supreme Court and Mrs.
White, Justice and Mrs. McKenna,
Senators Walsh and Phelan, Repre-
sentatives Jeanette Rankin, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Evans, Com
missioner and Mrs. Gwynn Gardi-
ner, Commissioner and Mrs. Louis
Brownlow, Mr.. Charles F. Nesbit.
DR.. William II. Cogan, U. S. N: Col.
AFrC Esh1--STaffh Mat and Mrs
Glover, Mrs. John Carter. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. v. Gorgan, Miss Riggs. the
Misses Merrick and Miss Elsie E.
Herman.
The concert and dance at the
Willard last night for the benefit
of the fatherless children of France
| brought out a briIlian company
both from the worthiness Of the
cause and from a desire to enjoy
the real musical treat promised by
Mr.. Arthur Clark. a baritone who
has won tremendous success
abroad, but has scarcely sung at all
| in his own country. He is now
making a concert tour. all of whose
proceeds are to go to the fund for
the war orphans of France. Mrs.
Hunter Wilson was chairman of the
| committee of arrangements, and
the patronesses included Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, all of the Cabinet
women, and a most representative
list from smart official and resident
| circles.
A most delectable and varied pro-
gram was given.
About twenty of the best known
girls in town made up the commit
tee in charge of the dance which
| followed the recital.
Mrs. Hennen Jennings is general
| chairman of the local committee
which is carrying on the work for
the fatherless children Of France in
Washington
Mrs. James F. Barbour has arranged
that the annual ball game for the ben
eft of Providence Hospital will this
year be between the Fit. Myer and the
Camp Lee mines. 1t will be played on
the afternoon of Saturday, May 4, at
American League Park.
Mrs. Joseph E. Kuhn, who has taken
house at Laurel. Nd, in order to be
near her husband, Maj. Gen. Kuhn,
U. 8. A., in command at Camp Meade.
is confined to her room with a sharp
attack of la grippe.
! Charles NJ. Schwab. who has arrived
in town to take up his duties as head
of the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
has taken an apartment at the WASH
ington Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delos Blodgett, Jr.,
who have been at the Lafayette Hotel
since their return from their wedding
trip, have taken the residence 1731 r
street.
Mrs. William c. Wheatley has taken
a cottage at White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va, for the spring and summer
months, and has Mrs. c. T. Arm
strong, of Washington, with her.
Mrs. I. W. Beale and her daughter
Miss Kittie Beale, of Washington. are
in New York for a stay of sew sral
weeks and are stopping at the Hotel
Astor.
William osgood Field has come to
Washington from New York.
Mrs. James Francis Sullivan, OF
Philadelphia, is spending a few days
in Washington.