The Washington herald., 1918-11-04
in the Social sWorlo

By MAUD MeDoUGALL.

Two particularly interesting engage
ments-both in what is known as the
resident" set-were announced sat
urday. which is unfortunately too late
for the Sunday society pages as every
thing that Is to go in them has to be
up" Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard A. Harlow
announce the engagement of their
daughter. Catherine. to Lieut.. Comdr.
Theodore Stark Wilkinson, End. U.
s. N, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Wilkinson, of this city. The marriage
will take place in the near future.
And.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Marion Johns
ton announce the engagement of their
daughter. Sophy, to Capt Randolph
Mason, u. S. A. at present stationed
at Camp Hancock. Augusta, Ga, as
Instructor IN the machine gun school
That wedding also will take place
this fall
Mrs. Robert Lansing will entertain
at a small tea Tuesday afternoon in
honor Of Nine. Avril de Sainte Croix,
who is visiting Washington as the
guest OF the War Work Council OF
the national board of the Y. w. c. A.
Earlier in the day the directors OF
the Y. w c. A. will entertain
luncheon party in honor Of Nine de
Sainte Croix. and Miss Jean Batty,
by way Of welcoming the coming and
speeding the parting guest. Nine. de
Sainte Croix is a distinguished French
woman who has just arrived to aid the
War Work Council. and Miss Batty
is an able organizer in Y. W. {. A.
work who is leaving the United States
shortly to establish a Young Womsn's
Christian Association at Rio de jan
eiro. Some years ago Miss Batty es-
tablished a-Y. W. c. a. at Buenos
Aires.
Mrs Baker wife of the Secretary
of War. who is in in a hospital in
Cleveland. is reported to be progress
ing on the whole satisfactorily, but
it will be a couple OF weeks yet before
she is able to leave the hospital.
The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
RedheId, who are in New York, are
expected home tomorrow
Mai. Gen. Inouye. Of the Tsingtao
"a arTison, has been appointed military
attaChe of the Japanese Embassy, to
me place made vacant by the
~'0-' h from influenza Of Lieut.. Col
Seiji Tanikawa. Mai. Gen.-at that
& ue Col-InOUye was in Washington
some years ago and has many
friends here who will be glad TO well
come him back. Capt. Wataru has
been named as his assistant.
It was unknown to those directly
concerned. at the time. but the sin
.ster shadow OF the PrOverbial skele-
ION at the feast hung over the bril-
liant reception given by Postmaster
General BurlesOn and Mrs. Burleson
after the marriage of their daugh' er.
Lucy Kyle. to Ensign Charles Greene
Grimes. L. :. y. at which the Presi-
lent and Mr.. Wilson. Vice Presid ant
Marshall and ambassadors and min
sters from foreign countries Cni'ed
States senators and representative
Congress and o her high officials
Of the government were in attend
ance. The news came just at the be-
ginning of the function that Mai.
, israel Putnam, cousin of Mrs. Bur-
esOn and a Iineal descendant of
Zen. Israel Putnam OF Revolutionary
fame. had been killed in the Storm
ng of MontfaucOn. in France. while
yalantly leading his battalion, and
hat First Lieut.. Albert S MaCDon-
tell. an aide to Maj Gen. William "A.
Johnston Of the Ninety-first division.
l nephew Of the Postmaster General.
had been severely wounded during the
Dombardment Of divisional headquar-
.ers west Of the Meuse. The facts
we're not disclosed tC tine Postmaster
General and Mrs. Burleson until after
he reception had ended. News also
anne that Lieut.. George Burleson
dacDonneu, another nephew OF the
Postmaster General, who was Sc
.ereIy gassed at MOntdidier. has suf-
IcientIy recovered to rejOin his COM
ANY, which is part Of Gen. PERISH