The Washington herald., 1918-05-15

fornia They planned to reach here
by the fiist Of May but delayed their
return few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Conn. who
have been in Georgia for fortnight
or more, are expected to return to
Washington this week.
Miss Aiys Downing has returned
from Cleveland. where she spent last
week as a delegate to the Junior
League convention.
Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo was the
honor guest at q luncheon at the
Shoreham yesterday when Edward
f. Carry was hostess. There were
covers for twelve.
Henry White was host at musi-
Gale last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. saltonstall
had guests dining with them last
evening to meet Mrs. Saltonstaifs
mother, Mrs. Rice, Of New York.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, who Is
among the patronesses for the tea
service in the Speedway during the
concert on Wednesday and Saturday
afternoon for the benefit of the Red
Cross, will pour tea today. the OPEN
ing day Of the service. Among the
other patronesses are Mrs Lansing
Mrs. Edward Douglass White, Mrs.
William Black, Mrs. Armistead Peter,
Mrs. Ralph Jenkins, Mrs. Walter
Hutchins, Mrs. William Cary SANGER
Miss Gwynn. Mrs. Elkins, Mrs.
Charles ]. Bell, Mrs. F. H. Gillett'
Mrs. ]. Hamilton Lewis. Mrs. John
II. Hewson and Mrs. Francis Nash.
Mrs. Donald Washburn and Miss
Carolyn Nash. who are arranging the
benefit, will have among the young
people assisting them Mrs. Thomas
Holcomb, Mrs. Howard Hume, Miss
Frances Traver, Miss Margaret Nc
Chord, Miss Minna Blair. Miss Ruth
Hitchcock and Miss Adelaide Heath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Newton Murray
are guests for a short time OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman.
Mrs. Kaufman and Mrs. Murray
will be at home informally today after
Is o'clock.
Miss Agnes Kennedy. who has been
q guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Kaufman,
has left Washington for Philadelphia,
where she will remain until she goes
to Camp Percy. N. H.. for the sum-
mer.
The marriage Of Capt. William E.
Larned, L. S. A, on duty in the adju-
tant generals office. and Miss
Augusta Danforth Geer, of Hoosic
Falls, n. Y. will be solemnized to-
morrow at 1880 o'clock in st. Mar
garet's Church, with the rector, the
Rev. DR.. Herbert Scott Smith. as the
officiating clergyman. The ceremony
will be followed by a breakfast at
the home of Representative and Mrs.
James S. Parker. 1927 Sixteenth street.
Mrs. William Bradley, of Pelham.
n. Y, will be matron of honor for
Miss Geer. and Capt. Larned will
have as his best man his brother,
Capt. T. A. Larned. Quartermaster
Corps, L. S. A, of Charleston, S. c.
Commander Edward McCauley, IT.,
L. s. N, and Mrs. McCauley, are
receiving congratulations on the re-
cent birth of a son. Mrs. McCauley
was Miss Jean Oliver and Is the
daughter OF former Senator Oliver, of
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. William Howard Taft, who
Joined former President Taft at the
| Willard yesterday, left Washington
yesterday for Cincinnati. where she
will make a short visit before return
ing to New HavpD
A concert for the benefit of Ital-
ian war relief will be given on May
goth at p. m. at Polls Theater.
Enrico Caruso. Frances Aida and
Giuseppe De Luca will sing. Boxes
may be secured through Mrss. Henry
F. Dimock. Scott Circle, and other
reservations may be obtained from
Mrs. Wilson Green at Droop's Music
Store. The affair is under the pat
ronage of Mrs. Wilson, Countess
Macchi dI Celere. Mrs. Vice Presi-
dent Marshall. Mrs Lansing, Mrs.
Polk, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Long, Mrs.
Lane. Mrs. Houston, Mrs. Redfield,
Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. Baker, Mrs.
Charles Warren. Mrs. Crozier. Mrs.
Francis Warren. Mrs. Willard
Salisbury. Mrs. Chief Justice White,
Mrs. Justice Pitney. Mrs. Justice
Holmes. Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. Charles
MacCauley. Mrs. Baruch, Mrs James
Hamilton Lewis. Mrs. Leffingwell,
Mrs. David ]. Hill. Lady Lister
Kaye, Mrs. Hoover. Mrs. Edward ".
Hurley. Mrs. GiIIett. Mrs. Perry
Belmont. Mrs. Reynolds Hit, Mrs.
John Hays Hammond, Mrs. Law
renee Townsend. Misss Townsend,
Mrs. William Slater. Mrs. Hope Sla-
ter. Mrs. John Henderson, Mrs.
Marshall Field. Mrs. Thomas O'Brien,
Mrs. Stabler. Mrs. Gaff, Miss Ernst,
Mrs. George Vanderbilt, Mrs. Arthur
Glasgow. Mrs. Walsh. Miss Patten,
Mrs. Corbin. Mrs. Vrooman, Mrs.
Mcdonald, Mrs. Marye. Mrs. Charles
Wood. Countess of Reading. Mrs
Robert Mccormick. Mrs. Kirke Por-
ter. Miss Hegeman. Mrs. John w.
Weeks, Mrs. Ziegler. Mrs. Freling-
huysen. Mrs. Fahnestock, Mrs. Eric
Fowler. Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Ed
ward Mclean. Mrs. Warder, Mrs.
Atherton. Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Dimock,
Hon. Larz Anderson. Mrs. Rosen-
wald, Mrs. George P. Davis and Mrs.
Robert NJ. Thompson.
The guest Of honor at a reception
at the Beaux Arts Salon, I4I3 H
street. Sunday afternoon, was Mrs.
Z. Bennett Decker, the prominent
miniature painter. a collection Of
whose work was on exhibition, bring
ing the artist most f1attering nota-
tions from connoisseur and layman
alike. Mrs. Francis Joseph Kennedy
presided at the tea table and Ru-
dolph de Zapp made the presenta-
tons of the guests, among whom
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