The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
Vieuvs Interest the Women Readers The

Mary Gwynn, president of the Diet
Kitchen Association; Mrs. Thomas
r. Marshall and Mrs. David Frank
lin Houston.
The affair promises to be one of
the most brilliant affairs of the sea-
son as well as most enjoyable.
Mrs. James w. wadsworth, jr.. sena-
tor James d. Phelan, Mime. Hauge,
Mrs. Aksel Wichfield, Mrs. Richard
William A. Slater, Mrs. Bernard Ba-
ruch. Mrs. Charles Hinkle. Mrs.
James Mcdonald, Mrs. e. E. Stotes-
bury, Mrs. Thomas F. Logan. Mrs.
Joseph Letter. Mrs. Thomas, F.
Walsh, Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean.
Mrs. Mayer. Mrs. Henry Cleveland
Perkins, Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood. Mrs. George T. Marye, Mrs.
George W. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Henry
Campbell Graef. Mrs. John r. Will
Jams. Mrs. Henry Arnold Peckham,
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Jr., and Mrs.
Francis Peabody.
Miss Helen Blodgett is chairman of
the young ladies' floor committee,
which includes Miss Margaret Garry.
Miss Sally Beecher, Miss Katherine
Harlow, Miss Halle Davis, Miss Jean
Rayner. Miss Virginia LeSeure, Miss
Lydia Chaplin, Miss Katherine Colby.
Miss Lucy Burleson, Miss Madeline
Austin, Miss Mary Gibson, Miss Eliz-
abeth Hamilton, Miss Ruth Wilson,
Miss Helen LeSeure. Miss Gladys
Hinckley, and Miss Colby.
Another committee of young wom-
en-, under the Craftsmanship of Miss
Margaret McChord, has charge of the
sale of boxes. Its members are Mrs.
Virginia LeSeure, Mrs. Carolyn Nash,
Mrs. Howard Hume, Miss Julia Whit
ting, Miss Ruth Hitchcock, Miss
Catherine Harlow. Miss Nina Blair.
Mrs. Hamilton Robb, Miss Lillian
Birney, Miss Helen LeSeure, Miss
Frances Traver, Mrs. Thomas Hol-
comb, Miss Adelaide Heath, Miss
Ruth Wilson, Miss Lydia Charin,
Miss Lucy Burleson, and Mrs. Metz.
Mr.. and Mrs. H H. Lewis, of Wash
ington, were in New York last week
where Mr.. Lewis attended the Metal
Trades Convention, which was held
at the Hotel Astor throughout the
week.
Will Irwin, war correspondent. is to
speak at the National American Wo-
man Suffrage Association, 1926 Rhode
Island avenue northwest, tomorrow
evening, at s o'clock for the benefit
of the Women's Overseas Hospitals.
which are supported by the associa-
ton. The patronesses are Miss Agnes
Hart Wilson, Mrs. Louis D. Brandies,
Mrs. Ralph GalIinger, Mrs. John +.
Shafroth, DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. Mrs. John
Hays Hammond, Mrs. Gordon Auchin-
Gloss, Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood,
Mrs. Richard Aldrich, Mrs. V. Everit
Macy, and Mrs. Frank A Vanderlip.
Mr.. Irwin has been in Europe most
of the time since the beginning Of the
war. and has had exceptional oppor-
tunities for gathering facts and gain
ing Impressions, as he has been on the
Belgian and italian fronts and has
spent much time in France and Swift
zerland. He is writer of great de-
scriptive power Many will recall his
THE City That Was" perhaps the
most wonderful thing written about
the San Francisco earthquake and
fire.
The Women's Overseas Hospitals,
while primarily consecrated to the
saving for France of her women and
children. is also caring for the wound
ed soldiers from the battlefields of
the allied armies.
Mrs. Archibald Oracle has returned
to Washington after visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. Dallioar. in New York.
During her stay there she was a
member Of the dinner party which
Mr.. Scovil. of Canada. gave in honor
of Lord and, Lady Labidore. Mrs.
Oracle has been i'll with a serious
cold which threatened pneumonia.
Mrs. Gracie's son-in-law and daush-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Adams
Burchcll, are expected in Washing
ton this week for n visit.
CAPT. Pitt Scott. L. s n, and Mrs
Scott arrived in Washington Sunday
from their wedding trip and arc at
the Altamont. Mrs. SCOTS mother.
Mrs. 7. De Witt TalmaEe. will leave
town today. to be gone several
months. She will go first 10 Atlantic
City for two or three weeks and
later to New York. During her alb
sence from Washington she has plac-
ed her apartment at the Altamont
at the disposal OF Capt. and Mrs.
Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. Oliver Vrihmeyer
announce the marriage on Saturday.
April p, of their daughter, Helen
Margaret, to Lieut. Don Norris
Holmes, L. s. A. Mgr. James F.
Mackin performed the ceremony at
the home Of the brides parents. in
the presence of "A small company of
relatives. Immediately after the GER
emony Lieut.. and Mrs. Holmes left
for Greenville. S. c.. where the for
mer Is stationed at Camp Sewer.
The bridegroom is the son of Capt.
Millard Holmes. Q. NJ. c., and Mrs.
Holmes, of this city.
Mrs. George W. GocthaIs. Of Wash
1ngton. and her daughter-in-Iaw.
Mrs. George r. Goethals. of Water
town, n. y. were visitors in New
York, at the Hotel Astor. for sew
eral days last week and while there
were entertained at dinner and thea
ter parties by their friends in that
city.
Miss Grace Louise. Swart. daughter
of Mrs. Kate McChesney Swart and
Lieut.. Harry Cornish Sigournev of
the Signal Corps. L. S. R., will be
married at O'Clock this evening at
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