The Washington herald., 1918-01-08

sistant secretary OF State during Pres
and Mrs. Osborne are stopping at the
willard. They viii be in Washington
about ten days.
Mrs. James H. Turner entertained
at the Washington Club. in eompli-
ment TO her house guest, Mrs. George
Lewis, of W'atertown. Wis, who pass
Joseph E. Davies.
Miss Catherine Harlow. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Harlow, was
hostess at a luncheon yesterday, en-
tertaining in compliment to Miss Mil
dred Cromwell.
Evans Browne has gone to New
York for a few days.
The President and Mrs. Wilson
have signified their intention Of at
teAding the Charity Ball for the ben
eft of the Children's Hospital. which
will be given at the Willard on Sat-
urday evening. The box holders for
the ball are the Brazilian Ambassa-
dor and Mime. da Cana, Senator and
Mrs. James Wadsworth, the Third
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
Breckenridge Long, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Willard Brownson, Mrs. Elkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. 7. Stotesbury. Nine.
Christian Hauge. Mrs. Delos W. Blod-
gett. Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. James
Mcdonald. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Brad
ley. Mrs. William McC. Ritter. Mrs.
William Thoms. Miss Maths. Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Baruch, Col and
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas F. Logan, and William
B. Fowler.
\ Mrs. Henry Jervey, who has been
visiting in New York and at West
Point. viii arrive in Washington today
to Join Brigadier General ,Jervey. re-
Gently ordered to duty with the Cen
eral Stan. They will be with Mrs.
Ben Bradford at her residence at the
corner of Columbia road and Twen-
tieth street. Gen. Jervey was in COM
mand at Washington barracks for a
time before his promotion to the rank
of brigadier general, and has since
been at one of the camps in New
York. Mrs. Jervey has been at Car
den City, l. l., to be near him.
Among those who are spending the
holidays in southern California are
Mrs. NJ. E. ingalls, and w. A. Killing
and wife. as guests of the Hotel Mary
land, Pasadena.
Mrs Post Wheeler, who is now at
Amherst, Va, visiting her father, will
come to Washington this wek to stay
with Senator and Mrs. Ollie James.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler are in this
country for a month or more. en- route
from Tokyo to Stockholm, Mr.. Wheel
er having been transferred from the
American Embassy to Japan and
made counselor of the American ke-
cation to Sweden. Mrs. Whe9er (hssI-
lie Ermine Rives) has recentk pub
lished a new book. THE Long tfane's
Turning.
Mrs. J. Eakin Gadsby will be at
home Informally the remaining Thurs
days in January.
Mrs. Edward Douglas White will not
, receive on Mondays during the season
because of mourning in the family.
The organization of women inter-
ested in equipping the men of the
army with knitted comforts decided
at the meeting held last Saturday
at the residence of Mrs. Henry
Dimock to call the society the
Army Emergency Committee in
stead of the Army Service League.
A general purchasing committee is
to be formed to buy the wool which
can be obtained at a much better
price when bought in large guam
titles. All branches. including en-
gineer. cavalry. artillery. etc, will;
work independently of each ether
but will report once a month to the
general committee.
Mrs. Junius MacMurray has cf-
fered the use Of a room in her resi-
dence. 222S Massachusetts, avenue,
for the storage of the wool which
can be obtained there by the various
branches every Thursday afternoon
after 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. Charles
Carroll Walcutt was appointed Sec
retary of the general committee
succeeding Mrs. Charles P. Russ,
who leaves Washington shortly for
the South.
Any organization of persons who