The Washington herald., 1918-02-08
News and NeUs OF Interest the Women Readers OF The He

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meht to DR.. Miienl<o vesnitch, head
of the Serbian war mission to the
United States. They took their
guests later to the theater.
Representative and Mrs. Henry ID.
Flood have as their guest Mr.. Floods
sister. Mrs. Richard Evelyn Byrd.
Lord Eustace Percy. temporarily
secretary of the British embassy. has
returned to Washington from Eng
land after an absence Of about two
months.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Nixon. of New
York, are the guests for q few days
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Aksel G. p. wichfield
at their residence In Massachusetts,
avenue.
DIR. and Mrs. Frank Hood Shultz
have returned from their honeymoon
spent in Florida and are at their resi-
dence. 2s34 Nineteenth street. Mrs
shultz was formerly Miss Constance
Gray.
Miss Margheritta Tillman will enter
tain at dinner this evening In honor
OF Miss Eleanor Darlington of New
York and Miss Madeleine Austin and
her guest, Miss Cecile Cook.
Mrs. Dunbar Burchell Adams and
her guest. Miss Eleanor Darlington,
h. f.f
ernoon at 1897 Sixteenth street,
Macfarland, Mrs. Clarence Aspin-
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams had guests to
meet Miss Darlington at dinner on
Tuesday evening, and this evening
Miss Tillman will give a dinner for
her.
Miss Darlington's father, the Rt.
Rev. Henry Vane Darlington, bishop
OF Eastern Pennsylvania, who spent
yesterday in Warrington, has gone
to New York for a few days before
returning to Harrisburg.
Mrs. William Randolph Hearst,
chairman of the women's commit
tee of the New York City commit
tee OH NdllOndl DcIenSes arrived IN
Washington Wednesday night with
Mrs. Lewis Nixon and Miss Sophia
Irene Loeb, who are members of
her committee, for important con-
ferences with government officials.
Mrs Hearst is the guest while in
town of William Phelps Emo.
Mrs. r. NJ. Kaufman will be at
home this afternoon.
Nine. Calderon, wife of the Min
lister of Bolivia, will be at home in
formally this afternoon at the le-
cation. in Sixteenth street.
The engagement Is announced In
Vienna of Princess Marie Zu Hoh-
enlohe Schillingfuerst to Baron
Franz Mayr-Melnhof of Syria. The
elder sister OF the princess married
the Archduke Max. brother of En-
perer Charles. while her brother,
Prince Alfred. married Miss Kathe-
rine Britton, of Washington, in De-
cember, 1916. while the prince was
attached to the Austro- Hungarian
Embassy in the United States.
Representative c. B. Timberlake,
of Colorado, will address the Con-
gressional Club this afternoon at
o'clock on "A Trip Through the
Trenches" A reception and tea wilf
follow at 5 o'clock.
Maj. Nevil Monroe Hopkins, u. S.
r. c., and Mrs. Hopkins will enter
tain at dinner this evening at the
United Service Club in compliment
to Brig. Gen. ]. C. Cormack. c. NJ.
G., of the British war mission. Fri
day being club night" the dinner
will precede the musical program.
which will be feature of the even
ing. Miss Elizabeth Winston, plan
ist. will be assisted by several sup
porting artists. Others who will
give dinner at the club on Friday
evening are Capt. Reilly, u. S. r.
c.. and Capt. Ralston Fleming. U.
S. r. c.
On Sunday afternoon an informal
tea will be given at the club with
Mrs. Downey, wife of Lieut.. Col. r.
S. Downey. U. S. r. c.. and Miss
Amy Brooks as hostesses.
On Monday. Wednesday and Friday
nights, from TO S:D O CLOCK the
Washington Riding and Hunt Club
will be open to all men in the uniform
of the various branches of the SER
vice. They will be supplied with
horses at the same rate as club men,
bers, and there will be a competent
instructor present to give lessons in
horsemanship. Arrangements for the
rides are being made under the direc-
tion of William Phelps Emo, president
of the club. and it is hoped that SOL
diers who do not know how to ride
will take advantage of this oppor-
tunity to learn.
The Georgetown Center of the
American Red Cross will give a
dance tomorrow evening at Linthicum
Hall for the benefit of the free wool
fund.
Mrs. Newton D. Baker will receive
the guests, assisted by Mrs. Walter
Peter. Mrs. John Baird Ecker. Mrs.
Frank L. Alden, Mrs. Ernest Mecklin
and Mrs. Blackwell Smith. The floor
committee includes DIR. William e.
Gwynn, S. Perry Thompson, Rawlins
Hume, John NJ. Hanna, DIR. Robert
Beale. Frank w. Addison, Ernest
Mecklin, Blackwell Smith, Yelverton
Booker, Walter G. Peter. Basil
Boteler and Bowdin Craighill.
On account of injuries received In
an automobile accident, Mrs. Clarence